Week 52 Review: Saga, Volume 11

From Goodreads:

While Hazel and her family fight for scraps to survive, the rich and powerful race to forge new allegiances in the universe's never-ending war.

Romeo & Juliet meets Star Wars in this genre-blending, sci-fi/fantasy space opera about star crossed lovers from enemy worlds. An epic for mature readers, Saga follows new parents Marko and Alana as they risk everything to raise their child amidst a never-ending galactic war. A multiple award winning, critically acclaimed masterpiece and one of the most iconic, bestselling comic book series of its time.

The SAGA series has sold over 7 million copies to date across all formats, has been translated into 20 languages, and has garnered multiple Eisner and Harvey Awards, plus a Hugo Award, British Fantasy Award, Goodreads Choice Award, Shuster Award, Inkwell Award, Ringo Award, and more. It has been featured in such mainstream media outlets as TIME, Entertainment Weekly, The Atlantic, NPR, and beyond, and has become a pop culture phenomenon.

My Review:
I really enjoyed reading this volume! I've really enjoyed this series from the beginning, and oh man, this volume brings up the emotions! That someone tried to prey on their grief, that was horrible. And some interesting developments in the war occured.

The idea that they could get this product, and turn back time, and bring back their dads, that's such an emotional thing. And a total scam, and I'm so sorry that they had to go through that. This series is full of hard lessons, but that one was harsh. 

Mainly, I want to talk about Issues 65 and 66. Because both had some really important scenes. Like 65 showed Hazel and co. getting a home, and her saying she was happy, while showing the fight with Petrichor and The Will, and Sophie getting in the way. It shows another aspect of war, of each side wanting to protect their side, and avenge their side. Sophie's death, urgh, I'm conflicted, because she did die, but she got in the way of Petrichor getting her revenge, but on the guy who saved her from slavery, but she's also the one that got The Brand killed. Complicated! 

But then there was the next chapter, back at the lighthouse, D. Oswald Heist's old place, and I'm so glad, because we got to see Ghüs, as well as Upsher (yeah, we've caught up with everybody left alive before the big break!), as they dealt with Agent Gale (who we saw a bit of a backstory, and how Alana rejected him). That they're working on breaking the cycle of violence, and Gale is a perfect candidate, given how many he's murdered through the course of this series. Though there were some moments that I was very very nervous! 

Loved reading this installment and I can't wait for the next volume!

Authors: Brian K. Vaughan, Illustrated by Fiona Staples
Series: Saga #11
Read: December 29th, 2023
Source: Online 
Reason Why: Love this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book! 
Publisher: Image Comics
Published: November 29th 2023

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars