REVIEW: The searching happens in ‘Saga, Vol. 6′
Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples continue their dominance in the writing and artistic departments in Star Wars homage SAGA, VOL. 6. This trade paperback contains issues #31-#36, and this time around, we witness how the main narrator, Hazel, coped during her Kindergarten years inside a secret maximum prison. Yes, we see Hazel in her […]
Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples continue their dominance in the writing and artistic departments in Star Wars homage SAGA, VOL. 6. This trade paperback contains issues #31-#36, and this time around, we witness how the main narrator, Hazel, coped during her Kindergarten years inside a secret maximum prison. Yes, we see Hazel in her formative year while her parents searched her in the far reaches of the universe. Also, we see The Will’s return for vengeance alongside with the gay couple journalists, and fan favorite Ghüs and his walrus. Of course, there are a couple of new characters introduced here with some interesting characterizations they possessed.
Even though there are basically three stories in this arc, they are perfectly interconnected until they converged in the last suspense thrilled chapter that often transitioned nicely to the next exciting story arc. Brian K. Vaughan always emphasizes of maintaining a sense of balance to his characters although we know Hazel is definitely the focal point right now. Fiona Staples’ art is more polished, clearer, confident and panoramic than the last chapter. She lessens the inks this time around and it actually works wonder to the character, especially Ghüs.
Even this arc has a number of mature contents like sex, nudity, coarse language and violence, Saga, Vol. 6 is a vast improvement to the last story arc, particularly in the art department. If you miss Star Wars, SAGA as a whole is the perfect substitute. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
