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Saga (Single Issues)
Saga #44
Hazel and her family search for elusive treasure: affordable healthcare.
49 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 28, 2017
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Brian K. Vaughan
1,063 books14.2k 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 29, 2025
(A-) 82% | Very Good
Notes: Review pending re-read. Collective review for issues #43-48 can be found here: Saga, Volume Eight
Notes: Review pending re-read. Collective review for issues #43-48 can be found here: Saga, Volume Eight
June 29, 2017
After the previous one, this was really funny and with quite a few unpredictable moments, including the ending, which will leave you like: 'huh?! wth is happening?!' ;))
Eagerly waiting for the next installment.
Eagerly waiting for the next installment.
June 29, 2017
I'm beginning to think Saga can do no wrong at this point. Petrichor is beginning to replace Lying Cat as my favorite character, and I like that Hazel is starting to show her abilities. I hope Alana can keep hers too after this arc.
June 28, 2017
It's so addictive, I need the next issue yesterday.
June 28, 2017
Hilarious issue! I know that Saga has its humorous moments in every issue but it was so good ditching the drama for this issue and have it be just pure fun. I don’t even presume to have the slightest idea as to what that ending was supposed to mean. So far this story arc seems to have a lot of potential, I’m stoked.
July 3, 2017
çWTF just happened!? It can't end like this! I need to read the following one asap!
June 29, 2017
what the heck?!?!?!?!
July 25, 2017
People of SAGA
July 4, 2017
Good issue. But the storyline with Alana walking around with a dead baby inside her is kind of nasty, and I think it will cover the entire arc, which I'm not looking forward to.
March 25, 2019
1. That live horse with the dead skull was pretty cool.
2. So the magic Alana has is from her miscarriage. :(
3. The black puke of Alana’s was crazy!
4. I love that Hazel is doing magic now.
5. “Every kid who’s ever had a parent knows exactly what ‘we’ll see’ means. Play your cards right, and it’s a sixty percent chance of YES.”
6. “Whether we like it or not, most of our deepest-held beliefs come straight from the people who made us. Even when we turn against them, our parents still help define exactly what kind of ‘rebels’ we’ll be.”
7. What’s with the boy child at the end?!
2. So the magic Alana has is from her miscarriage. :(
3. The black puke of Alana’s was crazy!
4. I love that Hazel is doing magic now.
5. “Every kid who’s ever had a parent knows exactly what ‘we’ll see’ means. Play your cards right, and it’s a sixty percent chance of YES.”
6. “Whether we like it or not, most of our deepest-held beliefs come straight from the people who made us. Even when we turn against them, our parents still help define exactly what kind of ‘rebels’ we’ll be.”
7. What’s with the boy child at the end?!
July 9, 2017
avanza muy bien
July 30, 2019
Awesome / / Impresionante
July 19, 2017
And done... WOW! This was not another exposition issue like the previous one, but jumped right into what Saga is and should be. Genius!
August 4, 2017
wha t. the fuck was that ending G???// THE ???
November 22, 2017
WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING
March 20, 2018
I´m closer to the end...I like how looks Alana in her nightmare, she looks so pretty young.
January 4, 2018
WHAT??????
June 29, 2017
So this was a whole lot of self-loathing and pain as well as a gut-punching ending! So basically just another day in the world of Saga but if I'm being picky, I'd like to say that I feel a little cheated because this issue seemed to be over faster than it took to open it up. I know it's my own damn fault for reading single issues instead of waiting for the volumes, but once you open up your first single issue, it's almost impossible to wait when you see another come out each month.
I understand that they're introducing this Wing Country gang in this issue and it looks like the younger man with the mean maw is more sympathetic than the rest of them (meaning he'll have an important storyline later on) who represent what I assume are the future Trump supporters of the galaxy but I just wanted more family time. I'm hoping they're not a big part of the arc because I'd like to see more of the main characters but the young man does intrigue me.
As always, I feel so, so terrible for Alana and Marko and for Hazel just as much too, because they all suffered through that and were tossed way off course what they thought their lives would be like. I can't believe that Alana actually blames herself when it was all a terrible accident, but I understand her grief is burrowing into her. Petrichor also has a pretty disappointing time as she lets go of the one she loves, shouts to the sky to send her someone to... have fun times with and is then spotted by the Wing Country group that have a very intense dislike for the people of Wreath.
All I want next issue is a sweet, happy moment with the four of them. I know, that's asking a lot, but I'm just putting that out there. I'm wondering if Petrichor will be leaving soon too because she says that once her hands are healed, she'll leave and in the same blurb for issues #46 it says a farewell, but I'm hopeful that means a farewell for the cause of their journey and not Petrichor because they're such an awesome character and I want to know more about her backstory. Also, I'm hoping Alana still keeps this new set of skills after they do what they came to this planet to do because it was really cool to see her working alongside Hazel like that.
I understand that they're introducing this Wing Country gang in this issue and it looks like the younger man with the mean maw is more sympathetic than the rest of them (meaning he'll have an important storyline later on) who represent what I assume are the future Trump supporters of the galaxy but I just wanted more family time. I'm hoping they're not a big part of the arc because I'd like to see more of the main characters but the young man does intrigue me.
