Saga #42

Saga (Single Issues)

by Brian K. Vaughan (Writer), Fiona Staples (Artist)

END OF STORY ARC: “THE WAR FOR PHANG,” The Epic Conclusion! Hell is war, as Hazel and her family learn the hardest way.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Graphic Novels Comics, Fiction, Adventure

51 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 25, 2017

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-) 84% | Very Good
Notes: Review pending re-read. Collective review for issues #37-42 can be found here: Saga, Volume Seven

[Tudor Vlad · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well... that was dark (there's a joke somewhere in here) but totally expected. I suspected that this was gonna happen for so long that it almost didn't surprise me when it did happen. I'm also about to enter my first Saga hiatus and I'm not looking forward to that. I also hope that the next arc will be better, I felt that this one dragged A LOT. The War for Phang story arc gets 3 stars from me.

[Liberty K · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh my God, what is happening?


I was screaming and biting my nails while reading this and those last pages...
I need vacation after all this! Like right now.

[Claudia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was too much... And I didn't expect this, not after what happened few installments before.
Too heartbreaking for a Saturday evening...

[Mitticus · Rating 1 out of 5]

You could be all moping and ooh-ing, but I'm done with this s**

[maria · Rating 4 out of 5]

well damn. that was really sad :(

[Diana · Rating 5 out of 5]

OMG. What a brutal ending...

[Dregus Ilies · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best issue of this arc, by far. I DID NOT SEE THAT COMING. This arc was not the most poetic, nor the most beautifully written, but it was by far the most cruel. The over-all story reached a certain maturity, like Saga reflects Hazel's Age with each arc. The final situations of all the characters were amazing, and then...

[fia · Rating 5 out of 5]

No shit!!! What kind of fuckrey is this!!!???

[Abby · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jesus, Saga, what are you doing to me? What a cruel and captivating ending to the arc.

[April Pelt · Rating 5 out of 5]

[Samhain · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not the dog, dammit!!

[Siona Adams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Goddamn, that's how you end an arc.

[Finsternis Sonne ☽ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Shocked. I'm just shocked abou it ;_;

[Amina (ⴰⵎⵉⵏⴰ) · Rating 5 out of 5]

[Nikki · Rating 4 out of 5]

This better not be the way it's ending is all I can say out of this entire series!!!

[Venus Maneater · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was hard. Also; the first time I cried reading a comic, the last pages really did me in.

[Suz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well that was shocking and depressing.

[Ilse · Rating 5 out of 5]

AL fin las cosas empezaron a mejorar. En cerio, como ya me estaba empezando... no a aburrir, pero si sentía que el drama un poco lento y sin mucho sentido, pero... oh srs, al fin en este tomo eso cambio, bueno, de hecho desde el pasasdo, con Robot estando todo "hsappy", pues la verdad es que yo quede así como de: WTF?... pero bueno, el final muuuy bueno...

Mis sospechas son que Kirt si se salvo (espero, por que pobrecito), y en cuanto a lo de Alana, pues... es que pff... era agregarle demasiado drama, osea, apenas habian recuperado a Hazel, y ahora otro bebe mas?, EN SERIO!? no conocen algún METODO ANTICONTEPTIVO? en toda esa galaxia imaginaria??!!!!!, pero bueno, el problema de haber terminado los 42 tomos (existentes hasta el momento) es que me quede con una terribles ganas de mas, y la verdad es que yo creo que me voy a esperar un tiempo sin leerla, para que cuando la vuelva a continuar me lea varios tomos de corrido, por que eso leer algo tan corto y tan rápido (aunque debo confesar que sube mi ego lector) no es lo mio, ni se disfruta tanto, así que esto lo dejaré en stand by por algunos meces hasta que vuelva al ataque con varios volumenes para hacer maraton.

[Sakebushippo · Rating 4 out of 5]

wow que final :'v

[alfiora · Rating 5 out of 5]

y'all oh hod

[Aitana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dark, kinda sad and as bitter as last ending was sweet.
Yet, as always, extremly beautiful

Now another six months without Saga.

11/12/17
Well, past me, it's actually going to be more like a year

[Scout · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brian. Why?

[Amber · Rating 5 out of 5]

So. Fucking. Rude.

On a side note, it's always fun to be able to put my Esperanto to test.

[Thenia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ouch... that one hurt. As if life wasn't hard enough for the little family, they now seem to have lost their unborn baby.

Also, the Will might not be recovering very well after all, especially after that gunshot.

Previous book reviews:
✦ Saga #41
✦ Saga #40
✦ Saga #39
✦ Saga #38
✦ Saga #37
✦ Saga #36
✦ Saga #35
✦ Saga #34
✦ Saga #33
✦ Saga #32
✦ Saga #31
✦ Saga #30...

[Gabrielle · Rating 4 out of 5]

WHY ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/???????/

[Tanya Todorova · Rating 5 out of 5]

So many feelings ;////// Dammit

[Robin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Une fin de saison difficile. Mais toujours aussi bon à lire. Dommage que les décors soient si négligés car ce comics est un chef d'oeuvre.

[Matilda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Whelp there goes my heart.

[Priya · Rating 4 out of 5]

"One moment, the universe presents you with this amazing opportunity for new possibilities...and then..."

Aww, damn! That was a sad ending T-T