1. Firefly DVD Box Set
2. Serenity Collector’s Edition 2-disk DVD
3. Firefly Visual Companion, volumes 1 and 2
4. Serenity Visual Companion
5. Serenity Ship ornament (from Dark Horse)
6. Serenity Blueprint Reference Pack (from QMX)
7. Firefly Soundtrack CD (by Greg Edmonson)
8. Serenity PVC Mal, Jayne, and River mini-figurines  (from Dark Horse)
9. Serenity Those Left Behind hardcover or trade paperback
10. Serenity: Better Days comic books
11. Firefly trading card base set
12. Serenity trading card base set
13. Done the Impossible DVD
14. Some art – check out Mike Phillips’ beautiful character prints, Jason Palmer’s official line, Adam Levermore-Rich’s Blue Sun travel posters, and the Serenity movie posters from various countries.

Volume 1:

The beloved props get their due, with details and crisp photos of Mal’s gun, holster, and browncoat, as well as the Independant military patch. Sprinkled throughout the book are quotes from the cast members and various people involved in the making of Firefly.

The character profiles do readers the respect of knowing that we are deeply familar with the basics of who these people are, and delve a little deeper with interviews with the actors that play them. Each character profile has a full-page color photo of the character on the facing page; it’s an impressive presentation.

The scripts for the first half of the episodes are presented with photos sprinkled throughout, in a remarkably readable fashion. They, along with Joss’s interview, form the “meat” of the book. Joss talks in detail about various aspects of Firefly until in true cliff-hanger style, the interview is halted for continuation in volume 2. It’s shiny. And pretty. And inexpensive ($15.00 through amazon.com). Buy it!

Volume 2: Just as worthy as the first, the second volume contains the remainder of the scripts, more wonderful photos, and of course the rest of the interview with Joss Whedon. It’s not really appropraite to review the two seperately – they kinda go together, like Mal and Inara. Wait. Maybe that wasn’t the best analogy. But you get the idea

I once had the pleasure to meet Firefly composer Greg Edmonson, and I have to say his love for the show is as evident in person as in is reflected in the music he created for it.  As with so many aspects of Firefly, the creation of the soundtrack was a labor of love.

Firefly DVD Box Set

The very attractive box holds four slim DVD cases, each with different cover art.  Mal, Zoe, Jayne, and Book each are featured.

Moving beyond the base set, we have autograph cards for many of the cast members. Each card bears an original, authentic signature, and these are actually a great way to collect genuine cast autographs (which are difficult to come by – most autographed items sold on ebay are forged). They’ll cost you about $30-100.00 depending on the cast member. Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Morena Baccarin, Jewel Staite, Ron Glass, Sean Maher, Adam Baldwin, Gregg Henry, Christina Hendricks, Jonathan Woodward, and Michael Fairman all have signed autograph cards in the series. Notably missing are Alan Tudyk, Summer Glau, and Mark Shepherd. Alan Tudyk and Summer Glau did however sign autograph cards for the Serenity series.

There are some other special cards, which vary in scarcity and price:

The “Partners” series of three cards: Mal and Inara, Zoe and Wash, and Simon and Kaylee.
The Battle of Serenity series of six cards: These have pretty foil accents and portray, you guessed it, the battle of Serenity.
The Firefly Forever “puzzle” series: Nine shiny foil cards which, when arranged in a card-holder page, form a complete picture of the crew. There are also some rare “uncut” sheets available, where the sheet has not been cut into individual cards.
The “Outlaws” card: a rare but not otherwise terribly exceptional card, with Mal, Jayne, and Zoe on the front.

Finally, there’s a lovely padded binder, retail price $20.00, to put them all in. That’s a lot of money to pay for a 3-ring binder, but…it’s a mighty enticing binder. Full-color pictures on the front, side, and back, padding to make it feel all special, and the fact that it’s one of those rare official Firefly items make this a tempting purchase.