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Description This is the cover I did for the hardcover trade paperback collection of Dark Horse Comic's first SERENITY comic-book miniseries, based on Joss Whedon's tv show & movie.

Yet another digital colorization of a gray tonal drawing.

18" X 27" on sketchbook/pad paper; pencil, ink, marker, white paint, Berol Prismacolor pencil, and then Photoshop CS2.

FIREFLY was the bestest, shiniest tv show. Ever.

At the very least, it was my favorite.
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Comments: 344

Tombbabe [2009-03-17 05:05:34 +0000 UTC]

AAAAGREEEEDDD! praise the LORD JOSS, or fall before his minions.

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dnoir [2009-03-17 04:59:51 +0000 UTC]

just when I thought I had enough artists to be jealous of, you go and make me jealous even more of you. Agreed, that show was bestest... did you achieve those fire effects with pencil as well (tonal wise)... because that is quite amazing.

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StevenWilcox [2009-03-17 04:55:42 +0000 UTC]

Fox killed Firefly. Airing episodes out of order and moving it around... I wish Joss had gone back to it instead of doing Dollhouse. Serenity/Firefly rocks!!!!

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TrevMurphy [2009-03-17 04:36:01 +0000 UTC]

Wow, super work as always!

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mrnyuckles [2009-03-17 04:08:40 +0000 UTC]

Shiny. There can never be too many Serenity pictures. And this one is, well, shiny.

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ehurley [2009-03-17 03:41:22 +0000 UTC]

my favorite show of all time!! rock on

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SirMartin1 In reply to ??? [2009-03-17 03:35:16 +0000 UTC]

*sigh* if only it could be brought back....

would love to get my hands on a d20 of it too

lovely work the sepia is wonderfully emotive.

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Gremlich In reply to ??? [2009-03-17 03:17:25 +0000 UTC]

Shiny!

ni hau ma!!

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synapticmisfiring [2009-03-17 03:03:33 +0000 UTC]

I love your Firefly/Serenity covers. Not only do you get the likenesses correct, but you also get the characters mannerisms spot on.

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ESPencilTest [2009-03-17 02:48:53 +0000 UTC]

"FIREFLY was the bestest, shiniest tv show. Ever."


Perfectly put!

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pulyx [2009-03-17 02:39:24 +0000 UTC]

God damn it i miss the show.

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4suk4chan [2009-03-17 02:30:23 +0000 UTC]

I miss Firefly.

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SlyAncientDragon [2009-03-17 02:23:31 +0000 UTC]

YES! Jane and his hat!

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modestfox [2009-03-17 01:56:26 +0000 UTC]

This is just as gorram shiny as the show itself.

Those Left Behind is a fantastic comic. Lots of fantastic art in it.

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Pardilate In reply to ??? [2009-03-17 01:51:21 +0000 UTC]

please o please tell me how do you apply your colors! lol nice...

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Chevi In reply to ??? [2009-03-17 01:47:10 +0000 UTC]

You do an amazing job of capturing the faces of Serenity.

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ReddEra [2009-03-17 01:46:15 +0000 UTC]

your Jayne is fantastic! Still love that hat.

Absolute favorite quotes:

Mal: Jayne?
Jayne: Yeah?
Mal: You wanna tell me how come there's a statue of you here lookin' at me like I owe him somethin'?
Jayne: Wishin' I could, Cap'n.

Jayne: You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til ya understand who's in ruttin' command here. Now we're finishing this deal,
[breathing becomes a little more labored]
Jayne: and then maybe, *maybe* we'll come back for those morons who got themselves caught. You can't change that by getting all... bendy.
Wash: All what?
Jayne: [starts swaying] You've got the - the light from the console... keep you, lift you up. They shine like...
[starts grabbing at the air like he's trying to catch something]
Jayne: little angels...
[Jayne falls flat on his face]
Wash: Did he just go crazy and fall asleep?
Simon: I told him to sit down.

[Jayne is walking menacingly towards Mal with a large gun]
Jayne: Six men came to kill me one time. And the best of 'em carried this. It's a Callahan full-bore auto-lock. Customized trigger, double cartridge thorough gauge. It is my very favorite gun.
[he holds the gun out to Mal]
Mal: [exclaims in Chinese] You offering me a trade?
Jayne: A trade? Hell, it's theft. This the best gun made by man. It has *extreme* sentimental value. It's miles more worthy 'n what you got!
Mal: What I got? She has a name.
Jayne: So does this. I call it Vera.
Mal: Well, my days of not takin' ya seriously are certainly comin' to a middle.

Jayne: [about his mother's homemade hat] How's it sit? Pretty cunning, don't you think?

[flipping through Simon's journal]
Jayne: "Dear diary: Today I was pompous and my sister was crazy. Today we were kidnapped by hill folk, never to be seen again. It was the best day ever."

One of the best sci-fi shows I've ever seen. As always Joss Whedon's story telling and dialog were top notch. There are not many show that can stand up to his character development and dialog. Absolutely beautiful cover art, as always.

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JennHolton [2009-03-17 01:46:01 +0000 UTC]

Gorramit, I love this!

