Serenity volume 1: those left behind

Penned by Whedon and Brett Matthews, who wrote several episodes of "Firefly" as well as Dark Horse's final "Angel" comics series and the animated "Chronicles of Riddick" feature "Dark Fury," "Serenity" follows a ship full of mercenaries, fugitives and one law-abiding prostitute in their pursuit for fast cash and a little peace along the fringes of space.

The ragtag crew of Serenity take on a scavanger mission with the hopes of earning enough dough to disappear for a while. Only too late do they realize the whole gig is orchestrated by an old enemy eager remake their aquanitance with the help of some covert-operatives known only as the Blue Gloves. Artist Will Conrad (Marvel's "Elektra" and "Witches") and colorist Laura Martin ("Astonishing X-Men" and "The Ultimates") paint a rough and wild world of adventure across a strange and dangerous universe, in this not-to-be-missed tale straight from the brain of pop-culture mastermind Joss Whedon!