Barack the Barbarian #1 is a Hilarious Adventure!
In addition to solving our economic crisis, negotiating peace and understanding around the world and trying to improve our image overseas, President Barack Obama, or his beefed up likeness at least, is adding another duty to his agenda, thanks to Devil’s Due Publishing, who has him starring in the Larry Hama written Barack the Barbarian, a mini-series debuting this week. The storytelling possibilities are wide-open with a title such as this. So how do Hama and company fare with Barack’s first outing as a loincloth wearing adventurer? Surprisingly well!
First Lady Joins Obama as Comicdom’s Newest Star
Move over President Barack Obama! First Lady Michelle Obama has become the latest political figure to make the transition to comic books. Indy comic publisher Bluewater Productions will publish a 4-issue mini-series called Female Force that will feature prominent women who are highly influential in today’s government. The first pair of issues, due out later this month, will feature former First Lady Hillary Clinton and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Bluewater will set the issues to focus on the two politicians’ historic runs for office in the 2008 Presidential election.
Current First Lady Michelle Obama will be the focus of the series’ third issue. That issue will hit newsstands in April. Representatives for the Washington State based company plan on a run of 10,000 copies for each issue. However, based of the enormous popularity of the Amazing Spider-Man/Obama issue, now in its fifth printing, the company is geared to release a second printing of the Michelle Obama issue if needed.
