Greg and Dan review Saga Issue #1 from 2012. Lovers and a baby on the run! Video heads? War is everywhere. All that and a discussion of 2000s Vertigo and Lego. Join us for a fantasytastic episode.

The Secret Origin of Legion of Super- Substitute Heroes
Writer: Brian K. Vaughan; Penciller: Fiona Staples; Inker: Fiona Staples; Letterer: Fonografiks; Editors: Eric Stephenson

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Timeline:

00:00 After Dark Banter
00:47 Vaughan Love Fest
02:01 Bad TV Adaptations
05:22 Vertigo Renaissance
10:23 Why Saga Matters
15:45 No Page Numbers Rant
17:19 Saga Issue One Begins
17:31 Birth and Narrator Twist
24:27 Culture Clash and Arrest
27:29 Baron Robot Showdown
33:20 Battle and Escape
35:06 War Worldbuilding
37:34 Robot Bedroom Cutaway
38:05 Robot Royal Tensions
40:29 Agent Gale Briefing
43:30 Hazel Narration Hook
44:33 Gun Debate and Dog Story
47:02 Map to Rocketship Forest
48:50 Deserters and Family Fight
50:18 The Will Gets Hired
54:11 Horrors in the Dark
55:37 War Finds Them Again
57:38 Chapter One Aftermath
01:00:08 Stickers and Comic Show Plans
01:04:26 Bricks and Minifigs Saga
01:09:15 Know Your Rights Wrap Up