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SDCC 2026: Street Noise Books spotlights Melissa Chan and You Must Take Part in Revolution #sdcc #sdcc2026 https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/07/12/sdcc-2026-street-noise-books-spotlights-melissa-chan-and-you-must-take-part-in-revolution/
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SDCC 2026: Street Noise Books spotlights Melissa Chan and You Must Take Part in Revolution #sdcc #sdcc2026 https://graphicpolicy.com/2026/07/12/sdcc-2026-street-noise-books-spotlights-melissa-chan-and-you-must-take-part-in-revolution/
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Guest Q&A | Melissa Chan + Badiucao on ‘You Must Take Part in Revolution’
The graphic novel from Street Noise Books is a near-future dystopian story about technology, authoritarian governments and fighting for freedom.
'You Must Take Part in Revolution' is a near future dystopia that follows the lives of three young people who meet during Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests of 2019. It's an engaging and at times uncomfortable story illustrated with a unique art style. This book will suit you if you want to be challenged by a dystopian story that is frighteningly plausible.
This graphic novel explores the ways in which both choice and circumstance shape not just individuals, but the world they live in. We meet the principal characters at Hong Kong's protests, then follow the different paths their lives take in the wake of tragic events.
The novel's backdrop is a world where China has continued on the path to becoming a technologically advanced authoritarian state. Meanwhile, the US still tries to paint itself as a beacon of democracy, but in many ways has succumbed to the kind of authoritarianism it claims to rail against.
The world as it's portrayed in 2035 is still recognizable as our own, despite the dystopian elements. What makes the story so engaging and frightening is it paints a plausible path to this dystopian future based on current political trends.
This one of those dystopian stories where saying you "liked" or "enjoyed" it doesn't feel right. It isn't because the novel is bad. Rather, it's that the experience is at times unsettling and uncomfortable. Well crafted dystopia should arguably do that. This novel gave me similar feelings to reading books like 1984 or watching Brazil.
'You Must Take Part in Revolution' is a graphic novel that should suit anyone who wants to be swept up into its dark story for about the same time as a typical movie.
You Must Take Part in Revolution twists real world politics for a "what if" warning #comics #graphicnovel
You Must Take Part in Revolution preview. As conflict escalates between nuclear powers, three idealistic youths develop diverging beliefs about how to navigate a techno-authoritarian landscape #comics #graphicnovel
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A Plausible Dystopia? You Must Take Part in Revolution
You Must Take Part in Revolution, by Melissa Chan & Badiucao, (March 2025, Street Noise Books), $23.99, ISBN: 9781951491291 Ages 16+ Set in 2035 during a war between the U.S. and China, with Taiwan divided between the two, You Must Take Part in Revolution is a stark dystopian graphic novel created by a nactivist artist and an international journalist, both exiled from China for their stances. In…
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