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Saga: Book One

Saga: Book One

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  • Create Date：2021-04-04 13:56:50
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Brian K. Vaughan
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Summary

At long last， a deluxe hardcover of the Eisner and Hugo Award-winning SAGA is finally here！

"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。

Collects SAGA #1-18。

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Reviews

Horrid Beasts ，

Decent Enough Beginning but the Smut is Really UnnecessaryOVERALL RATING: 3。75 starsArt: 3。25 starsProse: 4 starsPlot: 3。75 starsPacing: 3。25 starsCharacter Development: 4 starsWorld Building: 3。25 starsArc 2 was definitely the stronger。 Major concern is that the series keeps rinse repeating random family， friends and enemies from each of the protagonists' past。 Felt like a bit of a retread and then started to add this to lesser characters like the Robot Prince。 The smut just doesn't fit either。 Decent Enough Beginning but the Smut is Really UnnecessaryOVERALL RATING: 3。75 starsArt: 3。25 starsProse: 4 starsPlot: 3。75 starsPacing: 3。25 starsCharacter Development: 4 starsWorld Building: 3。25 starsArc 2 was definitely the stronger。 Major concern is that the series keeps rinse repeating random family， friends and enemies from each of the protagonists' past。 Felt like a bit of a retread and then started to add this to lesser characters like the Robot Prince。 The smut just doesn't fit either。 In saying all of this there are some great ideas evident。 。。。more

B ，

Not for me。

Elizabeth Behrens ，

This。 Was。 So。 Weird。 The characters， the scenes， the connections， the several congruent storylines that crisscross。 But it sucks you in and you become invested in all this weirdness。

Tatiana Shorokhova ，

Люблю не могу。 Великолепная фантастика и размышление о том， как непросто быть родителями。 Очень близко и так далеко。 Вероятно， один из лучших комиксов в мире。

Chris ，

A perfect graphic novel。 Lots of sex， violence， weird aliens， and most important characters i instantly connected with。 Cannot wait to read the rest of this。

Joakim Ax ，

Hits all the marks。 Great art。 Not to slow。 Not to fast。 Not to much dialog。 Not to little。 Heart。 Familiarity at the same time wonders。 The most human story that never took place on earth。

Renee ，

Art: 5 stars， Writing/Themes: 3 starsThe art here is fantastic and kept me going when other aspects of the book were less engaging。 The characters are also sharp and memorable。 I didn't always enjoy the crude dialogue， but it mostly feels appropriate to the characters， tone， and theme of "f*cking is the opposite of war。" Although I see what the author is going for with this theme， the idea that sex is war's opposite seems rooted in an overly idealistic and simplistic view of sex。 Even within the Art: 5 stars， Writing/Themes: 3 starsThe art here is fantastic and kept me going when other aspects of the book were less engaging。 The characters are also sharp and memorable。 I didn't always enjoy the crude dialogue， but it mostly feels appropriate to the characters， tone， and theme of "f*cking is the opposite of war。" Although I see what the author is going for with this theme， the idea that sex is war's opposite seems rooted in an overly idealistic and simplistic view of sex。 Even within the book， the sexual context could be disturbing and harmful （in fact， there is major plot point surrounding this fact）。 Maybe the theme is worked out in a more complex and interesting way in later installments， but it just didn't make sense to me here。 。。。more

Janessa ，

Somehow， this story is even better on my second reading。 I'm impressed。 Somehow， this story is even better on my second reading。 I'm impressed。 。。。more

João Victor de Araujo ，

Perfeito， maravilhoso e um novo favorito da vida。 Tudo foi ainda mais especial por ter lido com o Alfredo。 Alguma hora volto e faço uma resenha direito， mas， por enquanto， só posso recomendar MUITO que todos leiam （e se apaixonem） por Saga。

Jess （mrsmiralda） ，

Love love loveeeeee

t s a r ，

“When a man carries an instrument of violence， he'll always find the justification to use it。 If we really want to escape this war， we have to stop bringing it with us。” 1。 Saga: Book One ★★★★I am pleasantly surprised by the heavy substance that Saga pulls off in its narrative。 A fugitive family running from the authorities of each war-faring species at times of disaster is one peculiar tale to be read， more so the struggle to raise a child in a hostile and nomadic environment。 Despit “When a man carries an instrument of violence， he'll always find the justification to use it。 If we really want to escape this war， we have to stop bringing it with us。” 1。 Saga: Book One ★★★★I am pleasantly surprised by the heavy substance that Saga pulls off in its narrative。 A fugitive family running from the authorities of each war-faring species at times of disaster is one peculiar tale to be read， more so the struggle to raise a child in a hostile and nomadic environment。 Despite its explicitness， both story and art never feel crude。 Instead， it airs a contemplative atmosphere that analyzes the effects of intergalactic conflict from different perspectives， acknowledging the state of misjudgment and superiority complex in the society as the root cause of the destruction。 Fairly speaking， it is the struggle that Alana and Marko have to put up during their run。 Hence， a wonderful yet thoughtful piece of reading。 。。。more

