During these chaotic times, people seem to be seeking entertainment and education. Therefore, we stand on the alert Brian K. Vaughan and Steve Skroce Sales have been renewed as tensions rise between the United States and Canada.
The book was originally serialized in 2015 and collected in 2017, and the plot is straightforward…and fun.
Set for 100 years in our future, we persistently follow a heroic Canadian civilian band, turning to the freedom fighters who must defend their homeland from technologically superior opponents…United States of America.
Vaughan is American and Skroce Canadian, so they cover both sides of the conflict. BKV was interviewed about the series in 2016’s “Beat”. While he points out that his wife is Canadian (and he doesn’t want to choose a party), the series aims to make a statement:
Vaughn: Niko Henrichon and I have made a parable about Baghdad, but now I want to write about the actual violence of the country I love in a way that anyone can relate to anyone resistance. Steve and I never wanted it to be a boring “comment”, but with the pulp and giant robot guts, it’s absolutely political.
As current U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly expressed his desire for Canada to become the 51st state, and a trade war on tariffs between the two countries, it was clearly a book about Canadians fighting the American war, It seems that in the end of the world it is closer to the reality clock. Although the future has set up huge war robots, we don’t have huge war robots yet, las.
This book seems very nervous. In the United States, it is currently #23,092 in books (see the top 100 in books)
But in Canada, it’s a bigger seller, ranking #702 in the book (see the top 100 in the book)
Sadly, I can’t find the category of “dystopian graphic novels” by Amazon in the United States manu luarcenet Cormac McCarthy’s amazing Eisner Award in The Road won third place on GN’s bestseller list, #1,966 in the book, which is good.
Last week, Publisher Weekly reported that dystopian novels generally sell well:
At the inauguration of President Donald Trump, a trade paperback sale of Ray Bradbury’s Wahrenheit 451, was sold by Simon & Schuster Published, ranks No. 8 on our bestseller list after selling approximately 24,600 copies. This was 59% in the week ending January 11, and that number grew 148% as historic wildfires continue to tear the city of Los Angeles.
Sales also involve the 75th anniversary edition 1984 and Animal farm, Both are written by George Orwell. Sale 1984 Rising to 192%, about 19,500 copies sold, putting it in the tenth place, while bestsellers ranked 10th Animal farm Sales grew 136%, with more than 17,000 copies sold.
Quick Check on Amazon shows that in 1984, the Handmaid’s Story, Animal Farm and Fahrenheit 451 were among the top 20 bestsellers for literary novels, so, yes, bringing the darkness.
Anyway, our perseverance is showing that BKV knows how to leverage the spirit of the times…and sometimes it takes a little time.
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