How “Saga” hooks readers: Starting with action

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How the comic series Saga starts with a bang, dropping us into the middle of a story already in progress, and how its exposition delivers drama instead of information. Also, how Saga’s structure follows in the footsteps of the pilot episode of Lost and the opening of the first Star Wars film. Read the transcript on Medium.

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