I will say, though, that this issue deals with a lot of issues surrounding commitment and family, as well as threats to a family's dynamic. And as always, read the letter column. BKV is nothing if not a snide and hilarious responder to his fans, and the fact that he devotes so much space to fan mail at the end of each issue is just fantastic these days. Bottom line"It's Saga, it's perfect. Read Full Review

Saga #21 is an excellent blend of shocking violence, terse drama and all too many feels. The level of balance in this series is sometimes mind boggling, as even the most random, jaw-dropping moments somehow feel right in the overall narrative. Vaughan and Staples again prove a power team in every way, shape and form, and Saga remains a must read. Read Full Review

I enjoyed this issue very much from it's action to intimacy to laughs. This is a book that truly never disappoints. If you've been loving this book, you'll continue to love it. Read Full Review

The word "saga" might imply to some readers a large bombastic story, but some of the dictionary definitions are simply "a long, involved story" and a "series of incidents" and Vaughan and Staples interests seem to lie at the definition's heart. They are interested in tiny, intimate stories that connect beautifully into a larger and more epic picture, all of it having a connected and universal meaning, that is also manages to be highly personal. Or perhaps I'm just reading too much into everything as I continue to reel from the emotional one-two punch of ongoing heartbreak at their magnificent hands. Read Full Review

It's not exactly pleasant to see people's lives fall apart by their own doing, but it's hard to take your eyes off as it happens. Read Full Review

By choosing to not read Saga, you're deliberately depriving yourself of the single coolest comic Image has to offer. Read Full Review

Not forgetting the shocking conclusion of the last issue, we catch up with Dengo killing people effortlessly as if he didnt have the robot baby prince in a sling. Some of the images are drawn so well that despite being outrageous you just cant help loving and admiring the thought process of the creative team. And the surprising visuals continue when we catch up with Prince Robot IV and are quickly reminded just how depraved and violent he is. Read Full Review

It's an awesome image and the righteousness of Robot Janitor's cause makes him easy to root for while also hoping to see Prince Robot reclaim his son now that his wife is dead. The whole thing is like some brilliant and insane riff on the Mario universe and is one of the only times the B-story of a comic has been just as engaging to me as the primary narrative. Issue 21 of Saga is the best the series has ever been and I cannot recommend it highly enough. Read Full Review

While I would have liked to learn more about Dengo and what his plans are following issue 20′s conclusion, Saga 21 really moved the main narrative forward at a satisfying pace and continued to develop the Robot Kingdom's role in the overall story. Vaughan continues to masterfully build his epic and I can't wait to see where he takes us next. Read Full Review

Much like last issue, Saga #21 is still just strolling along in the current storyline. It makes sense in context. Saga is a real saga. Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona Staples are telling a story that covers entire lives, if not generations. So of course there were periods in these characters' lives when they weren't having exciting adventures. That's how it is for most people. Just look at my Saturday nights for the past few years. Vaughn has created such a wonderful cast, that I would enjoy an issue of these characters eating breakfast. But sometimes that slowness is a little too mellow. Read Full Review

The creators are quite simply masters of the medium. We get plenty of story here, with the death of a character and the re-emergence of IV into the fray. I'm really invested in the subplot with the B&W janitor character and the kidnapped princeling. We see Alana and Marco continue down the path of their apparently doomed relationship, and it's heartrending. King Robot? So awesome.

With the perfect writing and the near-perfect artwork, the only thing preventing me from giving it a perfect 10 is the how the larger story, the gradually changing character dynamic are the point of this story, thus a story arc with every issue being given 9 or so the story arc as a whole is still going to be 10-worthy. You can't give an issue a 10 after waiting a month for it and seeing the story progress a few hours (that is, not very eventfully)

Another amazing entry for the series new story-line. The unsettling Dengo is a threat to gaze at with fear and shock, while the protagonists' relationship is even more heart-breaking with those subtle lines by Fiona Staples.

While i sometimes feel this series can drag a bit, this issue is damn good and Staple's art is always spectacular. BKV's characters, dialog and humor are right on and i'm always intrigued for the next issue!

Events continue to build at a comfortable pace.

Coby's Top 5 Comic of the Week



Because it's Saga, that's why it's in my Top 5. I do get the feeling sometimes like these monthly Saga comics are written for the Trade, as you get so little actual story in them. I love how realistically Vaughan's portraying the main characters' relationship, with the stay-at-home-dad problems meeting the working-mom-starting-a-drug-habit thing. I'm kind of scared for where this arc will go, but I can't wait to get there.

This series has grown stale