Brett Matthews does an incredible job mimicking the tone and cadence of Joss Whedon's property in this limited series. The plot itself is very thin, and barely does more than give a good reason to see a lost adventure from our space pirates. But Mal sounds so perfect, that mix of smug and self-depreciating that worked so well on the cartoon, I could almost hear Nathan Fillion's voice. Inara and River sounded dead-on too, it really was amazing that Matthews put this together so well. There are stops and little adventure bits to show off the toughness and tenacity of the crew, but there is nothing Earth-shattering about the actual plot (which I understand Whedon worked on). I enjoyed this visit with some of my favorite characters, even knowing the fate of some of the crew.Will Conrad's art looks quite strong, and he hits a good balance of celebrity likeness and solid storytelling. Staying too photo-realistic would take you out of the book, but Conrad doesn't let it go that far. Everyone looks on-model and close enough to the actor to make things familiar, but he doesn't let poses and realism overtake the storytelling. The average plot lowers the overall quality of the series, but it is enjoyable for what it is.
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