Saga: Compendium Gets Surprise Early Release

Published: Tue, 08/27/19

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Saga: Compendium Gets Surprise Early Release

Image Comics is pleased to announce that the highly anticipated Saga: Compendium One trade paperback by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples, which was initially announced with a September release date, has arrived in stores early!

Longtime fans of the series need not wait any longer to snap up the binge-worthy tome which clocks in at exactly 1,328 pages of epic, space operatic, award winning adventure.

Collecting the first nine volumes of the full color, critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling series into one massive paperback, the Saga: Compendium One tells the entire story (so far!) of a girl named Hazel and her star-crossed parents.

The Saga: Compendium One includes a new cover from Eisner Award winning Saga co-creator and artist Fiona Staples along with issues #1-54 of the series.

Saga Compendium One

Written by: Brian K. Vaughan

Illustrated by: Fiona Staples

Published by: Image Comics

ISBN: 9781534313460

Price: $59.99

Genre: Science Fiction

Ages: 16 and up

More 'Saga' Titles from Image Comics

• Saga Book One

• Saga Book Two

• Saga Book Three

• Saga Vol. 1

• Saga Vol. 2

• Saga Vol. 3

• Saga Vol. 4

• Saga Vol. 5

• Saga Vol. 6

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