Saga Embracing elements of sci-fi and fantasy without succumbing to either genre’s tropes, Saga proved that maybe we haven’t seen it all. With the beloved family splitting apart at the seams, Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples tore our hearts apart as we watched it happen. Yet even as things got worse for Alana and Marko and company, we couldn’t help but love the way their story was told. Staples impressed issue after issue, showing off her ability to draw both charming animals in overalls and perverse sexual creations with equal efficiency. It’s no news that Vaughan is a master of dialogue, pacing, and tension, but this year’s twists and turns were almost too much for our hearts to take -- and we’re glad for it. Thanks to the creative duo’s unique blend of heart-stirring drama and obscene imagery we’d be afraid to show our mothers, Saga is the best comic book series of 2014.