Funny Book Forensics 444 Saga After Dark

Greg and Dan review Saga Issue #1 from 2012. Lovers and a baby on the run! Video heads? War is everywhere. All that and a discussion of 2000s Vertigo and Lego. Join us for a fantasytastic episode. The Secret Origin of Legion of Super- Substitute Heroes Writer: Brian K. Vaughan; Penciller: Fiona Staples; Inker: Fiona Staples; Letterer: Fonografiks; Editors: Eric Stephenson Order Absolute Zeros Subscribe: Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/funnybook4n6 https://www.instagram.com/funnybook4n6/ https://www.facebook.com/FunnyBookForensics https://bsky.app/profile/funnybookforensics.bsky.social Greg: https://twitter.com/ThatAmazingTwit https://www.instagram.com/thatamazingtwit Dan: https://twitter.com/DanSchabot https://www.facebook.com/dan.schabot.7 Partners: Project Nerd: https://project-nerd.com/ https://www.instagram.com/project.nerd/ https://www.facebook.com/ProjectNerdBlog Timeline: 00:00 After Dark Banter 00:47 Vaughan Love Fest 02:01 Bad TV Adaptations 05:22 Vertigo Renaissance 10:23 Why Saga Matters 15:45 No Page Numbers Rant 17:19 Saga Issue One Begins 17:31 Birth and Narrator Twist 24:27 Culture Clash and Arrest 27:29 Baron Robot Showdown 33:20 Battle and Escape 35:06 War Worldbuilding 37:34 Robot Bedroom Cutaway 38:05 Robot Royal Tensions 40:29 Agent Gale Briefing 43:30 Hazel Narration Hook 44:33 Gun Debate and Dog Story 47:02 Map to Rocketship Forest 48:50 Deserters and Family Fight 50:18 The Will Gets Hired 54:11 Horrors in the Dark 55:37 War Finds Them Again 57:38 Chapter One Aftermath 01:00:08 Stickers and Comic Show Plans 01:04:26 Bricks and Minifigs Saga 01:09:15 Know Your Rights Wrap Up