The Stop Button

Did Vaughan just have a Runaways crossover in Saga or is it just a coincidence? Technically I guess it’d be Staples, but whatever.

This issue doesn’t have as much sci-fi, except at the beginning. The beginning has its problems though–Vaughan blows off something he took time setting up in the previous issue. He might come back to it, but it’s a bad precedent to set right off the bat.

Otherwise the issue’s good. Vaughan’s humor makes up for the bumpier spots. Not a lot goes on–the two protagonists are stuck in a forest (again, it feels like an eighties fantasy movie–oh, right, Princess Bride), while the robot prince arrives to hunt them down.

The finish has a lot of action, with a good icky surprise. Thanks to Vaughan and Staples, Saga has a lot of potential, but they need to get out of the damn forest.

CREDITS

Writer, Brian K. Vaughan; artist and colorist, Fiona Staples; letterer, Fonografiks; editor, Eric Stephenson; publisher, Image Comics.