Top of the Pile 8/15/12

Saga #6
written by Brian K. Vaughan
art by Fiona Stapes
published by Image

This weeks top of the pile would of been either the two hip titles from Image, Fatale or Saga. But my comic shop messed up and didn’t pull Fatale, so by process of elimination, Saga is on top.

Written by Brian K. Vaughan with art by Fiona Stapes, Saga is an apt title for this science fiction fable. The plot of the story is where two combatants from a warring solar system fall in love and produce a daughter. They name her a rather mundane name, Hazel, and she is the narrator of the story. As they try and escape from their war, they wind up have a robot prince, and a couple bounty hunters on their tail.

I mentioned that this is one of the new hip titles out there. With several printings of the first issue, it’s seems to surprisingly found an audience. Which is cool, since it is a fun book to read. Brian K. Vaughan has developed a universe where magic is used in battle, sentient robots of reproduce biologically, and rocket ships grow like trees. It reminds me a little of the Hitchhikers Guide in its outlandish ideas.

But what makes these outlandish ideas live is the artwork by Fiona Staples. Her lines are wonderfully clear and her facial expressions are spot on. We feel the pain/wonder/anguish/joy experienced by each of the characters. (Except for the robot prince who has a computer monitor for a head.)

I haven’t read all the end notes and letters, but I did notice that if the book didn’t sell well, it would have ended after 6 issues. I’m glad to see that it will continue.