Several
comic book stories have been released under the
Serenity title, set in the fictional universe created for
Joss Whedon's
Firefly television series and
Serenity film, and which are considered
canon. As of 2014, eight
Serenity stories have been published. Written by Joss Whedon and
Brett Matthews, and illustrated by Will Conrad, the first miniseries,
Those Left Behind, was created as a bridge between the events of the series and film.
Those Left Behind was popular: the first issue was the highest-selling comic published by
Dark Horse Comics since the release of
Buffy Season 8 in 2007, while the
trade paperback is still one of the highest ranking items by sale quantity from that company. In early 2008, a second miniseries was released. Titled
Better Days, it was set before
Those Left Behind, with the storyline based around a heist that went in
the characters' favor. In addition to the miniseries, a
one-shot comic written by
Jim Krueger and titled
The Other Half was released in the August 2008 issue of
Dark Horse Presents.