Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples: Saga, Volume 2 (Italian language, 2013)
Italian language
Published March 29, 2013
"Après avoir réchappé aux horreurs de la planète Clivage, à ses champs de bataille, et aux chasseurs de primes lancés à leur poursuite, Alana, Marko et leur fille Hazel, symbole d'une paix possible entre les deux peuples, s'apprêtent à relever leur plus grand défi : faire la connaissance des grands-parents !" [Source : 4e de couv.].
I just keep getting blown away by the character and world design, between the giant scrotum and world-egg it's completely out there and so much fun.
As with the first volume, I really like the story and the art.
The combination of the different plots works well and even I, as a graphic novel newbie, appreciate it a lot.
Coming from someone who never really got comics, I was surprised that I loved volume one. Volume two just kept coming: the world building, the characters and its gorgeous.
Coming from someone who never really got comics, I was surprised that I loved volume one. Volume two just kept coming: the world building, the characters and its gorgeous.
Wow it stayed excellent
Still perfection.
Socks rocking rockness. Still explicit, but excellent art and story make up for that.
Possibly the best series ever. I'm looking forward to Volume 3...
I was harsh on the first volume of Saga, but I really liked this one. The story is coming together well, and the artwork is great.
I'm still of the opinion that it's over-priced for what is essentially a single hour of reading - this time, I didn't buy the book, I simply read a friend's copy.
I was halfway there after reading volume one but now I'm completely a fan. Not only is the universe Vaughan created interesting and surprising without being too random, the characters all seem to transcend their cliche at one point or another. Vaughan keeps the storyline surprising if inevitable and makes sure there are enough humorous moments to keep me smiling throughout the read. Not only is the writing entertaining and well paced but the art by Fiona Staples is just fantastic. She gives life to so many of the creative ideas floating throughout the book and has enough visual humor and style to pull off whatever tasteless passages erupt during the story with panache. I highly recommend this volume and this series to any reader, comic fan or not.
This is every bit as wonderful as volume 1! Wildly imaginative, suspenseful, grounded in characters, and funny.
The second collected edition of everyone’s favorite galactic Romeo & Juliet story collects issues #7-12. It begins immediately following the events of Volume 1. Marko & Alana (along with Hazel & Izabel) have escaped Cleave and are fleeing the war on their interstellar treeship. Marko’s parents make a surprise visit, only to discover the situation that their son is now in. Needless to say, they are not pleased. While all of this is going on, our happy couple is still being pursuing by various nepharious agents who want to collect the bounties on their heads.
If volume one was an audacious statement of intent, then volume two only deepens the vision and mythos. Flashbacks are used to give more information and background to the various characters. The writing and art continue to be of the highest quality.
Saga may just be the best SFnal comic that I’ve ever read. I …
The second collected edition of everyone’s favorite galactic Romeo & Juliet story collects issues #7-12. It begins immediately following the events of Volume 1. Marko & Alana (along with Hazel & Izabel) have escaped Cleave and are fleeing the war on their interstellar treeship. Marko’s parents make a surprise visit, only to discover the situation that their son is now in. Needless to say, they are not pleased. While all of this is going on, our happy couple is still being pursuing by various nepharious agents who want to collect the bounties on their heads.
If volume one was an audacious statement of intent, then volume two only deepens the vision and mythos. Flashbacks are used to give more information and background to the various characters. The writing and art continue to be of the highest quality.
Saga may just be the best SFnal comic that I’ve ever read. I really cannot recommend it highly enough. Start with volume one. When you finish that, read volume two.
Saga Vol 2 gives us issues 7 through 12 of the ongoing Saga... saga written by Brian K. Vaughan and drawn by Fiona Staples.
And this is very much an ongoing book so we come in mid-story and we go out mid-story. If you can, get Vol 1 first, but either way read Saga.
Beyond simply being one of the best comics published today, Saga is a Space Fantasy (think Star Wars) on a galactic scale. We have magic, we have technology, we have robot bounty hunters (who happen to be royalty). There's guys with wings. There's guys with horns. There's naked giants with warty scrotums (I am not kidding).
I should probably mention that this is a book for mature readers, not children. It doesn't shy away from life in all its vulgarity. There is nakedness and some of it is entirely gratuitous. There's also curse words and a …
Saga Vol 2 gives us issues 7 through 12 of the ongoing Saga... saga written by Brian K. Vaughan and drawn by Fiona Staples.
And this is very much an ongoing book so we come in mid-story and we go out mid-story. If you can, get Vol 1 first, but either way read Saga.
Beyond simply being one of the best comics published today, Saga is a Space Fantasy (think Star Wars) on a galactic scale. We have magic, we have technology, we have robot bounty hunters (who happen to be royalty). There's guys with wings. There's guys with horns. There's naked giants with warty scrotums (I am not kidding).
I should probably mention that this is a book for mature readers, not children. It doesn't shy away from life in all its vulgarity. There is nakedness and some of it is entirely gratuitous. There's also curse words and a few scenes of explicit gay porn. I'm sure someone's been upset by it.
On the more serious side there's also war by galactic proxy and a very genuine and moving love story at the heart of the book. Marko and Alana are your classic Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story lovers from the wrong side. Only so far without the suicides. And they have a young baby, Hazel.
Of course both sides of this ugly war can't be having that. It ruins all their propaganda and might actually end the war. So they've sent bounty hunters to kill all involved.
In these issues, Marko's ex is chasing the lovers down and she has a bit of a grudge. Meanwhile his parents have already found them and now there's an awkward encounter. Oh and a planet turns out to be a giant egg.
It's hard to really describe all that's going on because it's so huge and out there. And yet at the same time Vaughan keeps things grounded because Marko and Alana's relationship with each other and their baby is entirely credible. And the secondary characters have a solid feel to them to. They each have their own angles and issues that they're working through.
Fiona Staple's art is just beautiful too (well not the warty scrotum) and each of the races she's called on to portray looks unique. Indeed the individuals of that race look unique. That's not easy to pull off.
It's gorgeous. It's clever. You should read it.
