Spider-Man forced to side with Obama
Published by Avi Green on Friday, January 09, 2009 at 1:30 AM.
I wasn't sure at first just what side Marvel's leftists would take, but now, it looks like any questions about their support for the president-elect have been answered:
They end the article with the following question:
Here's USA Today's special gallery page, featuring a few panels from the issue. The artwork is terrible, particularly in the third sample, which is disturbing.
More on the subject at Hot Air.
On Jan. 14, Marvel Comics is releasing a special issue of Amazing Spider-Man #583 with Obama depicted on the cover. Inside are five pages of the two teaming up and even a fist-bump between Spidey and the new president.Honestly, I think all those claims about Obama being a comic book devotee are greatly exaggerated; from what I read in past news item, it sounded as though he just collects them for their percieved monetary value. As for that fist-bump, don't get me started on how ludicrous it really is.
"It was a natural after we learned the new president is a Spider-Man fan," says Marvel editor in chief Joe Quesada about reports that Obama once collected Spider-Man comics. "We thought, 'Fantastic! We have a comic-book geek in the White House.'"
In the story by Zeb Wells, Todd Nauck and Frank D'Armata, Spider-Man stops the Chameleon from spoiling Obama's swearing-in. At one point, Spider-Man says he mistook Vice President-elect Joe Biden for the Vulture (a vintage Spider-Man villain).Oh please, this is so dumb, including whatever jokes they're trying to make involving Biden.
"We do our best to be completely non-partisan and treat presidents with respect," Quesada says.Suuuurrrrre they do. Garth Ennis certainly didn't do that when he wrote the Punisher several years ago.
"This is not so much a pro-Obama statement but a tip of the hat to having a Spider-Man fan in the White House."Oh, do tell us all about it, Quesada. I wonder what conservatives the Chameleon is intended to serve as a metaphor for here? Back in the day, the Chameleon was usually depicted as a commie agent. Now, I won't be surprised if they've completely changed that.
They end the article with the following question:
Would McCain have gotten a special issue had he won?I'm afraid I've got my doubts about that.
Says Quesada: "If McCain was a Spider-Man fan, I'm sure he would."
Here's USA Today's special gallery page, featuring a few panels from the issue. The artwork is terrible, particularly in the third sample, which is disturbing.
More on the subject at Hot Air.
Labels: bad editors, marvel comics, moonbat writers, msm propaganda, politics, Spider-Man
