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Saga (Single Issues)
Saga #20
Something terrible happens.
31 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 25, 2014
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Brian K. Vaughan
1,063 books14.2k followersBrian K. Vaughan is the writer and co-creator of comic-book series including SAGA, PAPER GIRLS, Y THE LAST MAN, RUNAWAYS, and most recently, BARRIER, a digital comic with artist Marcos Martin about immigration, available from their pay-what-you-want site www.PanelSyndicate.com
BKV's work has been recognized at the Eisner, Harvey, Hugo, Shuster, Eagle, and British Fantasy Awards. He sometimes writes for film and television in Los Angeles, where he lives with his family and their dogs Hamburger and Milkshake.
BKV's work has been recognized at the Eisner, Harvey, Hugo, Shuster, Eagle, and British Fantasy Awards. He sometimes writes for film and television in Los Angeles, where he lives with his family and their dogs Hamburger and Milkshake.
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November 22, 2025
(A-) 83% | Very Good
Notes: Review pending re-read. Collective review for issues #19-24 can be found here: Saga, Volume Four
Notes: Review pending re-read. Collective review for issues #19-24 can be found here: Saga, Volume Four
October 10, 2016
I don't think i like the way this story is processing. :/
That dance teacher is ... danger :/
If they split up, she will be the reason.
But she has a baby, she has husband. she just can't do this.
I am afraid if MARKO do that to Alaana, I'll start hating him so bad. :@
For me cheating is a per peeve, anything but cheating. Loyalty is most important.
I own't ever read of book with cheating or continue a series with cheating in it. :/
Btw forget it for a while, What the actual hell, the princess is dead and who was the psycho?
Prince VI story is getting interesting and TBH i miss The Will, where he is???
I want to know what happen to his and Gwendolyn's story?? :/
That dance teacher is ... danger :/
If they split up, she will be the reason.
But she has a baby, she has husband. she just can't do this.
I am afraid if MARKO do that to Alaana, I'll start hating him so bad. :@
For me cheating is a per peeve, anything but cheating. Loyalty is most important.
I own't ever read of book with cheating or continue a series with cheating in it. :/
Btw forget it for a while, What the actual hell, the princess is dead and who was the psycho?
Prince VI story is getting interesting and TBH i miss The Will, where he is???
I want to know what happen to his and Gwendolyn's story?? :/
July 19, 2017
It's been so long since I've read Saga, but I am back at it again because I just really missed the characters and the uber cute narrator.
Anyways, here are my thoughts so far:
➟ Seems that Marko and Alana are having a falling out. Which sucks because I like them both.
➟ Baby Hazel is a bit bigger now. Enough to give Marko and Alana a headache.
➟ Alana seem to have had some peer pressure at work
➟ Seems that Prince Robot IV has finally snapped
➟ Princess Robot is...
➟ Little Prince Robot is...
➟ Let's just say the royal Robot family has just been fucked.
Anyways, here are my thoughts so far:
➟ Seems that Marko and Alana are having a falling out. Which sucks because I like them both.
➟ Baby Hazel is a bit bigger now. Enough to give Marko and Alana a headache.
➟ Alana seem to have had some peer pressure at work
➟ Seems that Prince Robot IV has finally snapped
➟ Princess Robot is...
➟ Little Prince Robot is...
➟ Let's just say the royal Robot family has just been fucked.
September 6, 2014
"Everyone needs to be someone else sometimes."
It's been a while and I still can't shake the sad feelings from #19
I have to admit that I understand how the characters might make the decisions they are making, but I see nothing good coming from this, and it's breaking my fucking heart.
Also we get new characters and possibilities, and the story continues to develop.
Ps. I hate reading single issues.
It's been a while and I still can't shake the sad feelings from #19
I have to admit that I understand how the characters might make the decisions they are making, but I see nothing good coming from this, and it's breaking my fucking heart.
Also we get new characters and possibilities, and the story continues to develop.
Ps. I hate reading single issues.
August 15, 2017
"Some art have the power to change people"
March 5, 2018
Siempre sorprendiendo Prince Robot IV con las suyas, si no es por su vanidad, su violencia, o escena obscena.
July 14, 2014
It's so funny because whenever there's a hiatus, I totally get lulled into this happy space where I'm just so ecstatic to have a new SAGA that I forget how much of an emotional roller-coaster this can be.
1. Seriously, Fiona Staples is the best opening page artist I've ever known. Granted, I don't know a lot of artists. But seriously, every time I open SAGA, I go through an entire range of emotions: lust, surprise, embarrassment, amazement. It's overwhelming, and usually sexy as hell. This was no exception.
