Saga, Vol. 2

Great continuation of the story - very emotional and heartfelt.

Just keep getting better and better. This volume was intense!

I haven't got much to say, but I am enjoying these books very much. I can't wait for volume 3.

I'm really enjoying this series. I love the artwork and the colours. I loved seeing Alana and Barr bond for the short amount of time they had together, and I also loved seeing how Marko and Alana met.

Ready for volume 3!

I continue to be hella into this.

I'm not sure I'd go so far as to agree with the author and call this Star Wars meets Game of Thrones, but certainly Farscape meets Mass Effect. But there is absolutely nothing wrong with that

Loooooooooove. Have been a trade-waiter, not sure I will be anymore.

March 2014 reread notes: Yeah, trade-waiting means I had to reread this when the third trade came out in order to remember who Gwendolyn was.

This was everything the first volume in the series was, but moreso. Which, given how much I enjoyed that book, is saying something. At the very end of Saga vol 1, Marko's parents showed up, and dealing with their appearance is one of the main drives of this volume. The plot's on a super slow burn, but I think that all of the work being put into establishing these characters and making their relationships real is going to pay off huge the further we get into the saga.

This is one of those books that I've seen a million times, heard about a million times, read about a million times, but never really felt like picking it up. Maybe it's because it's written by Brian K. Vaughn and while I did enjoy Y: The Last Man, I didn't completely fall in love with it. Plus, this sort of fantasy stuff isn't usually my go to.

But I started going through lists geek girls were writing about graphics you just have to read and across the board Saga is one of them. I happened to be at the library (shocker, I know) one day and they had these two volumes sitting there so I figured, why the hell not?

And I'm so glad I did. I enjoyed Saga much more than I ever expected. There's strangely everything in this book. Love, war, aliens, monsters, robots, villains, heroes, anti-heroes, betrayal, revenge.....you name it, it's in here.

Alana and Marko just want to find a peaceful way out of a war to raise a child that shouldn't exist. The warring factions send out assassins to kill them because they represent a unity that the rulers just can't let people know is possible. It's hard not to fall completely in love with Alana and Marko so it seems odd that I found myself sympathetic to almost every character introduced. Everyone is just trying to make it through this war and amidst all the fighting what seems to be the unifying theme is family. However you want to define that.

The dialogue is witty and sharp and the characters are vastly different across the board. The art is flawless and moments jump out and either delight or disgust you. Either way it's brilliant.

Great comic series in a long time

Story
This book like the first volume went entirely too quick. Now I'm torn on if I can wait for volume 3 to be released, or if I want to buy individual issues that have been released since. Waiting monthly for each issue seems bad enough, waiting an uncertain amount of time for the next 6 issues to be collected into a volume seems like torture.

We get a lot more depth to the characters in this one. The scenes between Alana and Marko's father are particularly good, but really the whole thing is great. That The Will is no Boba Fett is even more apparent in this volume than the last. I'll be curious to see what he does when he catches up with the fugitives.

I debated giving this book 5 stars. If I did, I should really give volume one 5 stars as well. I've enjoyed every page of every issue. I'm just stingy I guess. It's certainly the best thing I've read in this format (not that I'm well versed in graphic novels), especially when comparing it to the two Batman graphic novels I read this weekend. I certainly enjoyed it a lot more.

I'll just give it 4.5 stars rounded down because I'm stingy.

Artwork
I again enjoy Ms. Staples artwork bringing the story of Mr. Vaughan to life and filling in details of this page-turner. Some of the images are just too ridiculous to be described in words and had me laughing just as hard as the dialogue; Fard I'm looking at you (albeit very reluctantly).

Love this so much! Maybe even more than Volume 1! If I could give 6 out of 5 stars then I would. Amazing artwork by the very talented Fiona Staples, and such a wonderful story. I love the dialogue that Brian Vaughan bring to each scene, and it's thought provoking without being too serious. Highly recommended this series!

Absolutely floored. That's the only way to describe the second volume! Brian takes you through a journeys of highs and lows effortlessly and every page reaches out to you in a different way. For a comic to hold your attention on every page is quite astonishing and Brian has set incredibly high benchmarks. The ease with which he switches from the ludicrous to heart wrenching makes this a complete delight. A must read and highly recommended!