SAGA

Saga is possibly Image Comics' most unique product since Spawn. Few comic books in recent memory have generated such unprecedented levels of wonderfully weird storytelling as Saga has. It is as much science fiction as it is fantasy and drama and a whole lot of sheer craziness that is only possible in a world as frenzied as the one created by Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples.
Saga is a space opera about runaways-in-love, Alana and Marko, who escaped from the warring planet Landfall and its neighbouring moon, Wreath, to be with each other. Their union is rare and dangerous as their people have indefinitely been at war with each other. These fugitives are marked for death by forces on both sides of the war and have trained assassins hired to end their lives. Marko and Alana fend off threats and fight off astronomical odds to protect the symbol of their love -- their new-born baby girl, Hazel, who serves as the narrator of the story.
Saga has some of the most bizarre elements the world of comics has ever seen (and that is no light-hearted exaggeration). Alana's people are technologically advanced and sport wings on their backs, while the inhabitants of Marko's homeland, Wreath, are proficient in magic and are born with horns. They are hounded by a number of bounty hunters, including “The Will” whose sidekick is a cat that can detect lies. The Will's ex-girlfriend is the dangerous eight-eyed half-woman-half-arachnid “The Stalk”. Also hunting the forbidden lovers is Prince Robot IV -- from the royal family of a race of robots that have humanoid bodies and TV screens for heads. Among the other whacky story components are: a forest that spawns wooden rocket ships, giants with impossibly gruesome…err… body parts, and a strange one-eyed novelist.
Saga's biggest strength lies in the fact that despite being cast in the most unrecognisable and absurd of realities, it manages to make readers relate to it. As utterly insane as the whole book is, the characters still feel real and human. Saga is, of course, graphic and explicit on almost every page; it must only be read by readers who can stomach shocking content.
The duo of Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples brought to life the comic that may perhaps define a new generation. Staples' art is raw and authentic -- the type that make you want to read a comic purely based on the visuals. Vaughan, the superstar creator of other major works as Ex Machina and Y: The Last Man, has managed to turn a not-so-distinctive premise completely on its toes to produce a remarkable work.