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Saga: Book One by Brian K. Vaughan

3 reviews

12dejamoo's review

adventurous funny tense medium-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

My friend used to bring these books in to geography class and we'd sit at the back of the room reading each new volume as she managed to borrow them from her uncle, and having the best time. And I have wanted to read Saga properly since and it's such a delight to discover that it's just as great as I remember. The art is beautiful and the story is great and the whole concept is wonderful. Character design?? Amazing.

There are lots of little details I love. Like how the characters speaking Blue are just speaking Blue and it doesn't translate them. And there are all these different species because it's space and why not. And that each of the Landfall and Wreath citizens have slightly different wings/horns.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Violence, Trafficking, Murder, and War

Moderate: Body horror, Kidnapping, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Blood, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

stephanieridiculous's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

Visually stunning, an interesting if overdone basic premise, interesting world - but holy smokes is it crude/graphic/vulgar for really no reason. It's not likely I'll continue- I'd like to know more about Hazel and what goes on in general, but the peripheral content isn't worth wading through to me to find out. (Please note this is a matter of personal preference; it's good writing, it's just not for me. 2 stars reflect just how basic the premise is and how much time is devoted to shock factor instead of furthering the plot.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail

marissasa's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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

5.0

An epic, broad, sweeping sci-fi graphic novel that certainly lives up to the name Saga. The art is simply outstanding, capturing the iconic superhero comic look but in a way that's scifi unique, somehow painterly, and just gorgeous to look at. The characters are lovable and flawed, and I especially love the handwritten narration amongst the panels from the pov of the child as if she is telling the story of her parents' and her life to the reader. Despite the heaviness of war, death, grief, and loss, there are still joyous and triumphant moments among the main cast and tons of creatively fun side characters and world-building for the eyes to feast on. The big themes of trying to survive and keep love alive amidst a backdrop of complex war are ones that are inherently interesting and serve as a great vehicle for this family's narrative to play out. I cannot wait to read more of this series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism