Anyone got any up to date ideas?

Howdy fellow fans of Saga!

I'd recently reread the series and this time around was curious to understand the spoken Blue language, versus just trying to infer contextually what was being said as in my previous read through.

Turns out Blue is actually Esperanto (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esperanto) which is why some words are relatively similar and easier to understand. From there, I was going to simply use a Google translate as I read...

Luckily, somebody's already translated all the Blue dialog (at least through chapter 65) >> https://imagecomics.fandom.com/wiki/Blue_Language <<

Apologies if this has been posted before. I only discovered Saga last year; quickly read the Compendium, TPB volumes 10 & 11, and was caught up for monthly issues. Quickly this became my absolute favorite book. For Christmas, I got the 1-9 TPB box and reread from the beginning, all the way up to #71.

Oh my god this is the greatest comic series I’ve ever read I love this so much

Quick background, started reading SAGA last June and got caught up about a month before #67. I absolutely love the story and characters and was counting down the days until release.

Each issue released so far has felt like a disappointment in some way or another. The story is moving at snail pace, nothing in the story is really grabbing me right now besides the family dynamic and the issues are just too short. It honestly takes me longer to read "To be continued..." at the end of the book. After seeing the news of another small delay, I just kind of sighed and accepted it with frustration. Knowing the final issue of the arc is delayed and not a lot has happened, I'm really feeling disappointed that I'm going to have to wait another six months for any new material.

God, I don't envy those who've been reading from the very beginning. This isn't to trash the book or start anything, I will still continue to read SAGA, I just wanted to give the opinion of someone who's experiencing their first month to month arc in the series. If you're enjoying SAGA, awesome! More power to you!

Just a heads up for those of us waiting for the conclusion to this arc...it's going to be a few more weeks.

https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/saga-72

Don’t get me wrong, SAGA has got to be one of the BEST comics I’ve ever read, but it’s not like a book I easily recommend to an average friend or coworker because of how sexual/NSFW it can be.

Am I weird for that? Or do other people hesitate just a little before telling someone how much they love it?

I’m reading Saga for the first time, and got to the point where Dengo gets killed by IV after being spared by Alana and Marko. I can’t help but feel sympathy for him when he begins to tell IV about his son right before he gets killed. I know he’s meant to be a bad guy for killing the princess and kidnapping IV’s baby, but something about him starting to tell IV something he’s been waiting to tell him for so long only to be killed before he could finish his sentence absolutely gutted me.

Did anyone else have this reaction, or am I just a sociopath for taking the side of a guy who killed a woman and kidnapped a baby? It made me hate IV more rather than feeling any kind of happiness that he got revenge on his wife’s killer.

I havent finished the series yet, so maybe it’s brought up again, but for some reason his death hit me very hard.

I’m just curious how many issues we are from how much a typical saga deluxe hard cover edition is?

I mean that in the absolute best possible way! I just cannot get my head around how good it is. I picked up the first graphic novel on Wednesday cos the cover looked cool and I haven't been able to stop reading. Honestly this is one of the best pieces of literature I've ever read. Some of the most delicately crafted characters I've ever read I'm just about to start chapter thirty-six and I cannot wait for what's to come.

Issue 71 of Saga was released January 1st 2025. Discussions up to and including issue 71 are allowed here.

https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/saga-71

Anybody else remember when Taco Bell made a commercial featuring two guys cosplaying as Marko see each other in a subway

https://youtu.be/B1CfH7ygSPk?si=UAGvxPwPdUBEe1qF

Hi, Reddit!

I just wanted to pop in and give you a heads-up about the latest issue of Saga. I know delays like these are maddening, and I'm deeply sorry. The good news is that our next issue is completely finished: drawn, colored, lettered, etc., and it'll be in stores as soon as we get our turn at the printer. More details about it and our next collection (still on track for April!) over at my newsletter Exploding Giraffe, where I've also posted a couple of free preview pages of Saga #71: https://explodinggiraffe.substack.com/p/spectators-part-135-and-a-saga-update

While you wait, if you'd like another comic to read (and you're not one of those Saga readers who hates all the graphic sex and violence in our book), I think you might dig SPECTATORS, a 336-page graphic novel I've been working on for the last three years with Pride of Baghdad artist Niko Henrichon and Saga's own Fonografiks.

This unconventional ghost story for adults will be published in print with a nice hardcover from our friends at Image Comics next year, but for just five bucks, you can also read a digital collection of our entire NSFW comic NEXT WEEK. We'll be sending those files out to paid members on Monday, December 23rd, so it's not too late to join us today: https://explodinggiraffe.substack.com/p/spectators-part-137-our-penultimate

Membership also unlocks the last three years' worth of our bonus content (including exclusive behind-the-scenes scripts from Saga), and automatically enters you in our final contest, where we'll be giving away one of my last copies of this absurdly rare gem:

https://preview.redd.it/farmhwuwig7e1.png?width=1456&format=png&auto=webp&s=c8922d2270155bb7132f8bcbb7abf43fd9580e52

Anyway, I'm really, really proud of Spectators, so thanks for letting me plug.

And thanks for your kind patience and understanding about Saga. That book means the universe to Fiona and me, and I think you're going to love everything we've got planned for you leading up to our (still!) planned conclusion at Chapter 108. It'll be a long march, but like parenthood, I promise it's going to fly by in the blink of an eye.

For now, I'm going to take a little break from the internet after these last pages of Spectators are released, but if you ever have any questions or concerns, and you're able to somehow find an old-fashioned stamp, you can always reach me (and Milkshake) via letter at To Be Continued HQ:

4335 Van Nuys Boulevard - Suite 332

Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

Peace,

BKV

The ending of vol 9 absolutely gutted me. I stopped reading for a while (because of the hiatus and then I was just super busy with life once they continued it) but now that I have 10 I think I’m ready to continue. Without any spoilers, is it still just as amazing?

Is it "Prince Robot Four" or "Prince Robot Eye Vee"? I pronounce it the latter way but I've never thought to check the correct way... I usually just call him "IV (Eye Vee)"

Ever since I first saw this cover 10 years ago I thought - "I'm going to get that as a tattoo one day!" Last month I finally got around to it. Most of my body is already covered in ink so I didn't have a lot of skin left for a work of this size (8" tall) but I somehow think the final placement is a perfect fit for the character.

This is closely cropped "modesty" version original pic I took. The full image shows very clearly how big the work is and where I had it done...

https://preview.redd.it/0lmkr5f6jy4e1.jpg?width=2010&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bc40c5dcb93888d13373f6119dcdd433b28f1302

Hi all, for the past few years I've gotten my gf a volume of saga for Xmas, bdays, anniversaries etc we've very much enjoyed the journey together. But we're all caught up!

I'm hoping for suggestions for similar series or vibe. I'm big susuperhero guy but that's not her bag. We're both in our 30s so looking for something a bit more mature, with strong themes but fun.

What floats your boat?

I love this series with all my heart. And like the other things I love in my life, this comic has the power to make me crazy mad.

My daughter and I squish our cheeks together and say SQUIIIIIISH so this just reminds me of her a lot 🥹

please tell me it’s a joke 😭😭😭😭

Lying Cat Funko since he notice I was shush up about saga 🥰🤣