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Acclaimed comic book creator Brian K. Vaughan has commented on the renewed success of his prescient 2015 Image Comics series We Stand On Guard. Given the present political tensions between the United States and Canada, Vaughan though grateful for the book's comeback, hopes its premise firmly remains fiction.
Set a hundred years in the future, We Stand On Guard follows a heroic band of Canadian civilians turned freedom fighters who must defend their homeland from invasion by a technologically superior opponent, the U.S. Vaughan (Y the Last Man, Saga, Paper Girls) collaborated with renowned artist Steve Skroce (Wolverine, Cable, storyboard artist for The Matrix) for the series that has had its six issues collected for the release by Image Comics. "Many of my proudest collaborations have been with Canadian creators, and it was a particular thrill to finally work with legendary artist Steve Skroce," the writer said. "So I'm grateful that readers have been revisiting our nightmarish war story, which we hope remains fiction."
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We Stand on Guard
- Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHAN
- Art by STEVE SKROCE
We Stand on Guard opens in the year 2112 with the assassination of the U.S. President, which is blamed on Canada. The United States retaliates with a series of drone attacks, invading Canada. The superior military and technological prowess of the U.S. means that Canada is outmatched as the country is taken over. Amber Roos and other Canadian citizens, having suffered unspeakable loss during the invasion, fight back through a resistance group that wages guerrilla warfare against the occupying forces of the United States.
We Stand Guard is Flying Off the Shelves
According to Image Comics, orders piling up this week for We Stand On Guard, available in trade paperback and hardcover, exceeded the total sales for the title in 2024. The limited edition deluxe hardcover is almost completely sold-out at the distributor and copies of the paperback are flying off the shelves at record speed.
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We Stand On Guard debuted in 2015, with the first issue selling over 78,000 copies. The sixth and final issue sold over 35,000, and while it was the least-selling throughout the run, the limited series remained in the list of top 75 books sold in a month. We Stand On Guard's deluxe edition earned a spot on The New York Times hardcover graphic books bestseller list for June 2016.
Brian K. Vaughan and Steve Skroce's We Stand On Guard is currently on sale.
Source: Image Comics
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