Saga, Book One

These days, it seems like you can’t turn around without stepping on a cape or two. Always the powerhouses of the comic book world, superheroes have now taken over movie theaters as well. But as much as we love our costumed crime fighters, we recognize the fact that not everyone is as excited as we […]

I love space opera novels, and if Hollywood puts dollars behind a splashy sci-fi blockbuster, I’ll be there opening weekend, but the best intergalactic saga running is, well, Saga, and it’s playing out month-by-month in splash pages and speech bubbles in Image Comics’ sensational continuing series. Back To Top

We can’t verifiably call Brian K. Vaughan the busiest creator in comics, but considering his name is on the covers of at least two of the hottest books running—the barrier-breaking sci-fi hit Saga (co-created with artist Fiona Staples) and the nascent girls-on-an-adventure series Paper Girls (with artist Cliff Chiang)—he’s certainly one of the biggest. A few […]

It’s the question that defines us as readers of science fiction and fantasy: when you pick up a new book, do you prefer a story that stands alone, or one that is part of a series? There’s no easy answer—and no right or wrong one, either. That’s why we asked two of our bloggers, Aidan […]