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Preview – Decision 2012: Barack Obama #1
November 7, 2011BARACK OBAMA #1
Drawn by Damian Couceiro
SC, 32pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Diamond Code: SEP110913
It’s a comic book industry first! Make your voice heard! This November, DECISION 2012 debuts the comic book industry’s first straw poll — with comic books for all the top candidates in the 2012 Presidential race. The decision is in your hands, it’s up to you to see who wins! All print runs of each series will be announced this November — with the candidate having the highest print run winning this pre-Iowa Caucus straw poll! Who’s going to land in the front-runner spot?
In this issue meet President Barack Obama, currently the standard-bearer of the Democratic Party and our President. But how did he get there? BARACK OBAMA #1 charts the course of this candidate from his early beginnings to winning the 2008 presidential election. If Obama is your candidate in 2012, then pre-order this comic book at your local comic shop and let your voice be heard.
Comic Book Straw Poll: Decision 2012 Results
October 6, 2011Official Press Release
DECISION 2012 RESULTS: OBAMA, PALIN WIN PERRY IN LAST PLACE
October 6th, 2011 – Los Angeles, CA – BOOM! announces the results of DECISION 2012, the comic book industry’s first straw poll: Barack Obama has won, with the top Republican candidacy going to Sarah Palin and a shocking result for last place: Rick Perry!
The results:
1. Barack Obama
2. Sarah Palin
3. Ron Paul
4. Michele Bachmann
5. Mitt Romney
6. Herman Cain
7. Newt Gingrich
8. Jon Huntsman
9. Rick Santorum
10. Rick Perry
As explained in the original press release announcing the straw poll, only candidates who sell more than 1,500 copies of a book will have their biographical comic book printed. As a result, only the top 4 candidates made that benchmark: the other six candidates’ comic books will not be printed.
“I’m really excited about collecting all these comics,” said Brett Schenker, Online Political Strategist who has worked for such political luminaries as John Kerry and Chris Dodd. “I wish this were around when I was working on Presidential campaigns, it’s a fun thing to support, but a great souvenir to remember the people I tried to get elected.”
The DECISION 2012 line of comics and comic book’s first straw poll isn’t just a contest, but also a great way for voters and students to educate themselves on the candidates running in the 2012 Presidential Election. This series of biographical comic books details the history and political lives of the candidates for the 2012 Presidential Election, giving non-partisan background on the candidates. The DECISION 2012 line of comic books is aimed at anyone of any age who enjoys reading and discussing U.S. politics.
More information on the straw poll and the DECISION 2012 line of comics can be found here: http://www.decision2012comics.com
Interested in a biographical comic book from one of the top vote-getters? To find your local comic shop, just go to www.comicshoplocator.com, or call 1-888-COMICBOOK.
About BOOM! Studios
Founded by Ross Richie, 2009 and 2010′s “Best Publisher” BOOM! Studios, an Eisner and Harvey Award-winner, generates a constellation of bestselling comic books and graphic novels with the industry’s top talent, including Mark Waid’s IRREDEEMABLE, new HELLRAISER comics written by Clive Barker, PLANET OF THE APES, 28 DAYS LATER, and Philip K. Dick’s DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP?. BOOM!’s all ages imprint KABOOM! publishes Charles Schulz’ PEANUTS, Roger Langridge’s SNARKED, and Scholastic’s WORDGIRL. BOOM!’s lit comix-focused imprint, BOOM! Town, recently won the Eisner Award for its first book, Shannon Wheeler’s I THOUGHT YOU WOULD BE FUNNIER.
Graphic Policy Radio Episode 4 – DCnU and Which Comic Character Are the Presidential Candidates
September 12, 2011
The entire gang is back, it’s Brett, Elana and Ken discussing the first round of the DC comics reboots. Also, Rick Perry said if he could be any comic character, it’d be Superman. That got us thinking, which characters would the rest of the Presidential field be? Find out in the latest episode of Graphic Policy Radio.
President-in-Geek Obama Mentions His Love of Comics and Spider-Man on Video
August 30, 2011In preparation for the return to school, Scholastic had student journalists interview President Obama about topics like his reading habits growing up and the 9-11 attacks.
Below is the video excerpt where he admits (though it comes of shamefully) he read comic books growing up, and his specifically Spider-Man.
I think I was getting into, like The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, and stuff like that. And I confess that I did read comic books as well, like Spiderman was one of my favorites. And then I read what I was assigned at school.
….But by the time maybe I was Malia’s age, I was starting to read more serious books like, To Kill a Mockingbird, or some of the things that I see her reading now that made you think a little bit more. They weren’t just kind of adventure stories, but they were also stories that taught me about social problems and taught me about how people interact with each other, and how some people are kind and some people are cruel. And history sweeps them along, and people have a lot of challenges in their lives.
First Comic Book Presidential Straw Poll
August 17, 2011
Official Press Release
DECISION 2012 PRESENTS: COMIC BOOK’S FIRST STRAW POLL FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL 2012 RACE
MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD! THE COMIC BOOK WITH THE BIGGEST PRINT RUN WINS!
