Saga Volume 7

Another amazing, painful, and perfect volume. It'll tear you apart, but you won't be able to walk away, no matter how much it hurts.
I'm not going to give you any info about the story (no spoilers and such) but I will say you're probably gonna get teary...

Everything I like is still there: stark, expressive artwork, characters I care about, and strongly-paced action.This shows new sides even of older characters, it hints at advancement of characters we know, and ends with a dire cliff-hanger.

This story has my highest recommendation. But, if you're new to Saga's worlds, please start at the beginning. This will make a lot more sense when you see how everyone got here.

-- wiredweird

Cant say enough of this Story except it truly deserves the "Saga" title. Everyone will love it. I have even recommended it for friends and family who arent into comic reading and they thoroughly enjoy it. That is how well done this series is. If an art-form can draw in new-comers to the scene then its worthy of all the praise.

I don't normally post reviews on the store or anywhere else. Saga is that good, though. It is graphic at times but it's essential to the story; life is graphic. Fiona Staples' art is fantastic, too; I love it. If you enjoy comics you'll enjoy this. I do recommend starting at Volume 1, though.

Entertaining as usual but the arc seemed anticlimactic and the new temporary characters underdeveloped. The bounty hunters weren't doing much and seemed like filler despite the last moment with lying cat. I think he needs to start unfolding the broader meta around the war as well. I just don't see how he can sustain quality without repeating the fugitive storyline.

I think the superlatives surrounding this comic are probably as well deserved as ever. The humor, art, and diversity of characters continues to keep this book at the top of the ranks.

My complaint for this book, even more so than previous volumes, is the sledgehammer of personal politics that the author bashes over your head at every opportunity. The analogies to global politics and social issues are so thinly veiled that he might as well have a talk show on cable TV. having said that, if you agree with his world view, I'm sure that this comic is the best thing in the universe.

As far as this volume is concerned, I enjoyed the march towards an inevitable conlusion: the more characters you introduce, the more you must eventually cull. I wasn't sold on Rogue One until the last fifteen minutes of that movie. Similarly, I didn't know how much I liked this story arc until the last couple pages and then I was satisfied with the direction we went with these issues. The last volume seemed to almost have had a natural conclusion for the book and this volume managed to wrap an entire story in its pages and yet set up possibilities for the future.

Opening the universe Brian and Fiona create a continuation of something real and funny as well as intense sexual experience. Building a child back into Saga letting the clock of time distract the light it is exposed to.
"Once upon a time, each of us was somebody's kid. Everyone had a farther , even if he never provided anything more than his seed. Everyone had a mother, even if she had to leave us on a stranger's doorstep.No matter how we're eventually raised, all of our stories begin the exact same way. They all end the same, too"
"Never worry what other people think of you, because no one ever thinks of you..."
"All good children's stories are the same young creature breaks rules, has incredible adventure, then returns home with the knowledge that aforementioned rules are there for a reason.Of course, the actual message to the careful reader is: break the rules as often as you can,because who the hell doesn't want to have an adventure."
Everyone needs to be somebody else sometimes
Every relationship is an education
When a man carries an instrument of violence he'll always find the justification to use it.
Hopelessly interwined with each other...
Magnificent aspects of the divine people your community you become a part of.

The seventh volume in the story of Marko, Alana and Hazel, two defecting soldiers from opposite sides of an intergalactic war and their hybrid daughter. As they traverse space in their treehouse-rocketship, they're hunted by bounty hunters and assassins from both their homeworlds – though at the same time, they've managed to pick up a surprisingly number of friends and allies.

Although comparisons to Star Wars are easy, rest assured that despite both sagas being set in "fantasy space" against a backdrop of war, they're very different in content and tone. "Star Wars" is essentially a story of good versus evil, the Rebellion against the Empire, whilst there's no way to discern the good guys from the bad guys in "Saga". This is a war in which innocence has long-since been obliterated, and Alana and Marko have no interest whatsoever in fighting for peace. They just want a quiet place to raise their daughter.

Here they end up staying for a protracted period of time on a comet known as Phang, rich in fuel and so of particular interest to both sides of the war. Our immediate family is happy enough, especially when they begin to share their resources with a tribe of alien-meerkats, but fellow travelling companions Petrichor (an escaped transgender prisoner) and Prince Robot IV (an exiled aristocrat from an enemy planet) are finding unhealthy ways of dealing with their cabin fever.

And unbeknownst to all of them, Phang is on a collision course with a Timesuck (best described as a sentient black hole, though its design is something you have to see to believe) which means imminent death.

