Reviews tagging 'War'

Saga, Vol. 2 by Brian K. Vaughan

33 reviews

shay_starlessxsea's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Child abuse, War, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Death

meecespieces's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Death, Mental illness, and War

Minor: Slavery

beccabookworm's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

This second volume gives more backstory into how we ended up where we are. It tells us a little about Marko’s past and his relationship with his parents, a very brief Sparknotes version of Marko and Alana’s relationship before she got pregnant, and a bit of Prince Robot IV’s combat past.

I wouldn’t call this a filler because important things do happen and important characters are introduced and expanded upon, but it does feel like a volume meant to provide context and depth, and primarily to set up what’s to come next. Put everyone where they need to be to move the story along. 

I still very much enjoyed it and am so excited to continue. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Gun violence, Death, Body horror, War, Death of parent, and Animal death

directorpurry's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Xenophobia, Violence, Sexual content, Death, Blood, Gore, and Confinement

Moderate: Child abuse, Body horror, Slavery, and Trafficking

chloebaboey's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, War, Death, Xenophobia, and Violence

emiliemules's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, War, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide, Trafficking, and Slavery

Minor: Abortion

ran_sophia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I really enjoyed this volume, and it was a very good read.  The storytelling and writing style is simply superb.  It was consistent and didn't lose pace.  And the world in which the story takes place is very unique.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence

Moderate: Death

Minor: Trafficking

dodie_sullivan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death of parent, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: War, Death, Gun violence, and Murder

Minor: Suicide

laemonvtea's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, War, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Death of parent, Death, Gore, Gun violence, and Violence

atlas_shruggs's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Re-read to prepare for Vol. 10
I feel like this one is a pretty neutral volume on the whole, we mostly just get introduced to a lot of characters and Marco and Alana's history as well as setting everything up for the future storylines, and it also had some good foreshadowing, but overall not a huge standout in the entire series.
Still, and excellent comic as always. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, War, Body horror, Gore, Murder, Cursing, Racism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Terminal illness