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Barack Stars in Superhero Ink

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(Newser) – Bam! Biff! Pow! President Obama might be struggling over health care reform, but he's going gangbusters in comic books, reports the New York Daily News. No longer content to play second fiddle to Spidey, the comic version of Barack Obama is now grabbing top billing in a new series of indie comic book editions. Devil's Due Publishing has made him a post-alien invasion star in Drafted and the hero of a new series, Barack the Barbarian.

A Sarah Palin-esque villian appears in one edition as "Red Sarah," who is locked with her nemesis in the "Quest for the Treasure of Stimuli." Other series will  also debut this summer. Obama "lends himself more to be a superhero than a two-dimensional character as some previous presidents," gushes one publisher.

President Barack Obama cracks up.
President Barack Obama cracks up.   (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
A prez-like comic book character stars in a new series by Devil's Due Publishing.
A prez-like comic book character stars in a new series by Devil's Due Publishing.   (Devil's Due Publishing.)
Comic version of Barack Obama makes the cover of
Comic version of Barack Obama makes the cover of "Drafted."   (Devil's Due Publishing)
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kokuaguy
Jul 28, 09 3:22 AM CDT
Anything for a buck. Reply
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Citrixguy
Jul 28, 09 6:00 AM CDT
Just wait till they find out that their hero BHO is going to take .60c of that buck in taxes
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BackAgain
Jul 28, 09 7:04 AM CDT
I think I am going to be ill. Reply
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Snarfeh
Jul 28, 09 2:11 PM CDT
His reputation is expanding faster than the universe. He once had an awkward moment...just to see how it feels. He lives vicariously...through himself. He is...the most interesting man in the world...he is Obama...and that sucks for you. Stay thirsty, my friends...
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scruffynerfherder
Jul 28, 09 7:07 AM CDT
LIghtning quick tax hikes and super excellerated deficit spending? By day a mild mannered server of beer? Reply
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