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 First four volumes and a hardcover are out. Issue 25 is outSaga is an ongoing comic book by Brian K. Vaughan (Y: The Last Man, Pride of Baghdad, Runaways) and Fiona Staples. It is wonderful! If you liked Y: The Last Man then I cannot fathom you not enjoying this book.  The Premise Saga takes place in a vast part of the universe very far and different yet often similar to our own. It mostly revolves around the planet of Landfall and its moon Wreath which have been locked in conflict for a very long time. Understanding that neither could really destroy the other without severely damaging both worlds, Landfall and Wreath decided to co-exist in peace, but just spread their war throughout the Universe, dragging other planets and species into their conflict. Then one of the winged ladies of Landfall and the horned magic-using fellas of Wreath fall in love, bang, and have a baby which was not even thought possible. The couple tries to escape the wrath of their people who do not want their love affair to get out.  Language and Anatopisms One of the defining characteristics of Saga is that characters speak like average English-speakers. There are also no sci/fi substitute terms. There are schools buses, babysitters, and people complaining about not having enough bars on their mobile devices. It can be a bit jarring, but just roll with it. Similarly, there are a lot of visual anatopisms. A toilet does not look like a space toilet. A romance novel which plays a huge role in the book looks like it was bought from Target. TVs even have composite wires just like our own. Some characters dress like they belong in Star Wars while some dress like there was a sale at Old Navy. At the same time, the comic can present really high concept worlds, characters, and inventions. The main characters fly around in a tree, and one of their main pursuers owns a cat who can always tell when people are lying. Our Cast of Characters...  Alana Alana the more pragmatic of the book's leading couple. She really just wants to get her daughter to a safe place. Most people underestimate her, and the book strikes a good balance of her not being this particularly amazing person while still being brave and compelling.  Marko Marko is a lot more idealistic than Alana as he strives to be as pacifistic as possible. He's definitely the less straight forward of the two parents with more of his past revealed as the comic goes on.  Hazel Hazel is the baby that most people did not think was actually possible. She also serves as the story's narrator, and while we don't know much about who she is in the future, she does get across a good deal of character in her narration. Spoiling it because it's such a great reveal in the first issue.  Izabel The universe's best babysitter!  The Will A freelancer sent to kill Marko and Alana on behalf of Wreath, The Will finds himself in some unexpected situations with past loves and his conscience often chasing after him. He also has a really cool cat.  Prince Robot IV A royal whose people seem to have one of the closest relationships to Landfall, Prince Robot has been tasked with killing Marko and Alana. He doesn't really care about the assignment, and his main goal is just to get home to bang his robot-wife. And even more wonderful characters who I'd love to tell you about, but you'd be better off discovering how a drunk cyclops, a six year old girl, and two amphibious journalists make this the best monthly comic on the market by yourself. Purchasing the Comic There are four volumes currently out. Get them: 1 2 3 4 The Hardcover covers Volumes 1-3 Buy these books and please come back to this thread to talk about it! Beware spoilers from this point on! Timeless Appeal fucked around with this message at 19:00 on Feb 7, 2015 |
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By peace, I just mean that neither is attacking the actual homeworlds which are in spitting distance of one another. The Court of Fairies stuff is interesting though!
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Jun 25, 2013 19:16
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Endless Mike posted:I love Saga and I'm not buying trades since this is something that deserves hardcovers. Digital will do until then. Timeless Appeal fucked around with this message at 14:42 on Dec 6, 2013 |
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Jun 26, 2013 13:48
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I agree. I think the depiction of their romance really hits the right midway point between mature and earnest. I really related to Alana just talking about how beautiful she finds Marko. She obviously gets that he can be an idiot sometimes, but it's interesting that I rarely see fictional characters in love talk about just how in awe they are that this other person is in their life without it sounding creepy and/or naive. I will say that Alana and Marko are definitely still in the honeymoon portion of their relationship which makes them having a baby and committed to each other an interesting dynamic, but I don't buy them being in love for the sake of being in love. EDIT: Also, new issue tomorrow 
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Aug 13, 2013 13:34
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Avulsion posted:The lack of gay sex kind of ruins it.
