This week’s must-read titles from the world digital comics in the Sunday Digest.

Saga volume 2 (Image Comics)
We’ve said it before, but it bears repeating – there really isn’t another comic out there quite like Saga at the moment. Brian K Vaughan’s uniquely spaced out story of star crossed lovers, dysfunctional families, supernatural babysitters and pervy royal robots is quite literally in a world of its own. Ably assisted by the wonderful Fiona Staples whose work manages to cover the entire spectrum of awesomeness from sublimely beautiful to utterly repulsive, this is a true modern masterpiece. Its Neil Gaiman’s Sandman for the 21st century. With its strong language and occasional (graphic) sexual content it’s not for everyone, but for mature intelligent comics fans there is nothing better. This second collected volume introduces us to Marko’s family, sees Izabel rescued from a truly vile looking troll and leaves us with the kind of cliffhanger that makes you desperate for the next instalment. Astounding stuff.
Saga volume 2 is available from ComiXology or the Image Comics app for £6.99/$14.99

The Private Eye #3 (Panel Syndicate)
If this new volume of Saga has not satisfied your need for new BKV stories (or if you’ve already read the single issues) then be sure to check out the latest instalment of his pay what you want digital exclusive title The Private Eye, available via www.panelsyndicate.com. In a world where secrecy and privacy are paramount (following the fallout of the open internet age) The Private Eye is part classic crime drama and part psychedelic near-future sci-fi epic. As lead character Patrick – a paparazzi (aka a photographer who is more like a private investigator) – continues to investigate the mysterious world of Taj McGill we get to learn more abou Patrick’s own past and the events that have made him take this line of work. As well as the expected brilliance from Vaughan’s script, artist Marcos Martin continues to craft the kind of pages that are truly one of a kind and make The Private Eye every bit as stunning as Vaughan’s other work.
Issue #1-3 of The Private Eye are available from www.panelsyndicate.com as a DRM free digital download for as much or as little as you choose

Joe Abercrombie’s The First Law: The Blade Itself #3 (Blind Ferret)
After a rather lacklustre first issue, Joe Abercrombie’s The First Law: The Blade Itself has really begun to find its feet in subsequent issues. Partly this down to the fleshing out of characters like Loren and Glokta but also the addition of new characters like the Arch Lector, Jezal Dan Luthar and Bayaz. As is always the case with epic novels like this introducing such a huge cast of characters is a mammoth undertaking and a 20 page comic can never match up to a 400 page novel on first impression. Fortunately writer Chuck Dixon has done a great job adapting the novel and given time this has become a really strong book that it’s fans should be proud of and should create a whole new generation of fans too.
Available via ComiXology for £1.99/$2.99 and via The First Law website in free twice weekly instalments