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Saga (Single Issues)
Saga #5
The smash hit ongoing series from Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples continues, as Prince Robot IV's hunt for Hazel and her parents takes a deadly turn.
31 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 18, 2012
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Brian K. Vaughan
1,056 books14.1k followersBrian K. Vaughan is the writer and co-creator of comic-book series including SAGA, PAPER GIRLS, Y THE LAST MAN, RUNAWAYS, and most recently, BARRIER, a digital comic with artist Marcos Martin about immigration, available from their pay-what-you-want site www.PanelSyndicate.com
BKV's work has been recognized at the Eisner, Harvey, Hugo, Shuster, Eagle, and British Fantasy Awards. He sometimes writes for film and television in Los Angeles, where he lives with his family and their dogs Hamburger and Milkshake.
BKV's work has been recognized at the Eisner, Harvey, Hugo, Shuster, Eagle, and British Fantasy Awards. He sometimes writes for film and television in Los Angeles, where he lives with his family and their dogs Hamburger and Milkshake.
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November 19, 2025
(A-) 84% | Very Good
Notes: Review pending re-read. Collective review for issues #1-6 can be found here: Saga, Volume One
Notes: Review pending re-read. Collective review for issues #1-6 can be found here: Saga, Volume One
January 25, 2016
Ha!!!
I love Alana so much!
She's such a kickass character!!!
That is how you write a female protagonist.
I love Alana so much!
She's such a kickass character!!!
That is how you write a female protagonist.
stripovi-i-grafički-romani
September 19, 2015Ovo je definitivno jedna od onih "još samo ovo poglavlje" priča, kada osvanete i dalje budni u 4 ujutro pitajući se zašto izgledate kao da ste bili švedski sto za četu vampira.
September 5, 2017
This is probably the most action packed in the first five single issues so far!
At first I was boxing up The Will thinking that he's just some other bad guy running after Marko and Alana, but this issue made me see the other of The Will and what can I say, I am liking him so far? So excited to continue with the next ones!!
At first I was boxing up The Will thinking that he's just some other bad guy running after Marko and Alana, but this issue made me see the other of The Will and what can I say, I am liking him so far? So excited to continue with the next ones!!
July 13, 2021
Oh boy, the more I read the deeper I fall in love with this series. Chapter 5 was all about blazing action, tense negotiation, and sad deaths. I didn't even realize when I started loving The Stalk character. She will be missed (unless the comics somehow revives her again, which will be pretty annoying TBH). I love The Will even more. And now I understand there was a faint sadness in his words after he killed the large beast in chapter 1. He kills, but not unnecessarily.
Prince Robot IV's monitor still puzzles me. During the shooting a baby rattle appeared on his screen, was it a glitch? That is not impossible, as we know the princess asked if he had pain from the prosthetic leg - so their mechanical bodies are not perfect. Another possibility is that the thought of his unborn child came to his memory for a moment - darkest violence bringing the memory of deepest affection? What I am waiting to see is whether having the baby changes his perspective towards the main characters.
Prince Robot IV's monitor still puzzles me. During the shooting a baby rattle appeared on his screen, was it a glitch? That is not impossible, as we know the princess asked if he had pain from the prosthetic leg - so their mechanical bodies are not perfect. Another possibility is that the thought of his unborn child came to his memory for a moment - darkest violence bringing the memory of deepest affection? What I am waiting to see is whether having the baby changes his perspective towards the main characters.
November 2, 2015
“Violence is stupid. Even as a last resort, it only ever begets more of the same.”
― Brian K. Vaughan, Saga, Volume 1
Dugo sam se opirao čitanju Sage i htio sam čekati dok ne bude dovršena, ali jednostavno nisam mogao dočekati. A baš mi je ovako nešto trebalo! :-)
― Brian K. Vaughan, Saga, Volume 1
Dugo sam se opirao čitanju Sage i htio sam čekati dok ne bude dovršena, ali jednostavno nisam mogao dočekati. A baš mi je ovako nešto trebalo! :-)
September 14, 2016
I kind of think that The Will is somewhat good, I don't know but I feel like he has a good heart maybe because he really wants to you know help this kid.
December 4, 2021
I own this book in compendium format.
