artist: Fiona Staples
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That's not always the case, mind.
But it certainly was with Saga. I've realized recently that Brian K. Vaughan's latest epic, this time a sci-fi epic, is kind of like Hawkman. If you're at all familiar with Thanagar, you know what I'm talking about. There's nothing wrong with that.
But since I read with such horrible consistency these days (there were days of yore when I read dozens of series faithfully every month!), there are always sacrifices. Even series I adore I can't/don't read regularly. So the fact that my recent record with Saga has been spotty at best is no negative judgment on the series.
The saga of Saga revolves around the flight of Marko and Alana, members of warring alien species with a classic Romeo & Juliet romance going on. Lately they've gone into hiding. As the above panel suggests, they have different ideas of what that means.
(I should note that the panel is not the greatest representation of Fiona Staples' work. She's brilliant. Like this:
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One of the great things about Saga is its narrator, Hazel, who is the daughter of Marko and Alana, who as the series progresses has just been born, so she's kind of like Richard Dreyfuss in Stand by Me or Bob Saget in How I Met Your Mother. The last page of the issue offers a startling development that is heartbreaking if I'm interpreting it correctly. I probably am. It's awful!
But again, Saga is awesome!
It's awful! But it's awesome!
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