Staff Pick
Saga is the type of grand-scope epic Hollywood wishes it had the guts to make. It's characters are as nuanced and diverse as even the pickiest reader could ask for, with plots tackling every kind of real-world issue within the stunningly imaginative vastness of its universe. Despite all this immensity, it remains grounded around the timeless story of a young girl's life as she grows up protected by inter-species parents, fighting to build a life where she can thrive. It's thrilling, emotional, sometimes dirty and... well, insert the adjective of your choice and you will probably find it waiting for you. Recommended By Cosima C., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
Saga is an epic space opera/fantasy comic book series created by writer Brian K. Vaughan and artist Fiona Staples, published monthly by Image Comics. The series is heavily influenced by
Star Wars, and based on ideas Vaughan conceived both as a child and as a parent. It depicts two lovers from long-warring extraterrestrial races, Alana and Marko, fleeing authorities from both sides of a galactic war as they struggle to care for their newborn daughter, Hazel, who occasionally narrates the series.
SAGA: BOOK ONE collects issues #1-18 of SAGA
Review
"...a great, star-faring epic about space-crossed lovers in an interplanetary war, their baby, who has horns, and robots with televisions for heads. It is strange, sexy, funny, delightful, and probably un-filmable, certainly for grown ups, and on every page, new." John Hodgman
Review
"Vaughan's witty dialogue is laced with universal commonalities — the sharp fingernails of babies, burping techniques, love — that ground the alien nature of the characters and heighten the sense that the war between planet and moon and the hatred between enemies is tragically pointless. Staples's character designs are fantastic — even the weirdest aliens reveal human emotion — and her two-page spreads, whether of battle or of tree-grown rocket ships, are glorious." Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Review
"Vaughan's whip-snap dialogue is as smart, cutting, and well timed as ever, and his characters are both familiar enough to acclimate easily to and deep enough to stay interested in as their relationships bend, break, and mend....Add another winner to Vaughan's stable of consistently epic, fresh, and endearing stories." Booklist (starred review)
Review
"With each new issue, Vaughan and Staples top themselves in cinematic grandeur and intimate character development. By taking inspiration from issues faced by ordinary couples — dealing with ex-lovers, finding a babysitter, meeting the in-laws — Vaughan is able to keep the fantastic plot grounded in reality, creating characters that are instantly relatable, even though they have horns or wings." Oliver Sava, The A.V. Club
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"There is literally nothing I can say that will convince you of how utterly tremendous Saga looks, courtesy of artist Fiona Staples, more than actually looking at it will. Every gonzo, insane concept writer Brian K. Vaughan comes up with, Staples manages to realize on page in a way that's never been seen before, but seems somehow authentic. But it's her character work that's most amazing; you could take out every single word balloon and caption and still know almost exactly what's going on thanks to the pitch-perfect expressions on the characters' faces." Rob Bricken, io9.com
Synopsis
-It's easy to run out of accolades for this superb series... The dialogue is smart, arch and always rings true, and the visuals, rendered digitally, are alluring and inventive. The Stalk, an eight-eyed, eight-limbed female bounty hunter, remains a creepy favorite.- -The New York Times
At long last, a deluxe hardcover of the Hugo Award-winning Saga is finally on its way Collecting the first three trade paperbacks (issues #1-18) of the smash-hit series, this massive edition features a striking new cover, as well as special extras, including never-before-seen sketches, script pages, and a roundtable discussion with the creators about how Saga is really made. Altogether, this hardcover contains over 500 pages for less than fifty bucks Written by Eisner Award-winning -Best Writer- Brian K. Vaughan (Y: The Last Man, The Private Eye) and drawn by Harvey Award-winning -Best Artist- Fiona Staples (Mystery Society, North 40) Saga is the story of Hazel, a child born to star-crossed parents from opposite sides of a never-ending galactic war. Now, Hazel's fugitive family must risk everything to find a peaceful future in a harsh universe that values destruction over creation.
Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie and Matthew Wilson return with an Eisner Award-nominated modern fantasy where gods are the ultimate pop stars and pop stars are the ultimate gods. Revel in the opulence of this over-sized hardback Revel in it Collects issues 1 through 11.