There's been some discussion at BASFA meetings as to whether Obama is a
fan or not. This AP article from today's San Jose Mercury News should
lay the question to rest.
Best,
Glenn
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Obama and Spider-Man appear in comic together
By LISA TOLIN Associated Press Writer
Posted: 01/08/2009 10:41:17 AM PST
WASHINGTON—Spider-Man has a new sidekick: The president-elect.
Barack Obama collected Spider-Man comics as a child, so Marvel Comics
wanted to give him a "shout-out back" by featuring him in a bonus story,
said Joe Quesada, Marvel's editor-in-chief.
"How great is that? The commander in chief to be is actually a nerd in
chief," Quesada said. "It was really, really cool to see that we had a
geek in the White House. We're all thrilled with that."
The comic starts with Spider-Man's alter-ego Peter Parker taking
photographs at the inauguration, before spotting two identical Obamas.
Parker decides "the future president's gonna need Spider-Man," and
springs into action, using basketball to determine the real Obama and
punching out the impostor.
Obama thanks him with a fist-bump.
Marvel comics have featured most presidents, but generally in walk-on
roles, Quesada said.
"I think President Nixon might have appeared on the cover, but not in a
good way," he said.
Obama has said that as a child, he collected Spider-Man and Conan the
Barbarian comic books. His Senate Web site used to have a photo of him
posing in front of a Superman statue.
The Obama story is a bonus in Marvel Comic's Amazing Spider-Man #583,
available in comic book shops nationwide on Jan. 14 for $3.99 and is
expected to sell out, with half the covers devoted to Obama.
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