Joss whedons cult scifi show firefly gets another comic book spinoff in serenity. His actions mirrored the operative in serenity and he was the sole survivor on the attack on his camp. So lets reconnect with our favorite space western and see what mal, wash, zoey, jayne, kalie, river, simon, and shepherd book have. Serenity comics serenity is a line of comic books published by dark horse comics from 2005 to 2017. My guess though not confirmed is that he is a retired operative. This week, fireflys shepherd book finally gets an origin. Various moments in the original firefly television series hint at shepherd having a more complex backstory than most expect. The shepherds tale, which delves into the murky back story of benevolent minister shepherd book. With the exception of the shepherds tale, which told the complete origin of shepard book, all of the dark horse books took place either in between the tv show and film, or after the film. I sent the audio recording of the opening ceremony to firefly talk, so they should have some of this in their next show. Book was born henry evans, a boy who was raised by an abusive father.
His background is explored further in the comic book serenity. This prequel to the serenity feature film introduces a veteran captain of a galactic war, who, with a small crew, rents out his ship, serenity, for the purposes of transportforhire and pulling off small crimes. Shepherd book was a fascinating character in the television series. Shepherd books backstory was one of them, a major one. One of the biggest mysteries out of the television series was the backstory of shepherd book, played by ron glass. He is the creator of pop culture phenomenons buffy the vampire slayer, firefly, angel, and agents of s. Starting in 2005, several oneshot comics have been.
From wikipedia his background is explored further in the comic book serenity. Browncoats following firefly shepherd book showing 1. Now, cbr is taking a look back at shepherd book, his history, his role in the cult classic scifi series and how ron glass gave space a human touch. From the comic shepards tale, spoilers of course, quoting wikipedia book was born henry evans, a boy who was raised by an abusive father. What was the backstory to shepherd book on firefly. See more ideas about shepherd book, firefly serenity and serenity. Shepherd derrial book born henry evans was a passenger aboard serenity, and a friend and spiritual teacher to its crew. If you know me at all, you know that ive been a fan of firefly, like, forever.
Mysterious minister shepherd book seizes spotlight in. Firefly brief information firefly is a voice of reason, conscience and spirituality. It answers the questions, sure, but its just lumps of. Thanks to the persistence of fireflys loyal fans, joss whedon was able to produce both a comic book series with dark horse comics, and a movie with universal pictures. Okay, technically shepherd books history doesnt fit into what happened after serenity remember, the operative killed him during the events in the. Written by series creator joss whedon and show writer brett matthews, this new edition features the extras previously only available in the limited deluxe edition. While books backstory is something viewers have been waiting for for a long time its. How ron glasss shepherd gave firefly a soul nightwing movie. Joss whedon is an american producer, director, screenwriter, comic book writer, and composer. So this era has been unexplored so far, and it will hopefully fill in a lot of crucial backstory for the characters. Fox is open to a firefly revival and so is the shows executive producer.
Posted 11 august 2010 by min if you live in the verse youve already heard serenitys resident man of gods and many secrets, derrial shepherd book, will have his past revealed finally. He ran away from home and began life as a petty criminal before being recruited by the independence movement and moving out to the border worlds. The comic starts off by depicting the attack in which book was fatally wounded during the film serenity, then expands upon the characters life by flashing back to events in the characters life, then stepping back to the decision that led to each event, all the way to his childhood. Shepherd book got the short shrift in serenity, and this graphic novel fleshes out his backstory. Those left behind was written to bridge the gap between the tv show and the movie, and released in three installments between july and. I bought this book because i really, really wanted to know more about shepherd book. I did enjoy reading the other half online, but its just not the same as a book. Firefly is a woman named bridgit pike, part of a family of arsonists. When i was a kid, artists would change in the comic books, so i would have to adapt to a.
