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SAGA #7

Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples’ smash-hit ongoing series returns!

An all-new adventure begins, as new parents Marko and Alana make an unexpected discovery in the vast emptiness of outer space.

Story by Brian K. Vaughan
Art by Fiona Staples
Cover by Fiona Staples

Price: $2.99
iFanboy Community Pick of the Week Percentage: 24.4%

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  1. Avatar photo jackietam says:
    November 12, 2012 at 8:23 pm

    That hiatus was too long…

    • Avatar photo kzap says:
      November 13, 2012 at 8:24 am

      If the books keeps up the same quality I don’t care.
      I’m just a poor student at the moment and like that my bank balances gets a break every so often, I wish more comics would do it, I certainly appreciate them more when they come back and it gives those catching up with trades an easy point to jump on.
      All that said I’m not complaining it’s back and it’s something to look forward to every month.
      This is going to be an expensive week of comics for me but an absolutely great one.

    • Avatar photo jasonhart says:
      November 13, 2012 at 10:43 am

      @kzap – Totally agree with you there, man. The little break helped the wallet (poor family man), & the anticipation of its return, instead of a steady output, is kinda fun.

      Also, the break coinciding with the trade release is such a great idea. I was just thinking, I’d love to jump onto Prophet in issues, but there’s such a bad overlap between trades & issue releases, that I’ll probably just stick with the trades. Vaughan & Staples were really smart to go this route (plus I’m glad we won’t have fill-in artists).

    • Avatar photo USPUNX says:
      November 13, 2012 at 11:43 am

      @kzap and jasonhart: Totally agreed, also being a poor family man my wallet didn’t mind the break! Also big agreement on the trade/single issue overlap. I feel the EXACT same way about Prophet but by the time the trade comes out you’re in that awkward overalp period for a few months. I wouldn’t mind more books doing this.

      I don’t mind fill-in artists, particularly if they are just doing a one-off issue, but I think it’s really cool this series will be just Vaughn and Staples all the way. That’s pretty neat.

    • Avatar photo microwave25 says:
      November 13, 2012 at 12:38 pm

      Another reader in agreement! I think its a great idea to take a brief break now and then. Helps and the financial situation, the inbetween trades is an excellent idea.

      The main reason I think, is it just keeps the book at a high quality where it doesn’t need to be rushed. I really dislike fill in artists and I want to this run only touched by Fiona Staples artwork.

  2. Avatar photo USPUNX says:
    November 12, 2012 at 8:52 pm

    Welcome back

  3. Avatar photo jpriester73 says:
    November 12, 2012 at 9:24 pm

    Saga! Yay!

  4. Avatar photo TheRealVenom says:
    November 12, 2012 at 9:24 pm

    This, Batman, Wolverine and the xmen, punk rock jesus, walking dead, thief of thieves mind mgmt……. This might be the best week in comics i think i’ve ever had! #JOY

  5. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    November 12, 2012 at 9:49 pm

    Re-read this as I was waiting like everyone else. Surprised on how much I enjoyed it a second time around. I still think Manhattan Projects it the best series (and new series as well) this year. But it is definitely up there that’s for sure.

  6. Avatar photo JoshJones87 says:
    November 13, 2012 at 8:03 am

    I bought all six issues several months ago and it was one of my first ventures into Image. I’d say, next to breathing and stuff, one of my best life choices.

    • Avatar photo USPUNX says:
      November 13, 2012 at 11:46 am

      Oh man are you in for a treat! This year Image has been so good you can pretty much walk into your shop and just buy any comic with their logo on it. In particular I’d recommend Manhattan Projects, Planetoid, Mind the Gap, and Revival. Yeah, I read a lot of Image…

  7. Avatar photo deepspacesamurai says:
    November 13, 2012 at 11:26 am

    Sharing the week with Batman. If this wins potw over Batman the world doesn’t make sense.

  8. Avatar photo misterckent says:
    November 13, 2012 at 12:16 pm

    Can’t wait for more of this! Keep the delicate balance between bizarre and fun!

  9. Avatar photo Orionthx says:
    November 13, 2012 at 12:30 pm

    The break worked out really well for me. I was able to see that the trade was issues 1-6 in time to preorder issue 7 from dcbs. I really wished that worked out more often in the industry. Good timing.

  10. Avatar photo RileyArmpit32 says:
    November 13, 2012 at 1:08 pm

    Such an immense title & it has been an exciting wait too!

  11. Avatar photo Will Magnus says:
    November 13, 2012 at 3:57 pm

    It’s great to see an Image book getting so much attention and being enjoyed by so many comic fans, but after seven issues of Saga, I’m waving the white flag.

    I’ve tried to get into this series, but it’s just not doing it for me. I respect Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona Staples. No doubt these two possess massive talent, but the hype is not matching my enthusiasm from month to month.

    Lykke til…!

  12. Avatar photo sitara119 says:
    November 13, 2012 at 8:15 pm

    wow, it’s time for this again already? didn’t seem like much of a break. oh well. GAME ON!

  13. Avatar photo JokersNuts says:
    November 13, 2012 at 10:45 pm

    So glad it’s back, this book is beautiful

  14. Avatar photo BCDX97 says:
    November 13, 2012 at 11:18 pm

    I actually still haven’t read issue 6. I think deep down inside I was holding it off because I knew the wait was gonna be so long. But now I can get around to the goodness – this series has been damn fun (and good).

  15. Avatar photo Nordh says:
    November 14, 2012 at 11:20 am

    This issue is going to give me nightmares. Great issue as always but.. yep, nightmares for sure.

