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Last night I was watching Joss Whedon's epic sci fi series Firefly, finishing up the series for the first time. I has seen a few episodes when it aired and was given no real chance to find an audience, so I knew the characters well enough to truly enjoy the feature film Serenity (which I will be viewing again tonight). Still, I had never before watched the entire series straight through. It was great to see more of these characters in action as, for me, it was like watching new material with the characters I liked from the movie. When something is truly as enjoyable as this, though, you have to ask, "Is that it? Is this all we get?"

According to Publisher's Weekly, that's not the case. "The sci-fi western about a group of rogue space travelers started out in 2002 as a TV series called Firefly, but it was canceled after only 11 episodes. Whedon then managed the impressive task of bringing the property back to life as a feature film called Serenity."

"And he’s not done with it yet. In November Dark Horse is releasing a hardcover collection of the Serenity: Those Left Behind miniseries he co-wrote in 2005, and he’s already got another miniseries in the works for early 2008."

As with Buffy, Whedon's characters and universe can remain alive in the world of comics. In this world he has more control and because it doesn't have the cost constraints of a major TV series or feature film, it can keep going. While there's no word on a mobile content version of the firefly comic, so it may not be coming to an iPhone near you just yet, with the growth of the mobile content market, it's only a matter of time, right?

Tags: Manga, TV