I am absolutely loving this series! This will be a comprehensive review of Volumes 1-3. I will warn for spoilers per volume before getting into them, so don't be scared!
A lot of times when I read graphic novels, although they interest me and the art may be cool, I find myself a little lost on the details of the plot. I find myself feeling like I'm just reading a summery instead of an in depth story.
This was not like that. I love the narration from the daughter; I found that she cleared up a lot of the details that I might have missed if we only got the bigger picture dialogue and such.
The art is fantastic in this novel! I love the bright colors, and the cool creatures that we meet throughout the series! Don't get me wrong though, sometimes I found myself thinking, "what the fuck am I reading right now?" because the creatures can definitely be odd! But that added to the fun of reading these novels in my opinion!
The story is very political, and I absolutely loved it. I couldn't help but draw parallels from the story about our reality and I loved that the authors really are delving into many parts of our society instead of sticking to one particular problem area.
SPOILERS AHEAD PER VOLUME.
Saga Volume 1 Rating: 4 stars out of 5.
This volume was such a hook! It took me a few pages to get over the fact that I was basically reading some weird ass porn in between classes, so I couldn't help but shake my head every once in a while.
The Stalk is so cool! I love how beautiful they managed to make such a terrifying alien. Like how is an 8-eyed spider like creature with a human body but no arms possibly beautiful?! I don't know but the artist managed it.
I do have to say that what knocked the volume down a star was how easily we see our main characters get angrily panicked. I wanted to have at least one of our protagonists maintain a level head during most of the crazy that these two are dealing with. They both are so quick to freak out, its a wonder they've survived.
Saga Volume 2 Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5.
My favorite thing from this volume was meeting Isabel (the ghost). I love that she's pink and punk. I loved the fear of the horrors, and then they weren't even scared at all.
I'm a little lost about how Marko is powerful enough to fight off the entire group of wings that come to get them on the planet. If the moonies have that much power, why is there even a war? And it seems to me the wings are the one that carry the most power so... how is that possible?
I love that the moonies have magic too. I like that they require ingredients like snow and a secret; especially the secret thing that was fun!
I was pretty disappointed that The Stalk was killed. I enjoyed her even though she was really creepy. I loved the whole aspect of The Stalk and The Will being in love but having a complicated relationship. I like that the main "bad guy" is a little morally ambiguous!
And of course having Marko's parents show up at the end of the story was hilarious. I couldn't help but think that something could go wrong here considering that these species are at war.
Saga Volume 3 Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5.
Seeing the flashbacks of Marko and his parents while he was growing up was really interesting. I loved that they fought in the wars in the past. I thought the concept of having proxy wars for these warring planets since they can't survive without the other was fascinating... WHY HAVE A WAR THEN? I hope they delve further into what even started the war. The brief explanation in volume 1 was not enough.
I do have to say however that it was frustrating during the hallucinations because the moonies speak a different language but there was no translation so I'm still not sure what happened there.
I'm so glad Marko (and his mom) go to save Isabel. I love that he cares enough about this ghost that he would risk his life to save her.
Sextillion was fascinating and weird and once again I found myself questioning, "what the fuck am I reading?" I liked that it was a planet on its own, and the topic of child prostitution was talked about in a very interesting way. I once again find myself liking The Will.
THE FUCKING ALIEN THING THAT HATCHED WHAT.
Having Gwendolyn show up was a little convenient to me, which is why we lost half a star here. I knew she'd have to show up eventually but the fact that she teams up with the guy who's also trying to find our protagonists was just... ugh.
I was enjoying the slow burning between The Will and Gwendolyn, and that they save the girl. That was fun.
The whole hallucination thing on the planet they crash land on was also so cool! I was so confused and thought The Stalk had survived and found myself disappointed once again that she was not alive.
Meeting the author was really interesting. I like that we see his conversation with Prince Robot IV before we find out that he actually is a pacifist and everything. The whole section at his lighthouse was fun. I loved that we actually got some fun relaxing scenes from our protagonists. The whole game between the couples was really cute.
I do have to say that the instalove between the mother and the author was a little annoying. Like its been a week since the love of your life died soooo relax. I know they bring it up but it doesn't take much to convince her that she should move on.
I was very disappointed that the author died. I wanted more of him!
I loved the whole ending though. Getting to see Alana fly was great! I was interested in finding out why she maintains that she can't fly. What happened to her wings? Will we find out? I hope The Will survives even though he's trying to kill our main characters. I like him and Gwendolyn together!
I even feel a little sorry for Prince Robot IV. He's going to be a father and now he's short circuited. He may never understand that he had a woman and future child he loved. Thats sad. Once again I'm loving that our bad guys are still morally ambiguous. They're not just straight evil, they have their good parts in them as well.
I will definitely be continuing with this series! Looking forward to reviewing the rest of the volumes as I read.
Until next time,
Kassie
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