We Stand On Guard | Canada vs. USA (2015) - Comic Story Explained

[@dannymalt]

Happy Canada Day/Independence Day! Hope you all found this one interesting. I've been catching up on a few of this years Eisner nominated books to try and find something unique to showcase to you all, and I was really intrigued with this crime noir comic called The Good Asian, so I will be covering that over the next two weeks. Check out the book on Amazon if you are curious (amzn.to/3QUvc2e). Also here is the full list of this years Eisner Nominees (www.comic-con.org/eisner-awards-current-info#2022%20NOMINEES%20WHOLE%20LIST).

[@rickymoranjr9609]

@Dannymalt the title for this comic is very catchy

[@juggaloclownpreacher]

Everyone should be scared because the way America is going and the technology this might happen to a certain extent.

[@rickymoranjr9609]

@@juggaloclownpreacher you said it, it's just a matter of time

[@juggaloclownpreacher]

@@rickymoranjr9609 dude I was part of the military and some of the things are coming up now scare me.

[@simonvstheworld99]

I recommend this a while back so happy you got around to it. I really enjoy this book got lots of great little Canada references.

[@DavidRuffin90]

Thanks!

[@LeftSinkHandle]

As a fan of Rush, I couldn't help but giggle when I found out the year this took place was in 2112

[@frocurl]

I'm a huge fan of your channel and always look forward to your next video. I really appreciate the hard work you put into the channel! Thank you Danny. Pretty interesting issues. The ending was great and very ironic because here in America the motto against foreign occupation by Patrick Henry is "give me liberty or give me death" in good ole American fashion Amber chose death over occupation just as the usa would do. Very deep stuff man!

[@almostagenius75]

Love the 2-4 explanation and proper use 😂

[@BrotherWulfe]

Im so happy you posted this today..thought I had to wait 2 more days. Gotta say I'm hype and I know nothing about this book. Ill edit after I watch the whole video. Man those Americans were crazy omg. I cant believe they'd use the woman's dad against her like that. That literally just blew my mind

[@theplopthickens]

I had Tim Hortons once. Best moose meat maple syrup sandwich i ever had. 🍁lol

[@afez7101]

I love your channel - What you did for the "The Boys " was some next level work . I am positive you will continue the great work for the future. Thank You again . As for this series of books as an American I always think what would happen if US and Canada realations . The only view we have is South Park lol 😆

[@christopherd.yancey1415]

maybe america declared war because they were tired of canadians saying guy at the end of every sentence.

[@klydejohnson7520]

My biggest question is how did they get that big ass robot on top of their car😂🤣💀🤔

[@rickymoranjr9609]

@klydejohnson7520 I wondered that too but once again they left us shot in the dark

[@Sam-ep2yo]

"Jefferson, don't be a dick" really made me chuckle. Thanks for another great review, Danny!

[@michaeld7617]

I'm from the United States and this book scares me because I can imagine my country being this ruthless.

[@joshuagraham2843]

i thought americans are the good guys but not really

[@bendover9813]

@@joshuagraham2843 We’re only the good guys when we’re being invaded. Not so much when we’re doing the invading :(

[@christopherd.yancey1415]

I know that feeling

[@ronnie3613]

Great fan of your work man. Love your tangible passion!

[@alimidoriya4679]

Been waiting all week for this man I just realised I've watched all ur comic videos over the past 3 month, all but sweet home that is. Love ❤️ ur content man u always cover I've never heard of and ur narrations are awesome. Happy Canada/ Independence day.

[@nicridictv]

Happy Canada day brother! So dope ya did this one, fackinnn beauty buddd 🔥🇨🇦

[@ericharris1853]

Wow had me chocked up at the end good story 👍

[@invictrus]

I remember reading this when it first came out. Definitely a powerful story. The ending may not be happy, but I remember thinking that it was a realistic reaction.

[@jav3134]

As a Detroiter, I can say that Timmy Ho’s, as we call it, is all over Michigan and is the dopest!!!

[@MrGreene-kf8ve]

I hope we always stay friendly with our neighbors up in Canada happy Canada Day to you guys and happy 4th of July

[@fuzzymuffPI]

The fact that they went with 2112 cracked me up! Rush FTW

[@themediumcheese]

didn't even think of that, nice catch

[@johnsullivan6843]

I believe the year 2112 is a nod to the Canadian (Toronto) rock band RUSH, who began their rise fame starting in the mid 1970s on the strength of that album. Please do your own Wikipedia search and rock on! ((Fun fact that an 'album' was a popular medium for music sales way back in those days 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣))

[@ianfontanet4230]

Nice comic review. Imagine this comic was adapted into a movie, either animated or live action, that would be pretty interesting.

