Serenity: Those Left Behind

Forgive my insane love of all things Firefly.  I don't quite recall when I found out there were graphic novels... But, I have had my eye on obtaining them for some time.  So, imagine my delight when I come across the first volume in HPB.  I may have made an excited squee noise.  Don't judge me.

First off, I love the art.  It's phenomenal.  I can't find a thing wrong with the artists' depictions of each character.  Mal's face isn't quite as lovable, but that is neither here nor there.  I loved that it was all still Whedon's trademark snark and bite in the dialogue (yes I know, he wrote it).  I wasn't sure how well it would translate into text, but it did and I love it.

My only gripe is that it felt so short.  I know it's pictures and dialogue, but it took me several lunch hours to finish the first Dark Tower graphic novel, and I was tearing through that pretty quickly.  I would love for it to have a bit more content, but from what I read in reviews, that is a chief complaint of the three volumes in the series.  Sad panda.

I still plan on eventually obtaining the rest of the series (in hopefully excellent condition) along with Serenity: Better Days and Serenity: the Shepherd's Tale.  I'm looking forward to that one the most.  I'e been dying to know the details about the good shepherd for the longest time!

If you're reading this and have never heard of Firefly or Serenity, I urge you to get a free trial of Netflix and watch it.  You won't be sorry.   

Sin City

Now, I've seen the movie.  Loved it!  I know, I know.  All the die hard comic lovers out there cringe as I say that.  But, I didn't know it was a graphic novel before I saw it.  Plus, back then I wasn't really into the graphic novels.  I do regret that reading Sin City is NSFW.  Which sucks.  I almost took it yesterday...  Too many boobs!

I'm also loving the graphic novels.  I will say I liked 300 better visually.  The color in combination with the darkness does so much more for me than the black and white.  But, the black and white fits with Sin City so well that I cannot criticize it.  However, I will say I love, love, love what they did with the movie.  I've always loved the pictures that are black and white with a splash of color, kind of like the girl in the red dress in Schindler's List.

Listening to: stuff by a friend!  Exciting!
Watching: The Magic of Belle Isle

Gunslinger Born, Stephen King

Finished this at work on Friday and thoroughly enjoyed it.  The interlude to all of this  part of Roland's past during Wizard and Glass was well loved (by me at least--I can't speak for other King fans).  But, I loved seeing it in another medium.  It actually seems to fit the tale better than the novel.  I've only ever read one other graphic novel, Frank Miller's 300.  And I have the ability in the near(ish) future to borrow Sin City from a friend, which I plan on doing.  It isn't really a medium I ever cared to read, and in fact I read 300 for an upper level Classical Literature (in Interpretation) class.

So, now to hunt down the next one on Amazon!!