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From New York Times bestselling writer BRIAN K.VAUGHAN (Y: THE LAST MAN, EX MACHINA) and critically acclaimed artist FIONA STAPLES (MYSTERY SOCIETY, NORTH 40), SAGA is the sweeping tale of one young family fighting to find their place in the worlds. When two soldiers from opposite sides of a never-ending galactic war fall in love, they risk everything to bring a fragile new life into a dangerous old universe. Fantasy and science fiction are wed like never before in a sexy, subversive drama for adults. This specially priced volume collects the first arc of the smash hit series The Onion A.V. Club calls "the emotional epic Hollywood wishes it could make."
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- Publication dateOctober 10, 2012
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Brian K. Vaughan is the Eisner Award-winning writer of Y: THE LAST MAN, EX MACHINA, RUNAWAYS, and PRIDE OF BAGHDAD. His newest work, with artist/co-creator Fiona Staples, is SAGA, an ongoing sci-fi/fantasy series from Image Comics that The Onion's A.V. Club called, "the emotional epic Hollywood wishes it could make." Vaughan lives in Los Angeles, where he works as a writer and producer on various film and tv projects, including three seasons on the hit series LOST.
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The story revolves around two soldiers, Marko and Alana, who are deeply and madly in love with each other. The beginning starts with the birth of their new little baby, Hazel; of course, things are bound to go wrong when you're in the midst of a huge war and matters are further complicated by the fact that Alana and Marko are supposed to be enemies. Think Romeo and Juliet, only these two are far more entertaining. I enjoy the back and forth between them; Alana is so feisty and Marko is so practical. They make quite the pair, going from humorous to making me go "Awwww."
All of the characters are extremely interesting, and it's impossible not to love them. Even the despicable ones were painted in a light that made them so human and relatable. None more so than The Will, an assassin for hire whose job is to hunt down Marko and Alana. Sounds terrible right? Things aren't that black and white in this universe, and while I wanted to hate him, several scenes made me look at him differently. I won't elaborate, because spoilers.
I like how Saga also touches on some serious issues. For example, war and the casualties that come as a result; not just soldiers lose their lives, but innocents as well. In this case, the war is between the planet of Landfall and its only moon, Wreath. Destroy one and the other will perish as well, so they took the fighting to other planets. We meet some of the victims of this bloodshed, children in fact. While on the surface it seems kind of lighthearted, if you really think about it, it's horrifying. It's not like this doesn't happen in our own world every day. As our sometimes-narrator Hazel says at one point, she was one of the lucky ones; she got to grow up because she had two parents to protect her.
I have already read Saga Volume 2 and Volume 3, and I can tell you they are just as amazing as Volume 1. I am enchanted by the visuals, the story, the characters. Everything. Even if you aren't into comics, even if you have never picked up a graphic novel in your life, now is the time. I promise you will love every moment of this book.
I won’t say more than that about the plot, because this volume goes by fast. But I was hooked from page one! I went into this knowing zero about the plot or characters – I had only seen the cover and that it was recommended by a couple of Instagram accounts I follow. The first sentence had me laughing and I instantly enjoyed the dynamic of Alana and Markus. From what I’ve learned about the world Vaughan created so far, I’m very interested in learning more of the back story between the two sides. It’s easy to see there are some “heroes” and “villains” in this story – in the sense that there are going to be characters you’re for and against – yet I can already tell all the characters are very complicated. People aren’t just bad – they’ve done bad things, or made bad choices, but the characters already seem very complex to me.
And the art! The art! I love the style of Fiona Staples – the people and…creatures…in this book are amazing. It’s definitely full of odd characters – reminds me a bit of worlds like the one in The Fifth Element or the first version of Total Recall – some are pretty disturbing, actually.
Also, a warning – there is nudity (full frontal though not extremely detailed), gore and explicit language, so be prepared!
It’s wonderful – just wonderful. Read it!
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Saga is a fantastic blend of fantasy and sci-fi. In part one we start with the birth of Hazel. Her parents are typically star crossed lovers – two people from warring factions who are seemingly on the run. This copy collects issues 1 to 6 of the original releases and follows the soldiers as they try to escape an increasingly hostile planet – while also trying to avoid the henchmen sent to kill them.
I truly found it to be an incredible story, and while the romance element is far from new it is (for me at least) a fresh take on it. The coupling of science fiction and fantasy elements is done brilliantly and I couldn’t put it down. The characters are brilliant and I love not only the dynamic between our protagonists, but also what the subtle hints at who our antagonists really are.
The fantastic story and characters are backed up by some amazing artwork from Fiona Staples. I can’t wait to get stuck in to the next part once it arrives. If you haven’t started Saga yet, I highly recommend you do – all those people who told me to read it were right. It definitely deserves our attention – although maybe don’t give it to young kids, it definitely has strong adult themes throughout.

