kayharkness's review
4.0
I found the flashbacks a little slow and random but it made up for it with the last few pages with Zoe.
faithdarlingbooks's review
5.0
A Wash one shot! I don't know what more you could ask for here, I loved it.
mistled's review
2.0
So this is a Wash spotlight issue... that takes places after the movie. Yeah...
caitcoy's review
3.0
2 stars for the actual story + 1 star for the feels
I'm not generally a picky person when it comes to books so I'm starting to feel weird rating all these short Serenity stories fairly poorly. If you haven't seen the movie Serenity, please just stop reading now because it'll spoil the shit out of everything.
SPOILERS!
Okay, so despite the fact that the story is passable at best it still made me cry at the end because:
Damn you Joss Whedon!
So yeah, Float Out is three old friends of Wash remembering good times with him as they christen their ship the "Jetwash." The stories are mildly amusing but only because I imagined it in my head rather than looking at the damned ugly artwork. I hate to say it because I love Patton Oswalt but this just wasn't Wash for me. It was too stiff, tried too hard. If you loved Wash as much as I did, it might be worth a read but otherwise it's very skippable.
I'm not generally a picky person when it comes to books so I'm starting to feel weird rating all these short Serenity stories fairly poorly. If you haven't seen the movie Serenity, please just stop reading now because it'll spoil the shit out of everything.
SPOILERS!
Okay, so despite the fact that the story is passable at best it still made me cry at the end because:
Damn you Joss Whedon!
So yeah, Float Out is three old friends of Wash remembering good times with him as they christen their ship the "Jetwash." The stories are mildly amusing but only because I imagined it in my head rather than looking at the damned ugly artwork. I hate to say it because I love Patton Oswalt but this just wasn't Wash for me. It was too stiff, tried too hard.
Spoiler
But damn do I love the idea of Zoe having his baby girl.klbaileyart's review
4.0
I think with all the flying that this would have worked better in a video form rather than a comic, but don't get me started about how much I miss the TV show. And Wash. I miss Wash. Glad to see a tribute to him.
nightxade's review
5.0
I wasn't alone in the movie theatre when I cried out during Serenity. Earlier, we were shocked with Book, and then Wash. So suddenly.
When I saw The Shepard's Tale on the shelf, I expected closure and a tribute to an incredible character. I was thoroughly disappointed and sadly, it made me hesitant to read this...
I love this book. It is the honourable tribute that I had expected for Book. I loved that this didn't involve the Serenity crew at all and instead gave us tales of Wash from old friends and pilots. We've always known that Wash could fly, but these insights showed just how much Wash not just knew about flying, but felt and lived.
The cameo wasn't good because of the shocking splash. It was good because of everything else the person did and said, adding even more depth to Wash, while bringing him back down to earth.
When I saw The Shepard's Tale on the shelf, I expected closure and a tribute to an incredible character. I was thoroughly disappointed and sadly, it made me hesitant to read this...
I love this book. It is the honourable tribute that I had expected for Book. I loved that this didn't involve the Serenity crew at all and instead gave us tales of Wash from old friends and pilots. We've always known that Wash could fly, but these insights showed just how much Wash not just knew about flying, but felt and lived.
The cameo wasn't good because of the shocking splash. It was good because of everything else the person did and said, adding even more depth to Wash, while bringing him back down to earth.
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