No sequel for Serenity

Thurbane · Oct 17, 2006

Ranger REG said:
Um, yeah. Your should have read the rest of the thread.

Aurora · Oct 17, 2006

{cry}
How could people NOT like that show........

KaosDevice · Oct 20, 2006

I was really hoping he would devolpe some graphic novel style continuation of the story. I really like the three issue mini-series comic and Joss has proven that he is no slouch at writing for that medium. It seems to me like it would have been a match made in heaven.

Ranger REG · Oct 20, 2006

KaosDevice said:
I was really hoping he would devolpe some graphic novel style continuation of the story. I really like the three issue mini-series comic and Joss has proven that he is no slouch at writing for that medium. It seems to me like it would have been a match made in heaven.

Wouldn't going from a TV/Film writer to a comic-book writer a downward (or demoting) path?

(No offense toward dedicated comic-book writers intended.)

Cthulhudrew · Oct 20, 2006

Ranger REG said:
Wouldn't going from a TV/Film writer to a comic-book writer a downward (or demoting) path?

Well, it's certainly not as financially lucrative, but there is definitely more creative leeway (even the heavily editorially-driven X-Books aren't likely as stentorian as tv and film, I'd argue).

The three mediums (because honestly, tv and film are quite different beasts, though they share similarities) are so widely different. Different pacing, formatting, etc. It's tough to compare them, and to say that it is a downward/demoting path is really pretty erroneous, IMO.

Again, financially, sure it's taking a hit, and if that is your sole criterion, then I suppose it would seem that way. Prestige wise, well, it's true that you can be potentially more famous as a film writer than a comic writer, but unless you are really, really well known, most people don't pay attention to writer credits in movies or tv anyway (especially given that there are so many writers, that credited writers aren't even the sole input).

Aside from which, to say that he might be writing comic books isn't to say he's not doing other things- writers on Joss' level really don't lock themselves into one thing. He's the head of his own production company, and that isn't likely to change. He can write books, comics, screenplays, whatever, if he wants.

Cthulhudrew · Oct 20, 2006

KaosDevice said:
I was really hoping he would devolpe some graphic novel style continuation of the story.

They have talked about doing more Serenity comics- IIRC they are supposed to be working on it for next year, but I haven't heard anything lately. Just google for Serenity comic news and you'll probably get some hits on their discussions.

KaosDevice · Oct 20, 2006

Ranger REG said:
Wouldn't going from a TV/Film writer to a comic-book writer a downward (or demoting) path?

(No offense toward dedicated comic-book writers intended.)

Joss actually has written comics before. The 'Frey' series among others. He's as good at it as you would expect.

KaosDevice · Oct 20, 2006

Cthulhudrew said:
They have talked about doing more Serenity comics- IIRC they are supposed to be working on it for next year, but I haven't heard anything lately. Just google for Serenity comic news and you'll probably get some hits on their discussions.

Well that is cool news, thanks for the heads up. I will put my google-fu in action.

Kiii-yah!

Sir Brennen · Oct 20, 2006

KaosDevice said:
Joss actually has written comics before. The 'Frey' series among others. He's as good at it as you would expect.

I think that was 'Fray' (as in "a noisy fight".) He's also done the aforementioned Serenity mini-series, and is currently the writer for Astonishing X-men.

He's good, but some of his "Whedonisms" fall a little flat in print without a good, live actor to deliver the lines.