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Comic report: Saga, Volume One

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Saga: Marko and Alana

Saga (written by Brian K. Vaughan with artwork by Fiona Staples) is just one of those comics you need to read. The perfect combination of action, romance, drama and inappropriateness is definitely what makes this a story to indulge in. It’s basically like an epic space odyssey of a couple, Alana and Marko, two separate alien races (both super hot, horned, winged aliens with attitude, peoples) escaping the life they lived as military personnel to two opposing racial forces in a war between the planet Landfall  (Alana’s home) and its satellite wreath (Marko’s native moon). In order to start anew with their newly-birthed (from forbidden love) child, Hazel, they are forced to flee in secret and hopefully escape the never-ending war between their two races, which they want nothing to do with.   This world, mind you, is full of magic and strange scientific advancements similar to recent Star Wars movies, so you see a lot of creepy and strange characters which makes it intriguing and makes you want to keep reading!

Stalk

Take this charming woman, for example. Her name is Stalk. This is, at first, a character who seems evil and scary and who tries to stop Alana and Marko on their journey by working for one of the sides of the military to help capture and bring them in and take there child. As the story unfolds, you learn that things are not always as they seem and untold stories lie in waiting.Saga

There are so many awesome characters that are both witty and smart ass throughout the comic. This is one that will leave you lol-ing to yourself all the way. The story is really great at showing that not everything is what it appears be with the characters, class, and gender, as well as the time frame in this particular tale.comic

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Isabel

As the characters clash their way through countless attacks from both sides of the military and exhaustion sets in from running, they happen upon unexpected help and unexpected journeys. This ghost girl, Isabel, is an indigenous forest spirit with an interesting history who knows fascinating mysteries and secrets of the land. She is a spirit that happens to save their lives more than once. She becomes an interesting part of the plot by the end of the first book and both Alana and Marko realize that in order to survive, they must trust in the unknown and not be afraid to accept help from others, even if the others happen to be a group of forest spirits.

I think one of my favorite things about this comic is that it really broke down a lot of sexist and racist barriers by capturing the drama of both sides of every story. Saga for me was an epic love story full of humor and adult thrills and dramas. This was one my husband brought home for me and we sat and read it together (I highly recommend this, by the way) so it was a lot of fun and we both enjoyed it a lot. For us, it seemed almost like a new-age Star Wars based in another dimension somewhere in space. It was that good! I will say, hide this one far away and up high from any children that may be near (it’s quite graphic at times), but other than that, it’s really unlike anything else out there. The art is fantastic, the originality is cherry, and I can’t wait to read Volume 2! Off I go to the comic shop!

Stay Nerdy <3

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