Saga #18 Review

This issue closes out the Quietus arc, who makes it out alive?





Spoilers Ahead....





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Saga, thanks to Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona Staples, is consistently my favorite pull every month. No comic I'm reading even comes close. They have managed to create a universe that is filled with all kinds of bizarre, diverse, and interesting characters. No matter how out there the story can become, the characters are always believable.



This issue continues directly where we left off, with Heist lying on the floor dead, Prince IV wounded, and Gwendolyn on her way to the lighthouse looking for Marco. This is the moment that is has been building toward since issue 11 and the payoff is highly satisfying. All of the main characters are involved. Lying cat unfortunately brutally loses an eye thanks to Marco's mother. First getting left if space and now this, Lying cat really cant catch a break.



If I have any complaint, it's the fact that Marco pushes Alana and Hazel off the lighthouse to save them. I get that he was getting them away from Gwendolyn's attack, but he would have pushed them to their death if Alana cannot find the strength to do something she's never done before. The fact that she flew isn't something I have a problem with. In real life mothers have been known to get super strength and lift cars when their children are in trouble, that is at least how I see this. I guess we can put that decision in the "leap of faith" pile.



Unfortunately, this comic goes on hiatus again for a few months while Fiona catches up on the art. It is a necessary burden, this comic just always looks fantastic. I'd rather have that instead of them bringing in guest artists like some other comics resort to.