I’m also very glad I had 2 volumes in when I started Saga as I would’ve been really sad not being able to continue it. (Yes that does mean a review for volume 2 will appear in the near future).
Anyway back to volume 1: What I liked most about it is that the story is told like a memoir from the point of view of the character – Hazel – who is actually a newborn in this volume. I think that works really well as it allows for the story to jump in time well (So far we’ve had two main times before her birth and shortly after – the meeting of her parents, and then whilst they try to get Hazel to safety).
To help provide views on Hazel’s story from different perspectives we also have a few sections where The Will tells his story as he is hired to capture Hazel and eliminate – yes kill – her parents.
You see Hazels birth is super important and super not allowed.
Her parents are from different species from a world and moon that have been at war with one another for years and years.
Her parents were born and raised to become soldiers. To fight the enemy. To fight each other.
But instead these two fall in love.
Aww.
Anyway once their people find out the truth about their disappearances they’re none too please and that is why our story exists.
I love this story so far, its a great introduction to the world and characters – particularly The Stalk. I love that the characters from Wreath have their own language – its not used often – so you have to guess what they’re saying from their posture and the following scenes.
It works really well and I highly recommend it to all.
However please keep in mind this not for young readers as it features a lot of sex, a brothel planet, mentions sexual abuse of a minor on said planet, killing, and bad language.

It's told from the POV of their young baby (who is born right at the start) and it's essentially the story of her life. There are all sorts of different planets, places, storylines and races, but it's a very easy story to follow and instantly be hooked into. I have to say it's certainly one of the best and most interesting ideas for a Graphic Novel that I've read and I whizzed through it really enjoying it.
I loved seeing all the different planets and races as I think that they were all individual and they all made an impression on me. I enjoyed the winged race of Alana as they were super pretty (and pretty deadly) and their design was probably my favourite. The robot race was a cool one which felt very desensitised and that seemed to fit with their personality. I also liked Marko's horned race as they seemed to be pretty bad-ass.
The characters I really liked because although this is not a huge book you really get to see each individual and learn a bit about them and how they react to certain situations. Alana was a very determined and ruthless character who was certainly my favourite for her sheer 'bad-assery'! I think that Marko was a bit of a weak character most of the time as he doesn't often assert himself against her, but as soon as she or the baby were threatened he turned into a wicked enemy and I loved the fight scenes with him!
On the whole this was SO much better than I had expected it to be. The artwork was great and I loved the colours too, I think that this is more driven by the story than the art, but it's great that the art really enhances the story. I am certainly going to buy the next volume asap and start that soon, and I really look forward to it as this was such a great, fast and fun read :) Highly recommended!!

Also side note: The print quality is amazing! The second I took it out of the packaging the cover felt rigid and strong unlike so many other covers. It is also fairly thick with many pages and each page is high quality with beautiful, colourful art. It's just fun to own this thing let alone read it.

This story follows Alana and Marko and they are on the run. They shouldn’t be together as they are both soldiers from different sides of the galactic war and due to politics and rules this is forbidden. What makes it even more taboo is that they have had a baby together, Hazel.
Baron Robot XXIII has been commissioned to kill Alana and Marko but return the child as it is inter-species. However there have also been freelancers employed to do the same thing. We meet The Stalk that is a topless spider woman thingy and then there is The Will, he seems to be a relatively normal guy (and I can’t believe I am saying this but kinda hot). Will has a sidekick that is a cat but not any old fluffy adorable pet, this one is a lying cat that can detect when someone is not telling the truth.
This story is narrated by Hazel in flashbacks, about how she was born and what happened to her parents, this novel is about love and war in space and a very unique take on it. The dialogue is hilarious, the characters are so original and the plot was also pretty good with twists and turns.
The characters and artwork were on point! The artwork was beautiful with a whole range of colours used, the characters are three-dimensional and complex. The baron XXIII was great he had a monitor/TV for a head who was having trouble performing in the bedroom department, then as mentioned above there was The Stalk and then there were these massive heads on legs.
The best part (obviously) was the interactions between Alana and Marko, this couple were so sweet and at the same time hilarious. Alana is portrayed as a head-strong women but with the odd tendency for jealousy. Together they make a great team knowing each others limits and the love for one another is palpable
This book is not going to be for everyone as there is nudity, swearing and sex, so not for the younger audience.
I will definitely be reading the next volume for sure.
Overall I rated this book 4 out of 5 stars