Christopher Yuen ，

I feel a little torn about my review。 Vaughan and Staples definitely created a unique world that spans both Fantasy and SciFi。 It has creatures that are unlike any others。 However， I felt like some of the choices Vaughan made kept pulling me out of that setting。 Sometimes it was the issues the story chose to explore， which were modern political commentary， and at other times it was the terminology/phrasing that felt like it came directly from our world。 I’m sure these choices were intentional an I feel a little torn about my review。 Vaughan and Staples definitely created a unique world that spans both Fantasy and SciFi。 It has creatures that are unlike any others。 However， I felt like some of the choices Vaughan made kept pulling me out of that setting。 Sometimes it was the issues the story chose to explore， which were modern political commentary， and at other times it was the terminology/phrasing that felt like it came directly from our world。 I’m sure these choices were intentional and designed to make everything more relatable to the reader， but instead I found them distracting from my immersion into the story。 。。。more

James Freitag ，

It was a really quick read - I haven't read many comics or graphic novels， but this one was really enjoyable。 I'll continue and read the rest of the series。 It was a really quick read - I haven't read many comics or graphic novels， but this one was really enjoyable。 I'll continue and read the rest of the series。 。。。more

Warren ，

I haden't read comics regularly in years。 I had heard good things， so decided to pick this up。It was completely undersold to me。This is one of the absolute best comics I've read in my life。 I'm not going to go into detail about the story （it's excellent） or the art （beautiful）。 I won't even fully tell you my thoughts。 Rather， I'll let you extrapolate then from the following sentence。I read the entire series in a day。 Not just this book - the series。I cannot recommend this book/series more highly I haden't read comics regularly in years。 I had heard good things， so decided to pick this up。It was completely undersold to me。This is one of the absolute best comics I've read in my life。 I'm not going to go into detail about the story （it's excellent） or the art （beautiful）。 I won't even fully tell you my thoughts。 Rather， I'll let you extrapolate then from the following sentence。I read the entire series in a day。 Not just this book - the series。I cannot recommend this book/series more highly。 Read it。 Read all of them。 。。。more

Jacob James ，

An epic spanning what appears to be an entire lifetime that mixes my favorite parts of sci-fi and fantasy？ Yes。 Please。

Caleb ，

Ugh。 A reread。I forgot how full of love and life and hope this book is。（all my homies hate syntax）I won't wax poetic about Saga。 This isn't the right time nor the right place。 Saga deserves more。 But， leaning on overtrodden tropes， it is the perfect book for this moment。 In the face of all hate， doubt， and seemingly endless darkness—love exists。 Love is the answer。Okay， I'm a sucker for love stories， all of them。 But recently， I've been particularly drawn towards love stories that exist beyond t Ugh。 A reread。I forgot how full of love and life and hope this book is。（all my homies hate syntax）I won't wax poetic about Saga。 This isn't the right time nor the right place。 Saga deserves more。 But， leaning on overtrodden tropes， it is the perfect book for this moment。 In the face of all hate， doubt， and seemingly endless darkness—love exists。 Love is the answer。Okay， I'm a sucker for love stories， all of them。 But recently， I've been particularly drawn towards love stories that exist beyond the "meet cute" and the "get-together。" How do these people stay together？ What does the relationship look like？ There's comfort in these stories somewhere。 。。。more

Luis ，

Among the best comics ever written。 Just an amazing story

Aida ，

Ahora a ver cómo consigo los siguientes números

Eevana ，

3。5

Erin Novak ，

Great so far

Jack Cheng ，

I've read this story before but this was a binge re-read。This is the best graphic novel ongoing right now。 It's about parenting and creating and love and space and found families and literary ambition and influence and war and all the things。 You should read it。 Oh， there's also sex， in case you're squeamish about that kind of thing。 I've read this story before but this was a binge re-read。This is the best graphic novel ongoing right now。 It's about parenting and creating and love and space and found families and literary ambition and influence and war and all the things。 You should read it。 Oh， there's also sex， in case you're squeamish about that kind of thing。 。。。more

miriam s。 ，

wow really the best of the best creators on the team。 deserving of its title。

Tammy ，

I'm not that much of a prude （at least， I don't think I am）， but I admit I was a little thrown by the cover choice and then again by the first several pages。 The sex and gratuity seemed a bit forced， a bit "look at how edgy I am！" But as the story progresses， Vaughan hits his stride and you find yourself completely sucked into this world of moonies and horrors and lying cats。 I love the random humor， how relatable each character is in their own way， how well each character is developed， how 3-di I'm not that much of a prude （at least， I don't think I am）， but I admit I was a little thrown by the cover choice and then again by the first several pages。 The sex and gratuity seemed a bit forced， a bit "look at how edgy I am！" But as the story progresses， Vaughan hits his stride and you find yourself completely sucked into this world of moonies and horrors and lying cats。 I love the random humor， how relatable each character is in their own way， how well each character is developed， how 3-dimensional they are for comic book characters。。。 I am a FAN。 。。。more

