Saga from Image

[Stupendous Man]

It was so so good. It was the first single issue I've picked up in years.

[JasonP]

I got the last copy at my local shop and was so glad that I did.  I love that BKV uses

the child birth

to make the characters immediately relateable and human.  We are more worried about their situation then the fact they have horns and wings.  That is what makes good science fiction great science fiction.  When the science does not over take the story as a whole.  I think we are hopefully going a great journey with BKV and with this being my first series with him in singles I can not be more excited.

[BillyZ]

I thought it was remarkably strong for a first issue.

And if I ever get another pet, I want a cat like The Will's.

[Chester Alamo Costello]

Comic store does open til 10 a.m. Ya have me chomping at the bit

[Egon2814]

It lived up to the hype.

Rare these days.

agreed. if theres one thing BKV knows how to do, its get the hooks in. im down for the whole run. glad to have him back.

[valance_the_hunter]

What a great read…felt like all the creators were on the same page (no pun intended) and that they were really building something from the ground up.

Loved it!

BKV is even gonna have an "old school letter page" (which every comic should have), but seriously...  

[JoeyN]

Great first issue, glad BKV is back in comics.

[Dean S.]

I thought this was really great too.  I really love Fiona Staples and enjoy how she shows that there are different way to draw an attractive woman. 

The other thing I enjoy is trusting BKV.  With most other writers I'd be skeptical/cynical about whether they would be able to pay off the promise of a big #1 issue just because we see so many writers lay out great ideas and then kinda fail.  But, I trust BKV because of his track record so I'll just be enjoying this without worrying about why he hasn't explained the _______ by issue #10.  It's the same kind of feeling I have with Terry Moore on Rachel Rising.

It almost makes me wonder if new writers would be wise to expressly stay away from longer form epics until they show they can stick the landing on multiple 4-issue minis?  It's a free country, of course, but I know that I always get itchy around issue #10 of a series from an unknown writer: What is it all about?  Will they make my time investment pay off?  Blah, blah.....

[whirlwindx]

It was weird. Something about the TV headed dudes was unsettling. Wasn't the best comic I've read all year but was intriguing. Big thumbs for the extra pages. I think a lot of people are more into the art than I am. Enjoyable so definitely going to check out more of this series.

[Robert]

I thought this was really great too.  I really love Fiona Staples and enjoy how she shows that there are different way to draw an attractive woman. 

The other thing I enjoy is trusting BKV.  With most other writers I'd be skeptical/cynical about whether they would be able to pay off the promise of a big #1 issue just because we see so many writers lay out great ideas and then kinda fail.  But, I trust BKV because of his track record so I'll just be enjoying this without worrying about why he hasn't explained the _______ by issue #10.  It's the same kind of feeling I have with Terry Moore on Rachel Rising.

It almost makes me wonder if new writers would be wise to expressly stay away from longer form epics until they show they can stick the landing on multiple 4-issue minis?  It's a free country, of course, but I know that I always get itchy around issue #10 of a series from an unknown writer: What is it all about?  Will they make my time investment pay off?  Blah, blah.....

[EmperorZurg]

So having started the thread, I want to report that I ran down to Westfield Comics and picked it up this afternoon.  I enjoyed it, like I have enjoyed other BKV titles.  I will likely pick up the first five at the LCS and then try my luck at the Half Price Books after that (like I do for 98% of my comics habit).  I may have to refresh myself with BKV's style from "Y" and "Ex Machina," as I am concerned about why it reads so much like Bendis to me...  Is this the Bendisization of comics, where all the cute little clipped back-and-forth repartee action is  starting to seem so de rigeur in comics these days?

[Chester Alamo Costello]

So damn happy with the 1st issue. Fiona Staples work was oddly a nice contrast. I thought the robot barons were fresh and a curious comment on our society's plugged-in state. The narrative element of Hazel was powerful. It mad me sad to think that Alana and Marko will not live long.

[JimN]

Is this the Bendisization of comics, where all the cute little clipped back-and-forth repartee action is  starting to seem so de rigeur in comics these days?

Maybe... it certainly read like a Bendis book to me and I don't mean that as a compliment. I picked this up today and it was a tremendous disappointment from the first page forward. There were some truly cringe-worthy lines ("Suck my hemorrhoids!", for example) and the artwork didn't engage me at all. The comic was essentially a space opera but with the exception of a page or panel here and there, the art did very little to convey an exotic sense of setting. I could go on but suffice to say I didn't like it. I expected something much, much better.

Jim

[RickV]

It read more like Whedon than Bendis at least to me. It also read a lot like Y which also irked me.

[JimN]

It read more like Whedon than Bendis at least to me. It also read a lot like Y which also irked me.

I don't think I've read any of Whedon's comics so I can't speak to that but I liked Y: The Last Man and I didn't care for this at all. In fact, I look at this thread and at some of the positively glowing reviews I've seen online (reviews that describe the art as "breathtaking" or "stunning") and I feel like someone sold me a different comic than the one almost everybody else read (you obviously weren't blown away by it either). I thought it was pretty weak stuff. Heck, I got extra pages for my $2.99 and i still feel fleeced!

Jim

[Hassan T]

I really enjoyed Saga #1. Both the writing and art was very strong. The first issue did a great job introducing the characters and this new universe. This could end up being my favorite creator-owned book.

What I liked most about it was that it is a space opera book, which is something different from what is being published today (i.e, Super-heroes, horror, Crime). I missed reading a good Space Opera comic book and now I have one.

It almost makes me wonder if new writers would be wise to expressly stay away from longer form epics until they show they can stick the landing on multiple 4-issue minis?  It's a free country, of course, but I know that I always get itchy around issue #10 of a series from an unknown writer: What is it all about?  Will they make my time investment pay off?  Blah, blah.....

I agree. New writers should focus on telling shorter stories versus this long epic that might never get completed. Heck, I think a lot of "experienced" writers should focus on telling shorter stories  

[RickV]

I don't think I've read any of Whedon's comics so I can't speak to that but I liked Y: The Last Man and I didn't care for this at all. In fact, I look at this thread and at some of the positively glowing reviews I've seen online (reviews that describe the art as "breathtaking" or "stunning") and I feel like someone sold me a different comic than the one almost everybody else read (you obviously weren't blown away by it either). I thought it was pretty weak stuff. Heck, I got extra pages for my $2.99 and i still feel fleeced!

Jim

Felt the exact same, it also reminded me of the first issue of Morning Glories. I am afraid for what the value feels like when it is down to original page counts.

[Jeppe]

Hmm. I wasn't blown away by it. The art was pretty, I like Staples' work, but I didn't feel like she used the opportunities given to her fully, especially in terms of backgrounds and such considering the sci-fi setting. Brian K. Vaughan's writing was more of a weak spot for me. I have a strange relationship to his work in general, since I really liked Y and really didn't care all that much for Ex Machina (which I've admittedly only read the first two trades of). I haven't given up on the title, but I'll likely wait for a price-drop before buying the second issue.

[JimN]

Hmm. I wasn't blown away by it. The art was pretty, I like Staples' work, but I didn't feel like she used the opportunities given to her fully, especially in terms of backgrounds and such considering the sci-fi setting.

That's probably my biggest complaint, although I didn't think the writing was particularly good either and what little science there was in this science fantasy had me rolling my eyes.

[Brady]

I really liked it. I know some folks are arguing against the 'Star Wars' comparison, and I agree that it's way off, but I think it's an easy shorthand for conveying the feel of the setting. It's a grand sci-fi/fantasy series with magic existing comfortably alongside the spaceships.

Weren't no robot sex in Star Wars though. No sir.