Saga #7
(March 2017)

Image, 2012 Series
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Volume
7
Price
14.99 USD
Pages
156 ?
On-sale Date
2017-04-04
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Rated M / Mature
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Image Comics Inc.
Brand
Image
ISBN
978-1-5343-0060-6 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781534300606 51499
Printer
Printed in the USA
Editing
Eric Stephenson (credited) (coordinator); Fonografiks (credited) (design); Drew Gill (credited) (art director); Brett Warnock (credited) (production manager); Sasha E. Head (credited as Sasha Head) (production designer); Erika Schnatz (credited) (production artist); Ryan Brewer (credited) (production artist); Shanna Matuszak (credited) (production artist); Tricia Ramos (credited) (production artist); Vincent Kukua (credited) (production artist); Eric Stephenson (credited) (coordinator); Fonografiks (credited) (design); Drew Gill (credited) (art director); Brett Warnock (credited) (production manager); Sasha E. Head (credited as Sasha Head) (production designer); Erika Schnatz (credited) (production artist); Ryan Brewer (credited) (production artist); Shanna Matuszak (credited) (production artist); Tricia Ramos (credited) (production artist); Vincent Kukua (credited) (production artist)

Issue Notes

Originally published in single magazine form as Saga (Image, 2012 series) #37-42.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Saga / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Fiona Staples (credited) (art)
Inks
Fiona Staples (credited) (art)
Colors
Fiona Staples (credited) (art)
Letters
typeset

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; science fiction
Characters
Alana (featured); Marko (featured)

Indexer Notes

The cover to this TPB has the same cover artwork as the recolored cover to Saga (Image, 2012 series) #41. The original cover for issue #41 was recalled for the coloring printing too dark and it was re-released recolored.

[Blank page(s)] (Table of Contents: 1)

blank page(s) / 2 pages (report information)


Indexer Notes

The inside front and back covers are blank.

[Title Page] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters
Fonografiks (credited) (lettering & design)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Volume Seven

Indexer Notes

A blank page apart from the words, "Volume Seven".

[Credits] (Table of Contents: 3)

credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Letters
Fonografiks (credited) (lettering & design)

Indexer Notes

The page on the left shows the indicia and publisher credits, and the page on the right shows the creator credits. Across both pages spans the title: Saga.

Chapter Thirty-Seven (Table of Contents: 4)

Saga / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Brian K. Vaughan (credited) (writing)
Pencils
Fiona Staples (credited) (art)
Inks
Fiona Staples (credited) (art)
Colors
Fiona Staples (credited) (art)
Letters
Fonografiks (credited) (lettering & design)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Families are goddamn wildfires.
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; science fiction
Characters
Alana (featured); Gwendolyn (featured); Hazel (featured); Izabel (featured); Jabarah (guest) (first appearance of Jabarah); Kurti (guest) (first appearance of Kurti); Lying Cat (featured); Marko (featured); Petrichor (featured); Sir Robot (featured); Sophie (featured); The Stalk (cameo) (on Sir Robot's screen as he sleeps)
Keywords
belief; faith; family; found family; life saving; spirituality

Indexer Notes

This chapter marks the first appearance of Kurti, Jabarah, and their family of meercat-like creatures on the comet, Phang.

Chapter Thirty-Eight (Table of Contents: 5)

Saga / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Brian K. Vaughan (credited) (writing)
Pencils
Fiona Staples (credited) (art)
Inks
Fiona Staples (credited) (art)
Colors
Fiona Staples (credited) (art)
Letters
Fonografiks (credited) (lettering & design)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
TAAAAINTS.
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; science fiction
Characters
Alana (featured); Hazel (featured); Izabel (death) (featured); Jabarah (guest); Kurti (guest); The March (villain) (first appearance of The March and their companion, Bootstraps); Marko (featured); Petrichor (featured); Sir Robot (featured); Sweet Boy (featured); The Will (featured); Velour (introduction)

Chapter Thirty-Nine (Table of Contents: 6)

Saga / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Brian K. Vaughan (credited) (writing)
Pencils
Fiona Staples (credited) (art)
Inks
Fiona Staples (credited) (art)
Colors
Fiona Staples (credited) (art)
Letters
Fonografiks (credited) (lettering & design)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Reach for the sky... or I'm gonna war-crime you in the face.
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; science fiction
Characters
Alana (featured); Erving (guest); Hazel (featured); Jabarah (guest); Kurti (guest); The March (villain); Marko (featured); Petrichor (featured); Sir Robot (featured); The Will (featured); Ambassador Robot (introduction, death)

