Greg Pak: Firefly

Firefly #1 cover

Greg Pak wrote the ongoing FIREFLY comic book series, published by BOOM! Studios from 2018 to 2022. Storylines include The Unification War, Blue Sun Rising, and New Sheriff in the ‘Verse. Interior artist have included Dan McDaid, Lalit Kumar Sharma, Ramon Bachs, Daniel Bayliss, and Simona Di Gianfelice. The series introduced a number of new characters to the comics, including the Unificator Boss Moon, the bandit Leonard Chang-Benitez, and Mal’s mother, Ma Reynolds.

You can buy a signed copy of issue #1 at the Greg Pak Shop!

 

2022-11-02 – FIREFLY: RETURN TO EARTH THAT WAS – DELUXE EDITION!

Firefly Earth That Was Deluxe Edition cover

Happy to report that the giant collected edition of my last year of FIREFLY stories is being released as a giant hardcover that hits comic shops on November 2 and traditional bookstores on November 8!

This deluxe edition also includes a never-before-seen short comic book story written by yours truly with lovely line art by Jose Johann Jaro. It’s my very last FIREFLY story and features Mal finally doing something incredibly huge and brave that we’d been teasing for at least a year. Dontcha dare miss it!

Here’s the official solicit copy:

A new crew of the legendary Serenity face new enemies, reunite with old friends, and travel to the EARTH THAT WAS for the first time in Firefly history!

Firefly jumps forward in time after the battle with the Reavers that left Wash & Book dead. Serenity soars again, with Kaylee captaining a crew including River, Jayne and the bandit Leonard Chang-Benitez. They’ll soon find themselves drawn into a shocking conflict that puts them on an interception course with old friends… and new enemies! In an attempt to evade the Alliance the crew of Serenity find themselves stranded on The-Earth-That-Was, a strange world filled with ancient artifacts, a new civilization and…maybe some semblance of hope. As strangers in a strange land they encounter individual and shared challenges galore! The groundbreaking future of Firefly by New York Times best-selling writer Greg Pak (Darth Vader) and an all-star group ofartists including Pius Bak (The Magicians), Ethan Young (NANJING: The Burning City), Simona Di Gianfelice (Power Rangers), Jordi Perez (Queen of Bad Dreams), and Jahnoy Lindsay (Marvel’s Voices) is collected for the first time in a special deluxe edition hardcover! Collects Firefly #25-36.

Ask your local comics shop to hold a copy for you today!

Or buy it from Bookshop.org (full disclosure: I get a small commission if you use this link to buy the book)!

2021.12.29 – STRANGER THINGS: TOMB OF YBWEN #4 and FIREFLY #35 in comic shops!

In stores this Wednesday!

STRANGER THINGS: TOMB OF YBWEN #4, written by yours truly with art by Diego Galindo, colors by Francesco Segala, and letters by Nate Piekos. This is the climax to the miniseries and one of my favorite of all the comics I wrote this year. Do not miss out!

FIREFLY #35 is the penultimate issue of my three year FIREFLY run, drawn by Simona Di Gianfelice with colors by Francesco Segala and letters by Jim Campbell. Big, big emotional payoffs are coming, friends. Hope ya dig!

Please feel free to ask your local comics shop to hold copies of these books for you, or pick ’em up digitally at Comixology!

2021.12.01 – DARTH VADER #18 and FIREFLY #34 hit stores this Wednesday!

Two comics written by Greg Pak hit comic book shops this Wednesday! Don’t miss DARTH VADER #18, with a cover by Aaron Kuder and Richard Isanove and interior art by Leonard Kirk, colors by Alex Sinclair, and letters by Joe Caramagna. The start of a brand new story arc with a new set of heroes and villains! Check out the preview here and ask your local comic shop to hold a copy for you today!

And don’t miss FIREFLY #34, with a cover by Bengal and interir art by Simona di Giandfelice, colors by Francesco Segala, and letters by Jim Campbell. Check out the preview here and ask your local comic shop to hold a copy for you!

2021.10.27 – STRANGER THINGS: TOMB OF YBWEN #2, DARTH VADER #17, and FIREFLY #33 in stores today!

Thrilled to report that I’ve got three (count ’em, three!) comics in stores today! Please ask your local comic shop to hold ’em for you today! Thanks so much!

Stranger Things Tomb of Ybwen #2 cover

STRANGER THINGS: TOMB OF YBWEN #2

Written by Greg Pak with line art by Diego Galindo, colors by Francesco Segala, letters by Nate Piekos, and cover by Mark Aspinall.

Darth Vader #17 cover

DARTH VADER #17

Written by Greg Pak  with line art by Raffaele Ienco, colors by Alex Sinclair, letters by Joe Caramagna, and cover by Aaron Kuder and Richard Isanove.

FIREFLY #33

Written by Greg Pak, line art by Simona Di Gianfelice, colors by Francesco Segala, letters by Jim Campbell, cover by Bengal.

2021.05.26 – DARTH VADER #12, FIREFLY #29, MILESTONE RETURNS: INFINITE EDITION #0 in stores today!

