Reason #1 SAGA is my favorite series right now. From page 8 of SAGA #3 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples.

Reason #1 SAGA is my favorite series right now. From page 8 of SAGA #3 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples.

Today is SAGA #1 day. You’re getting it right? It’s 44 pages for THREE BUCKS, which is more than twice as many pages of content than you’re going to get from other comics that will charge you a dollar more. But that’s not why you should buy it—you should buy it because this is just the beginning of a new, great comic book from two brilliant creators. For me, this is a pretty great piece of synchronicity, as this book is about the birth of a child, written by my favorite comics writer, and it comes out on the day that my good friend Tim welcomed a baby girl into his family. I know what I’m giving baby Tate on her 18th birthday. 

Today is SAGA #1 day. You’re getting it right? It’s 44 pages for THREE BUCKS, which is more than twice as many pages of content than you’re going to get from other comics that will charge you a dollar more. But that’s not why you should buy it—you should buy it because this is just the beginning of a new, great comic book from two brilliant creators.

For me, this is a pretty great piece of synchronicity, as this book is about the birth of a child, written by my favorite comics writer, and it comes out on the day that my good friend Tim welcomed a baby girl into his family. I know what I’m giving baby Tate on her 18th birthday. 

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Brian K. Vaughan SAGA signings in NYC next week.

I go whole days without looking at Twitter lately, but sometimes I miss neat stuff like BKV doing a Reddit thing. Apparently he’ll be signing in NYC next week and if you can’t tell that I’m way excited for SAGA, you know I’ll be there. Here are the signings for the book next week:

And if you missed this before, Fiona will be signing SAGA #1 on March 14 at Another Dimension Comics in Calgary, and then all weekend long at Wonder Con.

On March 13, my old Lost boss Damon Lindelof will be hosting a midnight release signing with me at Meltdown Comics in Los Angeles. Then I’m hopping on a plane to sign at Midtown Comics (their downtown store) in Manhattan from 6 to 8 on March 15. And finally, not sleeping ‘til Brooklyn, I’ll be signing at Bergen Street Comics the night of March 17.

Well, now I know how I’ll be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. 

Liveblog of Vaughan/Staples "Saga" Panel at Image Expo.

Because I’m THAT fucking excited for this book. 

Warren Ellis reviewed the first issue of SAGA and holy balls you guys I am psyched. It’s so unfair that I have to wait six weeks to read this issue. Here’s what he said: First things first: this opening issue of SAGA is the first chapter of what will clearly be a verylongform sf serial about war and politics, magic and science and love and sex.  The clue is kind of in the title.  Brian, an extremely gifted author, has written a clever and charming script, and Fiona Staples, whom I’ve previously seen very little by, is demonstrably a very intelligent artist who creates warm and characterful performances for her actors while spinning out perfectly weighted storytelling that puts me in mind of experts like Steve Dillon.  It’s a little like listening to an orchestra tuning up and running through the early phrases of a big symphony, sounding the main themes and hinting at the complex beauty to come. Romeo and Juliet up there are Marko and Alana, from either side of a war that has no good side.  And what they did – having her umbilical gnawed off there – was something that apparently never should have happened.  And it’s her story (or will be): Because, you see, the book is shot through with panels like this, and lettering like this, as if from a children’s book.  And that’s the baby’s narrative.

Warren Ellis reviewed the first issue of SAGA and holy balls you guys I am psyched. It’s so unfair that I have to wait six weeks to read this issue. Here’s what he said:

First things first: this opening issue of SAGA is the first chapter of what will clearly be a verylongform sf serial about war and politics, magic and science and love and sex.  The clue is kind of in the title.  Brian, an extremely gifted author, has written a clever and charming script, and Fiona Staples, whom I’ve previously seen very little by, is demonstrably a very intelligent artist who creates warm and characterful performances for her actors while spinning out perfectly weighted storytelling that puts me in mind of experts like Steve Dillon.  It’s a little like listening to an orchestra tuning up and running through the early phrases of a big symphony, sounding the main themes and hinting at the complex beauty to come.

Romeo and Juliet up there are Marko and Alana, from either side of a war that has no good side.  And what they did – having her umbilical gnawed off there – was something that apparently never should have happened.  And it’s her story (or will be):

Because, you see, the book is shot through with panels like this, and lettering like this, as if from a children’s book.  And that’s the baby’s narrative.

Source: warrenellis.com

Preview art by Fiona Staples and a great interview with Brian K. Vaughan on his new series, SAGA. I think I’ve already said this is my most anticipated new series of 2012. I didn’t say that? Okay, well, this is my most anticipated new series of 2012. 

Preview art by Fiona Staples and a great interview with Brian K. Vaughan on his new series, SAGA.

I think I’ve already said this is my most anticipated new series of 2012. I didn’t say that? Okay, well, this is my most anticipated new series of 2012. 

Source: comicbookresources.com