Saga #5 (Review)

To say that this title so far has been awesome would be an understatement.....Brian K. Vaughan (Writer) & Fiona Staples (Artist) have easily created the best series of 2012.  Saga & The Walking Dead are the only non-"Big 2" (DC & Marvel) titles in the Top 50 (in Sales) for the last 6 months.  Saga has been doing great in sales, with several reorders for each of the first 5 issues.  This is a title still gaining new readers every month, and boasts an impressive female reading audience as well (something most comic book titles struggle to find).

The covers for every issue have been wonderful, boasting a character from the Saga Universe, this issue having Prince Robot IV gracing it's cover.  He seems to have father issues, a bad temper, and maybe some problems in the bedroom as well.....but things are looking up, as he receives good news in this issue.

Issue 4 ended with Marko, Alana, & Hazel face-to-face with Landfall soldiers looking to "pacify" them, The Will trying to escape Sextillion with a little girl he's saved from slavery, & The Stalk still lurking about......on to the review.....


The issue begins with Prince Robot IV spending some time on the can.....then receives an incoming call from his wife who informs him she's pregnant!

No dialogue necessary....We've all been there.

Meanwhile...Marko, Alana, & Hazel are face to with soldiers from Landfall....seeking to "Pacify" them.  A fight ensues, Alana gets shot.....and Marko goes #*%($^@!(! on them....

Don't make Marko lose his temper.....

This is what happens when you threaten Marko's family!

The Will; meanwhile, is attempting to get the little girl he rescued from slavery (see: Saga #4) off Sextillion when he comes face-to-face with Mama Sun....who is holding Lying Cat at gunpoint and wants her "property" back.  A "security elixir" keeps the little girl on Sextillion (she will die if she leaves before fulfilling her contract), and The Will desperately seeks a way to save her.....

Marko, Alana, & Hazel take the Landfall Soldiers' aircraft to get to Rocketship Forest faster, The Will calls The Stalk for help and admits his love for her, Prince Robot IV arrives to find The Stalk with the unconscious Landfall Soldiers, then.....

Is The Stalk really gone?

What an AWESOME issue!  I could have seriously put more and more artwork in this post, because I love every page!  However, to help BKV & Staples make money, I chose only some of the highlights from the story.....

CITIZEN'S GRADE: AWESOME!