Chapter Forty (Table of Contents: 7)

Saga / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Brian K. Vaughan (credited) (writing)
Pencils
Fiona Staples (credited) (art)
Inks
Fiona Staples (credited) (art)
Colors
Fiona Staples (credited) (art)
Letters
Fonografiks (credited) (lettering & design)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You may be a good father... but you're a terrible man.
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; science fiction
Characters
Alana (featured); Special Agent Gale (villain); Gwendolyn (featured); Hazel (featured); Izabel (featured) (on Sir Robot's screen during a dream); Jabarah (guest); Kurti (guest); Lying Cat (featured); The March (villain); Marko (featured); Petrichor (featured); Sir Robot (featured); Sophie (featured); Squire (supporting) (on Sir Robot's screen during a dream)

Chapter Forty-One (Table of Contents: 8)

Saga / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Brian K. Vaughan (credited) (writing)
Pencils
Fiona Staples (credited) (art)
Inks
Fiona Staples (credited) (art)
Colors
Fiona Staples (credited) (art)
Letters
Fonografiks (credited) (lettering & design)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We're all gonna die.
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; science fiction
Characters
Alana (featured); Gwendolyn (featured); Hazel (featured); Jabarah (guest); Kurti (guest); Lying Cat (featured); The March (death) (villain); Marko (featured); Petrichor (featured); Sir Robot (featured); Sophie (featured); Sweet Boy (featured); The Will (featured)
Synopsis
His screen betraying him, Sir Robot has to confront his hidden feelings about Alana. Marko and Alana confront him about it and a fight ensues. Bootstraps and The March track down Alana, Hazel, Jabarah, Kurti, and Petrichor. Hazel is hidden, so The March takes Kurti hostage for information on her whereabouts, but gets distracted, so he escapes. Marko then shows up in the nick of time to kill The March and save everyone. Meanwhile, The Will and Sweet Boy find Gwendolyn, Sophie, and Lying Cat. He asks Lying Cat to choose between him and Sophie, and Lying Cat picks Sophie.
Keywords
allegiance; biting; choices; distractions; favoritism; hostages; pets

Chapter Forty-Two (Table of Contents: 9)

Saga / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Brian K. Vaughan (credited) (writing)
Pencils
Fiona Staples (credited) (art)
Inks
Fiona Staples (credited) (art)
Colors
Fiona Staples (credited) (art)
Letters
Fonografiks (credited) (lettering & design)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What do you think hell will be like?
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; science fiction
Characters
Alana (featured); Gwendolyn (featured); Hazel (featured); Ianthe (villain) (first appearance of Ianthe); Jabarah (death) (guest); Kurti (death) (guest); Lying Cat (featured); Marko (featured); Petrichor (featured); Sir Robot (featured); Sophie (featured); Sophie (guest) (in a fantasy / hallucination); The Stalk (guest) (in a fantasy / hallucination); Sweet Boy (featured); The Will (featured); Velour (cameo)
Keywords
belief; death; destruction; family; injuries; loss; miscarriages; pregnancy; siblings; spirituality; stillbirths

Indexer Notes

This issue contains the death of all of Jabarah and Kurti's meercat-like creature family on the comet Phang, as well as the injury which causes Alana's stillbirth.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Saga / text story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Brian K. Vaughan (credited) (writing)
Letters
Fonografiks (credited) (lettering & design)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
... and then...
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; science fiction
Characters
Hazel (featured) (in voice only (narrative text))

Indexer Notes

The first page is black with text in the lower right hand corner using the script font associated with Hazel's voiceover in the comic. It says: "... and then..." The four pages following that are black.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Saga / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Saga
  2. 1. [Blank page(s)]
  3. 2. [Title Page]
  4. 3. [Credits]
  5. 4. Chapter Thirty-Seven
    Saga
  6. 5. Chapter Thirty-Eight
    Saga
  7. 6. Chapter Thirty-Nine
    Saga
  8. 7. Chapter Forty
    Saga
  9. 8. Chapter Forty-One
    Saga
  10. 9. Chapter Forty-Two
    Saga
  11. 10. ["... and then..."]
    Saga
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Saga
This issue was modified by
  • Florian Beaudette
  • Genevieve Halton