Wasn't as engaging or fun as I had hoped it would be.

Nothing really stood out in terms of the writing, but it was entertaining enough and I quite liked the drawing style, which was much more preferable to that of the Unification Wars series.

Review to come.Rating - 2/5

★ ★ ★ 1/2 (rounded up) This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader.--- WHAT'S FIREFLY: THE STING ABOUT?While Mal and the Serenity are tied up, Inara takes Zoë, Kaylee, and River to a luxury spa. The ladies are having a wonderful time when they're essentially taken hostage by Yo-Saff-Bridge who wants them (or at least Inara, Zoë, and Kaylee) to help.It's a great scheme, even if she has to threaten the lives of the rest of their crew to get their cooperation.After the setup, we get four c...

While this was somewhat of an enjoyable visit with some of my very favorite characters in the world, it was just an ok story, and the art was also just... ok. Comic artists never get Zoe quite right, and this book was no exception.Story-wise, I enjoyed River's perspective the most. The dialect on Kaylee was overdone. Zoe's introspection bordered on whining, which is completely out of character for her. Inara's section was too drawn out and repetitive. And for all the hype of "let's go on an adve...

I do enjoy a good heist caper. The women of Serenity battle some maybe-evil nuns alongside Saffron, and a bunch of twisty double crosses follow. I'm not a big Firefly fan, so I don't have a ton of context to go along with this, but I definitely found the story easy to fall into. A big thanks to Boom Studios for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

Firefly graphic novel: The Sting by Delilah S Dawson From fan favorite Firefly, an original graphic story. Best read with knowledge of Firefly characters. Saffron convinces, aka threatens, the women of the Serenity crew to help her with a heist. A story mostly with the female characters and their thoughts on their relationships, themselves and what they might change if they could. Of course, there is an adventure with other world subterfuge, attempted escapes and daring rescues. Dark thoughts fr...

It's a spa-cation for the Serenity fems! But what is fan-fave grifter Saffron doing there?This is your typical extortion/heist story, taking place between the series and the movie, but features excellent characterizations for Zoë, Inara, Kaylee, and River, all enhanced by running internal monologues. Each shines in her own way, but I especially enjoyed Kaylee's arc, since she rarely gets appreciated for being the glue that keeps Serenity's crew together; and I loved River's arc, since we hardly

I really wanted to like this a lot more than I did. I was hoping for a fun heist story, and it...just wasn't. Parts of it were good, but it just didn't feel very "Firefly" throughout most of it, if that makes sense.

All over the shop

The women of Serenity attempt to enjoy a girls' day out, only to be forced into assisting Saffron on a diamond heist. Also, nuns are involved. Great in concept, but the end result could be better. There's a lot of forced drama and some inner dialogues that don't feel totally Firefly. Zoe in particular seemed off, both in writing and artwork. Speaking of the artwork, some of the panels are spot on, but a lot of them feel rushed and sketchy, especially when compared to the good ones. Overall was a...

For those that know me, there is no big surprise to the fact that I consider myself a huge fan of the TV show Firefly and the follow up movie Serenity.I've watched them both numerous times, I've bought T-shirts, listened to themed podcasts, bought music CDs that featured songs inspired by the franchise and met four of the actors from the show at comic conventions. I've also bought and of course read all the comics that have been published by various companies.So when I saw that this one shot har...

I'm horribly biased towards anything Firefly. It pained me to only give this two stars. It was obvious the author only watched a couple episodes at best. You don't mess with cannon. The most glaring example was the switch between Zoe and Wash with who wanted a baby. It's an attempt to give Zoe a feeble character arc in the story. It's a much more interesting contrast to have this total badass warrior who also wants to have a baby. Sadly, this wasn't explored further because of the cancellation o...

A mixed bag. It's been a long time since I watched Firefly, to be fair. I thought that some of the inner dialogue was a little heavy handed, and Saffron seemed like she was supposed to sound clever, but just sounded awkward? I did like River's inner dialogue, though.Warning for Mal's usual anti-sex-work comments. (But everyone tells him he's an asshole for saying it, if that counts for anything.)

The premise of this is great, but the pacing was so. painfully. slow. I didn’t know a heist story could be this slow! There was also wayyyyyy too much inner monologue, and jumping from one POV to the next was torture and killed the momentum. Saffron also deserved more depth. They could have done way more with her character, but she seemed pretty surface-layer here. The art was inconsistent; they should have chosen one style. 3/5 stars.

This feels very much like a middle-of-the-season episode and most of the character voices feel true to the show. I did have a few gripes, but these days I’m preferring to focus on the positive. Worth a quick read for fans of Serenity and her crew.

The idea outdistanced the execution.I love the idea of a girl's heist with the women of Serenity crossing paths with Firefly's best villain. It's got great potential, but you'd need to really nail it to make it more than a gimmick.The heist itself is interesting. There's a structure of entrapment that gives a bit of suspense, but ultimately falls flat (Saffron actually lets Zoe out after trapping her).Zoe and Wash are arguing about a baby and taking OPPOSITE sides from what they had on the show....

A little clunky at times, and most of the womens' inner monologues centered on the guys. However, this is a nice addition to the Firefly universe. It fills in some holes of when certain things in the canon are decided. I enjoyed how each issue focused on one character and how the art and coloring changed to match that character.

Delilah Dawson is rapidly becoming one of my favorite authors. The plot here is complex, and lots of characters "take the lead" in this ensemble story of the women of Firefly. The premise (that Saffron had been hiding on board Serenity, and thus able to cause a full set of hijinx) felt a little beyond what the character (to me) is capable of, but everything after that was true-to-character and strong. Props to the many artists, colorers, and letterers involved, especially for the interstitial ar...

This is a pretty good story that is unfortunately let down by its artwork.Dawson does a good job of getting into the minds of the Firefly female characters, and using them to push this heist story led by charismatic antagonist Saffron. Each issue prioritizes one character and helps to bridge where the characters ended the series and where they were in the movie (although this doesn't explicitly form that entire bridge). The heist itself ends up taking a back seat to the introspection, even as it...