2. Alana on fadeaway....I LOVE THAT PAGE!!!! Omg I want that blown up and on my wall. It was soooooooo pretty and the art totally captured the feeling of surrendering to the moment. I want that page SO BAD.
3. Can see the writing on the wall with Marko. Poor guy. I mean, like, I can see how this arc seems like it's going to actually explore the idea of Alana and Marko as a real couple. Real parents. Real real real. And the real changes that every couple faces when the relationship changes from idealistic romanticism to mundane realism. While being on the run together, a unit standing strong against a world that doesn't want them to even exist, does a lot to reinforce the bonds forged by the acts necessary to maintain survival; the question of whether or not they can survive the regular working life of two newlyweds who are also recent parents is starting to arise. Alana is living her dream, losing sight of Marko in the process. Marko, feeling neglected while being a full time dad, is finding comfort in the subtle attentions of that teacher. And I can see where the day to day is starting to creep in.
4. But it's too early for BKV to break all of our hearts, right? Like....it's too early for that, right? Only issue #20!
5. But holy shit, not too early for the Robots, isn't it?! Holy fuck, while she's actually holding her little baby, dude?! Dammit that was cold.
Another awesome episode, though it seems like most of the action surrounding our star-crossed lovers is happening on the periphery, while BKV takes this arc to deconstruct what happens to a relationship once the tragic romance is replaced by day-to-day life. How selfish we all are, and self-sacrificing to our own detriment. I wonder if they'll be able to root out the seeds being planted right now or if we'll watch for several arcs those fleurs de mal sprouting up between them. And what happens if they have nothing outside the running, the hiding, the gallant gestures and noble defenses? What happens when the biggest threat to their love is actually having no threat at all?
1. Seriously, Fiona Staples is the best opening page artist I've ever known. Granted, I don't know a lot of artists. But seriously, every time I open SAGA, I go through an entire range of emotions: lust, surprise, embarrassment, amazement. It's overwhelming, and usually sexy as hell. This was no exception.
2. Alana on fadeaway....I LOVE THAT PAGE!!!! Omg I want that blown up and on my wall. It was soooooooo pretty and the art totally captured the feeling of surrendering to the moment. I want that page SO BAD.
3. Can see the writing on the wall with Marko. Poor guy. I mean, like, I can see how this arc seems like it's going to actually explore the idea of Alana and Marko as a real couple. Real parents. Real real real. And the real changes that every couple faces when the relationship changes from idealistic romanticism to mundane realism. While being on the run together, a unit standing strong against a world that doesn't want them to even exist, does a lot to reinforce the bonds forged by the acts necessary to maintain survival; the question of whether or not they can survive the regular working life of two newlyweds who are also recent parents is starting to arise. Alana is living her dream, losing sight of Marko in the process. Marko, feeling neglected while being a full time dad, is finding comfort in the subtle attentions of that teacher. And I can see where the day to day is starting to creep in.
4. But it's too early for BKV to break all of our hearts, right? Like....it's too early for that, right? Only issue #20!
5. But holy shit, not too early for the Robots, isn't it?! Holy fuck, while she's actually holding her little baby, dude?! Dammit that was cold.
Another awesome episode, though it seems like most of the action surrounding our star-crossed lovers is happening on the periphery, while BKV takes this arc to deconstruct what happens to a relationship once the tragic romance is replaced by day-to-day life. How selfish we all are, and self-sacrificing to our own detriment. I wonder if they'll be able to root out the seeds being planted right now or if we'll watch for several arcs those fleurs de mal sprouting up between them. And what happens if they have nothing outside the running, the hiding, the gallant gestures and noble defenses? What happens when the biggest threat to their love is actually having no threat at all?
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 12, 2015
4 Stars
Although I love this series, the last few episodes have not really moved things along. We finally get back to some action, and maybe dancing too. Hazel and her morning craziness is too funny.
The cover of this issue is one of my very favorites. I love the quiet moment of father and daughter.
The end scene is awesome.
I like that things look like they are headed for major changes.
Although I love this series, the last few episodes have not really moved things along. We finally get back to some action, and maybe dancing too. Hazel and her morning craziness is too funny.
The cover of this issue is one of my very favorites. I love the quiet moment of father and daughter.
The end scene is awesome.
I like that things look like they are headed for major changes.
August 19, 2017
Are Alana and Marko growing apart from each other?
December 28, 2022
oh this series just grows on me and its weirdness
June 28, 2014
I think this series has just started to plateau.
January 15, 2017
Hazel is sooooo freakin adorable. I think she'll grow up as fierce as her mom and as warm as her dad.
July 14, 2014
My will isn't strong enough to wait for the entire volume!
