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Saga reading order

Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples' Saga in publication order, from issue 1 through the 2018–2021 hiatus to the latest issues. It is one continuous story: start at issue 1 and read straight through.

  1. Start here

    On the run2012–2013

    12 issues · about 4 hours12 essential issues · about 4 hours

    Two soldiers from opposite sides of an endless war have a baby, and both sides want them caught. These issues set up the family, the hunters and the narrator.

    Read this stretch in 1 book
    1. Saga Vol. 1 (2014)Covers Saga #1–12Find it

    Fewest books first; newer printings are preferred because they're likelier to be in stock.

    1. Saga (2012)#1–1212 issues
      1. #1March 2012
      2. #2April 2012
      3. #3May 2012
      4. #4June 2012
      5. #5July 2012
      6. #6August 2012
      7. #7November 2012
      8. #8December 2012
      9. #9January 2013
      10. #10February 2013
      11. #11March 2013
      12. #12April 2013

      Collected as volumes 1 and 2; meant for adult readers.

  2. Hiding in plain sight2013–2014

    12 issues · about 4 hours12 essential issues · about 4 hours

    The family looks for somewhere to settle while the bounty hunters and a pair of tabloid journalists close in.

    Read this stretch in 2 books
    1. Saga Vol. 3 (2014)Covers Saga #13–18Find it
    2. Saga Vol. 4 (2014)Covers Saga #19–24Find it

    Fewest books first; newer printings are preferred because they're likelier to be in stock.

    1. Saga (2012)#13–2412 issues
      1. #13August 2013
      2. #14September 2013
      3. #15October 2013
      4. #16November 2013
      5. #17December 2013
      6. #18January 2014
      7. #19May 2014
      8. #20June 2014
      9. #21July 2014
      10. #22August 2014
      11. #23September 2014
      12. #24October 2014

  3. The family apart2015–2016

    12 issues · about 4 hours12 essential issues · about 4 hours

    The story splits across several fronts as the family is pulled in different directions and new factions enter the war.

    Read this stretch in 1 book
    1. Saga Vol. 2Covers Saga #25–36Find it

    Fewest books first; newer printings are preferred because they're likelier to be in stock.

    1. Saga (2012)#25–3612 issues
      1. #25February 2015
      2. #26March 2015
      3. #27April 2015
      4. #28May 2015
      5. #29June 2015
      6. #30July 2015
      7. #31November 2015
      8. #32December 2015
      9. #33January 2016
      10. #34February 2016
      11. #35March 2016
      12. #36April 2016

  4. Phang and beyond2016–2017

    12 issues · about 4 hours12 essential issues · about 4 hours

    A stop on a contested comet and its aftermath push the series into some of its most personal material.

    1. Saga (2012)#37–4812 issues
      1. #37August 2016
      2. #38September 2016
      3. #39October 2016
      4. #40November 2016
      5. #41December 2016
      6. #42January 2017
      7. #43May 2017
      8. #44June 2017
      9. #45July 2017
      10. #46August 2017
      11. #47September 2017
      12. #48October 2017

  5. Before the hiatus2018

    6 issues · about 2 hours6 essential issues · about 2 hours

    The first half of the series builds to a turning point, after which the book paused for more than three years.

    1. Saga (2012)#49–546 issues
      1. #49February 2018
      2. #50March 2018
      3. #51April 2018
      4. #52May 2018
      5. #53June 2018
      6. #54July 2018

      Issue 54 was followed by a hiatus from mid-2018 until the return in January 2022.

  6. The return2022–2023

    12 issues · about 4 hours12 essential issues · about 4 hours

    Saga resumes after the hiatus with a time jump: the family's circumstances have changed and Hazel, the narrator, is now a preteen.

    1. Saga (2012)#55–6612 issues
      1. #55January 2022
      2. #56February 2022
      3. #57March 2022
      4. #58April 2022
      5. #59May 2022
      6. #60July 2022
      7. #61January 2023
      8. #62February 2023
      9. #63April 2023
      10. #64May 2023
      11. #65June 2023
      12. #66September 2023

      Issue 55 is double-length and opens the second half of the series after an in-story time jump.

  7. The latest arc2024–2025

    6 issues · about 2 hours6 essential issues · about 2 hours

    The second half of the series continues in six-issue arcs with breaks between them. After issue 72 (March 2025) the series paused again; it is planned to run to 108 issues.

    1. Saga (2012)#67–726 issues
      1. #67July 2024
      2. #68August 2024
      3. #69September 2024
      4. #70October 2024
      5. #71January 2025
      6. #72March 2025

      Issues 67 to 72 so far; the series is on a break with no new issue since March 2025, and new issues will slot in here.

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