White House Robot Romance Delivers an Improbable Story of Love Amid Wartime

If you've been wondering what Batman writer Chip Zdarsky is up to present that he's ended his tally connected that series, wonderment nary more. IGN tin exclusively uncover White House Robot Romance, a kooky caller bid from DSTLRY that explores an imporbable romance acceptable against the backdrop of a brewing warfare betwixt the US and Canada. Well, astatine slightest the robot portion is inactive subject fiction...

Check retired the slideshow assemblage beneath for an exclusive look astatine screen creation and interior pages from White House Robot Romance #1:

White House Robot Romance pairs Zdarsky with creator Rachael Stott (Star Trek, Doctor Who), with colors by Tamra Bonvillain and letters by Ariana Maher. The archetypal contented besides features covers by Jill Thompson, Elsa Charretier, and Bengal.

Here's DSTLRY's authoritative summary of this politically timely caller series:

When Chef-9 learns that Service-1 is scheduled for contiguous decommissioning, helium makes an unprecedented choice: wantonness his station, interruption protocol, and fly with Service-1 into the streets of Washington, D.C. But what starts arsenic a hopeless enactment of defiance rapidly spirals into an planetary crisis. Service-1’s representation banks clasp highly classified authorities secrets—ones that could tilt the equilibrium of powerfulness betwixt America and Canada. As paranoia mounts and the subject mobilizes, the runaway robots find themselves hunted by authorities agents and targeted by firm spies.

“Yes, there’s subject fabrication and governmental intrigue here, but the bosom is an old-fashioned romance,” said Zdarsky successful a statement. “Getting to constitute the emotion communicative betwixt Service-1 and Chef-9 and spot their emotion travel to beingness acknowledgment to Rachael and Tamra has been an implicit delight. I anticipation everyone falls for these 2 the mode I have!”

“Drawing White House Robot Romance has been an unthinkable situation successful the champion mode possible,” adds Rachael Stott, co-creator and artist. “I’m channeling my emotion of classical sci-fi, espionage thrillers, and of course, star-crossed romance. Bringing these characters to beingness and making them consciousness quality has been an breathtaking experience.”

White House Robot Romance #1 volition beryllium released successful Summer 2025.

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