Saga: Compendium One

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a b c d Staples, Fiona (April 2014). "What exactly are the approximate races of Alana and Marko?". Fiona Staples. Archived from the original on May 24, 2014 . Retrieved February 7, 2022– via Tumblr. While this rating is for the complete 9 volumes, I would have to say that my favorite is Volume 7, or the time spent on Phang. From the death of Izabel to the destruction of Phang, the story was gut-punches all the way down, ending in Alana's miscarriage. There was just something so tragically beautiful (or perhaps beautifully tragic) in it. That being said, I adore this entire series and have reread it once since the first writing of this review. The cast and the setting are just so vibrant and colorful! If I had to choose a favorite, I would probably say Petrichor, although I also find Prince Robot IV very interesting. Even the "bad" characters are still intriguing (note that "bad" is in quotations, as there's rarely any cut-and-dry heroes and villains in Saga) and I can't wait to see where the story goes next! a b MacDonald, Heidi (August 14, 2012). "INTERVIEW: Brian K. Vaughan on the first SAGA collection". Comics Beat. Can’t wait to see where we go from here. Still at 5 stars - and I’m definitely a hopeless fangirl now. a b c Cunningham, Joel (June 22, 2016). "Brian K. Vaughan Talks Saga, Paper Girls, and Why We’ll Never Get That Lying Cat Series". Barnes & Noble.

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There's also some excellent use of narration. The story is being told by the fleeing couple's daughter, but the actual narration is used sparingly. There are little pieces of it woven into panels here and there, drawing your attention to certain themes and recurring elements as needed. I thought it added a lot to the story, and added a lot of emotional emphasis to certain scenes. The themes themselves were well written, and there are some interesting conversations about morally gray topics that take place between characters. And then it rips your heart into shreds. Repeatedly. Gleefully. Mercilessly. But as they say - no pain, no gain. a b Holub, Christian (April 12, 2019). "See the cover and exclusive details for massive Saga comic collection, future series plans". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 12, 2019 . Retrieved April 15, 2019. This compendium of the first 9 volumes is a good way to binge read everything that’s been published for the series at this point in time. The story is a little bit Romeo and Juliet, a little bit Game of Thrones, and it's all set in space. It's full of bizarre fantasy creatures, from tiny talking rodents to humanoid television sets, to giant planet devouring infants, and it all fits together seamlessly in this world. I was extremely impressed by the delivery of so much info at such a good pace in this format; I hadn't expected the level of world building I'd find in a series of novels in a graphic novel series, simply because so much of the storytelling is visual, but Saga absolutely delivers. As the main characters (a couple and their child) travel through space, trying to find a home for their family despite being hunted by monsters, government agencies, and exes, we're gradually introduced to a wider cast and new facets of this vast universe.

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On 25 July 2018 the 54th issue of Saga was published concluding the first half of the series and leaving fans waiting on a cliff hanger for issue 55 after Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples announced that they would be taking an extended break to recharge their creative batteries before returning to finish the series. Special Note: As China’s Greeting Pine, in the beautiful mist-shrouded valleys of Huangshan has retained its blazing green needles through countless Autumns; so too will the full-frontal image of Fard, the Gigantic Triclops, and his festering junk haunt my dreams until long after my few remaining hairs have greyed and many fonder memories have long since been lost to the cruel vacuum of time. Fiona Staples είναι εκπληκτική! Χωρίς αυτήν το Saga θα ήταν ένα διαφορετικό κόμικ. Τα σχέδια, τα χρώματα, η κίνηση μέσα στα καρέ, όλοι αυτοί οι διαφορετικοί εξωγήινοι! Τα εξώφυλλα! Τα εξώφυλλα είναι φανταστικά! Θαυμάζω ειλικρινά τη φαντασία της και εύχομαι να συνεχίσει να με εκπλήσσει με τον συναρπαστικό ποικιλόμορφο και επικίνδυνο κόσμο που έχει δημιουργήσει με τον Brian K. Vaughan.

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Finnigan, Kevin (May 15, 2012). "ADVANCE REVIEW Saga #3" Archived 2013-01-19 at archive.today. Comic Book Therapy. The secondary characters are also great. The plot follows several different groups like Game of Thrones, so you'll switch between the main group, bounty hunters, a royal family, etc. They've all got their own agenda, it's all intertwined, and none of it is boring. There is also excellent representation in this book. There are a wide variety of skin tones, gender expressions, and sexualities in the cast, and I thought it was all done really well. Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. March 15, 2018. Archived from the original on April 2, 2018 . Retrieved April 21, 2018. a b c Gilly, Casey (November 20, 2014). "Brian K. Vaughan On the Expanding Universe of 'Saga' ". CBR.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020 . Retrieved February 6, 2023. The eleventh Volume, collecting issues 61-66, is set six months after the end of the previous arc and follows three key storylines: Alana's resolve to improve the fortunes of her family, Gwendolyn's plan to sway the Robot Kingdom's allegiances over to Wreath, and Agent Gale being forced by Landfall's government to finish the mission of eliminating Hazel and the allies associated with her throughout the years.Vaughan, Brian K.( w),Staples, Fiona( a)."Chapter Twenty-Three" Saga,no.23(September 2014).Image Comics. Vaughan, Brian K.( w),Staples, Fiona( a)."Chapter Thirty-Three" Saga,no.33(January 2016).Image Comics.

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The advice to “kill your darlings” has been attributed to various authors across the galaxies… And Mister Heist hated them all. Why teach young writers to edit out whatever it is they feel most passionately about? Better to kill everything in their writing they DON’T love as much… Until only the darlings remain.’ a b c d Vaughan, Brian K.( w),Staples, Fiona( a)."Chapter Seventeen" Saga,no.17(December 2013).Image Comics.Saga es militante tanto política como socialmente, en contra de las desigualdades de todo tipo. Por un lado con el relato, un guion de una gran calidad literaria, con continuas frases ingeniosas y sentencias bien razonadas que es difícil no sentir como auténticas. Y por otro, con unos dibujos complejos que recrean al detalle el también complejo universo imaginado (mezcla de fantasía y mitología). Un perfecto uso del color y de las medidas y una realización realista y explícita añaden otro golpe mortal a la mojigatería que también critica la obra. No se esconde nada en el dibujo de Fiona Staples (1982-): sexo interespecies, interracial, gay, desnudos integrales, transexualidad, un parto…. Saga no solo cuenta, sino que también muestra escenas representativas de esa diversidad de la que hace gala y ahí radica su fuerza para penetrar en la conciencia del lector. No parece lo mismo leer que ver. ¿Somos tan tolerantes como suponemos?¿Cómo reaccionará cierto público ante esas imágenes? Alana and Marco are coming to terms with the reality of life as a family of fugitives and trying to define what a sustainable long-term future looks like for themselves and little Hazel while simultaneously dealing with the grief of recent events. My only real complaint is that there's a lot of nudity, which I don't generally mind, but some of it felt gratuitous. It wasn't all necessary. However, I did really appreciate that the women weren't overly sexualized, and that the amount of female nudity and male nudity was pretty balanced. It was also pretty body positive, and showed things like stretch marks on a character that had given birth as well as a variety of body types.