Saga - Chapter 1 (Review)

Saga is a comic that came to the forefront of my attention out of a combination of pedigree and concept. When someone writes one of the best pieces of contemporary literature in recent memory as Brian K. Vaughan did with Y: The Last Man, it is required that attention be paid to whatever project said person turns to next. If that project happens to be a science fiction opus on the scale of Star Wars illustrated by the excellent Fiona Staples, that merely sweetens the pot.

Fully aware of the dangers of expectations, I plunged head first into Saga #1.

Awesome Lobster Johnson Cover by some dude.

Some guy who calls himself The Silent H has put together an awesome cover for the Dark Horse Comics' latest Lobster Johnson series.

CHECK IT OUT.

Are you a super-wealthy comic book fan looking for a good cause and some awesome art?

Perhaps imitating the villains that their heroes have repeatedly conquered for the better part of a century, Marvel Comics is attempting to completely destroy Gary Friedrich, the creator of Ghost Rider. They've already made millions from a character that Friedrich created, and are now trying to make him pay $17,000 in "damages" that he has brought about to the corporation.

Standing beside Friedrich are Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and The Goon creator Eric Powell. Like Friedrich, they have created characters that have gone on to be wildly successful, but unlike Friedrich, they created their characters in a time when comics publishers weren't all vile, money-grubbing emulations of their own super-villains. Dark Horse allowed their creations to remain their own and flourished because of it. 

Now Mignola and Powell are each auctioning a piece of original artwork tied to their most famous character in an attempt to raise money for Friedrich. Mignola's gorgeous Hellboy print is above, and Powell's The Goon is after the jump.