Јордан Коцевски ，

I have been postponing reading this series， since I wanted to consume it in one go。 I was right to do so， since this is a wonderful story masterfully told through words and illustration。And the characters。。。 Wow， I loved them all， the main， the good， the bad。。。 I was do kate in the story not only that I cared for the protagonists， but the people after them was well。 I found myself cheering for "the bad guys" at times。 Why？ Because all the characters are complex， driven but different motives and I have been postponing reading this series， since I wanted to consume it in one go。 I was right to do so， since this is a wonderful story masterfully told through words and illustration。And the characters。。。 Wow， I loved them all， the main， the good， the bad。。。 I was do kate in the story not only that I cared for the protagonists， but the people after them was well。 I found myself cheering for "the bad guys" at times。 Why？ Because all the characters are complex， driven but different motives and believes， and one you get to know them better， you will want them to survive。 To add to this is the world building， planets， races， vehicles， animals， parties， source ships。。。 And the cliffhangers and little twists。No wonder Saga has been so highly praised！ 。。。more

Moi Lopez ，

“Once upon a time， each of us was somebody’s kid。 Everyone had a father， even if he never provided anything more than his seed。 Everyone had a mother， even if she had to leave us on a stranger’s doorstep。 No matter how we’re eventually raised， all of our stories begin the exact same way。 They all end the same too”。Esta es una historia de amor， de guerra y de esperanza， todo mezclado en una ópera espacial épica。 Seguimos a Marko y Alana， dos fugitivos de bandos opuestos de una guerra intergalácti “Once upon a time， each of us was somebody’s kid。 Everyone had a father， even if he never provided anything more than his seed。 Everyone had a mother， even if she had to leave us on a stranger’s doorstep。 No matter how we’re eventually raised， all of our stories begin the exact same way。 They all end the same too”。Esta es una historia de amor， de guerra y de esperanza， todo mezclado en una ópera espacial épica。 Seguimos a Marko y Alana， dos fugitivos de bandos opuestos de una guerra intergaláctica intentando sobrevivir y escapar de sus persecutores mientras intentan criar a su hija quien representa todo lo contrario a la guerra en un mundo donde todos quieren verlos muertos。 Si bien ellos son los personajes principales， a la vez tenemos a varios personajes secundarios muy peculiares conectados todos entre si de alguna manera。 Lo interesante es leerlos， ver la conexión que tienen entre todos y conocerlos a profundidad。Las cosas que más me gustaron del libro es que no hay escenas innecesarias y lentas， todo está action packed y no te vas a aburrir。 Los personajes son lo mejor， cada personaje， desde su diseño hasta su personalidad está muy bien definido y son una maravilla de leer。 El universo que creó el autor y la artista es extrañamente excepcional （y lo extraño es en el buen sentido de la palabra）， las razas， las criaturas y los planetas caen pesadamente en lo bizarro y original y a mí eso me encantó。 Finalmente， el mensaje， entre toda la acción y humor es hermoso y complementa toda la novela gráfica de manera perfecta。Decir que este libro es buenísimo es quedarse corto， el libro tiene buenísimas calificaciones y todas muy bien merecidas， en mi opinión es una de las novelas gráficas mejores hechas y que cumple muy bien su función。 Humor， acción， escenas épicas y personajes muy memorables。 Ahora que me pregunten por recomendaciones de novelas gráficas ya puedo añadir uno buenísimo a la colección。NOTA: Hasta la fecha hay 9 volúmenes publicados individualmente y yo me leí un compendio que engloba los primeros tres volúmenes。 。。。more

Diana Chivu ，

Final del capítulo diez。。。 😢

Jess ，

I want to read this again tomorrow。 It is just so good。

Rachel ，

I have had this on my reading list for ages but when I finally got around to it， I devoured the series。 It's definitely more explicit than most things I read or watch， but the character complexities and arcs and the overarching narrative are beyond compelling。 This is a sweeping story told across various worlds and species， but it's also an intense look at one family: it is both myopic and universal。 I have not thought so much about a series in so long。 I have had this on my reading list for ages but when I finally got around to it， I devoured the series。 It's definitely more explicit than most things I read or watch， but the character complexities and arcs and the overarching narrative are beyond compelling。 This is a sweeping story told across various worlds and species， but it's also an intense look at one family: it is both myopic and universal。 I have not thought so much about a series in so long。 。。。more

Thomas Hartmann ，

Bloody， funny， sometimes gross。 Every Sci-fi， or fantasy geek should pick up this series。

Diego Méndez ，

5/5

Reference

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