I picked up Serenity issue one in Forbidden Planet on Saturday, really good, it was great to finally have some new Firefly, even in comic form, looking forward to the next one. Annoyed if that was issue 2 of Angel I saw and just assumed it was one of the alternate covers (Spike and Angel fighting something). Issue 1 of Angel was alright, but nothing happened really, hope theres some more story in issue 2.

Ghost Spike | July 19, 19:03 CET

There was definetly more story in it this time round and it had a nice tribute to Cordy.

Simon | July 19, 19:06 CET

Yeah #2 of Angel was better than #1, still not a patch on Serenity #1 however which I thought was excellent and which sold like hot-cakes which is odd because... ah you all know the rest :)

Paul_Rocks | July 19, 19:44 CET

Yes I thought issue #2 was better than the first. I picked all 3 books up last week. Serenity was my favorite!

eddy | July 19, 19:57 CET

Speaking of sales, there was only one copy (Inara) left at one comics store in Toronto. A clerk there said they put in a bigger order than usual and it sold out in two days, much to their surprise. Many buying all three covers.

Drifter | July 19, 19:59 CET

I wanted to buy the Mal and Jayne covers but all the Mal ones were gone to my dismay. The guy at the comics store said they were very popular.

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eddy | July 19, 20:00 CET

I now have a 'box' at my local comic store - the 'comic boook guy' has preordered all the Serenity covers and the Angel:The Curse, and to my delight popped in a few 'Fray' he found that he thought I might like :)

These will be the first comics I would have bought and read in oh, about 38yrs :D Going to pick an nice quiet moment and have a good read.

The Do That Girl | July 19, 20:00 CET

I pre-ordered (from Things from Another World -- linked from Dark Horse) all three covers on June 24. Had heard release was delayed from 7/6 to 7/13, so I'd been hoping to have 'em in hand this past weekend -- or maybe yesterday or today. Checked my order status this morning, and it says "Est. Release Date" is 7/20/05, so I figured: ugh, another week's delay. Came on here looking for an explanation of the delay, and I learn people've got theirs already!!!

dunl | July 19, 22:29 CET

Bought all three covers as well cause I'm a complete geek. Yes, own it, Serenity geeks! Due to a screwup with distributor, I now have Angel #2 but no sign of #1. /sigh

zeitgeist | July 19, 22:36 CET

Me too, dunl, me too. That'll teach me to try to be more organized and pre-order. Zhen daomei . . .

SoddingNancyTribe | July 19, 22:36 CET

Yeah, still waiting for mine as well! I thought when you pre-ordered you'd at least get it around the same time the comic stores were starting to sell it. I'm getting very impatient waiting!! Glad to see that I'm not the only one still wondering where it is!

Firefly Flanatic | July 19, 22:52 CET

Another victim of pre-ordering here. I'd still be waiting, except that a friend loaned me one of her three covers.

I'll have to agree with the Buzzscope review, though; if you didn't already know and love the characters, why bother? I do love the characters and the series, but color me underwhelmed. Maybe it's just that I'm not a comics reader in general, but it just felt like the barest hint of what Firefly was about. I had the same reaction to Fray; there was a good story in there, but I really wish it had been in a different media.

I know, I know. Killjoy, much?

MissKittysMom | July 20, 02:02 CET

TFAW update: I got an e-mail from TFAW overnight. My issue #1 pre-order is "ready to ship," and -- once ready -- such orders "usually ship out within two business days." I'm just happy they didn't forget about me.

dunl | July 21, 20:01 CET