CBCC 80: Marko & Alana - Saga Volume 8

When you think Saga, you think of "fun-filled" adventures, right? Oh, and tears. So many, many tears. Welcome to our penultimate episode discussing the heroically heartbreaking relationship between Marko & Alana. No other comic book couple has preoccupied as much space on our podcast as this one, and as we approach their end, we prepare to embrace our own grief as well as theirs.

Helping us grapple with sorrow is author Helen Russell and her book, "How to Be Sad: The Key to a Happier Life: Everything I've Learned About Getting Happier, by Being Sad, Better." Ignoring sadness is not only impossible, the attempt to do so is detrimental to our health. Marko, Alana, and Helen are here to lend aid.

Issues Covered in this Episode: Saga # 43 - 48, collected in trade paperback Volume 8. They were written by Brian K. Vaughan, fully illustrated by Fiona Staples, and lettered by Fonografiks. Image Comics originally published the issues between May 2017 and October 2017.

If you require catchup on our Saga series, please listen to our previous episodes discussing Marko & Alana: 

• Saga Volume 1
• Saga Volume 2
• Saga Volume 3
• Saga Volume 4
• Saga Volume 5
• Saga Volumes 6 & 7

Other relevant links discussed this week:

• BKV Brings Saga Out West for 'Fun-Filled' Arc
• Thanos & Death & Brene Brown
• Bustle's "Why The Miscarriage in Saga is so Revolutionary"

And, of course, follow Comic Book Couples Counseling on Facebook, on Instagram, and on Twitter @CBCCPodcast, and you can follow hosts Brad Gullickson @MouthDork & Lisa Gullickson @sidewalksiren.

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