Falling in love is complicated enough before the person you care about gets scheduled for decommissioning. Chip Zdarsky and Rachael Stott are taking that problem into White House Robot Romance, a new DSTLRY graphic novel about two robots who defy their programming and go on the run to protect a relationship neither was built to expect.
Zdarsky, whose credits include Time Waits, Captain America, and Avengers, teams with Stott, known for Superman Unlimited and Fantastic Four, for a story that puts a personal awakening in the middle of a much larger mess. The book is scheduled for February 23, 2027.
Service-1 and Chef-9 carry out their assigned duties at the White House. Working in the same place brings them together every day, but robotic programming does not automatically turn familiarity into affection. Then Chef-9 learns that Service-1 is due to be decommissioned, and the possibility of losing that daily connection starts raising questions about what those feelings actually mean.
The timing could hardly be worse. The White House is preparing for conflict with its northern neighbors, with reports of violence from Canada threatening the President’s invasion plans. Into that already volatile situation comes a rogue robot carrying state secrets, leaving a love story tangled up with a dangerous escape.
The hook is the collision between assigned purpose and a choice that programming was never supposed to allow. Service-1 and Chef-9 have jobs to do, but the threat of separation pushes their connection somewhere new. With the two robots running to protect that love, the story makes room for both the relationship and the trouble surrounding it.
You can also visit DSTLRY’s book page for the paperback details.
DSTLRY is offering White House Robot Romance in a $20 paperback and a $50 print-to-order Comic Shop Exclusive Hardcover.Ask your local comic shop about current ordering options, particularly for the print-to-order edition.
White House Robot Romance goes on sale February 23, 2027. Put it on your shop’s radar if your science fiction reading has room for two robots deciding that the connection they have found is worth running for.
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