artist: Fiona Staples
The nature of the conflict between Landfall and Wreath is explored to considerable length this issue, which turns out to be a setup for an ending that adds a new wrinkle to the Saga, um, saga.
Dengo, the janitor from the Robot Kingdom who has been dictating a lot of the action lately as well as kidnapping Prince Robot IV's newborn and Hazel, the infant child of Alana and Marko, has the following exchange with Alana:
Alana: What the hell have you done now, android?"
Dengo: Commenced with Plan B. I'd hoped to persuade others to join my campaign through words and images, but it's clear the only language people understand is action.
Alana: Dengo, who's out there?
Dengo: A heroic band of freedom fighters dedicated to ending both of your worlds' reigns of terror.
Alana: No. Please tell me you didn't really bring the Rebellion here.
Dengo: "Rebellion" is for teenage girls.
Which means a bunch of new characters! One of the great strengths of Saga is Vaughan's ability to create dynamic personalities out of clearly-defined roles. Beyond that, the Revolution is a clever spin on a sci-fi trope made famous by Star Wars and featured most recently to great success in Guardians of the Galaxy.
Also of note for dedicated readers, as always, is the letters section, in which one correspondent hilariously explains how Saga ruined her relationship with her mother, and another from a prison inmate that continues a different saga entirely, the effects of a different prison inmate who brought the love of comics inside the institution. Real Shawshank Redemption stuff there, folks.
Have I mentioned how much I love the name of Vaughan's dog, Hamburger K. Vaughan?
Genius.
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