Got on a mini graphic novel kick a few weeks ago and have caught up on where Saga is up to. I have to say that, while in terms of the form, Sandman is far and away my favourite, Saga might be the most joy-inducing.
With a terrific cast of characters who evolve and deepen across the volumes, and with what feels like the right amount of deaths and new additions along the way, it's also (more generally) immensely imaginative in its action and settings, serious-minded in how it takes on its themes (and strongly on the side of right in pushing its messages of tolerance and diversity), and gleeful in its willingness to exploit the comic form as far as possible in service of what it's doing.
There've been plenty of twists and turns so far, including a volume or two's worth of somewhat slowed-down family-building, with the latest volume ending darkly but seemingly with the promise of a swing towards an endgame of sorts. Really good stuff.
(last time: vols 1-3)
With a terrific cast of characters who evolve and deepen across the volumes, and with what feels like the right amount of deaths and new additions along the way, it's also (more generally) immensely imaginative in its action and settings, serious-minded in how it takes on its themes (and strongly on the side of right in pushing its messages of tolerance and diversity), and gleeful in its willingness to exploit the comic form as far as possible in service of what it's doing.
There've been plenty of twists and turns so far, including a volume or two's worth of somewhat slowed-down family-building, with the latest volume ending darkly but seemingly with the promise of a swing towards an endgame of sorts. Really good stuff.
(last time: vols 1-3)
