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

5 reviews

fox_at_the_circus's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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? No

4.75

an amazing story with amazing art work! i love how colourful it is, in its art, but also in its world building. there are so many different people and planets and lives, every page is something new to explore.
having such a big cast of characters also allows for a lot of different opinions and themes and story lines to be explored, the comic really touches on everything and it never feels forced or rushed. and it also never feels like to much, because the story always brings it back to Hazel's family. it is so nice seeing them adapt and change and grow and still keep together.
Hazel as the narrator is great and does a lot for the tone of the story. It helps knowing she got through her current problems, but also with her hinting towards future plot point, makes you feel already nostalgic for things you haven't seen yet.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

breamfish1138's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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? Yes

5.0

Yeah, the word masterpiece is overused a lot, but I think this one qualifies. 
I could spend this entire review jabbering on about how it's a heartbreaking, sometimes bleak often hilarious paen to love against all odds, or how it genuinely gives me hope for this messed up world of ours that this kind of art is being created. 
But instead, I'll just say, read it. 
Read it and laugh huge chuckles of the "what the f#ck was that?" variety. Read it and weep uncontrollably at the various harrowing realities laid bare. Read it and see more filthy, anarchic, bloody, raw, wonderful content than you thought could exist in a comic book. 
(Note: if you're under 18 and/or of a sensitive disposition i would advise you to ignore this advice. See content warnings)
Thanks, Fiona Staples and Brian K. Vaughan, you cooked good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Abortion, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

This series unambiguously puts the "graphic" into "graphic novel." If you're uncomfortable about anything listed, don't read it. And don't say I didn't warn you. (Dear God there's so many penises)

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

4.5

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

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

Minor: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Abortion

Fantasy racism and classism

kenzie5227's review

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Xenophobia, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Terminal illness

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

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

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