
Some of that tension is lost in the way the story is currently being told. The characters and story are spread out a little too thin, constantly jumping back and forth between two different groups, causing the story to slow down to fit in setup and development for both. When the story was split previously, there was an obvious A story with Marko, Hazel, and Alana, while the B story went with other, less central characters. With that group split apart, there are now two main character groups that are moving slowly, though it's not exactly clear towards what, which makes it feels slower, just waiting for things to boil over.
One element of prior issues that I always liked was the opening splash page, which was large and outrageous, setting the tone and drawing you in, even though there was no context for what was going on in the rest of the issue. In this issue, the splash page is not the opening, but the ending, and it is definitely on the outrageous. Instead of going for the serious in the death of a supporting character, it goes for humor, creating a fitting end for this character and leaving an image in your mind that will not go away anytime soon.
In short, Saga continues to be great, if occasionally bumpy. There is a reason it is my favorite series, no matter what else I keep picking up.
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