Serenity (comics) to the story being released in comicbook form. "Serenity: Those Left Behind" is a three-issue miniseries, created in 2005 as a tie-in to the film "Serenity". The series was written by Joss Whedon and Brett Matthews, illustrated by Will Conrad, lettered by Michael Heisler, and colored by Laura Martin. "Those Left Behind" is set after the events of the "Firefly" television series, to function as a bridge leading into the "Serenity" film. It shows Inara's departure from the "Serenity"’s crew, establishes Shepherd Book's intention to leave the ship, introduces several characters important to the film's storyline, including the Operative and
Serenity (2005 film) FilmFocus, and it was determined by "SFX" magazine to be the best science fiction movie of all time in 2007. IGN Film awarded "Serenity" Best Sci-Fi, Best Story, and Best Trailer for the year, and it won second for Overall Best Movie after "Batman Begins". The SyFy Genre Awards awarded it runner-up in the categories for Best Movie, Best Actor in a film (Nathan Fillion), and Best Actress in a film (Summer Glau), losing in all categories to "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire". "Serenity" later ranked 383 on "Empire" magazine's 500 Greatest Films of All Time and 90