Has there been an issue of Saga I haven't given 5 stars to yet? Idk but the streak is continuing in this book. This is probably the first action-packed issue. We get to see a bit more of our "bad guys", i.e. The Will and The Stalk and find out a bit more about their backstory. Honestly if I'm being honest, I'm sad to see The Stalk exit the book so early. I really liked her character and I wanted to see more of her and The Will. I wonder where he is going to go now. Is he going to try and avenge her death or is he going to continue hunting for Alana and Marko? Or is he going to save the child on Sextillion? All these questions!
Has there been an issue of Saga I haven't given 5 stars to yet? Idk but the streak is continuing in this book. This is probably the first action-packed issue. We get to see a bit more of our "bad guys", i.e. The Will and The Stalk and find out a bit more about their backstory. Honestly if I'm being honest, I'm sad to see The Stalk exit the book so early. I really liked her character and I wanted to see more of her and The Will. I wonder where he is going to go now. Is he going to try and avenge her death or is he going to continue hunting for Alana and Marko? Or is he going to save the child on Sextillion? All these questions!
October 9, 2016
THANK GOD..
the bitch is dead!! :D
You got that coming for ya :D
BTW Why Will is saving the child slave??
If he is a Monster????????????????
ThankGod they both are save and the child too <3
the bitch is dead!! :D
You got that coming for ya :D
BTW Why Will is saving the child slave??
If he is a Monster????????????????
ThankGod they both are save and the child too <3
September 12, 2024
"Violence is stupid. Even as a last resort it only ever begets more of the same. Conflict always has consequences. Always.
For an action packed novel, it sure has some morals!
For an action packed novel, it sure has some morals!
January 1, 2019
I have finally caught up to where I was when I (unintentionally) dropped this series when I was reading it the first time.
I still enjoy the majority of these story arcs, and I really love Marko’s development, and the way that Vaughan uses the presumably adult Hazel’s “voiceover” to move the story forward.
I still enjoy the majority of these story arcs, and I really love Marko’s development, and the way that Vaughan uses the presumably adult Hazel’s “voiceover” to move the story forward.
July 6, 2020
Nuevamente vemos un avance en la ira y la capacidad de pelea de los personajes que hace que sea más creíble que puedan ser fugitivos contra prácticamente el universo entero.
Ese final! Los dibujos de saga son demasiado perfectos
Sin dudar se mete dentro de mis favoritos
Ese final! Los dibujos de saga son demasiado perfectos
Sin dudar se mete dentro de mis favoritos
February 8, 2020
I just love how the characters have this...depth. they keep getting more and more interesting.
March 28, 2020
Afinal o The Will não é assim tão má pessoa...
May 16, 2020
The fight scene 😍
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 7, 2025
I was hoping to get more mileage out of Stalk.
November 30, 2014
I'm not kidding you! Sh*t is happening in this chapter. And it has a lot of action in this one! Now, this is what I'm talking about man!
A lot of sh*tty is going on in this chapter. I kid you not! Many news and negotiation caught me by surprise too and some even allows me to think... wait... what!?~
I hoped Chapter 6 is gonna tell me more! Way too many cliffhangers in each chapter already!
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars
My Blogspot Review
A lot of sh*tty is going on in this chapter. I kid you not! Many news and negotiation caught me by surprise too and some even allows me to think... wait... what!?~
I hoped Chapter 6 is gonna tell me more! Way too many cliffhangers in each chapter already!
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars
My Blogspot Review
October 24, 2015
So much drama in this issue, though I can't help but feel something ominous is just around the corner. The fact that the first collected volume of this comic ends with the issue following this one just raises my suspicions. I'm excited but I'm slightly dreading it. It sure didn't take me long to get attached to the characters.
February 23, 2016
A battle without casualties, , the death of and the announcement of a pregnancy by are events that are bound to have consequences in future issues...
June 19, 2016
אוהבת את זה.
May 31, 2017
This just made me remember a song called "Yê Yê Yê" from Rita Lee where she sings something like "The guy had a television face."
June 17, 2017
Still loving it
October 13, 2015
Wait what? What the actual fuck? That issue was a bomb!
July 30, 2024
Saga is the main source of my philosophical/intellectual feelings on violence being *literally* the stupidest, most self-destructive invention of nature, and this chapter sets the groundwork for that theme in this series. Its connection to Marko is its most obvious form, but with each new re-read I find a new corner it occupies.
