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"Leaves on the
Wind" Part 3
Serenity: Leaves on the Wind #3 (Dark Horse)
Script: Zack Whedon
Pencils: Georges Jeanty
Inks: Karl Story
Cover A: Daniel Dos Santos
Cover B: Georges Jeanty |
River goes in search of secrets, while
Jubal Early finds his prey.
Didja Notice?
On page 2, in River's dream, she sees herself as a little
girl in her room at her parents' house. There are a number
of ballet-related pictures and posters hanging on the walls
of her room. River was known for a love of dance as a child
and actress Summer Glau was trained as a ballerina as a
child.
Also in the dream, young Simon calls River "dummy". This
must have been an affectionate insult he uses with her
frequently, because he also calls her this in
"Government Goods".
On page 3 (and elsewhere through the mini-series), notice
that the Academy building has two pillars at the front each
topped with a statue of several figures, possibly children,
holding up a globe. We don't get a large, detailed drawing
of the globes, but they look as if they might be a
representation of Earth-That-Was! The globes appear to have
the outlines of our familiar continents.
Notice that Jubal Early is depicted wearing the earring in
his left ear previously seen in
"Objects in Space" and which is an affectation of actor
Richard Brooks, who portrayed the character in that episode.
Zoe is tossed into an unnamed Alliance prison camp. It may
be that this is the prison on the unnamed penal moon mentioned by
Lt. Womack in "The Message".
On the last two pages of this issue, notice that the
Operative has his sword hanging above the fireplace.
Unanswered Questions
How did Mal know where to find the Operative?
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