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The Return of Joss Whedon’s Sci-Fi Epic Sells Out Before It Goes On-Sale & Returns With Second Printing
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][us_separator][vc_column_text]BOOM! Studios announced today that FIREFLY #1, bringing the iconic worldwide pop culture phenomenon back to comic books in partnership with 20th Century Fox Consumer Products, has sold out at the distributor level before arriving in comic book shops on November 14th.
To meet this overwhelming demand from fans, FIREFLY #1 SECOND PRINTING VARIANT will arrive in stores on December 12th with an all-new cover by Kirbi Fagan (Star Wars: Han Solo) featuring everyone’s favorite miracle worker – Kaywinnet Lee “Kaylee” Frye.
New York Times best-selling writer Greg Pak (World War Hulk, Mech Cadet Yu) and artist Dan McDaid (Judge Dredd), along with series creator & story consultant Joss Whedon (the visionary writer/director behind Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Marvel’s The Avengers and more), tell the definitive story of the Unification War, the intergalactic civil war that divided friend and family alike.
“We’re thrilled by the response from retailers and fans to this crucial new chapter in the Firefly mythology, as Greg and Dan finally address the elephant in the room: what really happened during the Unification War?” said Jeanine Schaefer, Executive Editor, BOOM! Studios. “From here on out, we’re moving at a breakneck pace, asking tough questions about the controversial decisions Mal and Zoe have made, and introducing important new characters who’ll make you think differently about what you think you know about Serenity’s crew.”[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]
[/vc_column_text][us_image image=”18736″ align=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][us_separator][vc_column_text]Created by Whedon and set 500 years in the future in the wake of a universal civil war, FIREFLY centers on the crew of Serenity, a small transport spaceship that doesn’t have a planet to call home. Captain Malcolm “Mal” Reynolds, a defeated soldier who opposed the unification of the planets by the totalitarian governed Alliance, will undertake any job — legal or not — to stay afloat and keep his crew fed. Thrust together by necessity but staying together out of loyalty, these disparate men and women are seeking adventure and the good life, but face constant challenges on the new frontier, such as avoiding capture by the Alliance, and evading the dangers you find on the fringes of the universe.
Mal thought he could outrun his past, but when a simple mission goes wrong, he’s forced to confront it in the form of the Unificators, mercenaries deputized to hunt down war criminals…and they’ve got Mal and Zoe at the top of their list! War can make villains of even the best men, and Mal’s quest for redemption will put him at odds with his own crew, forcing him to make a choice: fix the past or fight for the future.
FIREFLY #1 SECOND PRINTING VARIANT is available exclusively in comic shops (use comicshoplocator.com to find the nearest one) on December 12th.
Also available in beginning November 14th in comic shops, FIREFLY: LEGACY EDITION BOOK ONE collects previously released Serenity comics for the first time under one cover in a new value-priced format as Mal & the crew ride again in these official sequels to the critically acclaimed Firefly television series and Serenity film.
And no fan can miss the limited edition FIREFLY BIG DAMN HEROES BOX, on sale November 21st and including:
- All 8 of the original, unsigned FIREFLY #1 covers
- A BOX SET EXCLUSIVE variant from Tula Lotay (Supreme: Blue Rose)
- Firefly Legacy Edition Book One, with a BOX SET EXCLUSIVE variant cover from Rahzzah (Luke Cage)
- And a BOX SET EXCLUSIVE Firefly print from Dylan Todd, some of which will be signed by Joss Whedon (and awarded via a special golden ticket)
FIREFLY is the latest release from BOOM! Studios’ eponymous imprint, home to a world-class group of licensed comic book series and ambitious original series, including Joss Whedon’s Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Planet of the Apes, Abbott, Mech Cadet Yu, Grass Kings, and Klaus.[/vc_column_text][us_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row]
