Saga, Volume Five
2015
- military deserters
- parents of exceptional children
- comic books, strips
- extraterrestrial beings
- interracial marriage
- imaginary wars and battles
- parents of racially mixed children
- ethnicity
- comics & graphic novels, science fiction
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The story
"While Gwendolyn and Lying Cat risk everything to find a cure for The Will, Marko makes an uneasy alliance with Prince Robot IV to find their missing children, who are trapped on a strange world with terrifying new enemies"--Page 4 of cover.
What it’s like
Vivid, painterly comic panels with loose, expressive linework and saturated color, shifting between lush alien landscapes, cramped spaceship interiors, and tender domestic close-ups. Sound is implied through lettering and bursts of dialogue, so the reading rhythm is brisk and talky, with quieter pages that let a character's face carry a moment. The vibe is sprawling, warm and wry, a space opera that stays grounded in family worry, with bursts of dark humor and sudden tenderness. It suits a long weekend read or a comfort reread, best with time to sink into a busy world. Intensity is high: frequent graphic violence and gore, sudden bloody deaths, strong profanity, and nudity with sexual content. Emotional beats land hard, especially around parenthood and loss, though the tone is more irreverent than bleak. It is for adult readers who enjoy character-driven science fiction, odd alien design, and stories where love and loyalty drive a chaotic, morally tangled quest.
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