FIREFLY is Getting a Prequel Comic Book Series

While Firefly fans would love to see the return of the series one day, at least the stories have been able to continue in comic book form over the years. Yeah, I know it’s not the same but there have been some great stories told!

Boom! Studios has announced a new comic series that will tell the origin story of Captain Malcolm Reynolds. It’s titled Firefly: Malcolm Reynolds Year One and it will explore Mal’s earliest adventures.

Here's the description for the comic that was released: "Despite starting from an unlikely place, Malcolm Reynolds has always been a troublemaker. Becoming a Browncoat was always meant to be.

“But what unexpected obstacles lie on that path to him becoming the Captain that fans know and love? To him assembling and leading the crew of the spaceship Serenity?"

The series is set in the early days of the Unification War, the conflict in which the Browncoats fought a losing battle against consolidated rule by the Alliance, previously touched upon by Boom's first Firefly series.

The series comes from writer Sam Humphries (Firefly: The Fall Guys) and artist Giovanni Fabiano. Humphries said in a statement: "It was such an honor to tell the first year of the Unification War and the formative years of Mal.

“Unfortunately for him, the war isn't as glorious as we've been led to believe. Giovanni, of course, killed it, and when you read this book you'll be able to say you saw him when."

Fabiano added: "It has been a true pleasure working on this project. It was an honor and a great responsibility to create the concept of the young versions of these characters from scratch. I had a lot of fun."

Firefly: Malcolm Reynolds Year One #1 goes on sale on September 4th. The issue is available to pre-now at local comic shops, and digital copies can be bought via Kindle, iBooks, Google Play, and other digital comics storefronts.