Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


“This is how an idea becomes real.”

Saga: Volume One by Brian K. Vaughan (writer), Fiona Staples (artist)

Saga: Volume Two by Brian K. Vaughan (writer), Fiona Staples (artist)

Saga: Volume Three by Brian K. Vaughan (writer), Fiona Staples (artist)

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I’m working on a re-read of the Saga before I indulge myself in the latest, Volume 10, now that Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples are back from their sabbatical. It’s been four years since I last cracked these books, but I was immediately pulled back into the world that Vaughan’s writing and Staples’ beautiful art bring so vividly to life. Its easy to remember why this series possesses so many awards (seriously, its got Harvey Awards, a Hugo Award, British Fantasy Award, Goodreads Choice […]

The SAGA continues (had to use the pun once).

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Where we last left off, our intrepid star-crossed lovers had just been joined by Marko’s parents…awkward.  Things get off to a rocky start as mom leaves with Marko to try to recover their ghost nanny (this story is just so fun to write about!) and dad is left with Alana, who is suspicious of him, to say the least.  But luckily, their tree spaceship has got her back, and he ends up a little…tied up (pun totally intended). Meanwhile, the unlucky in love mercenary, unlucky […]

Marko <3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3

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This is a love story. This is a story about fathers and sons. This is a story about families. This is a story about war and peace. This is a story about tree spaceships and magic aliens and talking cats. Volume 1 of Saga introduced us to all the characters: Marko and Alana and their newborn child, who are being hunted as traitors and miscegenators across the universe by both sides of a never-ending galactic war; killer for hire The Will and his truth-telling cat; […]



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