Oh My Goddess! Volume 3: Final Exam

Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and scribe of Marvel's Astonishing X-Men, unveils a previously unknown chapter in the lives of his favorite band of space brigands in this comics prequel of the Serenity feature filmóthe big-budget follow-up to Whedon's cult-hit TV show Firefly. Penned by Whedon and Brett Matthews, who wrote several episodes of Firefly as well as Dark Horse's final Angel comics series and the animated Chronicles of Riddick feature "Dark Fury," Serenity follows a ship full of mercenaries, fugitives, and one law-abiding prostitute in their pursuit for fast cash and a little peace along the fringes of space. The ragtag crew of Serenity take on a scavenger mission with the hopes of earning enough dough to disappear for a while. Only too late do they realize the whole gig is orchestrated by an old enemy eager to remake their acquainitance with the help of some covert-operatives known only as the Blue Gloves.

Adult/High School-The stories in volume three of this series are pretty evenly divided between material previously published in 1-555-GODDESS (Dark Horse, 1996; o.p.) and material left out of that book. The tales continue in an episodic vein, ranging from light romance as Keiichi works multiple jobs to buy an anniversary present for Belldandy to more slapstick humor when the Nekomi Tech Motor Club runs a beauty contest in which the talent portion involves repairing and racing motorcycles. The art is full of action and humor. An essential read for fans.
Susan Salpini, Fairfax County Public Schools, VA
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