artist: Fiona Staples
So yeah, Saga is basically a soap opera, which if you take the term "space opera" in full soap opera context, is exactly what you might have always expected a space opera to be like.
Which is to say, the story is still hinging on whether or not Marko has a chance of getting back together with Alana. At the moment it looks pretty grim. He was thrown out after he, uh, threw groceries at her (it's slightly more complicated than that, but she's basically treating it as spousal abuse; she doesn't trust him, he doesn't trust her, and oh wait! a psycho robot janitor kidnapped their baby girl!), and this issue sees him actually have a bad drug experience (which was kind of the whole reason he, uh, threw groceries at her), which reminds him of all the bad things he's done (worse than throwing groceries). He emerges with a clear sense of what he has to do next. Whether that ends up making sense remains to be seen.
This is a space opera filled with great characters, by the way. That's kind of the real appeal of Saga, that it's the most clearheaded science fiction creation since Star Trek and Star Wars, fairly straightforward yet filled with moving parts. Fortunately, they'll all very distinctive. The two in the image I've included for this issue are: 1) the shorter one, Ghus, a deceptively cuddly-looking fellow who is more than willing to help 2) Prince Robot IV draw some blood. Prince Robot is by definition awesome. His Robot Kingdom features a population with television monitors for heads. Pure awesomeness.
Saga is filled with moments like that.
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