Review: Saga Volume One by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

This is a graphic novel and it's the first one I have read of it's kind since I stopped reading Donald Duck (does that count as graphic novels?).

Brian K. Vaughan is the writer and Fiona Staples is the artist. I enjoyed both the story and the art, but I must say I don't think graphic novels are for me. I don't know why really. When I was reading it, I found it really hard to take the time to really look and appreciate the art and not just read the bubbles and rush through to the end. I guess I could practice that, but I am not sure I want to invest that much in it.

As I said I really liked the story but it was just over too soon. And I guess that is sort of the point with graphic novels. They are really short, for the most part, and are made to be series. But at the cost of an actual novel hundreds of pages long, I can't be satisfied with the small chunk of story line in each graphic novel.

That was my problems with graphic novels in general. As for this one specifically, I didn't really have any problems with the story line, the characters or the plot development, other than the fact that it was just too short. I enjoyed the characters and the world-building, and honestly I would probably continue with this series if it were in novel form. I was even tempted to continue with the series as graphic novels, because I like the story so much, but I am just too cheap to spend that much money on such a short chunk of the story. Maybe in the future I will learn to appreciate this art form more, and I will try my hand at the genre again, but for now I will stick to books.

I gave it 3 stars out of 5 on Goodreads, and I would highly recommend this to anyone who likes reading graphic novels.

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