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Ep. 215 - Saga (Vol. 5 and 6)

1h 2m · Comics and Chronic · 02 May 07:00

On the newest episode of Comics and Chronic the guys continue their Saga journey and talk volumes 5 and 6 of Saga by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples from Image Comics. But first what’s going on in California? Who or what is The Illuminacho. Is Cody sick again with a baby illness? Did the guys have a good holiday (when was this recorded)? How many episodes were there between our first two Saga episodes? How many volumes of Saga will there be? Is there a good time jump between volumes 5 + 6? What do you come to this podcast for? What happened in the previous volumes? Does this comic give every character depth and nuance? Do we empathize with Dengo? How does Yuma go out? How does Sophie get The Brand killed? Why is this Cody’s favorite comic? Which characters are we? Is having Isabel on the team helpful? What happens when Dorf and Upshire get kidnapped by The Will? Who can be trusted in this universe? Is this a well-paced series? What does Fiona Staples bring to this comic? Is this a sexy comic? Did at any point any of us want to enlist in the military? Why wasn’t Cody able to enlist? Does Saga do a good job with cliffhangers? Does this story do a good job of weaving its story threads in and out? Are Alana and Marko a good comic couple? Is art meant to be ranked? How are Henry Kissinger and Jeffrey Epstein doing in Hell? Can you walk on lava? Has Anthony seen a volcano movie? Does Ricky Martin have power over us? Find out the answers to these and more on the newest episode of Comics and Chronic!

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