10 Saga Moments That Shocked The World

8. The Sextillion Escapades - Saga #4-5

Saga The Will
Image Comics

To set a solid tone for the series, it takes only a mere four issues before we are brought the planet of Sextillion. Sextillion is exactly as the name suggests, serving as a place that wealthy folk can go to in order to find (and pay for) whatever gets their rocks off.

And we really do mean whatever, as the planet is introduced to us by two women who are just huge heads on some long, fishnet-clad legs, and they aren't even the most surreal creature we see boning down in this issue, by a huge, huge longshot.

While this is all well and fun, we also see the dark side of the planet, as The Will - a bounty hunter taking a holiday on the planet - is brought into a secret section where he is brought a young enslaved girl. However, her owner realises he's made a mistake in this, as The Will reacts violently to the fact that children are being trafficked for sex work, and explodes the slave owner's head in retaliation.

He also adopts the girl, later naming her Sophie, which is a weird way to get a family member, but certainly a rewarding one as we see Sophie slowly recover from her nightmarish youth.

Contributor
Contributor

I like my comics like I like my coffee - in huge, unquestionably unhealthy doses.