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We Stand On Guard by Brian K. Vaughan and Steve Skroce sees sales jumping at Image Comics forwards of incoming US / Canada tariff
A little bird ( a Gray Jay , to be exact ) has alerted us that Image Comics is enjoying an unexpected ear in sale for theirWe Stand On Guardoriginal graphic novel byBrian K. VaughanandSteve Skrocein light of the late discourse surrounding Canadian duty and the potential difference of USA - Canada trade wars … Our source tells us that , in Amazon orders alone , more citizenry have bought the book in the last calendar week in Canada than all of last class combined .
A quick lookup on this deed of conveyance to see out why it ’s trending up all the sudden enlightens " This natural action - throng , critically - spat dystopian is set 100 years in our future . We put up On Guardfollows a expansive band of Canadian civilians turned freedom fighters who must hold their homeland from intrusion by a technologically superscript adversary … the United States of America . accumulate the complete serial , We Stand On Guard#1 - 6 . " And back when it first hit shelf about a decade ago it earn decisive acclaim with the likes of CBC News who called it : " Direct and visually explosive . " So the Canadians like it too .
It ’s deserving looking back at now that the subject matter seems all the more prescient … With looming threats that the U.S. will take Canada as its 51st state , perhaps we ’ll before long spotWe Stand On Guardat home on the ledge alongsideThe graphics of the Dealbehind the President when he makes his next move … or in the crook of Prime Minister Trudeau ’s branch when he slaps back . Also the book is not dependent to duty for at least four week now .
It ’s not the only graphic novel that has been raise by late events in world news . CalexitbyMatteo PizzoloandAmancay Nahuelpan , published by Black Mask Studios has had a bit of a bump as Californians seem to be explore all their alternative . AndJoe Sacco’sPalestine , Footnotes In GazaandWar On Gazapublished by Fantagraphics book are also getting monolithic upticks in care … for very unfortunate reasons , of course .
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