A review by kingaziz
Saga, Vol. 2 by Brian K. Vaughan

adventurous challenging emotional informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Review of Saga, Volume 2

Rating: 4.50⭐️  

In Volume 1, I said I wanted to see more of Marko and Alana’s past  and that’s exactly what I got in Volume 2. Their backstory made them feel even more important and helped me reflect on everything with a deeper understanding. I don’t like it when relationships exist just because the writer wants them to, but here, their connection actually made sense. We got a reason from their past something they both cared about and it helped them understand each other. Their relationship was already nice, but now it feels more grounded and built on logical foundations.

The art changed a bit it became softer and cleaner, and the overall care put into it was clearly higher. I hadn’t noticed the slight inconsistency in Volume 1’s art until I read this one and started seeing the difference in stability. I began to pick up on things that weren’t drawn quite right. Since Volume 1 was my first comic ever, I didn’t notice these details at the time, but overall, the art was still very good and didn’t hurt my experience.

The story so far isn’t particularly deep or at least that’s how I feel for now but that’s not a bad thing. Not everything has to be deep to be good. Sometimes you just need a story that’s told simply but built on a solid idea.

This volume focused more on the past and how it connects to the present for each character. It showed their pain and struggles, and I liked that. It gave a solid foundation to everyone, and their pasts were enjoyable to explore. Like I said, nothing too heavy, but still nicely done.

I really enjoyed the plot twists in this volume. There were several reveals, both from the past and the present, and most of them genuinely surprised me. They weren’t necessarily complex, but they caught me off guard and that mix is working really well.

One thing that did bother me was a conversation between two characters in the past. They were discussing something that, in Volume 1, was presented as shocking and strange to most people. I expected them to acknowledge how unlikely or unusual it was, but instead, they spoke as if it was totally normal and expected. That didn’t sit right with me. It felt like they either knew something others didn’t, or simply weren’t afraid of it the way everyone else was.