Firefly reference in webcomic "The Non-Adventures of Wonderella" - Firefly&Serenity

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June 15 2008

Firefly reference in webcomic "The Non-Adventures of Wonderella". A mildly depressing shout-out in this otherwise excellent series.

[ edited by Dym on 2008-06-15 17:20 ]

Quit | Firefly&Serenity | 18:36 CET | 21 comments total | tags: wonderella, wonder woman, parody, firefly, webcomic, webcomics

The idea, I think, was to disappoint her to cure her.
Nobody said they had to tell the truth. ;)

TDBrown | June 15, 20:03 CET

Geek grudges become a viral marketing campaign with no goal or ending. I like it.

dreamlogic | June 15, 20:50 CET

Step 1: Mention Firefly.
Step 2: $$$.

zeitgeist | June 15, 21:41 CET

Added to the list of every 'Firefly'/'Serenity' webcomic reference.....

Serenity Tales | June 15, 22:04 CET

I guess I should have expected a somewhat negative reaction. :/

This comic happens to be a personal favorite of mine, so it seemed right to link it once I saw the Firefly mention. But I don't think the author had any grand marketing aims with that little quip.

Quit | June 15, 22:27 CET

Dym, I used "marketing" ironically (where did that damn color go!) And I think the subsequent comments were in the same vein.

dreamlogic | June 15, 22:30 CET

Oh. Oops. Sorry. Don't know why, but I've been doing that a lot lately (not seeing the jokes in internet comments). Next time I'll think before I post. :)

Quit | June 15, 22:37 CET

I was not being ironic at all, though I wasn't being completely serious, either, if that makes sense.

zeitgeist | June 15, 22:45 CET

Okay, I suppose that makes me feel slightly better. :}

Quit | June 15, 22:50 CET

From my end? No, Z, no sense. I was making a joke that may have only been funny to me. Do you mean that people are actually making money off of Firefly references? That can't be true, so I don't get it.

dreamlogic | June 15, 22:55 CET

I mean that it seems to be the thing to do to get attention. I'm not suggesting that this person necessarily did it just for the hits, it seems to be more that a lot of webcomic creators are fans of the show, but from the outside it can look as if its all about page hits and ad revenue. Either way, the word Firefly in a web comic guarantees thousands of eyeballs see your work.

ETA - and if you have ads on your site, it can indeed be true that it translates to making money. Its not going to make you independently wealthy, but it could help cover your hosting for a while.

zeitgeist | June 15, 22:59 CET

Wait, only two steps, and neither of them are "steal underpants"?

The One True b!X | June 15, 23:10 CET

A local (free) newspaper writer put in a Whedon mention (even quoting Whedonesque without naming it) and I'd bet dollars to doughnuts he did it to get someone here to link to the online version of the newspaper. So I didn't. ;)

Lioness | June 15, 23:16 CET

I see. I don't have a problem with it. I'm all for the geeks making money. I just saw it differently, as a series of waves going out to intercept and turn the smiles upside down. Silly.

dreamlogic | June 15, 23:18 CET

"steal underpants" is totally the old paradigm. IBM still steals underpants for instance, those dinosaurs.

Saje | June 16, 00:11 CET

Added to the list of every 'Firefly'/'Serenity' webcomic reference.....
COMING THIS SUMMER
RIVER TAM
BEATS UP EVERYONE

Ah, it's still awesome...

Djungelurban | June 16, 00:21 CET

Wonderella is one of the many webcomics on the list of ones I have to read through at some point. Very funny.

And let's face it, about Firefly: it's the truth.

alpha5099 | June 16, 05:31 CET

The plain and simple truth is never true and rarely simple ;)

zeitgeist | June 16, 05:46 CET

Did that mean they kept the happy Incredible Hulk version?

Anonymous1 | June 16, 06:38 CET

Did anybody notice the alt-text where the author says, "Just joking Joss!" and asks him to direct the "Non-Adventures of Wonderella" movie?

WilliamTheB | June 16, 23:28 CET

Yeah, I think that's been a running joke on their forums since Joss left Wonder Woman.

Quit | June 17, 09:26 CET