Saga #8

Fiona Staples' cover for Saga #8 captures a wonderfully disarming moment: a green-haired figure perched casually atop what appears to be a massive piece of industrial or spacecraft machinery, blowing a pink bubble-gum bubble while absorbed in a book — a helmet resting nearby as if danger is the furthest thing from their mind. It's a deceptively laid-back image that perfectly embodies the series' knack for finding quiet humanity amid sprawling science-fantasy. Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples continue their celebrated collaboration here, part of Image Comics' 20th anniversary year.