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Serenity Continues Its Voyage Online

Graeme McMillan — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 11:00:20 PDT

The TV series may have been cancelled far too early and the movie didn't exactly set the box office on fire, but that doesn't mean that the crew of the Serenity aren't having new adventures out there somewhere in this vast universe of ours. In fact, their latest heist is already in progress (and already going wrong) literally only a click of the mouse away.

Serenity: The Other Half continues the twin traditions of working with Joss Whedon (the company publishes the Buffy Season 8 series, and has also put out a couple of earlier Serenity series) and also putting Whedon-related content in their free online anthology, Dark Horse Presents (In addition to featuring the first appearance of Dr. Horrible's Captain Hammer last month, the anthology started with a brand new Whedon creation, Sugarshock). The short strip, written by Jim Krueger and illustrated by Will Conrad, also acts as a preview to a brand new Serenity comic due at the end of the year, The Shepherd's Tale, by the same creators.

Serenity: The Other Half [Dark Horse Presents]

Dr. Horrible's First Story Is Now Online

Graeme McMillan — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:30:00 PDT

I know, I know; you're very excited about the prospect of hearing more of Joss Whedon's songwriting in his new web-based movie Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, but what if I were to tell you that Dr. Horrible - and his nemesis, Captain Hammer - were already online and fighting it out without any sound whatsoever? We've got an exclusive look at the comic version of the comic opera under the jump.

Indie publisher Dark Horse Comics - home of Whedon's Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Season 8 series - celebrate one year of their web-based anthology Dark Horse Presents this month with a special issue that includes the official first appearance of Whedon's new creation courtesy of Zach Whedon and Eric Canete, alongside new work from artist Tara McPherson and a brand new Umbrella Academy short from Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba:

The premiere of Dr. Horrible provides a fitting symmetry to the anthology's first year; the lead feature in its launch issue was another Whedon creation, the intergalactic girl band Sugarshock.

Captain Hammer: Be Like Me! [Dark Horse Presents]