"Revolution: The Must-Read Graphic Novel of 2025"

You Must Take Part in Revolution has landed on IGN’s list of the most anticipated graphic novels of 2025—and it’s no surprise why. Set against a backdrop of global unrest, this gripping story dives deep into the moral and emotional challenges faced by three friends as they rise against a rising techno-fascist regime. With its release set for March 2025, the novel couldn’t be more timely.

IGN is proud to present an exclusive first look at You Must Take Part in Revolution through a special preview gallery. Explore the powerful visuals and compelling narrative in the slideshow below:

You Must Take Part in Revolution – Exclusive Preview Gallery

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You Must Take Part in Revolution marks the comic book debut of Melissa Chan, an Emmy-nominated foreign correspondent with deep experience reporting from Los Angeles and Berlin. She teams up with Badiucao, the renowned activist artist often hailed as "China's Banksy," whose bold illustrations bring this urgent story to life.

Here’s the official synopsis of the graphic novel:

From Emmy-nominated journalist Melissa Chan and esteemed activist artist Badiucao comes a near-future dystopian graphic novel that confronts the realities of authoritarian rule, technological control, and the personal cost of resistance.

It’s 2035. The United States and China are locked in conflict. America has slipped into a proto-fascist state. Taiwan is fractured. Amid escalating tensions between nuclear superpowers, three idealistic young people—Andy, Maggie, and Olivia—reunite after first crossing paths in Hong Kong. Now, they face a fractured world and must choose their own paths toward change. As their beliefs diverge, each must confront how far they’re willing to go for freedom—and who they might become in the process.

A bold, urgent exploration of resistance in a world on the brink, You Must Take Part in Revolution is both a warning and a call to action.

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