[@DiepSpartan119]

I also live in Ottawa downtown for 12 years before from Vancouver lol and this comic is awesome

[@hevo1]

How did you remove the text from the bubbles? thanks

[@dannymalt]

Photoshop

[@SeanHummer]

Lovely way to start my Sunday, as always.

[@jermainejudge7508]

This was a very interesting book and the VR interrogation....WOW! Ma'am was f@$# up if she was gonna have Victoria dad molest her over and over in VR. That was a crazy and brutal idea 🤯

[@eswinwoo5274]

Hi Danny , pls do FABLES FABLES FABLES

[@migueljonz3901]

Ya know the real reason this war started...A maple syrup embargo and Curling being declared as a real sport!!!

[@rushpatel1350]

I had always wanted a 2nd series

[@jeffreyt9656]

Its Sunday fellas!, can't wait for this new series

[@rob9241]

I was in Iraq attached to an MI unit at the beginning of the war and can honestly say it was not about oil. At no time did the US Military ever take any oil from Iraq.

[@dantekamara1684]

Really,😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@justgivemeafunkinnam]

Its about protecting their oil supply so they can use it and not fall into ruin. its not about taking

[@strangestthings2619]

Maybe not then at that time but a lot of these things happen because of stuff planned decades in the future

[@Supersurfer12]

I don't get why military spending/expansion hasn't been talked about more than "getting oil"

[@jeanniemaycrawford4466]

most of the oil field in Iraq are owned by American oil companies. stop spreading propaganda

[@FreddieLane9001]

Thank you for another wonderful videooooo

[@oldworldblu3s305]

Will you ever do Scott pilgrim vs the world ?

[@dannymalt]

Maybe. I’ll think about it, that might be a cool one.

[@oldworldblu3s305]

@@dannymalt don’t mean to bother you but I really hope you also check out the other this I suggested, Vinland saga , it’s a deep dive into war ,colonization, revenge and pacifism and even later on how to be a father .

[@bucktiger33]

How is this book more than 1 page

[@tropenholzharald465]

Thank you for your work iam always happy to see you drop a new Video i wish you the Bless of KZbin Algorithmen

[@dankusoonyt7473]

Some parts in the comic book series are based on true events like the 2011 Stanley Cup Riot in Vancouver & the aftermath of the 2021 Capitol riot. I also think that the events from this comic could eventually become true.

[@theghostmaker45]

Why not just distill the water in the golf coast if they need fresh water

[@kreiyu]

lol what?! a giant robot just "appeared" behind them? lol no one heard that thing coming for miles? it would have shook the ground lol.

[@sideshowparker]

I really dig this comic but agree with you that the characters are a little undercooked. As an American I love seemingly anti America content lmaoo

[@victorkaranja1420]

Most unrealistic part of this story is that america didnt attack or integrate y'all sooner, second most unrealistic part is that canada lasted for over a week😭

[@robquin1525]

Hey dude maybe eventually down the road you should do image comics Witchblade

[@chevyman19691]

could you not just farm the snow for water? It would be a constant supply

[@GrimDarkHalfOff]

His humility makes him more threatening as a combatant

[@greenentertainment3428]

Nice vid dude. By any chance ever heard of a comic called The Fade out by Ed Brubaker and any chance of covering it

[@dannymalt]

I’ve read it, I like it. I think one day I want to go through some more Brubaker books, so many good ones.

[@jaydenwilliams4172]

can you do a review videos on watchmen,umbrella academy comics read

[@dannymalt]

One day I will attempt to cover Watchmen. I read a bit of umbrella academy and wasn’t into it, but may have to try it again.

