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sam_hartwig's review
5.0
I can't get enough of the awesome glossy and full colour pages. These volumes are never long enough, I want more now!
piccolowen's review
adventurous
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
abditoryalive's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
jody_diou's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
tishywishy's review
5.0
Saga is a series of fun, charm, vulgarity and butt kicking. Vol 5 brings us right back to the edge. Our little protégé has been kidnapped along with her mother by a civilian robot who is desperate for revenge, spawned from the loss of his own child. Marko and Prince Robot have formed an uneasy alliance to find both of their children. Their interactions are hilarious and heartwarming. Prince Robot’s human side came out and I felt the first inkling of compassion. The Brand, Gwendolyn and Sophie have their own battles to fight in the hunt for supplies to save The Will. A great volume in this series.
midici's review
4.0
Vol. 5 had SO much happening in it, I read it ridiculously fast. At the end of Vol. 5 Marko and the Prince have teamed up to find Dengo, the guy who assassinated the prince's wife and kidnapped his son and who also managed to get onto Alana and Marko's ship and fly off with them.
Dengo has called the Revolution in - a group of freedom fighters who are trying to end the war. Alana is horrified and insists they are terrorists. The group does things like blow up daycare centres, so I'm on her side. Marko and the Prince eventually manage to find Alana and co., but not before their daughter Hazel is taken. The prince, however, is reunited with his baby and kills Dengo immediately.
Meanwhile, Gwen and Sophie team up with The Will's sister, the Brand, to find a cure to fix the Will. Unfortunately, the Brand doesn't survive. When The Will wakes up, he's horrified to learn what his recovery cost.
Most of this volume was action based, but as more characters move in and out, we can see how interconnected everything, and everyone, is. The war has affected everyone terribly, and as it spills out onto the rest of the universe, with more and more people taking sides, it becomes larger and the number of people impacted grows. The cycle of revenge can't stop. There's always someone to blame and someone who feels like another needs to be punished for what happened. This is why Alana and Marko's decision to try and not play into that game is so revolutionary and why it was so heartbreaking when they (hopefully temporarily?) lost their daughter anyway.
Dengo has called the Revolution in - a group of freedom fighters who are trying to end the war. Alana is horrified and insists they are terrorists. The group does things like blow up daycare centres, so I'm on her side. Marko and the Prince eventually manage to find Alana and co., but not before their daughter Hazel is taken. The prince, however, is reunited with his baby and kills Dengo immediately.
Meanwhile, Gwen and Sophie team up with The Will's sister, the Brand, to find a cure to fix the Will. Unfortunately, the Brand doesn't survive. When The Will wakes up, he's horrified to learn what his recovery cost.
Most of this volume was action based, but as more characters move in and out, we can see how interconnected everything, and everyone, is. The war has affected everyone terribly, and as it spills out onto the rest of the universe, with more and more people taking sides, it becomes larger and the number of people impacted grows. The cycle of revenge can't stop. There's always someone to blame and someone who feels like another needs to be punished for what happened. This is why Alana and Marko's decision to try and not play into that game is so revolutionary and why it was so heartbreaking when they (hopefully temporarily?) lost their daughter anyway.
cultneophyte7's review
4.0
What the FUCK was that Dragon doing?
Also, so many deaths and I am not at at all emotional. Cold-hearted me.
As long as the weird shit keeps up, I'll keep reading.
Also, so many deaths and I am not at at all emotional. Cold-hearted me.
As long as the weird shit keeps up, I'll keep reading.
lbarsk's review
3.0
Man, I don't know what to think about Saga anymore. I'm still mostly engrossed in the story, but it just feels like it's going to go on FOREVER. I think my biggest beef right now with the series is that SOME of the characters are deeply developed AND the overarching story is compelling, BUT we keep getting new characters left and right who show up, do something, and then die a couple of issues (or a volume) later. The art is still excellent and I'm still curious to find out what actually happens to everyone, but it's getting to be a little too frenetic for my taste I think.