1) Saga, Vol. 1 ★★★★
2) Saga, Vol. 2 ★★★★
3) Saga, Vol. 3 ★★★★★


content warnings: violence, gore, murder, graphic sexual content, drug usage, discussions of forced underage prostitution
representation: main and side characters of colour, main interracial relationship, side bisexual character of colour, side sapphic character


I am in love with this series. Plot-wise, this volume is more of a slow one, but I loved how much character stuff we got in it.

Usually whenever a couple needs to be split up (whether physically or emotionally) it feels really contrived, like the author just did it for drama as opposed to further the story. But in this instance, the way it all goes down feels very real to both Alana and Marko's relationship as well as a clever way to advance the plot. On the whole, Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples just keep blowing me away with how great the plot of this series is.

Also, the character design keeps getting better and better. There are so many different alien species and usually when there are so many, artists/designers run out of ideas and start to have some who look fairly similar. But the artists/designers of this aren't afraid to go weird with their designs and honestly they just keep getting weirder, which I love.

I actually liked Prince Robot IV in this, probably because he's pretty broken down and that tends to be when I start to like characters I previously didn't. Not only does the Brand continue to be hot, but they're also a really cool character who's giving me Peter Nureyev vibes. And finally, my sweet child Izabel talking about her girlfriend and her death made me real emo.

Really, the only thing I didn't like is that there wasn't enough Gwendolyn and Sophie in this one for my liking, but it seems like it's setting up to give them a bigger part in Volume 5. I'm dying every single second it hasn't come in from my library.