I’ve got three books in comic book shops today! Two written by yours truly, one with a teaser of a story I’ve written. Read on for the details!

Darth Vader #12 cover by Aaron Kuder and Richard Isanove.

DARTH VADER #12 serves as prelude to the War of the Bounty Hunters storyline and tells the untold story of when Vader first learned Han Solo’s name! The book’s drawn by Guiu Vilanova with colors by Dean White, letters by Joe Caramagna, and a cover by Aaron Kuder and Richard Isanove.

Firefly #29 cover by Bengal.

FIREFLY #29 begins a whole new era for the crew as they find themselves on Earth That Was! Line art by Simona Di Gianfelice, colors by Francesco Segala, letters by Jim Campbell, and cover by Bengal.

Milestone Returns Infinite Edition cover

A huge teaser of the return of Milestone Comics! The book includes a two page preview of the DUO series written by yours truly with line art by Khoi Pham and colors by Chris Sotomayor.

All of these books are in comic book stores today. Ask your local retailer to hold copies for you!

2020.12.23 – FIREFLY: BLUE SUN RISING #1 in stores today!

Firefly Blue Sun Rising #1 cover

FIREFLY: BLUE SUN RISING #1 hits comic shops today, written by yours truly with interior line art from Dan McDaid, colors by Marcelo Costa, letters by Jim Campbell, and covers by Nimit Malavia, Christian Ward, and Lorenzo De Felici.

The book concludes an epic year of storytelling about the Serenity crew’s conflicts with the Blue Sun corporation, and we pulled out all stops for this one with big changes and big emotional moments.

Check out the preview here and ask your local shop to hold a copy for you today!

2020.09.16 – FIREFLY #20, DARTH VADER #5, and JAMES BOND: REFLECTIONS OF DEATH in stores today!

Big day for comics! I’ve got three books in stores today — please do feel free to ask your local shop to hold copies for you!

Firefly #20 cover

FIREFLY #20 — with art by Daniel Bayliss, colors by Francesco Segala, letters by Jim Campbell, cover by Marc Aspinall, and editing by Jeanine Schaefer and Gavin Gronenthal — brings the Bandit King mystery to a head and sets up a shocking climax that sets the stage for BLUE SUN RISING, the first ever FIREFLY comics event!

Check out a preview here!

Darth Vader #5 cover

DARTH VADER #5 — with art by Rafaelle Ienco, colors by Neeraj Menon, letters by Joe Caramagna, cover by InHyuk Lee, and editing by Mark Paniccia and Tom Groneman — is the big end to our first story arc, with the Dark Lord of the Sith finally finding the tomb of Padmé Amidala.

Check out the preview at StarWars.com!

James Bond: Reflections of Death cover

Finally, JAMES BOND: REFLECTIONS OF DEATH is a big anthology book featuring Bond stories by six different great teams. I wrote a story drawn by Dean Kotz, colored by Kike J. Diaz, lettered by Ariana Maher, and edited by Nate Cosby in which Bond has an unexpected meeting with his old frenemy John Lee, a.k.a. the new Odd Job. Other stories in the book were written by Andy Diggle, Benjamin Percy, Gail Simone, Mark Russell, Vita Ayala & Danny Lore and drawn by Luca Casalanguida, Kewber Baal, Eoin Marron, Robert Carey, and Jordi Perez.

Have fun and stay safe out there!

2020.08.19 – FIREFLY #19 in stores today!

Firefly #19 page 1

Happy to report that FIREFLY #19 hits stores today! Ask your local comic shop to hold you a copy or grab it digitally from Comixology!

The book features a HUGE twist, and I’m thrilled to see that it’s coming across as a genuine surprise, which is hard to pull off in comics these days. Huge high five to the whole creative team, including interior artist Lalit Kumar Sharma, colorist Francesco Segala, letterer Jim Campbell, cover artist Marc Aspinall, and editors Jeanine Schaefer and Gavin Gronenthal.

You can read a rave review from Fanbase Press right here.

2020.07.29 – DARTH VADER #3 and FIREFLY #18 in stores Wednesday!

Very happy to report that I’ve got two comic books hitting shops this Wednesday.

Darth Vader #3 cover by InHyuk Lee

STAR WARS: DARTH VADER #3 continues the dangerous team up between the Dark Lord of the Sith and a mysterious woman with the face of Padmé Amidala. Script by yours truly, interior art by Raffaele Ienco, colors by Neeraj Menon, letters by Joe Caramagna, cover by InHyuk Lee, and editing by Mark Paniccia and Tom Groneman. Read a preview here!

FIREFLY #18 cover by Marc Aspinall.

FIREFLY #18 continues to explore how outlaw Malcolm Reynolds’ new job as sheriff puts him in direct conflict with the rest of the Serenity crew. Script by yours truly, interior line art by Lalit Kumar Sharma, colors by Francesco Segala, letters by Jim Campbell, cover by Marc Aspinall, editing by Jeanine Schaefer and Gavin Gronenthal. Preview here.

Ask your local comics shop to hold these books for you today!