with the payroll job pulled at the beginning of the film Serenity. Cover illustrations Each of the three issues was released with three different covers, with each cover featuring one of the nine major characters, and each one illustrated by a different artist (total of 9 distinct UPC issue codes). The series was collected into a single volume, with a cover by Adam Hughes. All issue covers also appear within the compilation. Issue #1: Captain Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds, illustrated by John Cassaday. Jayne Cobb, illustrated by Bryan Hitch. Inara Serra, illustrated by J. G. Jones. Issue #2: Shepherd Book, illustrated by Tim Bradstreet. Kaylee Frye, illustrated by Jo Chen. Zoe Washburne, illustrated by Joe Quesada. Issue #3: Hoban "Wash" Washburne, illustrated by Sean Phillips. Simon Tam, illustrated by Leinil Francis Yu. River Tam, illustrated by Joshua Middleton. Trade paperback: Inara and Mal, illustrated by Adam Hughes. Hardcover Collection (Published October 24, 2007) Mal, Zoe and Jayne, illustrated by Adam Hughes. Reaction According to Dark Horse, the miniseries sold 85,000 copies. On February 11, 2006, Dirk Wood of Dark Horse Comics confirmed at the WonderCon convention in San Francisco that Joss Whedon was writing another Serenity comic. The three-issue miniseries, Serenity: Better Days, began in March 2008. Details of the plot see the crew of Serenity pulling off a successful job which results in unexpected wealth. See also List of comics based on television programs List of comics based on films References External links Serenity Trade Paperback by Dark Horse Comics Serenity: Those Left Behind Hardcover by Dark Horse Comics Serenity by Universal Studios Translation of Chinese text by Firefly-Serenity Chinese Pinyinary Firefly (franchise) comics Dark Horse Comics limited series Comics based on television series Comics based on films 2005 comics debuts Comics by Joss Whedon