Saga Vol. 2

By Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

Collecting the epic second storyline of the smash hit series Entertainment Weekly called "the kind of comic you get when truly talented superstar creators are given the freedom to produce their dream comic." Thanks to her star-crossed parents Marko and Alana, newborn baby Hazel has already survived lethal assassins, rampaging armies, and alien monstrosities, but in the cold vastness of outer space, the little girl encounters her family's greatest challenge yet: the grandparents.

Collects Saga #7-12.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Image Comics, Inc.
• Release date: Jun 19, 2013
• ISBN: 9781106927613

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Reviews for Saga Vol. 2

[darthdeverell · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples' Saga, Volume 2 collects issues seven through twelve of the critically-renowned series about an intergalactic war between Landfall and its moon, Wreath. The story picks up where Volume 1 left off, with Vaughan and Staples exploring Marko’s parents and upbringing and how he and Alana’s relationship first developed. Meanwhile, The Will successfully frees the sex slave with Gwendolyn’s help. Gwendolyn, Marko’s ex-fiancée, uses her translation device to track the rings that Marko and Alana wear. Prince Robot IV follows up a lead on the writer D. Oswald Heist, who wrote a book with a pacifist message that Marko and Alana first bonded while reading. Like the first volume, Vaughan's story blends elements of traditional space opera with modern updates while Staples' art complements the tone of the story and makes it unlike anything else on the spinner rack. This series is unafraid to fully embrace its comicbook nature and show what the medium is capable of in the right hands.

[writinghaiku · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This comic deserves no less than five stars ever. Oh, the feels. And Lying Cat might be one of my all-time favorite characters. If you haven't read this yet, go pick up the first one! If you didn't like the first one, I don't know what to tell you, man.

[drfuriosa · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Seriously, why is this series so good???

[stefaniegeeks · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A worthy second volume to this fantastic space opera series.

[dgrachel · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Just as good as vol. 1It’s official. I’m a fan and I’m addicted. The story is great. The characters are fascinating. I can’t wait to see where this goes.

[macha_4 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

this series is completely charming, visually powerful, and very original.based on an idea Vaughan had in high school, for a contemporized Romeo and Juliet saga set in an intergalactic war. the concept was to realize a series that specifically could not be filmed, because you can do stuff on paper you can't do in live-action. the dialogue is wonderful, the structure is beautifully tight, the illustrations are amazing, the story and the characters engaging: there's nothing else like it in comics.

[theyodamom · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Another winner from this is writer and artist. Beautiful richly drawn and color illustrations follow and interesting and slightly bizarre story. It's a Space lovers dream book. I can't wait for more for this team

[briandarvell_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Continuing from the first volume the story develops more for all the main storylines of Marko and Alana & The Will. I actually enjoyed this volume more than the first and cannot wait until the next one is released. The artwork continues to be great and I'm looking forward to more surprises and unexpected plot twists as we've had already.

[deltaqueen50 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Continuing right on with the story, this volume felt more like a continuation of Volume 1. This volume introduces Marcus’ parents and gives us a little background on his early years. There is excitement, romance, humor and magic. Some new characters are introduced, including Marcus’ ex-fiancée Gwendolyn, who manages to partner up with The Will which leads me to believe some great storylines are ahead. With it’s excellent artwork, vivid colors, and with characters and storylines as clever and original as these I am very eager to get my hands on Volume 3.

[asxz-2 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I had this sitting around for a while and I'd forgotten how good the first one was so I read it again before tackling this.

I'm still marveling over the chutzpah required to call your series 'Saga' and yet everything Vaughan does here justifies the boast. It's big and funny, epic and emotional. I'll have to search out the next few volumes.

[glennis.leblanc · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This covers issues 7-12 and we learn more about Marko and his family in this story arc. The chase is still on with Marco's ex fiance teaming up with one of the assassins. And of course issue 12 ends on a cliffhanger. As with the first book there is nudity of both sexes and death and reminders of the galaxy wide war do pop up. I'm just wondering how much longer until we find out the real reason why Alana's side wants her dead because how it will play in an election just doesn't seem to cut it as the real reason.


Digital copy to review provided by the publisher through NetGalley

[katesherrod · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The secondary characters and villains are every bit as glorious as the star-crossed family on the run. From baby Hazel's ghostly babysitter Isabel to Lying Cat, the badass bounty hunter's sidekick, they are wonderfully bizarre and wonderfully drawn. The story gets bittersweet here in Vol 2, which just makes it all the richer. TWELVE STARS.

