Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer has been back in the kicking of vampire teeth and staking of their hearts for two issues now and looking well to hammer out many more months for season eight can only be done through the comics.

Naturally, there are interested folk in flicking through the past materials strewn over and across the Whedonverse.

I was wondering if you had any back issues of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel or Fire Fly magazines. If you do, could you let me know how much it would cost and if it would be possible to send anything I buy through the mail.

Battleship hits on Buffy and Angel back issues. Spotty at times, but still a good hit for the tanker sitting next to the tug boat.

Firefly, not so much. More the Serenity in that case. Released at first as a mini-series, now collected and sold in the trade paper back form. Sitting shorter than the original release print, but still swearing as much in Chinese.

For any comic or trade, the prices will be listed on the bagging of the bagged and boarded comic themselves. For postage, it will depend on the location, but usually no more than $5 for those mail hits within the great state of New South Wales.

Ordering things from the Comic Shop is doable and there are no handling or packaging costs at all, ever, when using the mail order service.

 

Summer Glau of FIREFLY and keeping the faith with SERENITY, (both of the Whedonverse) slamming back the lights and signing the prints and items at Supanova Sydney.



Volunteer at the waiting line on preview night really wasn't much help. Especially given that the stooge waits to tell whomever's lining up that each personal item is $30, prints are $30 and other such things range on from there.

No signs are about the place and there are no other people giving the heads up. Just one bloke at the end of a line one hour long.

Now, waiting for that hour to grab and autograph from Summer Glau will push many into forking the cash over. After all, it's been an hour in the line, only a few steps before being right in front of her and why not?

Well, that's exorbitant and an unexpected charge up from the backside in the dark. Bowlegged all night long afterwards, and the clean up is something of a mess.

Charging for the autograph is one thing. Not telling any one about that fact until they're right at the table, that's just not right at all. Worse still when that fee doesn't make the line move any faster. Slower still.

Nevertheless, the woman is scorching.

 

Opening at the Seymour Centre on September 22, the Australian premiere of National Security and the Art of Taxidermy. One week later, the public gets their eyeballs on Serenity

So then it's surprising to note that Serenity #3 is again on the shipping list. How many can there be a need for? Any way, at least those that missed out on the first shipping half will get another chance at the conclusion of the mini.

Sonic X #1, a four-part mini that could lead into an ongoing, looks interesting. It really does. What won't be interesting is, if after reading the first issue, there's nothing there. Like that flat #150 from the regular flavoured Sonic comic.

 

September 8 see a reboot of a vampire's origin, a wrap to the Firefly prequel and a concept finally hitting the shelves.

Vampirella Revelations #0 proposes yet another rescratching of the Vampirella origins. Who knows what that entails, but at the price this issue's at, here's wondering if they can stick a landing like Conan did for Dark Horse.

Now what is Cavewoman Reloaded #1?

Ultimate Spider-Man #82 should be somewhere in the other end of the Warriors storyline. After watching Moon Knight kick Spidey in the face back in #79 (recently read that) it should be something to see where, if at all, that gets taken.

Serenity #3 wraps up the mini from Whedon. Having just read the first issue, almost feeling a tinge of regret in letting the second issue slip by. And they have back issue hunts for a reason. But the scarcity could be a problem. #1 was fun, so there's no reason why they wouldn't keep it up for the short mini.

Fell #1 finally comes out. Ellis has been going on about this in little details through his Bad Signal mailing list. A concept comic of sorts. Looks very interesting and with the price point, enticing.

 

Finally got around to reading the Whedon prequel comic to the upcoming Serenity movie. Pretty tardy, given that the third issue of the miniseries hits the shelves this week.

And they swear in written Chinese here, with no help for those who cannot read the glyphs. Oh the coy play on censorship! A fine and rollicking kick-out-the-jams run as the Serenity crew barely make it off the world alive and poorer for their efforts. The comic has speed, energy and dollops of wit. Now, to hunt down a copy of the second issue.

Look on the horizon, Serenity LEGO-ised.


From the Browncoats mailing list: "A special screening of Serenity followed by a Q&A with Joss has been scheduled! Screening will take place at Hoyts Fox Entertainment Quarter (formerly Hoyts Fox Studios) on Monday September 12 Film commences at 6pm Q&A with Joss Whedon to follow at 8pm Tickets are $30 each."