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Title: Saga, Volume. 2
Series Title: Saga
Authors: Brian K. Vaughn & Fiona Staples
Date Added: May 23, 2017
Date Started: May 27, 2017
Date Finished: May 29, 2017
Reading Duration: 2 days
Genre: Graphic Novel/Comic, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Paranormal Romance, Space Opera
Pages: 144
Publication Date: June 19, 2013
Publisher: Image Comics
Media: Paperback
From award-winning writer Brian K. Vaughan (Pride of Baghdad, Ex Machina) and critically acclaimed artist Fiona Staples (Mystery Society, Done to Death), Saga is sweeping tale of one young family fighting to find their place in the universe. Thanks to her star-crossed parents Marko and Alana, newborn baby Hazel has already survived lethal assassins, rampaging armies, and horrific monsters, but in the cold vastness of outer space, the little girl encounters her strangest adventure yet… grandparents.
The thing you have to remember about war is that the only truly innocent parties are the children, and sometimes even they are forced to fight. I wonder if we’ll ever find out what caused the initial conflict between Landfall and its moon Wreath, not that it matters at this point. Generations have come and gone and they’re not only still fighting, but the war has mostly moved away from the original combatants to distant corners of the universe.
Stories like this make you sympathize with both sides just by nature of having Alana and Marko being together and producing Hazel. Both of them fought on opposite ends, but neither of them care about that anymore. This little family is one blip in an eternal bloody conflict, attempting to escape and ever pursued by those who wish to kill or exploit them.
In this volume, we’re introduced to Barr and Klara, Hazel’s paternal grandparents who are none too pleased their son eloped with their world’s mortal enemy, but like all grandparents, they don’t let such frivolity occupy them for long, especially considering the stakes.
This story continues to impress me.
5 stars.
Note: I know this is not the greatest review, but I’ve pretty much been shotgunning the series, and I didn’t take very good notes on the second volume. It’s hard to go on pure memory when it’s just one overarching narrative. If the purpose of a review is to convince you to read the story in question, I hope I’ve at least done that.
<–Saga: Volume 1 Saga: Volume 3–>
The Shameful Narcissist Speaks 
I don’t blame you for shotgunning through this series, I adore what I’ve read so far!
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It is so hard to put down. I’m actually annoyed, because I *should* have gotten Volume 6 today, but apparently Amazon shipped it wrong and through UPS who won’t leave a package unless you’re home or you tell them it’s okay to. I just bought the last two because it doesn’t make sense to buy them one at a time and waste all those packing materials.
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I just liberated myself from my book buying ban and have bought 5 in the last couple days. 3 are coming from Amazon and they better not fuck up my order!
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They remedied my issue really quickly; I’ll give the that. I got my Saga 6 today and started it 😀 I also spent like $50 on some other books *sigh*
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Great stuff. Have you read any other BKV
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I haven’t yet, but he’s definitely on my radar now!
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It just keeps getting better 😀 I loved the grandparents. Marko’s mom is a total badass!
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Right?! Klara is no joke whatsoever. I’m currently on Volume 6 and am going to be so sad when I finish 7. I can’t wait for 8 to come out.
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My boyfriend’s OCD about comics being in perfect condition when he buys them prevented me from reading volume 3 of Saga this weekend. lol I was soooo mad. He had it in his hands and was going to buy it when he noticed something wrong with the bottom of the back cover. I was beyond frustrated. So close, and yet so far!! *sobs* One day, though! 😛
I’m glad you’re loving the series so far and zipping along right through it. 😀
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Omg for some reason this reminds me of my cousins when we’d go to the store. They wouldn’t buy the last of anything. So if there was one bottle of a particular soda left, they wouldn’t buy it, because they’re reasoning was there must be something wrong with it for it to be left. I…understand it, but as long as I didn’t see anything wrong with the product, I was okay with it. For the comic…I get it, but still lol. I guess he likes things to be pristine.
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lol Oh, wow. Yeah, I agree, I wouldn’t mind getting the last of a product as long as, like you said, nothing is wrong with it. 🙂 Yeah, my bf’s definitely into things being “just so”. lol
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