December 2, 2021
I love how Vaughn and Staples develop Hazel as a character. Even though she’s the narrator, most of the action and intrigue involves pretty much everyone other than Hazel. How exciting could a toddler be when there’s an intergalactic war going on??
But in little details - her movements, her first sentences, how she reacts to things - we get a window into Hazel growing up. Strip everything else away and, at its core, Saga is about a baby becoming a toddler becoming a…
But in little details - her movements, her first sentences, how she reacts to things - we get a window into Hazel growing up. Strip everything else away and, at its core, Saga is about a baby becoming a toddler becoming a…
February 16, 2020
Nothing drives a man to new pussy faster than seeing a kid come out of the old one.
September 1, 2016
So the description for this issue simply states: "Something terrible happens." And I'm thinking. . .REALLY??!! Have we not already had our bubbles burst with the foreshadowing from #19??!! Guess not, huh? Yeah. And you know what? Something terrible DID, in fact, happen. It wasn't what I thought it would be, but it was indeed terrible nonetheless. My heart stuttered a bit. And I kept going back and forth between those two pages, willing myself to believe the images I was looking at, and to accept the finality of them.
But as for our main characters, I have an eerie and unsettling feeling where Vaughan is steering the plot. I don't think that I like it. I understand it because that is the essence of human nature (or, alien nature, as the case may be). But I still don't like it. Because in the end, the one who will suffer the most from her parents' decisions is Hazel. And I hate that for that cute-ass little girl.
So there you have it.
Saga #20.
But as for our main characters, I have an eerie and unsettling feeling where Vaughan is steering the plot. I don't think that I like it. I understand it because that is the essence of human nature (or, alien nature, as the case may be). But I still don't like it. Because in the end, the one who will suffer the most from her parents' decisions is Hazel. And I hate that for that cute-ass little girl.
So there you have it.
Saga #20.
December 6, 2014
Thoughts after reading this issue:
1) What the hell are you doing, Alana?!
2) I KNEW IT! That guy was up to something.
3) STAY AWAY FROM MARKO, YOU IDIOT!
A character was murdered at the end of this issue, but apparently I'm more concerned about Marko's new friend.
1) What the hell are you doing, Alana?!
2) I KNEW IT! That guy was up to something.
3) STAY AWAY FROM MARKO, YOU IDIOT!
A character was murdered at the end of this issue, but apparently I'm more concerned about Marko's new friend.
November 4, 2015
Saga se pretvara u sapunicu! Nadam se da će biti nekakav novi razvoj događaja sa glavnim likovima, ali ne onaj na koji ova epizoda aludira... Epizodu malo izvlači sam kraj, čini se da kreće novi zaplet s novim likovima.
December 28, 2015
3.5 stars. This entirely bonkers out there sci-fi universe somehow deals with the reality of marriage better than most other stories.
July 14, 2014
This keeps getting better and better.
January 7, 2019
It's extremely difficult to rate the individual chapters, therefore the following is a review of the fourth volume. In other words, chapters nineteen through twenty-four.
Saga volume four gives us chapters nineteen to twenty-four, and it’s pulled the solid four-star rating from me that I knew the series was capable of. In fact, volume four has pushed me into the realm of back-to-back reading. The moment I finished volume four, volume five appeared in my hand.
I’m at the stage where I’m hooked, addicted, and in desperate need of more.
By this point in Saga, I’m in love with all the strange and wonderful things being offered. I’m lost to the universe we’ve been introduced to, I’m desperate for more of the wonderful storylines developing, and I’m overly invested in the characters.
Despite how strange this one is – and I know it will not be for everyone due to this – it’s a story that leaves you desperate for more. Once you start, you cannot stop.
Without a doubt, this is an addiction I’m happy to have.
Saga volume four gives us chapters nineteen to twenty-four, and it’s pulled the solid four-star rating from me that I knew the series was capable of. In fact, volume four has pushed me into the realm of back-to-back reading. The moment I finished volume four, volume five appeared in my hand.
I’m at the stage where I’m hooked, addicted, and in desperate need of more.
By this point in Saga, I’m in love with all the strange and wonderful things being offered. I’m lost to the universe we’ve been introduced to, I’m desperate for more of the wonderful storylines developing, and I’m overly invested in the characters.
Despite how strange this one is – and I know it will not be for everyone due to this – it’s a story that leaves you desperate for more. Once you start, you cannot stop.
Without a doubt, this is an addiction I’m happy to have.
September 25, 2025
Just what the hellllllll of an ending? Whole multiple pages of a cliffhanger and an ending. Will be continuing the next issues after a short break despite the fact that I want to keep on going but need to read another book so let's go and Keep on Reading.
