Saga Volume One

Saga Volume One

Issues #1-6

Publisher: Image Comics, Inc

Story: Brian K. Vaughan

Art: Fiona Staples

Rated: M/Mature

Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Price: $9.99

The first volume of Saga shows you exactly what you're in for from the very start. It's a melding of fantasy type characters, with a science fiction world around them. Marko and Alana were on opposite sides of a war that has been raging across the galaxy and want no part of it, preferring to start a family. I was immediately struck by how realistically gritty the characters are, they seem to instantly have a back story and a personality that the reader understands.

Brian K. Vaughan pens dialogue that just seems true to the characters, they speak the way people actually speak, which sometimes seems are rarity in the world of comic books. The motivations of the cast are presented in such a way that the reader can relate shortly after to the how and why behind what the character is doing. It also appears that no character is immune to danger in the world, which adds a certain amount of tension to every conflict, as you believe that no one is quite safe.

Fiona Staple's artwork helps keep this otherworldly setting from overwhelming you as you read. Fantastic beasts, and uniquely drawn characters seem to push the limits of what this galaxy has to offer. Just as you accept the horns or wings on an otherwise human looking body you're assailed by another being or creature more outrageous than the last.

Conclusion: An amazing introduction to new world that stuns the reader at every turn. While the language, violence and sex may turn some readers away; those that get engrossed in the story will be highly pleased to have been dropped into a world so full of memorable characters and a realistic seeming world

Rating: 8/10