Saga, Compendium One by Brian K. Vaughan

Other issues with the book include it being printed on very cheap, thin paper. It also had cheap binding and pages falling out in the exact same spot as the last book did. I was able to receive a replacement copy, only to find out that copy had the exact same problem. To make matters worse, when I first received the book, I noticed that it had cheap binding and that some of the pages were not glued in and were falling out. I am convinced it would have been better as a hardback. You can't even hold it in on one hand comfortably. I love Saga dearly, but reading this book has been an immense pain. I brought it with me recently on a week-long trip and spent days carrying it around in a small bag, it weighed so much it hurt my arm and it felt like I was carrying around a shopping bag filled with potatoes. The compendium is 1328 pages long, which makes it extremely heavy, and difficult to read and carry around. I wanted something that could sit proudly on my bookshelf and last for a long time, instead I got a badly printed edition with a soft cover and spine that I don't expect will last very long.

I'd just assumed that the book would come out as a hardback, because it was a big release, and I just thought it would come with a nice, hardcover and firm spine. Granted, it was announced as a paperback, so I should've paid more attention to the media release. The corner of the front page was bent and I was surprised to find the book was paperback and not hardback. Saga Compendium One contains an amazing story, but it arrived in terrible condition. When news hit that the compendium had been released early, I was excited at the thought of being able to re-read my favourite series in one ultimate binge read. I am such a big fan of Saga, I have an Alana and Marko action figure set and all nine paperback editions and the three hardback deluxe collections at home. When it was announced that the first half of the series was going to be coming out as a single compendium, I knew I had to have it. The end of issue 54 devastated me and the extra-long wait for issue 55 is killing me.

I have re-read it about three to four times. Saga is my favourite graphic novel series. It was originally due to be released in October 2019 but instead dropped into stores early on 21 August 2019. Saga Compendium One contains the first 54 issues of the Eisner award-winning and New York Times bestselling graphic novel series. Saga is narrated by Hazel who tells the story of her life in a series of flashbacks, starting from the moment of her birth.

Saga tells the story of Hazel, a young child born into war, to a pair of star-crossed lovers. Vaughan told Entertainment Weekly that the first 54 issues of Saga was going to be released in a single, massive paperback compendium.

Saga, Compendium One by Brian K. Vaughan