I have always loved comics, and I can and I have. I love comics to bits, may the comics never leave my side. I loved reading this and love reading more. You should also read what you love, and I hope you will always love it. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics, Diamond Comics, or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on international and classic comics, Mangas, Mahwas, and Graphic novels. I am on my quest to read as many comics as I just want to Keep on Reading.
I have always loved comics, and I can and I have. I love comics to bits, may the comics never leave my side. I loved reading this and love reading more. You should also read what you love, and I hope you will always love it. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics, Diamond Comics, or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on international and classic comics, Mangas, Mahwas, and Graphic novels. I am on my quest to read as many comics as I just want to Keep on Reading.
October 20, 2025
Saga #20 – Chapter Twenty
Writer: Brian K. Vaughan
Artist: Fiona Staples
Publisher: Image Comics
Release Date: May 2014
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4/5)
Summary:
Time has passed since the family’s split. Hazel now lives with her grandmother while her parents follow separate paths. Both Alana and Marko struggle to rebuild their lives, haunted by what they’ve lost.
Review:
A strong opening to a new phase. The time jump gives the story fresh perspective without losing emotional continuity. Vaughan’s writing shows quiet heartbreak rather than melodrama, and Staples’ art remains exceptional — soft, expressive, and cinematic.
Writer: Brian K. Vaughan
Artist: Fiona Staples
Publisher: Image Comics
Release Date: May 2014
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4/5)
Summary:
Time has passed since the family’s split. Hazel now lives with her grandmother while her parents follow separate paths. Both Alana and Marko struggle to rebuild their lives, haunted by what they’ve lost.
Review:
A strong opening to a new phase. The time jump gives the story fresh perspective without losing emotional continuity. Vaughan’s writing shows quiet heartbreak rather than melodrama, and Staples’ art remains exceptional — soft, expressive, and cinematic.
January 25, 2026
More of a 3.5 star rating;
I’ll be honest, I’m not sure what to think of Prince Robot IV’s stint at what I can only describe as a brothel. A part of me feels like it’s his head trauma toying with his memory so he doesn’t remember his family, but another part of me there’s a small twist with him that just isn’t revealed yet. Seeing the new mother die in such a way was very sad to see, and it made me feel sympathetic towards her even though we never got much revealed for her character.
Lastly, I do not trust the dance teacher around Marko and hope that Marko separating from Alana is more of a literal/physical thing than an emotional thing since I love them together.
I’ll be honest, I’m not sure what to think of Prince Robot IV’s stint at what I can only describe as a brothel. A part of me feels like it’s his head trauma toying with his memory so he doesn’t remember his family, but another part of me there’s a small twist with him that just isn’t revealed yet. Seeing the new mother die in such a way was very sad to see, and it made me feel sympathetic towards her even though we never got much revealed for her character.
Lastly, I do not trust the dance teacher around Marko and hope that Marko separating from Alana is more of a literal/physical thing than an emotional thing since I love them together.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 3, 2022
Absolutamente fantástico este volumen 4, que mezcla varias storylines más y empieza a generar un megafollón que solo podemos intuir. Por un lado la serie baja de vueltas, la familia de Marko y Alana necesita ocultarse y ella consigue trabajo en una especie de telenovela grabada en vivo. Por otro lado, aparecen más contratistas chungos, personajes de todo pelaje (literalmente) y avanzamos, mientras el matrimonio de los protas tiene altos, bajos y profundos, hacia más encontronazos futuros entre varios de los protagonistas, que están convergiendo. Adictivo, fantásticamente dibujado.
November 3, 2017
NOOO Not the I really liked her, she didn't do anything wrong but love a guy who was part good part evil.
But now the has been abducted, what's going to happen next? Especially while dad's away
But now the has been abducted, what's going to happen next? Especially while dad's away
October 11, 2018
She goes to work, is the only breadwinner of the family, while he stays at home and feels sorry for himself? Why can’t he work too, and gran can take care of Hazel? That would make things easier for Alana....but noooo. Marko is turning into a looser.
April 12, 2023
Saga #20:
•Alana got high as a kite.
•One of the serfs killed Princess Robot and took away the young prince.
•Prince Robot IV is in Sextillion and Mama Sun is using him.
•Marko is dancing with the bat woman and call himself "Barr".
•Alana got high as a kite.
•One of the serfs killed Princess Robot and took away the young prince.
•Prince Robot IV is in Sextillion and Mama Sun is using him.
•Marko is dancing with the bat woman and call himself "Barr".
June 9, 2023
Este me aburrió un poco al principio, pero el final me dejó en shock. No creo que la princesa tv se mereciera eso mientras que el principe está de libertino. Por otra parte, baby Hazel es muy adorable. Y tengo miedo por el rumbo que está tomando la relación de Marko y Alana.
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