Saga (comic)

Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples, the creators of "Saga".

Saga is an American space opera / fantasy comics series by Brian K. Vaughan (script) and Fiona Staples (drawings). The series has been published monthly by Image Comics since March 2012 .

The series is heavily influenced by Star Wars and Vaughan's impressions as a child and father. It is about a pair of lovers, Alana and Marko, who flee from the captors of their two rival states against the backdrop of a galactic war with their newborn daughter Hazel. Described by the creators as “ Star Wars meets Game of Thrones ”, “Saga” evokes themes and impressions from science fiction and fantasy epics like “ The Lord of the Rings ” and classic dramas like “ Romeo and Juliet ” in the eye of criticism . In 2013 the series won the British Fantasy Award .

Both the first edition (the first two editions of which sold out quickly) and the subsequent editions were unanimously praised by American critics, namely for the sensitivity of the main characters and the surrealistic background, the timely political undertones of the framework, and the excellent graphic representation of the genre-typical backgrounds as well as the facial expressions of the characters.

Anthologies

English

• Saga, Vol. 1 . Issues 1 through 6. Image Comics (softcover), October 2012. ISBN 978-1-60706-601-9
• Saga, Vol. 2 . Issues 7 through 12. Image Comics (softcover), July 2013. ISBN 978-1-60706-692-7
• Saga, Vol. 3 . Issues 13-18. Image Comics (softcover), March 2014. ISBN 978-1-60706-931-7
• Saga, Vol. 4 . Issues 19 through 24. Image Comics (softcover), December 2014. ISBN 978-1-63215-077-6
• Saga, Vol. 5 . Issues 25-30. Image Comics (softcover), September 2015. ISBN 978-1-63215-438-5
• Saga, Vol. 6 . Issues 31 through 36. Image Comics (softcover), June 2016. ISBN 978-1-63215-711-9
• Saga, Vol. 7 . Issues 37 through 42. Image Comics (softcover), March 2017. ISBN 978-1-5343-0060-6
• Saga, Vol. 8 . Issues 43 through 48. Image Comics (softcover), January 2018. ISBN 978-1-5343-0349-2
• Saga, Vol. 9 . Issues 49-54. Image Comics (softcover), October 2018. ISBN 978-1-5343-0837-4
• Saga - Book One . Issues 1 through 18. Image Comics (Hardcover), November 2014. ISBN 978-1-63215-078-3
• Saga - Book Two . Issues 19 through 36. Image Comics (Hardcover), April 2017. ISBN 978-1-63215-903-8
• Saga - Book Three . Issues 37-54. Image Comics (Hardcover), June 2019. ISBN 978-1-5343-1221-0
• Saga - Compendium One . Issues 1 through 54. Image Comics (Hardcover), August 2019. ISBN 978-1-5343-1346-0

German

• Saga 1 . Issues 1 through 6. Cross Cult (Hardcover), August 2013. ISBN 978-3-86425-187-0
• Saga 2 . Issues 7 through 12. Cross Cult (Hardcover), December 2013. ISBN 978-3-86425-188-7
• Saga 3 . Issues 13 through 18. Cross Cult (Hardcover), August 2014. ISBN 978-3-86425-189-4
• Saga 4 . Issues 19 through 24. Cross Cult (Hardcover), February 2015. ISBN 978-3-86425-190-0
• Saga 5 . Issues 25-30. Cross Cult (Hardcover), December 2015. ISBN 978-3-86425-698-1
• Saga 6 . Issues 31 through 36. Cross Cult (Hardcover), October 2016. ISBN 978-3-86425-699-8
• Saga 7 . Issues 37 through 42. Cross Cult (Hardcover), October 2017. ISBN 978-3-95981-089-0
• Saga 8 . Issues 43 to 48. Cross Cult (Hardcover), March 2018. ISBN 978-3-95981-593-2
• Saga 9 . Issues 49 through 54. Cross Cult (Hardcover), November 2018. ISBN 978-3-95981-759-2

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Zalben, Alex (March 5, 2012). "The 'Saga' Of Brian K. Vaughan: How He Went From Runaway Kids To Epic Fantasy" . MTV Geek .
2. ↑ "AICN COMICS REVIEWS: Brian K. Vaughan's SAGA! FAIREST! ​​UNCANNY X-MEN! AKA! & MORE !!!" . Ain't it cool news . March 14, 2012.
3. ↑ Richards, Ron (Jan. 30, 2012). "ADVANCE REVIEW: SAGA # 1 (Spoiler Free)" . iFanboy .
4. ↑ "THIRD TIME'S THE CHARM FOR SAGA AND THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS" . Image comics . March 21, 2012.
5. ^ Todd Allen: Advance Review: "Saga" By Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples. (No longer available online.) The Beat, March 12, 2012, archived from the original on August 25, 2012 ; Retrieved January 27, 2013 . 
6. ^ Evans, Alex (March 15, 2012). "Saga # 1 - Review" . Weekly Comic Book Review .
7. ↑ Uzumeri, David (March 14, 2012). "'Saga': Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples Bring a Stellar Sci-Fi Comic Into the World" . ComicsAlliance .
8. ^ Serafino, Jason (March 16, 2012). Review: 'Lost' Writer Brian K. Vaughan Combines Sci-Fi And Fantasy In Image Comics' 'Saga' " . Complex .