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The world of Firefly enters “what if?” territory in the one-shot, Firefly ‘Verses #1. In this version of the story, the Browncoats beat the Alliance during the Unification War. Six years later, the Coalition of Independent Planets is in charge of the ‘Verse, and Mal and Zoë have risen in the military ranks. While loyally serving the Coalition, they are given an assignment and they meet some interesting folks that makes them take a closer look at what they are fighting for.
Firefly ‘Verses #1 was written by Ryan Parrott, who has written many of BOOM!’s Power Rangers comics, including alternate versions of those characters. Parrott has a nice grasp on the Firefly characters and makes realistic choices for how they would behave in this different version of the ‘Verse. The adjustments are interesting and creative, while staying true to their real nature.
My only complaint is that it should have been a miniseries instead of a one-shot.
-Amanda Sheriff