Saga, Issue #35 begins with the Will tracking down the rogue Prince Robot IV. He still has Upsher and Doff captive, and they're doing their best not to get too many innocent lives killed or ruined. Prince Robot IV, of course, is with Marko and Alana, who are planning to storm the prison on Landfall to save their daughter, Hazel. They plan on using Prince Robot IV's status as a royal to get Landfall's defenses down. Prince Robot IV can't appear as himself because he's a wanted criminal, but that doesn't mean he can't impersonate Count Robot XL.
This title is very engrossing, and I found myself tempted to skip to the end to see if Marko and Alana are finally reunited with Hazel and/or Marko's mom (I forget her name). I don't absolutely love everything Brain K. Vaughan has put out, but Y: The Last Man and Saga are two of my favorites by any writer. I love that he's putting out an Image comic as his masterwork when so many of his contemporaries are working for Marvel and DC.
But I would be remiss if I didn't sing the praises, once again, of the Saga support staff. Fiona Staples brings to life the various creatures who manage to return time after time. The series has a large cast of reoccurring characters, none of which are boring. Some are brutal and nasty; it is a brutal and nasty part of the universe that Marko and Alana's family inhabit. That contrast between the beauty and sincerity of their relationship and the ugliness and insincerity of the galaxy around them is what makes Saga really work.
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