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PointJustice [2009-03-17 01:44:51 +0000 UTC]

dude, normally i'm not the guy to spare a few words of complimentaries to ppl who deserve it and i'm not saying you dont deserve it even now but dammit...i'm freakin' speechless...damn good

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Chrono1209 [2009-03-17 01:41:56 +0000 UTC]

i know you're secrets

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Kirkebyenator In reply to ??? [2009-03-17 01:40:42 +0000 UTC]

This is an awesome TPB! And it was the first book I actually owned that you worked on.

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MissElephante In reply to ??? [2009-03-17 01:39:16 +0000 UTC]

I was a total firefly addict, if they had a firefly convention I would so cosplay like a total loser.

but this is absolutely awesome!

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Adielle [2009-03-17 01:34:19 +0000 UTC]

Woot! You made him wear his hat. <3 This is superb.

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artistjoshmills In reply to ??? [2009-03-17 01:30:56 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I'm a big firefly fan and you do every one of them justice, sir. You have to have a rather large scanner to get that bad boy in the computer.

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Blaquepsmith In reply to ??? [2009-03-17 01:21:43 +0000 UTC]

Shiny.

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PerezArt [2009-03-17 01:18:44 +0000 UTC]

Some body please bring back Firefly!

I miss my show

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U1trawoman [2009-03-17 01:14:00 +0000 UTC]

BABYLON V and Firefly.....The two best science fiction shows ever to be aired. You know. I bet Nathan Fillion would make a great Steve Trevor

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TimeToTakeBack [2009-03-17 01:06:50 +0000 UTC]

HAHA... Amazing...

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BenjaminGalley [2009-03-17 01:04:40 +0000 UTC]

I recently discovered that hulu.com has Firefly. It will keep me happy until I can own the actual DVD's. Glad to see more Firefly/Serenity artwork, its a rarity.

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SicknessoftheMind In reply to ??? [2009-03-17 00:59:49 +0000 UTC]

Gah, Captain Hammer!

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zorares [2009-03-17 00:45:33 +0000 UTC]

OH YEAH! Firefly!

LOVE THE HAT!

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coffeebugg [2009-03-17 00:42:09 +0000 UTC]

jayne's beannie.. he he

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jdurden44 [2009-03-17 00:35:21 +0000 UTC]

this looks amazing!!!! i bow to your skills

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Pesto-Posta [2009-03-17 00:28:53 +0000 UTC]

Now there was a show that never should have left the TV

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Badgz0r In reply to ??? [2009-03-17 00:25:33 +0000 UTC]

DUDE! I didn't know that was YOURS! I have this book on the shelf in my living room!

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ViciousMakeout [2009-03-17 00:24:29 +0000 UTC]

OMGOMGOMG!!!
A comic miniseries!?
I'm like a firefly fanatic <:] heh
ah man, I'm getting them

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Dancing-Pinky-Flower [2009-03-17 00:22:10 +0000 UTC]

I watched this two summers ago thanks to an uncle of mine who practically threw it at me due to such shiny awesomeness. I fell in love with it. If I ever do come across this comic, I will most indeed buy it. Wonderful art as always!

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Erislei [2009-03-17 00:21:16 +0000 UTC]

gorgeous work!
This is my favorite show too. It's just slightly above Rome.
I love it. And this looks amazing.
Is the book out yet?
I work at a comic book store now, so I will have to keep my eyes open for it if it is.

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AdamHughes In reply to Erislei [2009-03-17 04:31:53 +0000 UTC]

It came out 2 years ago, so you probably already have it in stock!

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Erislei In reply to AdamHughes [2009-03-17 04:40:42 +0000 UTC]

SCORE!
I shall track this down.
:]

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lairy In reply to ??? [2009-03-17 00:08:01 +0000 UTC]

ADSDJHDFGDFGHKHGJ Firefly! I love firefly yay!
^ ^ I am so happy you did a firefly piece!

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coolfriend [2009-03-16 23:54:48 +0000 UTC]

It was awesome. I wish it didn't get shitcanned

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Mad-Geo In reply to ??? [2009-03-16 23:42:44 +0000 UTC]

Shiny.

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Csyeung In reply to ??? [2009-03-16 23:38:57 +0000 UTC]

I lub serenity!

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OlgaUlanova In reply to ??? [2009-03-16 23:38:07 +0000 UTC]

Bestest art for the shiniest show evar. *_*

Hey, did you check out Castle on ABC? (10 pm Mondays) Nathan Fillion plays a dashing and handsome smart-alecy captain who gets himself into all manner of compromising situations with the law.

Oops, I meant he plays a handsome and dashing smart-alecy author who gets himself into all manner of compromising situations with the law. Firefly it ain't, but still pretty fun.

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JeffLafferty [2009-03-16 23:17:08 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous
Jeff

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RandySiplon [2009-03-16 23:12:43 +0000 UTC]

I love when you do likenesses, very inspiring!

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SilverFire85 [2009-03-16 22:56:17 +0000 UTC]

This is awesome! I wish they had continued the series. I loved it.

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rrsman [2009-03-16 22:52:11 +0000 UTC]

Awesome art!
Too bad they didn't continue the tv series..

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Canella0 [2009-03-16 22:49:58 +0000 UTC]

NO WAY.
I should really look at the credits more often.
I bought this book and thought it was brilliant.
SHINY ADAM.

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