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Oct 14, 2013 16:08
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I'm really afraid that it's becoming pretty evident that Alana is going to die. There seem to be more references to Marko in the future with references to him being a bit of a ladies' man. There is also the comment about Alana never going to Landfall again.
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Oct 30, 2013 18:11
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Revol posted:I think it would be interesting if they went through this entire story with a main character that, because of the narrator, we know will die. But I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't happen (if it does at all) until the last issue.
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Oct 30, 2013 23:12
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I have a feeling that there might be a time jump after these next two issues. It feels like most of the plot threads set-up in the first issue are really coming together, especially with The Will's Crew and Robot about to collide. Hazel's narration has also given me the impression that we'll eventually see her when she's older.
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Dec 6, 2013 12:31
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Finally read issue 17. That was pretty rough. Regarding The Will, I feel like he's the more likely than Heist to be the one who gets to live, but I also have the sneaking suspicion that Sophie might actually be The Will that Hazel was referring too. Part of this is that I kind of expect the book to jump around in time, and give us a progressively older Hazel. It feels like a leap, but him advising her on money made me imagine Sophie becoming a Freelancer in her future.
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Jan 9, 2014 00:33
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onefish posted:GodDAMN this is a great comic. Did Y: the Last Man feel this amazing month-to-month? I read Y all in one go and loved it, but practically every single issue of Saga is a stunner.
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Jan 31, 2014 01:10
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I actually got a bit emotional at that scene. Part of it was that I was impressed at the payoff of the orgy. I didn't event think there was going to be a payoff to that. But it also just reminds you how tragic all of this is. Prince Robot doesn't want to hurt anyone. He just wants to gently caress his wife and raise his kid. All of the bad things he does are for that. Sex is just the most literal interpretation of the need and want to connect with others as war is the most literal interpretation of the need to destroy others.
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Mar 28, 2014 01:02
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While I get waiting for collections, I'll say reading this as a monthly is a joy. Every first page is amazing and every issue is really filling.
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Mar 28, 2014 02:53
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The cover for #19 has me so excited. It pretty much confirms that they're going to join the acting troupe. Also, for those following month to month, remember May 21st is the return date.
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Mar 30, 2014 18:26
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SALT CURES HAM posted:Do we know when the hiatus is ending? I seem to remember it being this month but I'm unclear on the date.
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May 17, 2014 15:27
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I think there is a good chance that Marko is going to cheat on Alana. Hazel mentions something effect that Marko always did well or charmed ladies. Since we still have the implication that one of the parents is going to die from the first issue, I thought that was possibly foreshadowing Marko as a widower. But we now have Marko as a dude who's wandered from his last fiance and is feeling a bit inadequate. The last line hit me hard, but I'm okay with it. I think they're definitely going to break up. During the earlier conception scene, Hazel says, "My mom and dad used to have sex."
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Jun 7, 2014 16:20
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Jesus Christ, I really did not expect the turn this book took. I think it's pretty clear how a lot of the plot seeds are going to develop and I'm both excited and full of dread. Two things that stood out to me: I like how they show the balloon flash on Dengo's screen. You think you know what it means, but then you get the actual explanation. I also want a print of the gently caress YES page.
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Jun 26, 2014 02:52
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To be fair, Dengo might both be a little crazy and using his son as a justification for things he does more than anything else. It's hard to tell as we don't know much about him. I imagine we'll get some background to justify how he was able to act as such an effective assassin, killing so many guards. I do like the implication that the poorer robots don't have the internal weapons that other blue-bloods have.
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Jun 27, 2014 00:02
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I have a feeling that he might end up being like Frank Castle where the trigger and his reason are two different things.
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Jun 27, 2014 15:54
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Shitshow posted:Prince Robot IV will probably be headed to Gardenia in pursuit of his son, so it wouldn't surprise me if they have to split up to save Hazel (as one poster already mentioned). Also, good riddance, Mama Sun.
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Jul 26, 2014 21:05
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Parahexavoctal posted:but then how did Dengo's son (definitely a non-aristo) get robot dysentery?
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Jul 31, 2014 00:39
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Guys, like the first pic in this thread is of Prince Robot taking a dump. Robots pooping is canon.
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Jul 31, 2014 10:53
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Honestly, i don't think it's that complicated. Some robots can morph their arms into cannons. I guess they also morph their faces to produce a tiny orifice for food.