In this one, Marko breaks his vow for the first time, in order to protect his family from the arrival of Landfallian soldiers. He does so for well-established reasons. "Talking it out" with people geared toward violence as a means to every end (or an end itself) is incredibly risky or outright naive. Trying to convince soldiers *not* to kill you when that's, like, their whole deal?? Get outta here. Convincing a freelancer sent to kill you *for money* not to do so is similarly ridiculous (though Marko didn't know The Stalk was a freelancer at first).
Here, he knows violence, or the threat of it, is simply an attempt to speak their language. Language as a theme for compassion and anti-violence is another long tangent. When the soldiers shoot Alana during the ensuing firefight, Marko goes totally nuts and starts lopping off limbs and such.
*The* most important visual motif of Saga comes in here, with the Red Panels. Whenever addictive violence is indulged, or whenever violence is enacted as a facet of someone's nature, a red background (I believe it's actually a crimson shade, which is fitting for obvious reasons) takes over each panel. This happens here with Marko. This visual motif is in its infancy here, so it's more meant to be connected to the blood spilled and fire (not all that dissimilar from Alana's outburst panel from Chapter One), only later (I think) turned into a recurring image later, and turned to a more vibrant, consistent shade.
Either way, Alana stuns Marko with her stun weapon before he can actually kill anyone, and they escape. He later remarks on violence and says the most important sentiment of the entire series: "Violence is stupid. Even as a last resort, it only ever begets more of the same. Conflict always has consequences. Always."
This theme is punctuated by an act of violence that starts a cycle of violence that Marko is so terrified of: Prince Robot IV kills The Stalk. This act has ramifications of nuclear-bomb proportions for this series and the characters involved. It's one of those things that we don't see until much, much later. Great!
In this one, Marko breaks his vow for the first time, in order to protect his family from the arrival of Landfallian soldiers. He does so for well-established reasons. "Talking it out" with people geared toward violence as a means to every end (or an end itself) is incredibly risky or outright naive. Trying to convince soldiers *not* to kill you when that's, like, their whole deal?? Get outta here. Convincing a freelancer sent to kill you *for money* not to do so is similarly ridiculous (though Marko didn't know The Stalk was a freelancer at first).
Here, he knows violence, or the threat of it, is simply an attempt to speak their language. Language as a theme for compassion and anti-violence is another long tangent. When the soldiers shoot Alana during the ensuing firefight, Marko goes totally nuts and starts lopping off limbs and such.
*The* most important visual motif of Saga comes in here, with the Red Panels. Whenever addictive violence is indulged, or whenever violence is enacted as a facet of someone's nature, a red background (I believe it's actually a crimson shade, which is fitting for obvious reasons) takes over each panel. This happens here with Marko. This visual motif is in its infancy here, so it's more meant to be connected to the blood spilled and fire (not all that dissimilar from Alana's outburst panel from Chapter One), only later (I think) turned into a recurring image later, and turned to a more vibrant, consistent shade.
Either way, Alana stuns Marko with her stun weapon before he can actually kill anyone, and they escape. He later remarks on violence and says the most important sentiment of the entire series: "Violence is stupid. Even as a last resort, it only ever begets more of the same. Conflict always has consequences. Always."
This theme is punctuated by an act of violence that starts a cycle of violence that Marko is so terrified of: Prince Robot IV kills The Stalk. This act has ramifications of nuclear-bomb proportions for this series and the characters involved. It's one of those things that we don't see until much, much later. Great!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 7, 2019
It's extremely difficult to rate the individual chapters, therefore the following is a review of the first volume. In other words, chapters one through six.
I’ve said it before when reviewing other graphic novels, but I’m not the biggest fan of them. In fact, I mostly avoid them. However, every so often I get the urge to try another. As my last foray into a graphic novel resulted in a hidden gem, one I adored, I decided to give another one a go. Thus, I opted to dive into Saga. I have heard countless great things about Brian K. Vaughan’s Saga series, so I decided it was time to take a leap.
In truth, this first volume of Saga, containing chapters one through six, was more of a three-point-five-star rating rather than the rounded down three-star rating I gave it. It was bizarre, in the best of ways. I knew going in that it was a wild story, but I wasn’t quite prepared for all I was given.
Although there is a great storyline to follow, we also have numerous weird and wonderful things to enjoy as we ride the wave. Some things will leave you laughing, some will have you doing a double take, and others will simply have you blinking at the pages. All these elements were addictive in the best kind of ways, leaving me curious as to how everything will tie together.
