PREVIEW: We Stand On Guard, #1

[CBR News]

SAGA writer BRIAN K. VAUGHAN teams with artistic legend and MATRIX storyboard artist STEVE SKROCE for an action-packed military thriller that will have everyone talking. 100 years from now, a heroic band of Canadian civilians must defend their homeland from invasion...by the United States of America! The hyper-detailed combat between badass freedom fighters and giant f***ing robots begins with a spectacular 40-PAGE FIRST ISSUE for the regular price of just $2.99!


Full article here.

[Dorktron]

Can't say I like the art there. I think I will definitely skip this one.

[TotalSnorefest]

Haha my initial thought was "wow that's some lazy Google Translate work." So was glad to see the character pointing out the bad French; serves me right for immediately jumping to harsh conclusions.

[BookOfPureEvil]

It's nice to have an extra sized first issue for no extra price. (looking at you Marvel)

I'll probably try out this series. I dig the premise, even though I'm usually not a fan of Vaughan's dialogue.

[GuyOne]

Still gonna pull this. The premise is awesome enough for me.

[HawkAndSteel]

This is a mini, right?

Debating on trade-waiting it. As a Canadian, I'll read anything about us beating the US in something other than Hockey or Healthcare. Heh.

[quinnzel]

Totally grabbing this. I love Brian K. Vaughn and the premise sounds really interesting.

[Sans Simian]

It's USA vs. Canada. 'Nuff said. Art is looking good to me.

[El Sombrero]

I think the art is certainly well done, but on a personal level I don't like it as much as BKV's other recent collaborators, who are a lot more stylish (Staples, Martin, Chiang).

I usually avoid minis but I liked BKV's other recent mini so much (The Private Eye) that I'll give this a shot. This seems to be a bit similar (future dystopia reflecting on our current culture's obsession with technology) so hopefully it's at the same level of quality.

[BogSurfer]

Don't love the art, but no way I'm passing up new BKV. Much more hyped on Paper Girls, despite not having much idea what it's about, besides, you know, paper girls.

[ysemaj]

Looks good. Am I the only one who thinks the art looks a lot like Jason Howard's in 'Trees'?

Will probably end up buying the individual floppies and the trade. Quite a big fan of Vaughan.

[Ragdoll]

Vaughn hasn't let me down yet, so skipping this is not an option. Should be cool, even if "America is the evil empire" is a bit obvious. At least Saga takes place in a fictional world where the villains just happen to be very reminiscent of America. I don't mind metaphors, but now it is just "America invades its peaceful neighbors, what dicks, huh?". Just seems a bit obvious. Saga at least tries to be subtle with the real world parallels, which makes it feel smarter and more subversive.

[DIVINITY]

It's nice to have an extra sized first issue for no extra price. (looking at you Marvel).

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