We Stand On Guard #6 Review

Writer: Brian K. Vaughan / Artist: Steve Skroce / Image Comics “Guess it’s up to the girl then.” The opening line sums this series quite nicely, referring to our take-no-prisoners Canadian freedom fighter and new de-facto leader of the Two Four militia, Amber motherfucking Roos. Did you hear it, too? Did you hear 50 Cent’s “Heat” playing over the very first panel of this, the grand finale of Brian K. Vaughan’s not-so-surprise hit? [blockquote]I seen gangstas get religious when they start bleedin’ / Saying “Lord, Jesus, help me,” ‘cause they ass leakin’[/blockquote] Except it’s up to Amber as she tries to schedule some Yankee arrangements with the good Lord at the gates of heaven on behalf of Team Canada. And Lord, this ending — true to what you would expect from Vaughan – was a hard-hitting finale to this savage miniseries.

The biggest problem I had with We Stand On Guard was the lack of character development from the rest of the Two Four gang, but given a 6-issues miniseries, that’s admittedly unfair. While everyone would love to see the series longer and delve further into the Dunn, LePage, McFadden, and Qabanni, we take what we can through Amber’s experience and the dystopic future that feels all too uncomfortable in its realness that a Western power could be this horrible. Again, this series isn’t one for the sensitive American patriot – we’re the bad guys here, having embraced colonialism and taking extreme measures to control energy sources after practically scorching…