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Saga: Compendium One, by Fiona Staples, Brian K. Vaughan

6 reviews

meganpbell's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

It won’t take you long to see why this hilarious, war-torn, heart-shattering, sexually graphic, peace-exalting, violent science fantasy space opera starring star-crossed interspecies lovers, their adorable baby, a robot prince, a hitman with a hairless cat, and many other lovable and villainous aliens has been censored, challenged, banned…and won twelve Eisner Awards, seventeen Harvey Awards, and a Hugo. It’s a masterpiece.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, War, Trafficking, Abortion, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Drug use, Sexual assault, Colonisation, Death, Grief, Murder, Violence, Addiction, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Torture, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Drug abuse, and Medical content

jazhandz's review

adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

The rare story that’s as good as everyone says it is. I didn’t love everything, but I loved a lot and liked damn near everything. Fiona Staples creates the kind of world that could only exist in comics, so stylish and stellar to look at. BKV’s writing hews a little heavy-handed, but the (many) characters are compelling, and he did well at what he always does well: making me care. Completely worth the hype and I’m so glad I read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, War, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Addiction, and Blood

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Vomit, and Miscarriage

Minor: Abortion, Homophobia, and Transphobia

Fantasy racism and classism

natgoe's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, War, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Pregnancy, Animal death, Abortion, Addiction, Drug abuse, Death, Sexual content, Gun violence, Cursing, Child abuse, Bullying, Homophobia, Death of parent, Blood, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Gore, and Drug use

elysekaderli's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This series pulls positively no punches, and left me speechless. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Murder, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Violence

printzgirl's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

 Saga is a fantasy space opera comic series that is currently halfway through its overall story arc. Saga follows a young couple, Alanna and Marko, as they flee from the governments of their respective home worlds that have been at war for decades. Alanna and Marko have committed the ultimate crime: falling in love and having a baby. All they want is to raise their daughter peacefully, but the rest of the universe wants them dead. Along the way, they encounter ghosts, bounty hunters, vengeful lovers, disgraced princes, reclusive authors, and more. 

I cannot express how much I love Saga, and I am eagerly awaiting the day that the authors announce when the next issues will start being published. From Fiona Staple’s gorgeous artwork to the complex characters to the gripping plot, this series has everything. Above all, it is a rumination on just how far reaching the effects of war are. No one is spared from its horrors, and often, the most innocent are the ones who lose the most. At the same time, though, Saga is about finding love and a will to live even amongst all the horrors in the universe. It is a beautiful and heartbreaking tale.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Trafficking, Addiction, Blood, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Murder, Sexual content, Slavery, War, and Xenophobia

eamily's review

adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Violence, Vomit, Sexual content, Body horror, Child abuse, Grief, Miscarriage, Murder, Pedophilia, Colonisation, Cursing, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, War, Abortion, Addiction, Blood, Child death, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Outing, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Body shaming, Abandonment, Classism, and Terminal illness

Minor: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Medical content, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Rape