SAGA Deluxe Hardcover Announced

On Saturday, July 26 at San Diego Comic-Con, Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples announced to a packed audience at the SAGA panel the November release of SAGA: BOOK ONE, the first in a series of deluxe hardcover volumes of their award-winning and beloved Image Comics series. Collecting the first three paperback volumes of SAGA, the 500-page-plus BOOK ONE will feature brand-new cover art by Staples. It will be released on November 25, 2014.

As Vaughan and Staples revealed in their Comic-Con panel, the cover of each hardcover edition will feature the series’ main character, Hazel. BOOK ONE’s cover depicts Hazel breastfeeding as an infant.

"Saga is the story of Hazel, and each hardcover edition will feature her at a different stage of life in a new cover from co-creator Fiona Staples,” said writer Vaughan. “I have no idea how Staples will top this first one, which perfectly captures our heroine's first few months in the universe. But we're even more proud of what's under the cover, 500 pages of story and never-before-seen extras, including a weirdly detailed creator roundtable about how the team makes a complete issue of our comic, from daydreaming to shipping."

Vaughan’s and Staples’ announcement came the day after they received three Eisner Awards at the annual ceremony held during Comic-Con. SAGA received a Best Continuing Series Eisner, Vaughan received Best Writer, and Staples was awarded Best Painter/Multimedia Artist.

Telling the story of a family escaping an interplanetary war, SAGA is an ongoing comic book series, released monthly by Image Comics. It has won a Hugo Award, a British Fantasy Award, and multiple Eisner and Harvey Awards. All three volumes of SAGA have reached number one on the New York Times best sellers list, and volume one has been in the top ten for more than seventy weeks. SAGA's next issue, #22, will be in comic book stores on August 27. Three trade paperback collections are now available, and SAGA: VOLUME 4 will be in stores in December.

SAGA BOOK ONE Deluxe Hardcover by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

• ISBN 978-1-63215-078-3
• Diamond Comic order code MAR148090
• 504 pages, $49.99
• In stores November 25
• Collects issues #1-18 of SAGA
• Rated Mature

AWESOME. I already own the first two trades and the singles, but I'll almost certainly shell out for the deluxe edition

@lena_dante: I agree!

I got the first three volumes in a comic-com themed sale yesterday. Coincidence? I think not.

Man, this is going to be hard to justify, but I probably need this. Maybe I'll donate my softcovers to some of my friends or something.

How much is it exactly? That's be something you should include.

@dagmar_merrill: It's listed there under the second image, $49.99 retail.

Dame if I knew this was comeing I would have waited

Definitely worth the 50.00

Ok i know what i'm getting for my birthday :D even though this comes out a little after it.

Sweet going to have to get this to get caught up

That's a pretty bold cover choice. That book will serve as a great conversation piece for anyone who picks it up, which I feel like adds to the value of getting it, even for those people who already have the single issues and trades.

@g_man: I totally didn't see that. Was that always there?

Shut up and take my money. This is one of the few series I would own both in singles and Hardcover Trades (I don't really go for collecting paperbacks). I need to get that Uncanny X-Force book too....

I already have the 3 first trades :P perhaps I should wait for a deluxe hardcover 2 ? Would be long time waiting :? but the payoff for such a grand story is rewarding :)

Wow seems like my hesitation to buy this series has finally paid off!

Ok, now everybody knows what they'll ask for Christmas ^^

$50 for the first 18 issues in a hardcover...thats a steal!!! im so glad i didn't buy the paperbacks, can't wait!

Wow, wish I bought the paperbacks, oh well.

SWEET! I've been holding off on purchasing any of the trades in hopes of a hardcover

plus I want to point out that it's only $34.35 to preorder it on Amazon

I already have the trades, no reason for me to get this. Having said that, $50 for this is not a good deal, $35 is though.

Awesome. Must have this. This series just gets better and better.

can not wait to own this.Only read issue 1 and just waiting for the HC ,so excited!

How could you only read the first issue of this?

This is going to look real nice on my shelf.

-edit- Wow, I just saw the price. That's a killer deal!

Beautiful

This works out to £30 G.B.P. I paid £32 for the second Invincible compendium and that was 47 issues.

...but I'll have someone buy it for me because I just need everything new Staples does. I don't buy Saga in trades, I'm an issues guy, but I'll get this.

By only reading the first issue? I mean it's free on Comixology.

As the book that introduced me to the world of comics, I am absolutely excited to pick this up.

i will have as much saga as i can in my life.

Perfect! I just jumped into the comic with issue 19 and planned to buy the trades. Now I am glad I did not. XD I will wait patiently for the Deluxe Hardcover. :3

Oh yeah! This will be a perfect gift for my girlfriend. (and for me) :D

I read the first volume but it just wasn't for me at all. I can see why people love this book though and why a 500 page deluxe edition can be brought out. It's gonna be a lot of money though so only the diehard fans might cough it up.

You can get collections for almost half off online.

BB

Is that for the single volumes of Saga? If so that's a very good deal, no wonder Saga is so popular with this kind of good marketing.

This is great, $50 seems a bit expensive though.

No, it's for every comic book collection that is still in print. You can just type any collection on Amazon or whatever to see for yourself.

BB

Getting.

3 trades for the price of 5. Oh yeah, great deal.