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Spider-Man and His Amazing Friend: BARACK OBAMA!

post #1 of 35
1/8/09 at 5:03pm
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/0..._n_156329.html

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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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post #2 of 35
1/8/09 at 5:06pm
Where were you when he was running, Spider-man?
Savage Dragon gave Barack his full endorsement!

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post #3 of 35
1/8/09 at 5:06pm
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The comic starts with Spider-Man's alter-ego Peter Parker taking photographs at the inauguration, before spotting two identical Obamas.
So Obama is now a part of the clone saga?
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post #4 of 35
1/8/09 at 5:10pm
I got the feeling Obama was more of a Superman fan.
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post #5 of 35
1/8/09 at 5:23pm
It turns out they're not clones or skrulls. They just all look alike to Peter.
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post #6 of 35
1/8/09 at 5:25pm
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.
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post #7 of 35
1/8/09 at 5:29pm
Sounds like it will definitely be a collectors item but not for the reason Marvel intended.
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post #8 of 35
1/8/09 at 5:31pm
I hope this is as retarded as the 9/11 special.
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post #9 of 35
1/8/09 at 5:32pm
The only Question is:
How does real Obama finish fake Obama off?

Reverse layup?
WINDMILL DUNK??
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post #10 of 35
1/8/09 at 5:37pm
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Originally Posted by BobClark View Post
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.
To be fair, wasn't Obama a pretty good player on his high school team?
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post #11 of 35
1/8/09 at 5:49pm
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post #12 of 35
1/8/09 at 5:53pm
I'm just pointing out how ridiculous it is. John Belushi fighting the Silver Samurai on SNL ridiculous.
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post #13 of 35
1/8/09 at 5:54pm
Man that's ugly.
It looks like the artist traced over some old EXTREME STUDIOS comic panels.
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post #14 of 35
1/8/09 at 5:54pm
I'm more excited for the Obama/Conan crossover.
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post #15 of 35
1/8/09 at 5:56pm
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Originally Posted by Ultraman Mac View Post
I hope this is as retarded as the 9/11 special.
I see what you did there.

Ah yes #36 with its black cover. This got talked about a shit ton at the '02 SDCC.
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post #16 of 35
1/8/09 at 5:56pm


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post #17 of 35
1/8/09 at 6:04pm
Is there a legal issue that makes it so Obama can't look like Obama in the comic?
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post #18 of 35
1/8/09 at 6:06pm
What is Spider Man doing with big AMERIKKKAN business? Get out of there! He's supposed to fight for the common man!
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post #19 of 35
1/8/09 at 6:12pm
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Originally Posted by devincf View Post
Is there a legal issue that makes it so Obama can't look like Obama in the comic?
I'm more concerned about the fact that, given the shading, Spider-Man apparently has a large divot in the middle of his forehead.
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post #20 of 35
1/8/09 at 6:13pm
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Originally Posted by devincf View Post
Is there a legal issue that makes it so Obama can't look like Obama in the comic?
Well, Phil Jimenez did a much better job on the cover.



The other artist seems like a bad imitation of the 90s Steve Skroce.
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post #21 of 35
1/8/09 at 6:13pm
That top right panel makes it appear that Spidey has no flesh on his skull.
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post #22 of 35
1/8/09 at 6:16pm
I detect no Skroce in those panels. Skroce is actually a good Artist. This guy's another generic Ameri-Manga penciller who draws everyone with the same body and face and doesn't bother with inking.
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post #23 of 35
1/8/09 at 6:33pm
One of the secret agent guys looks like something Skroce would have drawn in the 90s. Hey I like Skroce and his art looks quite a bit different now, but it seems very similar ...

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post #24 of 35
1/8/09 at 7:03pm
You can't look manly in Rogue hair.
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post #25 of 35
1/8/09 at 7:08pm
Let's hear a round of applause for modern-day hi-tech coloring techniques!
Everyone looks like greasy mannequins!
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post #26 of 35
1/8/09 at 7:31pm
Digital inks!
The Muddy/blurry Way of the future!
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post #27 of 35
1/8/09 at 8:11pm
Marvel could not afford to pay for the publicity they will get from this.
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post #28 of 35
1/8/09 at 9:15pm
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Originally Posted by ElCapitanAmerica View Post
Sweet christ, Devin is right. There's nothing but a skull under that mask.

And as for that Biden remark. Well I can see they're trying to be funny. But failing miserably.
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post #29 of 35
1/8/09 at 10:41pm
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Originally Posted by EdHocken View Post
Sweet christ, Devin is right. There's nothing but a skull under that mask.
Probably fallout from his deal with Mephisto. Say, what's Obama's thoughts on the OMD/BND reboot?
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post #30 of 35
1/9/09 at 12:31am
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Probably fallout from his deal with Mephisto. Say, what's Obama's thoughts on the OMD/BND reboot?
Making a "OMD/BND Clone Saga continuity wipe out" bill pass through Congress would make the man even more awesome in my book; even more if he couples it with a "1 yearly crossover restriction" bill on both Marvel and DC as well.
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post #31 of 35
1/9/09 at 2:06am
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Originally Posted by ElCapitanAmerica View Post
Why is everyone leaning left? this artist can't draw an underside of a face to save his life!...wow

see that guy on the far left? is that his arm? WTF is that arm doing?!
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post #32 of 35
1/9/09 at 9:50pm
No way Secret Service lets a man in a mask next to the first black president.

Especially not one who turned in Rocket Racer. Spidey is not down with the brown.
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post #33 of 35
1/9/09 at 9:51pm
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Originally Posted by ryoken View Post
Making a "OMD/BND Clone Saga continuity wipe out" bill pass through Congress would make the man even more awesome in my book; even more if he couples it with a "1 yearly crossover restriction" bill on both Marvel and DC as well.
He pulls that off, and I'll happily start a petition to make him emperor for life.
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post #34 of 35
1/9/09 at 9:54pm
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Originally Posted by MoonBaseNick View Post
see that guy on the far left? is that his arm? WTF is that arm doing?!
He's doing that shake the dice move from Knocked Up. Let me tell you folks, don't do it in real life. You'll look like a tool. Believe me.
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post #35 of 35
1/9/09 at 10:13pm
...just when I thought Marvel couldn't be anymore retarded.

Wow, that's epic retarded.
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