Saga: Vol. 6

Family comes first in both sweeping, fantastical space operas that emphasize imaginative world-building, high-stakes plotting, and a recognizable near-future dystopia. Saga is a graphic novel series, while The Entire and The Rose is told in prose. -- Autumn Winters

Set in a fantasy realm where humans battle rival animal-hybrids (Monstress) and in a space opera populated with many conflicting alien species (Saga), these dramatic, world-building graphic novels feature well-realized female protagonists, large casts of characters, and inter-species relationships. -- Mike Nilsson

Survival is at the heart of these epic graphic novel series. The gritty story and gruesome inkiness of Walking Dead tell a bleak story, while Saga is ultimately hopeful despite its graphic sex and violence. -- Krista Biggs

Both fast-paced and dramatic space operas offer well-crafted dialogue, political intrigue, and planet-hopping adventure. Saga is a graphic novel series; the Interdependency novels are written in prose. -- Kaitlin Conner

Although they diverge in genre, plot, and tone, both of these speculative comics series for adults are immersive, long-running, and critically acclaimed, blending literary cachet with powerful reader appeal. -- Rebecca Honeycutt

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Kelly Sue DeConnick and Brian K. Vaughan are known for their inventive and imaginative works. They've both written superhero and science fiction graphic novels that deal with good and evil, aliens, and interplanetary relationships. Regardless of the genre of their stories, they are particularly recognized for memorable characters. -- Yaika Sabat

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These authors' works have the genres "science fiction comics" and "space opera"; and the subjects "superheroes," "aliens," and "life on other planets."

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