Saga, Volume Seven
2017
- parents of exceptional children
- interracial marriage
- families
- extraterrestrial beings
- imaginary wars and battles
- comic books, strips
- comics & graphic novels, science fiction
The story
"From the worldwide bestselling team of Fiona Staples and Brian K. Vaughan, 'The war for Phang' is an epic, self-contained Saga event. Finally reunited with her ever-expanding family, Hazel travels to a war-torn comet that Wreath and Landfall have been battling over for ages. New friendships are forged and others are lost forever in this action-packed volume about families, combat and the refugee experience."--Back cover.
What it’s like
Bold, saturated watercolour-and-ink panels carry the look of this graphic novel, with Fiona Staples' rounded figures set against alien landscapes in vivid, often candy-bright palettes that shift to sickly greens and ash greys wherever war has settled in. Page layouts move between crowded, kinetic action spreads and quieter panels of family life, so the rhythm alternates between jolt and breath. The vibe is restless and tender at once, a sci-fi road-and-battle story with warm domestic undercurrents: scenes of parents bickering over a child's safety sit beside explosive set pieces and the grim texture of refugee camps. Its emotional register runs from wry humour to real grief, and its characters grow through loss, loyalty and the stubborn work of keeping a family together under fire. Violence is frequent and sometimes graphic, with bloody casualties and sudden deaths, though it is more often rendered as cartoon-stylised combat than as lingering gore; sexual content is occasional and frank. It suits readers who want space opera with heart and don't mind a hard edge, especially on a long, unhurried evening with the book open on the lap.
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