![]() ![]() ![]() All of it vividly brought to life by the skillful hands of Fiona Staples and writing of Brian K. ![]() They also unveiled Staples’ cover for the volume. Vaughan and artist Fiona Staples revealed this in a recent chat with Entertainment Weekly. Meanwhile, this all marks the halfway point of the story. Dubbed Saga: Compendium One, the softcover volume is due Oct. More importantly, you’ll find some brilliant commentary on life, politics, and ideology woven in between the space high jinks and crushing moments. The compendium will collect all 54 issues of Saga to date. But if you can handle Game of Thrones and similar shows you will be rewarded with some gripping entertainment. That’s what all great science fiction and fantasy does Saga does it better than others.įair warning, it is a lot to take in and some of the material is definitely rated R. ![]() The pages of Saga use fantasy and space adventure as a backdrop to some of the heaviest subjects. From transgender experiences, species/race mixing, false wars, and income inequality, and hate crimes. The sprawling list of characters, species, storylines, and adventures are a simulacrum for ideas and themes in the real world. I didn’t expect something so adult in nature but that same edginess allows for the creators to explore subjects Star Wars would never go near. Every chapter packs a punch and pulls you further in. Years went by before I finally picked up the compendium. The first time I saw a cover for one of the Saga comics I thought there would be an epic story played out on those pages. Saga is an epic space opera/fantasy comic book series created by writer Brian K. ![]()
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