Saga #41

Saga (Single Issues)

by Brian K. Vaughan (Writer), Fiona Staples (Illustrator), Fonografiks (Letterer)

“THE WAR FOR PHANG,” Part Five. Alana and Marko get their war on.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Graphic Novels Comics, Fiction, Comic Book

51 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 28, 2016

About the author

Brian 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.

Reviews

[Jayson · Rating 4 out of 5]

(A-) 83% | Very Good
Notes: Review pending re-read. Collective review for issues #37-42 can be found here: Saga, Volume Seven

[Tudor Vlad · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finally an exciting issue I can get behind, things are finally starting to get moving. One more issue left until this story arc ends. The War for Phang has been my least favorite story arc so far but I'll wait to see how they wrap it all up, who knows, maybe I'll change my mind.

[maria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Damn. That was a good one.

[Liberty K · Rating 5 out of 5]

WOW!
WHAT. AN. ISSUE. GUYS!

So much is happening right now and I am not sure I can handle it.


P.S= I read this issue while listening to the League of Legends soundtrack and the experience was just epic!

[Dregus Ilies · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Mitticus · Rating 2 out of 5]

...violence seems to have so much in common with an untreatable venereal disease. It burrows deep inside of everyone it touches, flaring up again and again to hurt others...
...until the day it finally consumes its host.

mmm, still not convinced. to me now it appeal to gore images just for shock effect.

some few new things, the 'return' not very successfull

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[Suzanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an issue! I cried reading the emotion on Lying Cat's face (Fiona Staples is extraordinary) and gasped at the ending. I can't wait for the arc's last installment.

[Rawan Alherz · Rating 3 out of 5]

THIS GRAPHIC NOVEL IS MY FAVVVVVV!!!!
i gave it 3 stars because it was supppper super short and not enough things happened in it!

[alfiora · Rating 4 out of 5]

the only het couple whom i love and adore <333

[Amina (ⴰⵎⵉⵏⴰ) · Rating 4 out of 5]

[Amber · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh my god, I was legitimately so afraid to see how this issue would go, I put off reading any more.

Damn this book.

[Sakebushippo · Rating 3 out of 5]

oh wow

[Thenia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautiful art as always and a story that continues to surprise.

Another appearance by the Will, who still seems a bit lost but on the way to recovery, maybe.

Also, the little family is in immediate danger again (what else is new!) and Marco has to kill to protect them. Let's see how that works out for them.

Previous book reviews:
✦ Saga #40
✦ Saga #39
✦ Saga #38
✦ Saga #37
✦ Saga #36
✦ Saga #35
✦ Saga #34
✦ Saga #33
✦ Saga #32
✦ Saga #31
✦ Saga #30...

[Britt ⋆.˚ ☾⭒.˚ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I haven't been feeling Saga as much lately, but this was a satisfying issue. Although, if two things had gone differently, I don't know if I would be able to continue reading. Which is probably a lie, because Stockholm syndrome has set in for me with this series. But I would at least take a break.

[Siona Adams · Rating 5 out of 5]

This arc has been pretty interesting. I wonder what happened between The Will and Lying Cat...

[Scout · Rating 5 out of 5]

Poor sweet Marko. He just wants to be a peaceful man.

[Siobhan · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's extremely difficult to rate the individual chapters, therefore the following is a review of the seventh volume. In other words, chapters thirty-seven through forty-two.


Brian K. Vaughan’s Saga series is the only graphic novel series I have continued to read after a couple of volumes. There is no doubt that it is my favourite graphic novel series, and volume seven is my favourite of the series thus far.

There was so much more packed into this one than I’d anticipated, sucking me deeper into the story and progressing many elements. It was packed with emotion and handled lots of topics throughout, ensuring I could not get enough of it. Every volume of Saga has managed to do more than expected, but this one did more than the rest. It gripped my heart throughout, and I fell a little deeper into the universe.

Without a doubt, if you’ve read this far, you’re sure to be lost to this volume.

[Remo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Volumen 7 de los ¿9, 10? de la saga de Saga. En este todo el mundo decía que era tristísimo y sí, vemos el (actually, los) motivo(s) por que lo dicen. Pero la historia sigue. También hay pollas de robot de una página de alto, la vida mezcla las cosas de manera aparentemente aleatoria.

La historia transcurre en el cometa Phang, que se aproxima a un timesuck, que tiene este aspecto e impresiona levemente:


Seguimos con el 8, completamente embarcados en la historia, por supuesto, aunque el 7 no tenga tantos giros de guión como al principio (es imposible, creo, mantener tanta variedad).

[Jane Vellichor · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lovely Christmas present from a dear friend, many thanks!

In the days following Christmas, there are few things I enjoy half so much as reading the books gifted to me. Perhaps it is a leftover ancestral notion of telling ghost stories during the Christmas season. Though I have read this issue before it was a lovely opportunity to revisit the Saga story. That my enjoyment was heightened by being curled up in bed on Christmas night is no small detail.

Merry Christmas to all and a happy Yuletide!

[Nekochimachan (⁠｡⁠•̀⁠ᴗ⁠-⁠)⁠✧ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kurti and Hazel are playing a game of hide & seek when suddenly The March grabs Kurti by the neck in which the two headed freelancer is calling out for Marko or else Kurti will get hurt. Since Marko got knockout that Alana takes charge and deal with this situation. Yep, Hazel can't take it anymore and use her spell to shock The March then Marko kills them asap. I feel like the arc is finally closing and stuff.

[Luis Kalaf · Rating 5 out of 5]

"The late D. Oswald Heist once said that the opposite of war is FUCKING, but I'm not so sure...

... especially because violence seems to have so much in common with an untreatable venereal disease. It burrows deep inside of everyone it touches, flaring up and again to hurt others until the day it finally consumes its host."

[Goran K · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pace finally picked up, great illustrations as usual, some nice thoughts, it looks like things have finally started moving...and getting more complicated. Most of the characters, including The Will, (re)appeared in this issue and it's an obvious step forward from the last one

[Hope · Rating 4 out of 5]

Everything comes to a head, as the gang in the tree learns what's headed for the planet-or rather what the planet is headed for! And they're faced not just with Robot-Man's madness, but with the bounty hunter that's out for Marko. But don't worry, Marko can handle it.

[katyjanereads · Rating 4 out of 5]

1. Marko killing the two headed bounty hunter. It’s getting crazy!!
2. Prince Robot really needs to come down from his high.
3. Why do I still not trust these meerkat things?
4. Lying Cat and The Will not being back together. Sad day.

[Beth Jono · Rating 5 out of 5]

Something about this was so lovely. I think it's the narration, but I also enjoyed the small amount of Sophie & Gwendolyn.

[Aldo Haegemans · Rating 5 out of 5]

Now that was cool

[Alice · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finally an issue jam-packed with action exactly like the Saga I first fell in love with! YES!!

[Just A Ginger · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is getting intense!

[Sara (A Gingerly Review) · Rating 3 out of 5]

You shut the front door! That did not just happen.

[Abigail · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just as bleak as I remembered.