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TITAN BOOKS TO GIVE FANS LONG-AWAITED FIREFLY COMPANION


Fresh from their success with the SFX Reader Award-winning Serenity: The Official Visual Companion, Titan Books is thrilled to announce the acquisition of World Rights for the first-ever companion to Joss Whedon’s cult television series Firefly.

Titan Books, leading publisher of graphic novels and film and television companions, promises that Firefly: The Official Companion, scheduled for publication this summer, will be just what the show’s fervent fans, the Browncoats, have been waiting for.

Editor Adam Newell says, “We can’t reveal details just yet, but rest assured that we are planning to make this Big Damn Book as shiny as possible…” Anyone who wants to receive updates about the project should send an email with the subject header “Firefly” to readerfeedback@titanemail.com.

20th Century Fox VP, Domestic Licensing, Michael Peikoff notes, “We are confident that the creative team at Titan Books will ‘dead-on’ deliver to both the Firefly and Whedon fan base. This highly anticipated title, though slated for Summer 2006, is already receiving terrific buzz in the marketplace. We could not be more pleased to be working with Titan Publishing on this project.”

Set 500 years in the future, Firefly centres around Mal Reynolds, captain of the ship-for-hire Serenity, and his eclectic crew of galactic misfits. The sci-fi television series has been a DVD phenomenon, selling almost half a million copies. The spin-off movie Serenity, which continues the Firefly story, was a commercial and critical success in the US and UK.

Titan was a natural choice as publisher of the Firefly companion. The company has long been a supporter of Joss Whedon’s work, having sold more than 200,000 Whedon-related titles, and Titan’s recently released Serenity companion has proved a huge success with fans, winning the SFX Magazine Reader Award for Best Non-Fiction Book of the Year.

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Originally posted by jake7:
Anyone notice the comment "...was a commercial and critical success in the US and UK." referring to Serenity?

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"They just float out there, sending out raver breeding parties..."

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Originally posted by RelFexive:
Mmmmm.... good news is always GOOD news. And a shiny book too! Can't wait!

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Originally posted by kiltedbrowncoat:
Sounds good to me ,they obviously think the fan base is there ,and that this will sell.

It also keeps Firefly/Serenity on the radar,and if Fox can see that anything related to the verse is snapped up by the fans ,it might make them reconsider the scrapping of the show.

Forever hopeful

I believe in Serenity

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Originally posted by GrimJack21502:
(I always feel like charging into battle after I say that )

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Originally posted by GrimJack21502:


No matter the format...or how small in comparison to the series or BDM, a new Firelfy/Serenity project is great news.

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Originally posted by cmotd:
I am wondering how long it will be. There isn't much material to work with...

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Originally posted by cmotd:
I am wondering how long it will be. There isn't much material to work with...

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Originally posted by Sedative:
...As much as I hate to see Fox make more dough, I'm really looking forward to this...

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Originally posted by Sedative:
...As much as I hate to see Fox make more dough, I'm really looking forward to this...

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Originally posted by GrimJack21502:
(I always feel like charging into battle after I say that )

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I can see it now...You are Braveheart.

Braveheart: YOU CAN'T STOP THE SIGNAL!!!
Men: What the hell does that mean?
Braveheart: Sorry. Wrong line.


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Jayne: Are you saying River's a witch?
Wash: Yes, Jayne, she's a witch. She's had congress with the Beast.
Jayne: She's in Congress?
Wash: How did your brain even learn human speech? I'm just so curious!

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Originally posted by Sedative:
...As much as I hate to see Fox make more dough, I'm really looking forward to this...

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Wouldn't it be better if Fox makes lots and lots of dough from this? They own the rights and the only way we'll see more is if someone notices that money is being made and recognizes the potential for more. They might start to see that they've got the makings of a franchise.

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Originally posted by Ruxton:
Amigo, you just don't get it. Joss will NEVER have anything to do with those bastards. I'm quite sure he will resurrect a TV show only after the Fox TV options expire, however long that may take; or the options are bought out, but that is unlikely given the success of DVD sales for both endeavors.

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I don't think anyone's said it before, but it would have been FAR better for the series if Joss had buried the axe and run the Firefly series on the WB, where it might well still be running.

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Originally posted by Subtle:
I don't see why this necessitates two volumes. I'd prefer one big expensive volume, as this would feel more... definitive to me.

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