First QMx brings you the Little Damn Heroes, then they turn around and offer you big ones. Remember the the painting of Kaylee Steve Anderson posted on his site a while back? QMx commissioned him to create portraits of each of Serenity’s crew, and the first set of four should be available later this month.

The result is a breathtaking series of museum-quality 13″ x 19″ lithographs, printed on 100-pound, satin-finish paper. The first set – featuring Mal, Inara, Kaylee and Jayne – will be sold as set for just $29.95. That’s right, four lithographs of Serenity’s crew, painted by one of the most renowned portrait artists working today, for just under $30.

Check out the QMx Insider newsletter for a heads up on availability. QMx is having a heck of a week…

Will Conrad has posted the last original pages from his work on “Serenity: Better Days,” the three-issue comic series from Dark Horse.

These are the original pages, on 11″ x 17″ art board, rendered in full pencils by the artist.

(Some pencillers do rough or less detailed artwork, for the inker to fill in; Conrad does complete and beautiful work.)

These are pages from #3, and like most original comic artwork you may see a detail or two that didn’t make it to the final printed work.  Check ‘em out!

More Can’t Stop the Serenity stuff!

The New England Browncoats are auctioning off this UK Serenity poster, signed by Nathan Fillion, to benefit Equality Now as part of the Boston screening.

The screenings are going on now, by the way, so be sure to check out cantstoptheserenity.com for details on upcoming events, and descriptions of all the great stuff and guest stars who have shown up already to raise money for Equality Now.

Jason Palmer is plugging along on his licensed Serenity portrait series. Here’s his completed Simon Tam portrait, ready for sale. Next up: Jayne.

You can buy the 13″x19″ Limited Edition Giclee Print here (includes a custom double mat set to fit a standard 16×20 frame). Or you can buy the original 21″x28″ painting, acrylic on board, here.

Remember, you can buy the portraits separately but if you preorder the entire set of nine crewmembers and the ship you’ll get a free 11th portrait of the Operative, only available to preorder customers, and a free 12th print of… we still don’t know what, it’s a surprise. Available as 13?x19? Giclee prints signed, numbered, and limited to 300 prints, or as Fine Art canvas stretched and framed in a 14?x20? gallery style thin black canvas frame (no glass). Signed and numbered, limited to 100 copies.

Jason’s artwork has stunned and delighted fans, cast, and Joss alike by capturing everything we love about the characters in these magnificent portraits. Check out his site for more Firefly and Serenity artwork, as well as licensed artwork for Star Wars, Heroes, Battlestar Galactica, Harry Potter, and more. And don’t miss his SerenityStuff interview here!

Like Will Conrad’s art from Dark Horse’s “Serenity: Better Days” miniseries? Put it on your wall!

You can, because he’s selling it on eBay, and there’s some great stuff there. My personal favorite is on the right there; River’s fantasy. Anyone looking to buy me a present, hint hint. But the others are great, too, and you can even find some hidden details in the original artwork that were changed in the finals. Kaylee’s fantasy was a lot more explicit, for one thing…

You can find all the auctions here, with more coming. And Conrad’s answering your questions about his work at Whedonesque, here.

It’s out and for sale: a signed and numbered lithograph of the Worlds of the Alliance, created by Serenity graphic designer Geoffrey Mandel. Order it from TFAW.com or directly from QMx.

Worlds of the Alliance was created by designer Geoffrey Mandel for the classroom scene in the movie Serenity, but was never used because the final set for that scene had no walls. However, Mr. Mandel was still required to create this most authoritative and comprehensive guide to the planets of the ‘Verse yet produced, which was reviewed and approved by director/writer Joss Whedon himself.

When we first saw this fabulous piece of artwork and ‘Verse lore, we just didn’t think it was fair that Browncoats would never get a chance to see, much less own a copy. That’s why we arranged with Universal and Mr. Mandel this opportunity for you to own one of only 1,000 27″x19″ lithographic art prints of the Worlds of the Alliance, hand-signed and numbered by Mr. Mandel himself, for just $39.95.

QMx has a bit more of the backstory from Geoff, and it’s worth checking out.

I’ve been waiting for this one… New from QMx, a limited edition lithograph of the Fruity Oaty Bar ad, signed and numbered by Serenity graphic designer Geoff Mandel himself.

The Fruity Oaty Bar ad in Serenity is one of the most notable few seconds of film in the movie. Short as the ad is it sticks with you, just like the Mr Sparkle Detergent ad from The Simpsons. As it turns out it was that very ad from the Simpsons that inspired both Joss Wheedon and Serenity designer Geoffrey Mandel to create the Fruity Oaty Bar video that sent River into kill mode.

In the continuing collaboration between the Serenity design team and QMX we are proud to offer you the chance to own one of these limited edition Fruity Oaty Bar lithographs. Each lithograph measures 36″x24″ and is hand signed and numbered by Mr Mandel. It’s shiny!

Each print will be shipped rolled in individual tubes.

$39.95, due out June 11. Order yours now!

They’re big, they’re damn, and most of all, they’re pretty heroes. It’s not surprising so many people love drawing them, painting them, cartooning them, and otherwise making their own artistic expressions of what this crew means on a personal level.

People like Mike Phillips, who opened up http://www.sihnonprints.com/ to showcase his work. He has a nice comfortable style drawing our heroes in ways that alternate between old time photographs and people seen in the dim light of a dusk landing.

Some of you may remember the fantastic Lightwave model of Serenity made by Sean Kennedy some time back. If you’re interested in making your own insanely detailed 3D model, he’s been posting a step-by-step tutorial here.

Aside from the cool versy aspects of it, this is also an incredible tutorial on using Lightwave, the VertiBevil plugin, texturing, and more. You’ll need to know the basics or you’ll get lost very quickly, but this tears the old girl apart and examines every minute detail in, you know, detail.

Lots of pictures throughout. You can also find the tutorials in PDF form here, but I advise going through the forum posts because he answers questions as he goes.

Adam at Black Market Beagles is making his gorgeous Serenity Day poster, created for the San Francisco Browncoats, available in a limited and numbered run. This is a truly stunning piece of art with a nice retro feel.

Also be sure to check out the rest of the place. Little Damn Heroes, Superbrowncoats, even a Snakes on a Train Job, just to really mix your obsessions. Plenty of great designs you won’t see anywhere else.