[@jaydenwilliams4172]

@@dannymalt do you think that ben should be called the kraken instead of diego plus do you think alphonso is queer on tua season 3

[@fardin3m39]

happy 1st and 4th of July

[@otisbob2375]

I love ur choice with the Canada American War for the holidays

[@TorridPrime217]

The ending gives me vibes of someone throwing a tantrum when they realize their side is also flawed and punishing everyone just out of spite. "Cut off her nose to spite her face", or however the saying goes. It feels very petty and makes the whole book seem biased against the US, when the book doesn't even provide a lot of info on the US' side [a lot of that is in service to the ethical dilemma plot twist at the end, and it really brings things down] Overall, it all reads as more of a somewhat naïve rebellious fantasy, rather than a complex story of the harsh realities of war, told from the perspective of rebels who border on terrorists

[@houseadams4841]

Bingo…. Couldn’t have said it better myself. Not to mention, the original premise for the war is so beyond a stretch. America is full of fresh water lakes, not to mention The Great Lakes. A book that glorifies killing soldiers. Who very often are taking orders and are just trying to get by. Maybe the writer should make a book about the Canadian government taking away peoples firearms, telling their citizens they don’t have a right to self defense and throwing people in jail for speech. Seems pretty authoritarian.

[@houseadams4841]

I get the climate change portion… But climate change isn’t selective in what is effective. Based on “policy”

[@andreworr4307]

Why would a child terrorised and hounded all her life,her parents killed in front of her,her brother dissapeared ever be a bit manic ? No idea hahaha,think much ?

[@InvasionAnimation]

It is funny you think humans wouldn't destroy/ruin Earth if aliens wanted the planet for some reason. This ending is "accurate".

[@TorridPrime217]

@@andreworr4307 I'm not saying her becoming a bitter psychopath is unrealistic [although her alone striking such a massive blow does strain credulity a little bit, given how massive strikes in wars, more often than not, tended to come more gradually or due to larger groups -not just a single bomber] What I am saying is that the way the story is presented seems a bit biased, and possibly like the author sees the young woman as a sort of champion for justice, or whatnot. Which, furthermore, doesn't click from a realistic perspective as what she did was objectively bad and entirely self-serving. She's basically a villain, and that's a realistic outcome of her tragic backstory, yes, but seemingly framing that in any sort of good light just doesn't feel right

[@Ubernerd3000]

I won’t believe it was truly Canada, until I see BRENT BUTT or MR DRESSUP...

[@123kinged]

I'm laughing at the part where she said that Amber would go down in history like the "Trudeaus", I don't think she'd want that

[@d.r.1471]

Lol Victoria couldn’t take one for the team.

[@irvingramirez2335]

The only thing I remember about this book was that Superman statement

[@encognitusmaximus7598]

Water wars will come to pass.

[@andreworr4307]

And sooner than you may think

[@encognitusmaximus7598]

@@andreworr4307 I figured it would already had started but the plan stretches long than we think. Figured it was closer when Bush's bought that huge aquifer back in '05-06. Not complaining. It can take its time. Need my kids to be a lil older before shtf to handle it.

[@runakobannister3316]

Here we goooo

[@Endoe.McKronic]

I always forget Danny is Canadian. He gets a pass if we ever do go to war with Canada. LoL

[@codykelly4943]

21:34

[@DiepSpartan119]

This reminds me of wolfenstein new orders when nazi has giant robots and dog robots taking over America compare to this comic book

[@emperorg9910]

Wow that escalated real quick.

[@MrSinclairn]

Interesting comic premise: BUT where was NATO(UK,France,etc.) and the UN,briefly cited? 😒

[@josephvasquez9392]

Danny has been eating good

[@rickymoranjr9609]

this comic is like Wolfenstein but instead of Americans vs Nazis, it's America vs Canada

[@helioslegigantosaure6939]

Greece ?

[@r0D37]

Love the shirt

[@chicono17]

Me as an American when Danny mentioned Iraq and oil 👀

[@GaryTurbo]

No Canada jersey? I'm sure they have a Steve Nash Canada jersey. This makes me feel so Canadian that I want to drink a bottle of maple syrup and I'm not even Canadian I was wondering why Oscar didn't have a Wolverine tattoo. Hes Canadian and badass Fourth thing: This is kind of parallel to Ukraine/Russia

[@americanpride5540]

The ending while painted as a victory is at best phyric and at worsted a defeat for both sides. poisoning one of the last clean water sources in North America condemns both nations to a slow end, made all the worse by the fact it really was the Canadians who attacked first.

[@damaniqphillip2756]

Awesome

[@desireeyaxley2639]

Leafs dunk😂

[@ladymecha8718]

War of 1812, Canada defeated USA.

[@emperorg9910]

Happy belated Canada 🇨🇦 day.

[@mauricequarles]

Very cool book

[@pyrolee17]

Her name will go down in history next to Canadas grestest hero,Zap Rowsdower.