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Aug 1, 2014 02:48
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To be fair, I think it's very purposeful. Seeing the robots have sex, nurse, and poop are things that you could definitely avoid showing and the fact that the robots do those things makes them much more intriguing. I personally imagine them being a species that merged with technology, but when they did so, created a clear caste system in terms of ability that led to society regressing to a feudal system. But I hope their origin is never explored.
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Aug 2, 2014 01:57
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By the way, hardcover is coming out for November.
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Aug 10, 2014 03:04
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Big Mean Jerk posted:I really hope they chose that cover to gently caress with the people who got all outraged at the first issue cover.
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Aug 18, 2014 04:32
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Saoshyant posted:Man, did everything happen in this issue. As for content, I actually really like the idea of Marko and Alana breaking-up because it really changes the story thematically. If Alana and Marko are soulmates then the story becomes one about true love conquering war and hatred. The problem with that theme is that it's setting a high standard for what can overcome war. If you don't fall in love with someone then you're poo poo out of luck. You might as well keep killing unless you find Mr/Ms. Right. Marko and Alana breaking up makes the story about two people who chose something else--anything else--besides war. It goes along with Robot's vision. They chose the opposite of war, to connect with another person as literally as possible. If they stay together or not is irrelevant. Even if their relationship was imperfect, it still yielded life--both figuratively and literally--as opposed to war that only brings death.
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Sep 6, 2014 13:35
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goldenoreos posted:Saga 23 makes me hope for a Marko and Prince Robot team-up in the next few issues.
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Sep 27, 2014 13:42
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Small little thing I noticed on the reread. It's poo poo that kills Dengo's son and poo poo that confirms IV's son still being alive. By the way, does anyone think Alana might end up being sympathetic to Dengo?
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Oct 1, 2014 01:59
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I never noticed that Sophie cat is referring to LC's color. Both panels are amazing though. The sweet one made me cry, and the badass one made me throw my arms up in the air in glee.
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Nov 3, 2014 02:43
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What's sort of tragic is that it really seemed like Prince Robot was going to have a change of heart. I feel like there is another way things could have gone down in which Prince Robot would have been a champion for people like Dengo.
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Feb 7, 2015 19:04
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SalTheBard posted:Over in ADTRW we are doing a "cultural" exchange so to speak and recommending comic books. I posted about Saga but the Saga discussion has picked up. I posted a link to the scene with Sophie and Lying Cat...here is the response (from the anime forum no less) And I think that goes for a lot of Saga. You have to just read it to get how amazing it is. I don't even know how to sell it to people because "starcrossed lovers in space" just doesn't sound all that interesting. It's just a matter of everything coming together so well.
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Mar 7, 2015 06:28
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As much as it's not a great comic, Walking Dead will probably get credit for sparking the Image Renaissance. Rightfully so, even if it took ten years for that comic to do so.
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May 16, 2015 16:05
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I wonder if IV is going to appropriate Dengo's cause. There really doesn't seem to be much hope of him returning to his old life. His best chance of survival might actually be leading a coup against his father and the wings. Riling up the poor would be the best way to do that.
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Jul 11, 2015 17:11
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AnonSpore posted:One thing, though. When Robot's son is born, the attending nurse says that the baby's name is Prince Robot IV, the same as his dad's. And then IV's brother's name was Duke. I really wonder how the naming scheme goes. Up till now I'd thought the IV meant that he was the fourth prince out of four or more brothers, or that his dad is King Robot III, but now I'm not so sure. Or maybe King Robot is the third, and IV is the crown prince and therefore the successor of the name? But then that makes it seem really weird that the crown prince was fighting right on the front lines of some other power's war (even if they are an ally) and outside of a headline in a newspaper we didn't see any huge reaction to him going missing without warning. As far as it being weird for IV to fight in the war, I feel like Vaughn was drawing inspiration from Prince Harry who served in Afghanistan although history is full of royalty who served. In general though, remember that the Robots live in the same solar system as the Wings and Horns. The Robots can't afford to not ally with someone, especially when neutrality seems to not be an option. As much as the Robots and Wings act like equals, I think it's clear who has the upper hand.
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Lying.
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