Serenity (comics) Serenity (comics) Serenity is a line of comic books published by Dark Horse Comics from 2005 to 2017. It is a canonical continuation of Joss Whedon's "Firefly" television series and the 2005 film "Serenity", which are all part of the "Firefly" media franchise. Initially, Joss Whedon invited Brett Matthews to co-write a story to bridge the series and the film. Matthews had previously worked as Whedon's assistant on several "Buffy", "Angel", and "Firefly" episodes, and had written the script for "Firefly" episode "Heart of Gold". According to Matthews, "Those Left Behind" was originally an anime project, which fell through, leading
The Freshman (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) one of the vampires from Sunday's gang, fleeing the scene, is hit with a taser by three masked men in camouflage fatigues. The Freshman (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) "The Freshman" is the first episode of season 4 of the television show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". The episode was written and directed by series creator Joss Whedon. The narrative follows Buffy Summers as she attempts to fit into her new college environment at UC-Sunnydale. She first encounters several problems and struggles with her feelings of isolation. Willow is blossoming with Oz in the new environment, Xander is away, and Rupert Giles,