[@BrotherMag]

Hollow victory to be sure 😞

[@CactusJackIV]

I love our neighbors to the North, and have been a fan of Canada since seeing the Hart Foundation(Bret Hart, Jim Neidhart) I hope we(North America, you too Mexico) would team up to take water from South America, etc.

[@elitebrothers4256]

As a Brazilian i speak for all south americans by saying: Oh its on

[@MajorMasonGaming]

USA USA USA

[@JEMurl]

Oh, Canada!

[@georgeleslie7259]

It's funny how truthful the American mindset was properly portrayed

[@rexcelent8560]

5 civilians with guns vs an army of highly trained soldiers with gigantic war machines and high tech jets with enough fire power to wipe out a whole city Obviously the 5 civilians would win it ain't even a battle it was 1 sided

[@andreworr4307]

Its comics man,not reality,lol,

[@nasilelelisselo2348]

Kindly cover The Strange Tales of Luther Strode. Happy Canada Day🇨🇦 Happy Will Smith Day 🇺🇲

[@afrikanuslegatus2074]

Funnily enough the antecedent regiment of the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment that I am in was present at the burning of the White House. 🍁 🇨🇦 Happy belated Canada Day Brother 🇨🇦 🍁

[@bored9675]

It good

[@morrishansford3316]

Sad part we didn't get there oil 😔😔😔😭 least if we did we would got some for that war.

[@houseadams4841]

What’s even sadder…. We don’t need foreign oil. And any oil we do need to import we could get from an ally in Canada or some Scandinavian countries.. But we have corrupt politicians selling the country’s soul for personal profit and the “green” agenda. Meanwhile China and others laugh all the way to the bank..

[@anthonyfrias5533]

I didn't know you were canadian

[@mightymightyenapack2530]

Glory to Canada!!!

[@sjbrooksy45]

As an American, it feels right to hope Canada wins.

[@themachoechidnaugandarandy7583]

With little peanut going all Adolf up there nah

[@wrrryy-gamoo1244]

Damn Leafs, always failing Toronto

[@tumblingworm737]

The actual comic is a very unsatisfactory effort.

[@iamjabby3688]

Happy canada day

[@ByronGiant]

PEI is already sort of a prison island. Ehhhhh! Just kidding my potato loving countrymen.

[@tauceti8060]

If two Nato countries attack each other all other Nato countries will get involve.

[@dannymalt]

I think all the other NATO countries with just give America a stern talking to, but let them do whatever they wanted to Canada.

[@themachoechidnaugandarandy7583]

Get rekt you leafs!

[@a-damthemansixtynan4463]

This made me lol upon first seeing it. I live in USA and it’s often joked about-because we see Canada as sort of a sissy nation. So it’s hilarious that Canada would fight USA 😂 I can’t suspend my disbelief for this one. Too far fetched. In no world would Canadians be able to fight the US. Not even a fictional one.

[@andreworr4307]

Tell that to the vietnamese or the afghans ? Might have a different answer ?

[@a-damthemansixtynan4463]

That's a little disingenuous. Obviously, bc those wars and conflicts had different goals and desired outcomes. If the US could just constantly bomb their enemy and not have to worry about collateral damage, then there's probably no nation that could stop them.

[@GaryTurbo]

*Talibans

[@saltysocks1074]

@@andreworr4307 You mean countries on the other side of the world? Nah, Canada is like right next to us and in a war that THEY started, US would have like dumb public support.

[@andreworr4307]

@@saltysocks1074 all i meant is sometimes its not so easy taking out the little guys,america has a history of underrating opponents because of having overwhelming technical superiority ? But it doesnt always go in the expected direction ? Ps.us in the uk have been caught out many times in the days of empire too

[@brayancontreras478]

Pls do humanity lost :(

[@donaldhickey4055]

please please may i Canadian

[@pachuco42]

I was not sold on ireedemable I couldn’t get into it so I skipped that series.

[@theredeyejedi]

We beat out the world when we took vimy ridge. Man...learn your history.

[@houseadams4841]

I’m fine with some current events / politics in comic books. But this was too on the nose. Climate change, America bad… Yawn.

[@andreworr4307]

This is how much of the world sees america ? A bully with a lot of firepower ?only in america do you think you're a protective big brother sort of thing ? I dont hate america or americans but this narrative is just wrong,id still rather have usa than china though

[@thusla-_-1757]

Booooo that sucked

[@janelewis989]

America fuck yeah save motherfucking day fuck yeah

[@jrpgaddict7726]

Thanks!