[lucky2loki · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

In my review of the first volume, I stated the world and the story were both rather chaotic, but engaging, and that a lot for me depended on it gelling in the next volume. It did. Funny, clever, and very well told. Two thumbs up, hope it continues like this.

[rosa.mill · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I am still absolutely loving this series. Love the new characters and was sad to see one go so quickly. Art style is still amazing. Loved seeing how Alana and Marco met too.

[juva_3 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

In this volume, our two protagonists are joined on their flying treeship by Marko's parents. They were summoned by the breaking of Marko's sword and arrived in full battle gear believing their son to be in danger. Closing in on this multi-generational family, is Marko's ex, Gwen, together with the bounty hunter she hired. Before The Will agrees to help her, he insists that they rescue the slave girl he saw being trafficked. Unexpectedly, Slave Girl is able to sense the enchanted wedding rings that Marko and Alana wear.Meanwhile, Prince Robot is following a different trail, seeking to locate the author of the book that brought the two lovers together. He believes that they will seek out this man who penned a book of such subtle propaganda. And he's right.

[herenya_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I read this immediately after the first volume (and now I'm waiting impatiently for the third to become available from the library).I love Alana and Marko. I loved the flashbacks about how they met, and I loved their interactions with Marko's parents - those were surprising and poignant. I feel like I'm getting more of a sense of Hazel's personality through the narration, too - she seems smart and sharp, like her parents. (Possibly smarter, but she has the benefit of hindsight.) I think I like that the villains, or rather those playing that sort of role, aren’t completely awful. At least, one of them seems to have something resembling a conscience and an awesome cat sidekick...There are definitely still a lot of things about Saga which I don't like - but none of them feel like poor storytelling, just things which don't appeal to me, and so far they've avoiding being too dark and disturbing. All this may quickly turn into something I no longer want to keep reading, but for the moment, I really want to know what happens next. And I’m hoping there’s more about Alana and Marko’s history, too. Alana: For everything we have in common, I’m still from Landfall and you’re still from Wreath. I mean, if the two of us had a kid, what would we even call it? Marko: Well, I’ve always wanted to call my son Barr. Alana: Like a tavern? Like a soap? Marko: My father’s name is Barr. Alana: Oh. And I love it! In that moment, my mother prayed with all her might that their firstborn would be a GIRL. Sometimes dreams really do come true.

[greeniezona · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I continue to love this series. A lot happens in this collection. We meet Marko's parents and his ex. We learn how Marko and Alana met in the first place, and meet the author of the book that Alana is obsessed with and which sort of brought Marko and Alana together in the first place.

This volume also contains the infamous gay porn scene involving Prince Robot IV.

I love this volume for its insistence that books can change the world, its boundary-pushing art, and complex characters. As always, impatient for the story to continue.

[lydia1879 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The thing that I adore about this series is the fact that Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples can create such a huge, sprawling universe (genuinely - there's planets) with such minute detail.

The art is beautiful and so well-polished, and I adore the colour saturation in all of the panels. I think the thing I love most about Saga, though, is its characters. All of the characters are all intertwined in this intergalactic war, and I've started to fall in love with every character, no matter what side they're on.

... the problem is that I've become so attached to all the cast, and I want everyone to live happily ever after, even when one person's happily ever after directly contradicts another's.

I consumed this series, I was so engrossed I read it within a few hours. I can't wait for the next instalment, and I'm going to check out the rest of Vaughan's and Staple's work.

[jjbooklvr · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Wow! This series is so good! A great mix of writing and art that go together so well. It is definitely living up to all the hype. On to volume 3...

[jwarren42 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

What I love most about the story is how old-school Sci Fi it is. This story could easily have come out from golden age Astounding. The art is really incredible, as well. Just about as high quality as a comic can get. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

[noeshia · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Saga is written in a sci-fi fantasy mash-up universe but with the honesty of someone writing about their own relationships and parenting experiences. Also, it's pretty.

[melissarochelle_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Read from July 01 to 02, 2014 The story is interesting, but it's the artwork that keeps me coming back.

[ray_-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Now this was more like it!

This volume (in my opinion of course) lived up more to the hype over this series than the first one. We got more familiar with the characters so seeing what they were doing and saying became more interesting.

I feel like I'm more into the story now, I like the characters a lot more while in the first one I didn't even care about them.

