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SAGA #8

Former soldier and new mom Alana has already survived lethal assassins, rampaging armies and alien monstrosities, but now she faces her greatest challenge yet: the in-laws.

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

Price: $2.99
iFanboy Community Pick of the Week Percentage: 38.1%

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  1. Avatar photo RileyArmpit32 says:
    December 17, 2012 at 4:11 pm

    Well this has been the best series that has come out this year (for me) so I expect this to be just as good as the rest!

  2. Avatar photo RobotZombie says:
    December 17, 2012 at 4:37 pm

    Whoopie!

    More giant monster genetalia!

  3. nindustrial says:
    December 17, 2012 at 4:46 pm

    I just jumped back on the comics train after a few year hiatus. Grabbed the vol. 1 tpb and issue 7 a couple days ago, then devoured them all yesterday. I CANNOT WAIT for this to drop. One of the best series I have ever read and it’s just getting started.

  4. Avatar photo walterwhite says:
    December 17, 2012 at 5:12 pm

    I hope those morons at the comic shop order enough of these this time :),,,Best series of 2012

  5. Avatar photo ghostmann says:
    December 17, 2012 at 5:13 pm

    Holy shit there are a lot of great comics coming out this week. I feel sorry for the iFanboy that has this weeks POTW – gonna be a tough one.

    • Avatar photo adrianrigter says:
      December 17, 2012 at 7:46 pm

      No kidding, i have no idea what i’m going to read first:)

    • Avatar photo hanson724 says:
      December 17, 2012 at 8:58 pm

      I usually have the same problem about what to read first but not when Saga comes out. Awesome book!

    • Avatar photo MutantSentry says:
      December 18, 2012 at 3:29 am

      So am I the only person who saves the books I’m looking forward to the most to read LAST each time?

    • Avatar photo kzap says:
      December 19, 2012 at 5:17 am

      @MutantSentry
      Same, although I don’t have massive amounts of self control and it doesn’t really bother me sometimes I’ll just mix it up and read them in whatever order they happen to be in.
      I also don’t read all my books in one sitting, I pace them out throughout the week whenever I have the time, is that unusual?

  6. Avatar photo sundogsherpa says:
    December 17, 2012 at 5:35 pm

    After the terrible news from Newtown, even seemingly insignificant things like a stack of good comics amounts to a lot at times like these. Thank you to all the artists for your hard work. Peace

  7. Avatar photo walterwhite says:
    December 17, 2012 at 5:43 pm

    I really like this cover, damn Fiona Staples can do no wrong.

  8. Avatar photo UnwillingCrossedVictim says:
    December 17, 2012 at 5:59 pm

    I’m with this till the end. This is one of the greatest pieces of literature I’ve ever read 😀

  9. Avatar photo misterckent says:
    December 17, 2012 at 6:26 pm

    Lots of fun! I really enjoy rereading these each month!

  10. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    December 17, 2012 at 10:05 pm

    At first I was like, ‘Yay more Saga!’

    And then I was like, ‘Shit, I gotta see more of that monster’s junk.’

  11. Avatar photo BCDX97 says:
    December 18, 2012 at 1:46 am

    I’m probably just going to wait for the second printing.

    Wait, what?

    • Avatar photo yeasayer says:
      December 18, 2012 at 9:08 pm

      You joke, but my LCS hasn’t had any of Saga for the shelves yet, every month it’s “sold out to pre-orders” by pull list people. They need to order way more. I don’t like pre-ordering comics 2 months in advance, before anyone suggests that I should do that.

  12. Avatar photo TheRealVenom says:
    December 18, 2012 at 2:13 am

    I seriously get withdrawls waiting for this every month.
    Starting to wonder if Image is lacing this pages with heroine or something….. >_>

  13. Avatar photo TonyyyG says:
    December 19, 2012 at 1:28 am

    this better not sell out on me! this is fucking awesome!! Easily the best comic this week aside from all Thor GOT

  14. Avatar photo wraith1701 says:
    December 19, 2012 at 10:21 am

    This is the cherry on top of a good comic week. I know it’s greedy of me, but I wish this book came out twice a month! 🙂

    I envy the people who won’t discover this series until issue 80 or so, and have the chance to dive in and enjoy it all for the first time in trade format without the break between issues.

  15. Avatar photo consafo80 (@consafo80) says:
    December 19, 2012 at 2:24 pm

    Nice seeing an indie book topping the pulls. But not suprised this is an awesome book.

  16. Avatar photo ososnilknarf says:
    December 19, 2012 at 4:16 pm

    Just got back from my LCS, and they told me that this comes out NEXT WEEK! I told him that on the web it says it comes out today, and he said, “No, it *shipped* today, but a bunch of books can’t legally be put on the shelves to sell until next week, and Saga is one of them.”
    I was really looking forward to picking this up today. And I’m pretty sure he’s wrong… isn’t he?

  17. fo sho says:
    December 19, 2012 at 6:20 pm

    This was awesome. Just…awesome. Loved the scenes with the parents…both completely fantastical and yet, realistic. BKV is on it! And the art never disappoints!

  18. Avatar photo TonyyyG says:
    December 19, 2012 at 7:00 pm

    I got mine today no problems, really love this book.
    man is BKV good at final pages. I did not see that last bit coming!

  19. Avatar photo hanson724 says:
    December 19, 2012 at 8:00 pm

    I Love this cover . Another great issue!

  20. Avatar photo WheelHands says:
    December 20, 2012 at 6:30 pm

    I love Alana. And I’m gonna keep saying it, because that’s how true it is.

    This was good. Not mind blowing or anything, but every issue doesn’t have to be my POTW. There a lot being set-up here, and I can’t wait to see where it all goes. I’m really looking forward to the Will/Stalk backstory next month.

    Also, Staples is a machine. She started out strong, and gets better every time. The art alone gets this issue a 5/5.

  21. Avatar photo Pennyworth says:
    December 21, 2012 at 6:08 am

    The thing I always realize after reading is just how far Vaughan and Staples move the story in each issue, seemingly without much effort.

  22. Avatar photo walterwhite says:
    December 21, 2012 at 8:47 am

    Another great issue hands down, great dialogue and art as always. I also really enjoyed the insight at the back of the book which gave a glimpse into how Staples makes this book come to life….Really interesting stuff. I’ll say it again this book is the real deal.

  23. Avatar photo Rizzle13 says:
    December 22, 2012 at 5:18 pm

    BKV and Staples do it again. This has been one of my favorite issues so far. It gives more insight to Alana’s character and her expressions throughout this issues were just great. I really love this series and I am always craving the next issue.

    Random side note: I can’t be the only guy totally in love with Alana.

  24. Avatar photo jbraun says:
    December 23, 2012 at 7:53 pm

    the only thing even close to this is Sweet Tooth. fantasitc

  25. Avatar photo mrmarky says:
    January 4, 2013 at 4:41 pm

    This is an example of a “good” comic. The only reason it is being hailed as “amazing” is because almost everything else is just mediocre.

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