It is no surprise to find Saga volume one left me wanting to read the second volume.
I’ve said it before when reviewing other graphic novels, but I’m not the biggest fan of them. In fact, I mostly avoid them. However, every so often I get the urge to try another. As my last foray into a graphic novel resulted in a hidden gem, one I adored, I decided to give another one a go. Thus, I opted to dive into Saga. I have heard countless great things about Brian K. Vaughan’s Saga series, so I decided it was time to take a leap.
In truth, this first volume of Saga, containing chapters one through six, was more of a three-point-five-star rating rather than the rounded down three-star rating I gave it. It was bizarre, in the best of ways. I knew going in that it was a wild story, but I wasn’t quite prepared for all I was given.
Although there is a great storyline to follow, we also have numerous weird and wonderful things to enjoy as we ride the wave. Some things will leave you laughing, some will have you doing a double take, and others will simply have you blinking at the pages. All these elements were addictive in the best kind of ways, leaving me curious as to how everything will tie together.
It is no surprise to find Saga volume one left me wanting to read the second volume.
September 18, 2025
Talk about cliffhangers, and what was this ending? :( :( Same Ms. Staples, same. It's getting ridiculously good ridiculously fast. Let's just keep on reading shall we?
I have always loved comics, and I can and I have. I love comics to bits, may the comics never leave my side. I loved reading this and love reading more. You should also read what you love, and I hope you will always love it. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics, Diamond Comics, or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on international and classic comics, Mangas, Mahwas, and Graphic novels. I am on my quest to read as many comics as I just want to Keep on Reading.
I have always loved comics, and I can and I have. I love comics to bits, may the comics never leave my side. I loved reading this and love reading more. You should also read what you love, and I hope you will always love it. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics, Diamond Comics, or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on international and classic comics, Mangas, Mahwas, and Graphic novels. I am on my quest to read as many comics as I just want to Keep on Reading.
July 2, 2022
He ido encontrando a buen precio algunos sueltos de Saga, de la que he oído tan buenos comentarios. El planteamiento mezcla lo familiar con las idas de olla. Hay dos soldados de bandos opuestos en una guerra que han huído y se han casado, y tienen ahora que evitar a sus dos bandos y a unos cuantos cazadores de recompensas. Y luego hay multitud de seres raros, rarísimos, y a la vez muy graciosos. Este primer número está muy entretenido. No duda en tirar de gore cuando procede y los diálogos son a la vez muy bestias y muy graciosos. Me gusta el estilo de guión y el arte está muy bien. Seguimos con los del tomo 2.
October 18, 2025
Saga #5 – Chapter Five
Writer: Brian K. Vaughan
Artist: Fiona Staples
Publisher: Image Comics
Release Date: July 2012
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4/5)
Summary:
Marko’s life hangs by a thread after a battle wound. Alana must trust magic and her own strength to save him. Meanwhile, The Stalk — a fearsome spider-like bounty hunter — enters the chase.
Review:
Emotional and tense, this issue mixes romance, action, and lore seamlessly. The Stalk’s design and presence are unforgettable, while Alana’s determination highlights her as one of Saga’s best leads.
Writer: Brian K. Vaughan
Artist: Fiona Staples
Publisher: Image Comics
Release Date: July 2012
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4/5)
Summary:
Marko’s life hangs by a thread after a battle wound. Alana must trust magic and her own strength to save him. Meanwhile, The Stalk — a fearsome spider-like bounty hunter — enters the chase.
Review:
Emotional and tense, this issue mixes romance, action, and lore seamlessly. The Stalk’s design and presence are unforgettable, while Alana’s determination highlights her as one of Saga’s best leads.
August 22, 2024
It's not that I don't appreciate random acts of violence in comics (although it's a bit of a hard sell, honestly) but five issues in and I'm getting the feeling that this is going to be chase-and-fight-and-chase again, punctuated by something confronting to do with sex to make the whole thing feel edgier, at least for a good long while. And I'm willing to be entertained by that, but I wonder how quickly it's going to come to seem repetitive.
May 17, 2017
Muy buena, aunque se me había olvidado mencionar que esta saga (saga XD ) no es para niños, ya que contiene lenguaje y escenas no aptas para ellos; y pensar que toda mi vida (hasta el día de hoy que empecé esto, pensé que todos los comics eran para publicos de todas las edades.
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