I want to know how is Hazel doing and what happened to her and where she is in the time she's telling the story but at the same time I wanna know what happened in details that would lead to the time and place where she's telling the story. I can't choose which one I want the most Ahhhhhhhh it's frustrating :'(

I'm more excited for the rest of the volumes now

[benjaminhahn · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The second volume in this awesome series. The reader is treated to a couple flashbacks including one really funny post-coitus conversation between Marko and Alana. Same great art, writing, and flow. I am really looking forward to the next volume.

[viragoreads · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This story keeps getting better! No loving Marko's mom, but he father is a doll. And of course Marko has a crazy ex who just doesn't understand, 'he's just not that into you'. And I really like Lying Cat, because, cat! I'm really enjoying the artwork and the way the story flashes back to the past, and the present goes between different groups. Our protagonists are in some serious crap! Clearly their baby is the first step to ending a years-long war, and there's always someone who doesn't want the war to end. Can't wait to see what happens!

[melrailey-412132 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I love, love, love this series. It is this sweeping saga that really packs a punch with the emotion and family story. I love Marko and Alana's story. I am so curious to find out what happens with Hazel. I even find the side stories involving the assassins interesting. I definitely recommend this series.

[jennybeast · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Excellent story -- like the art, like the arc, like the characters. An imaginative universe, but what is up with the Robots? Man, they are weird.

[charrlygirl · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

SAGA, VOLUME TWO was just as crazy as the first.

Here we get to meet Hazel's grandparents on her father's side. She acquires a dead, upper half of a babysitter named Isabel, and Alana and Marko are still on the run from...everyone.

Oh, and one last thing! We also get to meet Marko's previous fiancee. This is the woman he jilted before meeting Alana. She's not happy and joins up with The Will, (a hitman hired to take out Alana and Marko), and his truth telling cat. (If I could have one wish, it would be to have this cat hang out with me, wherever I go, and tell me whether or not a person is lying. I mean, really? Wouldn't this be super helpful in day to day life?)

Anyway, I didn't enjoy this one quite as much as the first though I couldn't seem to put my finger on why. I only deducted half a star, though. Then I ran to my library's website and reserved the next two books!

Isabel:

[snat_3 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

In the first 6 issues of Saga (which comprised volume 1 of the trade edition), Brian K. Vaughan threw in enough weird ass shit to keep me in a delightfully perpetual state of "what the hell was that?" So much so that I worried the inventiveness might eventually wear thin, begin to feel as though it's trying too hard (as I sometimes feel with China Mieville's Dial H), or simply create such a labyrinthine mythology that it's just not worth trying to puzzle it all out. The second 6 issues have definitely allayed those fears as they are as outrageous and genuine as the first story arc, losing none of the batshit craziness or heart.Hazel, the newborn daughter of Marko and Alana, continues to narrate the story of her parents from an unknown point in the future. Marko and Alana, both soldiers from two warring alien races, have a romance that reads like Romeo and Juliet on crack. On the run as fugitives from their respective races, they continue to search the universe for a safe place to live, love, and raise Hazel. But, alas, bounty hunters continue to plague them and, worst of all, the sudden appearance of ex-flames (an enraged Gwendolyn, Marko's one time fiancée) and in-laws (Marko's parents seek out their wayward child at the worst possible of times, complicating his escape with Alana).This arc provides background on several significant characters, including how Marko and Alana met, as well as the history of the relationship between The Will and The Stalk, the star-crossed (and bad ass) bounty hunters hot on their trail. For those uninitiated to Brian Vaughan's work, however, be forewarned: there will be sex scenes, giants with pendulous scrotums, and enough deviant behavior to make Sodom and Gomorrah blush with shame. However, I also appreciate the maturity with which the relationships are portrayed--they're real without being romanticized. Saga works beautifully because of this and because of the huge debt the series owes to illustrator Fiona Staples. The work of any other artist could have made Vaughan's ideas too cartoonish, too over-the-top, but Staples's work is the right mesh of quirky and realistic that roots this world in an organic quality that gives it weight and authenticity.In short, I can't praise Saga highly enough. It's a testament to what comics can achieve when writers and artists are let off the leashes of pre-conceived, "safe" concepts and allowed to chase after their most vivid, fevered imaginings. Cross posted at This Insignificant Cinder

[menshevixen · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

D. Oswald Heist is the sauce.