  16. Avatar photo JoshJones87 says:
    November 14, 2012 at 1:09 pm

    I loved this issue, it (as well as the previous 6) comes off as very cinematic to me.

    I swoon for Fiona Staples. And her art.

  17. Avatar photo microwave25 says:
    November 14, 2012 at 1:53 pm

    I know Alana is a fictional, comic character but Vaughan and Staples really now how to make a women sexy!

  18. Avatar photo WheelHands says:
    November 14, 2012 at 2:03 pm

    This is the greatest and best book in the world …

    …

    … Saga.

  19. Avatar photo I-Doll says:
    November 14, 2012 at 6:02 pm

    Again, Saga leaves me eagerly waiting for the next issue. And extra love for this cover!

  20. Avatar photo WheelHands says:
    November 14, 2012 at 7:04 pm

    I wonder if Tryclops Mightysack will grace this week’s Best of the Week In Panels.

    • Avatar photo TurdSandwich says:
      November 14, 2012 at 7:29 pm

      Hahaha! Great name. After that page I remembered reading interviews where Fiona stated that issue #7 contained the most disturbing image she has ever been asked to draw. I can think up some weird shit if asked to, but MY GOD, that was a truly disturbing image.

  21. Avatar photo CaseyJustice says:
    November 14, 2012 at 7:44 pm

    You know you’re reading something special when the giant testicle monster is only the second biggest shock in a given issue.

    “I have less than a month to live.”

    What’s great about Vaughn is that his twists aren’t just shocking, they also send your mind reeling with possibilities. What the hell does this mean for the story, and our beleaguered heroes? I’ll sure as shit be back next time to find out.

  22. Avatar photo ExistentialCrisis says:
    November 14, 2012 at 7:53 pm

    Anyone at the Fiona Staples, Ian Boothby and Pia Guerra signing at Travelling Man Manchester this Wednesday? Everybody was really friendly and Pia Guerra was able to read my mind and give me a lttle Ampersand sketch alongside her signature without my asking, which was totally amazing. A friend of mine got a very cool Prince Robot IV sketch with his his face-screen showing Batman’s cowl which was also amazing. Very appreciative of everyone involved and being able to express my admiration/respect for three excellent creators.

  23. Avatar photo JokersNuts says:
    November 14, 2012 at 9:26 pm

    Fiona Staples can draw everything.

  24. Avatar photo markish says:
    November 14, 2012 at 10:20 pm

    Damn good stuff. Even a relatively relaxed set-up issue like this is my POTW through sheer craft alone.

  25. Avatar photo Zhurrie says:
    November 15, 2012 at 1:04 pm

    This is a tour de force of comic greatness. A single issue of saga contains more, and better, examples of speedpainting perfected than even the highest rated speedpainting books available. I am enjoying every second of one of the most skilled comic writers in the game and a young artist coming entirely into her own on top of it being one of the most solid and engaging comics I have read in close to 30 years. If it had been a choice I’d give it a 4.5 because there were a couple panels that could have been better or accomplished more but it is still solidly the best comic I’ve read or seen this week. Bravo!

  26. Avatar photo Mono0521 says:
    November 15, 2012 at 5:13 pm

    My POTW! Oh how I have missed you Saga.

  27. Avatar photo PymSlap (@alaska_nebraska) says:
    November 15, 2012 at 7:10 pm

    The To Be Continued letters page made my heart ache this month.

  28. Avatar photo Jon Q. Citizen">Jon Q. Citizen says:
    November 16, 2012 at 4:49 am

    Loved Issue #7…..I had re-read #6 and a few of the earlier issues just to get my mind and heart back into a Saga “Fanatic” state-of-being…..great job Vaughan & Staples!!

  29. Avatar photo hanson724 says:
    November 17, 2012 at 1:43 am

    I finally was able to buy all of the issues in sequence. I read about this book on this site when people were asked what’s the best comic being published right now . I was waiting to have them all before I read them and I’m glad I did! All of the praise that is being said about this book is absolutely true. Love it. The art and storytelling are fantastic…can’t say enough.

  30. zuper says:
    November 17, 2012 at 11:53 am

    Pick of the week! For that hilariously disturbing panel (we all know which one) and for the fact that I got my letter in the back!

  31. FrancisMH says:
    November 21, 2012 at 6:15 am

    In a week of heavy hitters like Batman and much hyped debuts in All New X-Men and Thor, this, by leaps and bounds, was an easy POTW.

    I think what I love most about this book is that I can pick it up breeze through it. I attribute this to a number of factors:

    – Vaughan’s realistic, defined voices: Despite being aliens, these characters might as well be based on my neighbours, who coincidentally argue all the time. The idea of a winged alien chick talking with the attitude Patti Smith is like, the greatest thing to me.

    – Staples’ amazing ability to draw realistic facial expressions: The look on Marko’s parents as they react to Marko’s introduction of Alana… just says everything there is to say about the disgust and shock.

    – An overall good fucking story that flows beautifully.

    – Giant alien micro-penis.

    As a relatively new reader of comics, this is the only book I’ve felt comfortable enough to venture outside of the Big 2 to read on a consistent basis. It’s got the perfect combination of art, socio-politcal allegory and comedy that brought me into the medium in the first place.

    I can’t say enough good things. I’m just happy I took a chance on this book.

  32. Avatar photo BradLWoods3 says:
    January 3, 2013 at 1:46 am

    After all the hype I got the trade of the first six issues and just bought this one. It’s a good series, but I’m not going apeshit over it or anything.

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