His hidden backstory was to have been gradually revealed, had the series continued, but was instead explored in the 2010 comic book the shepherds tale. Shepherd derrial book firefly planet claire quotes. Shepherd book also met his end in that film and his actor, ron glass, passed away last year, robbing us of the chance to learn the truth about his mysterious past piece by piece. Originally named henry evans, the man we know as derrial book was born on a border planet to an abusive father. However, its not a guarantee, and we love the serenity comic series enough to be glad that a cancellation made it happen. We know he wasnt born a shepherd, now learn his true beginnings. Derrial book commonly called shepherd book and born as henry evans is a fictional character played by ron glass in the sciencefictionwestern television series firefly and its sequel movie, serenity. Long before the alliance begins the unification war, forwardthinking browncoats assign evans to be a longterm mole. Im not the biggest fan of things that are out of this world, but one old friend popped his head back up. The man known as shepherd derrial book has one heck of. Weve been waiting years for the comic book that tells the backstory of fireflys shepherd book, called the shepherds tale. Boom studios unveils new firefly comic book series based. Finally, the secrets of fireflys shepherd book will be told. There is no end to the cult status of the show as it remains a beloved fixture in both pop culture and scifi history.
Shepherd book was abused as a boy, and lived on the street for a while. Before his time aboard the ship, he led a life marked by violence and conflict, both inside and out, which remained a secret from the crew. It was also announced that a comic book miniseries about books past is to be. At the age of ten, he ran away from home and became adept at survival on the streets. Firefly is noted for being one of the few canceled television series to be spun off into a major motion picture. Not in a limited series, but in a slim volume written by zach whedon, based on an outline provided by. Knowing books backstory is going to make every rewatching of firefly an entirely new experience. Published november 24th 2010 by dark horse comics first published november 3rd 2010. There are hints throughout firefly that theres more to him and meets the eye. Boom studios unveils new firefly comic book series based on joss whedon tv series.
His hidden backstory would have been gradually revealed, had the series continued, but was instead explored in the 2010 comic book the shepherds tale. The shepherds tale is a graphic novel published by comics publisher dark horse. It is a canonical continuation of joss whedons firefly television series and the 2005 film serenity, which are all part of the firefly media franchise. Either way, im excited to find out about books backstory. Miniseries like the shepherds tale explored the hidden backstory of. One of the comic trilogies seems to imply he was under their employ and that the employ had been terminated during that comic. The shepherds tale added more details to the mysterious background of shepherd derrial. Ron glass announced it at the 2007 browncoat cruise. She is actually afraid of fire, and her brothers force her into helping with bombings because shes thin. Studios adds new wrinkles to malcolm reynolds backstory in a handsome, compelling oneshot. Most of this is outlined in the comic the shepherds tale, which is essentially book reflecting back on his life while dying at haven.
The series focuses on shepherd books previously unrevealed secret past. The shepherds tale, which delves into the murky back story. There are future works in the same verse with the same crew i believe theres a new comic series inbound, and one has been published throughout 2017. Shepherd derrial book was a very interesting character in firefly with a very secretive past. Ron glass asked for some explanation from jw about books backstory, and the result was the shepherds tale comic, which frankly was at odds at some things we saw on screen. Shepherds tale is penned by the brother team of joss and zack whedon. Fireflys rich potential of unexplored mythology has produced several spinoff comics already. Buffy the vampire slayer continues in comic form, and angel also got the comic treatment.
And now its finally coming out, written by zack whedon from a detailed. Despite the resolution fans were given by serenity, this question remains unfortunately unanswered to this day. I wont give you any spoilers, although when the comic was first. He started out as a staff writer for the 1990s sitcom roseanne and worked on films, including toy story. Despite the series short run, several recurring characters emerged from the inhabitants of the firefly universe. In 1992 he penned the script for a film, buffy the vampire slayer, and when the tv version starring sarah michelle gellar took off in 1997, whedon had his big breakwith its female action heroine, buffy, became a huge hit. Ironically, he seems to get along well with the amoral mercenary jayne, with whom he works out repeatedly.
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