In a separate subplot, The Will – one of the family's original pursuers – tracks down his old cohorts Gwendolyn, Sophie and Lying Cat, though by this stage several years have passed and they're not all the people they used to be. Finally, there's one more mercenary known The March thrown in, who promises to cause plenty of trouble for our protagonists.

As though to make up for the relative lightness of the previous volume, Brian K. Vaughan leans heavily into themes of death, despair and nihilism in this instalment. A regular character is killed off rather pointlessly, and a group of sentient creatures are written as having faith in a higher power seemingly so Vaughan can make a point about how deluded they are. It's certainly not a cheerful story by any stretch of the imagination.

As ever, Fiona Staples brings the story to life with her amazing artwork, and I was amused to discover that (after a break in the last issue) she's back to adding one requisite "shock panel" that will make any reader wince. In the past it's been graphic violence, sex, murder, nudity or childbirth – here it's an android *relieving himself* in his quarters (to put it as delicately as possible).

This isn't my favourite volume in the series, but it provides a valuable stepping stone to the next, and several interesting character beats. In particular, Hazel is no longer a baby anymore, but a small human child that can form thoughts and ideas of her own. As the whole thing is narrated by an older (unseen) Hazel from a much later point in time, "Saga" is gradually taking shape as the story of her growth from child to adult, and all the learning curves she experienced on the way.

Very emotional addition to the Saga series. As usual there are plenty of new characters, some who stay and some who don't. The stakes are high for everyone involved. Volume 7 takes some time to slow down and provide a tension-filled period of happiness for Marko and Alana and their family. But as warned, it won't last (and when does happiness ever last in Saga?), though I won't say what happens. Sir Robot shows off some new, erm, sides, and The Will is looking as out of shape as ever, and his story arc takes a new turn. As always, the artwork by Fiona Staples is terrific, among the best out there. She probably the best at showing human emotion in character faces and eliciting tears from readers. This is some powerful stuff (and I'm not referring to the Fadeaway).

I have to agree with what others have already stated, being that Saga is maybe not so much telling a story as it is creating an ongoing series of soap opera that is just going to pad the story out as long as it can and still hold readers... But to be fair, I suspected this a long time ago and chose to stay on board anyway, but I think I am done.

I get that a story is a product, but at the same time, I'm not interested in a monthly delivery of fast food drama, and I'm not so sure that Saga is trying to do much more than that. I like some soap opera, with character deaths and even little circular story arcs if there is also a strong sense of forward story momentum, but it has to be more than just a meaningless cliff hangar on the last page of every issue. I guess I've gotten sort of bored with our surviving main characters, so I'm out..

The continuing story of a host of characters of different species as they fight for their survival and for their loved ones. The plot centres around a war between two races which spreads across the cosmos involving many others. The child of a Romeo-and-Juliet couple may resolve the growing crisis. It's difficult to write another review for this series without giving too much away: new characters appear and some die. There's plenty to keep the reader interested and

The artwork is fun as it depicts all the various races, few of which are humanoid. There is a lot of violent action and many main characters die in the process.

And it’s not finished – there’s more to come. Let's not keep this going forever, enjoyable as it is.

I've enjoyed reading and re-reading SAGA since way back when we started in 2011! And I'm so excited by how great the series is every month. Volume 5 was a tragic story for me. It really broke away from where Saga had been going for years and I was worried we'd never return to as fun and brilliant as the series used to be. But we did it! The family is back and stronger than ever.

While you could call Vol. 6 a return to form (like Vol. 1 or 2) -- I'd call Vol. 7 a return to the heart and soul of the comic (like Vol. 3 or 4). Regardless, this volume is different in that it showcases the Phang story arc rather than a larger over-arching storyline like usual volumes would. This mostly creates some changes in pacing and style but nothing major. Overall, it feels like a classic, fun, dark, and sexy Saga story. So glad we've returned to our prime.

"Saga" continues to merit the praise it has won. This collection of issues gets back into family dynamics, a strong suit of a book where the relationships are the most compelling part. We also meet an entirely new family, and learn more about the sad situation of Prince Robot and his clan.

These books are fresh, unique, and captivating. Unfortunately they have an insidious social justice warrior lean that peddles transgenderism as a completely normal aspect of society instead of the crippling mental disease that it is; in addition to other obsequious depictions of graphic sex, masturbation, and homosexuality. Don't want my children exposed to this trife until they are much older, which is a shame because the story is awesome!