First off, I am a big fan of using the comics format to extend or continue stories from television series. My favorite examples of this are the Serenity seriesof graphic novels written by Joss Whedon and the multiple Avatar: The Last Airbender graphic novels, particularly The Promise and upcoming The Search series by Gene Yang and Gurihuru.
The Serenity comics provide both additional backstory to characters from the show, as well as some glimpses at what the future holds for some of them. These three volumes are especially appreciated as the show was cancelled after a partial season, and much of planned character development was unable to be portrayed. The Shepherd's Tale is the full story of Shepherd Book's long hinted at complicated past.
The Promise directly continues the very popular animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender. Being based on an animated series, the art in these comics was almost as important to me as the story and characters.
Thankfully the art team of Gurihuru came through with great slightly older designs for each character that stayed true to the spirit of the original series.
Compare Aang from the show to Aang from the comics
Continuing an animated show in comics format is harder, in my opinion, than bringing a live-action series to the format. Fans will always compare the two, and with comics being closer stylisticly to animation, it must match up better to pass inspection.
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