Saga, Vol. 1
Ratings423
Average rating4.4
4.5 stars. Engrossing. I have to wait until my Hoopla allowance resets in March so I can read more!
Holy shit, this is amazing. I want to reread it immediately.
(Also, somehow this was nearly impossible to find on Goodreads. Um, guys, just because they market it as the Twilight Saga doesn't mean that's what I want when searching for “Saga.” Also, shut up, Twilight.)
Notes, March 2014 reread: Yup, still amazing.
This was a short but cool introduction to this sci-fi story.
I like this! A little too aggressive and grotesque however it was a good story!
The first volume is so great. I can't wait to continue... (no really, I'm reading the second right now...)
Excellent!
There's no way you can't love the characters. It's just mindbogglingly full of creativity, emotion and authenticity. I'm loving this series and I immediately started reading Volume 2.
Holy crap this book is beautiful. This is the first graphic novel I've ever read all the way through (not usually my speed) but this was BEAUTIFUL and I finished it in one sitting. Every character is captivating, and I was drawn in immediately. I was honestly surprised at how quickly I became emotionally invested in all the characters, not just the main duo. Truly spectacular.
I'm going to need to read the rest of this series. Clever concept, amazing art, and superb story structure.
Given how desperately people seem to love this story, I don't think it's really my vibe. The TV head folks genuinely confused me. I seriously don't get the hype.
Kind of a try-hard-edgy, Zack Snyder/Joss Whedon vibe here that is a little unappetizing.
Reviewing the series as a whole, Saga is an excellent story with an unexpected ton of heart, lots of twists and turns, plenty of imagination and so many I-have-to-keep-reading-to-see-what-happens-next moments. Highly recommended even if you don't think you like comics.
The best summary I can think of for this graphic novel is (with apologies to Shakespeare) “From forth the fatal loins of two foes, A pair of star-cross'd lovers make a life”. You flip through the pages and it looks like a space opera, and it is, but it in this first chapter of the series it focuses on the opera as much, if not moreso, than on the space. Which, I think, sets it above and beyond a lot of the other entries in the same genre.
At the heart of this tale of interstellar war, creepy alien bounty hunters, and royalty with televisions for heads is a surprisingly touching story about newleyweds struggling to discover themselves and their new roles as parents. Parenthood is something that mainstream comics usually handle quite poorly, so it's nice to see something in the medium that is actually respectful of the challenges and fears that parents face. Alana and Marko aren't perfect parents, but they want to be, and watching them struggle to keep their heads above water reminded me of my own experience of becoming a parent (even if my experience was without rocketship forests and lasergun battles).
Lastly, given that this is a graphic novel, it would be a shame to finish talking about it without mentioning the art. Fiona Staples does a masterful job here, portraying weird, alien things in ways that make them incredibly familiar and intimate. I'd never heard of her before this, but I'm definitely going to be checking out more of her work in the future.
Oh god why did I read this?! Need volume 2 now! Will be upset if Waterstones in Elgin doesn't have it (and it won't but it will have volume 3 because they all have only volume 3 of all series, why is that? )
This is the beginning of a great series. The characters are engaging while the story avoids pomposity, and the art is fabulous. Definitely my favourite graphic novel of the moment.
Like this review if Catriona from a little book owl was the reason you picked up this series.
I LOVED this so much! My favorite on-going series right now!! They are on a break, so now is the perfect time to catch up with the story. Highly recommended...Plus, if you start keeping up with the comics, then you get to read the awesome letter columns that Brian Vaughan writes!
The art is wonderful (although a little more risqué than expected, which is silly of me because I've read his Y:The Last Man series), there's humor, and the story is good thus far (but I find Hazel a little too omnipotent...)