As always, I feel so, so terrible for Alana and Marko and for Hazel just as much too, because they all suffered through that and were tossed way off course what they thought their lives would be like. I can't believe that Alana actually blames herself when it was all a terrible accident, but I understand her grief is burrowing into her. Petrichor also has a pretty disappointing time as she lets go of the one she loves, shouts to the sky to send her someone to... have fun times with and is then spotted by the Wing Country group that have a very intense dislike for the people of Wreath.
All I want next issue is a sweet, happy moment with the four of them. I know, that's asking a lot, but I'm just putting that out there. I'm wondering if Petrichor will be leaving soon too because she says that once her hands are healed, she'll leave and in the same blurb for issues #46 it says a farewell, but I'm hopeful that means a farewell for the cause of their journey and not Petrichor because they're such an awesome character and I want to know more about her backstory. Also, I'm hoping Alana still keeps this new set of skills after they do what they came to this planet to do because it was really cool to see her working alongside Hazel like that.
July 15, 2022
El volumen 8 empieza con una historia nueva tras los vertiginosos acontecimientos al final del 7. No hay Espacio, solo un planeta que es todo él Far West, con algunas apariciones de mujeres-lobo bastante chungas de aspecto pero que luego son profesionales y cumplidoras.
Da la sensación de ser un tomo (6 números) de transición, porque todas las historias se quedan un poco paradas hast que nuestros protagonistas salen de nuevo del planeta. No todas, claro, muchas siguen avanzando, pero no con eventos notables. La historia del hermano pequeño de Hazel me golpeó fuertemente, y eso que yo como padre nunca he pasado por eso.
El tomo 9 es el último que queda enteramente publicado, aunque los sueltos que han ido sacando llegan ya para hacer un tomo 10. Presiento que los autores confunden a veces los giros inesperados de guion con el abuso emocional, y por eso me da cierto yuyu el siguiente tomo, en el que parece que los acontecimientos vana a precipitarse.
Da la sensación de ser un tomo (6 números) de transición, porque todas las historias se quedan un poco paradas hast que nuestros protagonistas salen de nuevo del planeta. No todas, claro, muchas siguen avanzando, pero no con eventos notables. La historia del hermano pequeño de Hazel me golpeó fuertemente, y eso que yo como padre nunca he pasado por eso.
El tomo 9 es el último que queda enteramente publicado, aunque los sueltos que han ido sacando llegan ya para hacer un tomo 10. Presiento que los autores confunden a veces los giros inesperados de guion con el abuso emocional, y por eso me da cierto yuyu el siguiente tomo, en el que parece que los acontecimientos vana a precipitarse.
May 6, 2022
It's extremely difficult to rate the individual chapters, therefore the following is a review of the eighth volume. In other words, chapters forty-three through forty-eight.
Volume eight of Saga was another addictive read that had me hooked on every page. Once again, the story managed to demonstrate why this is the only graphic novel series I have remained committed to.
As with the other volumes, volume eight manages to include so many topics into a story that is humorous, heart-warming, and heart-breaking all in one. As you need to have read the prior volumes to understand this one, you’ll know there are some heavy storyline details in this one. However, they do not come across that way (serious, yes, but not heavy) due to the way in which the story unravels. It manages to pull you in deeper and leaves you eager for more.
Once again, Saga managed to pull me deeper into the world. I cannot get enough.
Volume eight of Saga was another addictive read that had me hooked on every page. Once again, the story managed to demonstrate why this is the only graphic novel series I have remained committed to.
As with the other volumes, volume eight manages to include so many topics into a story that is humorous, heart-warming, and heart-breaking all in one. As you need to have read the prior volumes to understand this one, you’ll know there are some heavy storyline details in this one. However, they do not come across that way (serious, yes, but not heavy) due to the way in which the story unravels. It manages to pull you in deeper and leaves you eager for more.
Once again, Saga managed to pull me deeper into the world. I cannot get enough.
June 28, 2017
This is an excerpt of Nerdent's review of Saga #44 (http://www.nerdent.net/2017/06/28/sag... One of the best things about Saga is that it makes us question modern day problems in a fashion that is enjoyable in the fashion of Star Trek. This issue has the search for health care and when has a child’s life begun? The former is so timely it’s not funny I wonder if Vaughan has a crystal ball allowing to see into the future for what will be current.
November 25, 2019
The issue that made me love Petrichor. Even though I'm trans- I always found her character just a little too stand offish to really relate to. That changed with her arc in this one. Just some of the things she was saying really hit me like a sack of bricks. She's right next to Sir Robot as my favorite character. (I would have said Sweet Boy as well, but... well, y'know...).
October 5, 2018
Petrichor is such a great character, I lover her and what she brings to Saga
...which is usually unexpected plottwists on the very last page that are just SOO confusing and intriguing at the same time.
...which is usually unexpected plottwists on the very last page that are just SOO confusing and intriguing at the same time.
June 28, 2017
What the what?! The ending... Oy. I enjoyed the issue as always, some very nice personal moments, the train sequence was especially thrilling/sweet.
But seriously, that ending...
But seriously, that ending...
June 29, 2017
All I can say about that ending is "Um... what the fuck?"
July 1, 2017
wtf...?
July 3, 2017
Holy shit. That's the first time in a long time that I've been that surprised with this series. Seriously. What?!
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