PRE-ORDER YOUR CANDIDATE’S COMIC BEFORE SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2011 COMIC BOOKS TO SHIP THIS NOVEMBER WINNERS ANNOUNCED AT THAT TIME!
August 17th, 2011 – Los Angeles, CA – It’s a comic book industry first! Make your voice heard! This November, DECISION 2012 debuts the comic book industry’s first straw poll — with biographical comic books for all the top candidates in the 2012 Presidential race. The decision is in your hands; it’s up to you to see who wins! All print runs of each series will be announced this November and the candidate with the highest print wins!
If you want your candidate to win comic book’s first straw poll, you need to call your local comic shop and pre-order your candidate’s comic book before September 29th, 2011! To find your local comic shop just go to www.comicshoplocator.com, or call 1-888-COMIC BOOK to find the shop near you.
The people of Iowa just had their straw poll and only Iowans could participate. Now with comic book’s first straw poll, all of America can participate!
“The DECISION 2012 line of comic books has something for everyone,” said Marketing and Sales Director Chip Mosher. “For those political junkies that love a good horse race, we have comic book’s first straw poll. For those voters and our young soon-to-be-voters, we have some great non-partisan biographical comics on all the major candidates – announced and waiting to be announced – in the presidential 2012 race. And finally, for the comic book collector we have a fantastic once-in-a-lifetime collectible. The DECISION 2012 comic line and comic book’s first straw poll is a great way to spotlight the upcoming 2012 election and get people excited about voting!”
The DECISION 2012 line of comics and comic book’s first straw poll isn’t just a contest, but also a great way for voters and students to educate themselves on the candidates running in the 2012 Presidential election. This series of biographical comic books details the history and political lives of the candidates for the 2012 Presidential Election, giving non-partisan background on President Barack Obama and such presidential hopefuls as Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Sarah Palin, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum! The DECISION 2012 line of comic books are aimed at anyone of any age who enjoys reading and discussing U.S. politics.
More information on the straw poll and the DECISION 2012 line of comics can be found here: http://www.decision2012comics.com/
Remember to make sure you pre-order your candidate’s comic from your local comic shop by September 29th, 2011. If your candidate’s comic book does not get pre-ordered by at least 1,500 copies then it will not be printed.
About DECISION 2012
The DECISION 2012 line of educational nonpartisan political comics is an imprint of BOOM! Studios, one of the nation’s largest independent comic book and graphic novel publishers. Eisner, Harvey, and Best Publisher Award-winning BOOM! Studios (www.boom-studios.com) generates a constellation of bestselling comic books and graphic novels with the industry’s top talent, including Mark Waid’s series IRREDEEMABLE, new HELLRAISER comics written by Clive Barker, PLANET OF THE APES, 28 DAYS LATER, and Philip K. Dick’s DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP?. BOOM!’s all ages imprint KABOOM! publishes Charles Schulz’ PEANUTS, Roger Langridge’s SNARKED, and Scholastic’s WORDGIRL. BOOM!’s lit comix-focused imprint, BOOM! Town, recently won the Eisner Award for its first book, Shannon Wheeler’s I THOUGHT YOU WOULD BE FUNNIER.
Around the Tubes
August 8, 2011We should be pretty back to normal this week as far as coverage, going a bit heavier when it comes to games since we just came off of Gen Con. We’ve missed a few “Around the Tubes,” so below is catch up with some older news and throughout the day, we’ll be posting news we might have missed.
Around the Blogs:
Bleeding Cool – The Superhero With Irritable Bowel Syndrome – Well that’s just shitty…
Bleeding Cool – How A Soft Cowboys & Aliens Opening May Affect Platinum Studios – Doh!
IGN – Race in Comics: Spider-Man’s Impact – A take on Marvel’s recent announcement.
Bleeding Cool – Joe Quesada Commissioned By President Obama – We are so raising revenues through sales of alternate covers.
ICv2 – Sony Sets Date for Garfield ‘Spider-Man’ Sequel – Yes, that’s a sequel to a movie that hasn’t even been released yet.
Kotaku – Sunday Comics – Each week, Kotaku brings some great web comics.
Obsessive Reaction – Race in comic books, does it even matter? – An interesting take on the new ultimate Spider-Man.
Comics Alliance – Warner Bros. Purchases Film Rights to Nate Simpson’s ‘Nonplayer’ – Has the second issue even come out?
ICv2 – ‘Game of Thrones’ Helmer in Talks for ‘Thor 2′ – Could be a really good fit.
Monthly/Quarterly Sales Numbers:
ICv2 – Game Sales Grew in Q2
ICv2 – Top 10 Card Games–Q2 2011
ICv2 -Top 5 RPGs–Q2 2011
ICv2 – Top 10 Board Games–Q2 2011
ICv2 – Top Collectible Games–Q2 2011
ComiChron – July initial, June final comics orders online; IDW sets record
Con Coverage:
MTV Geek – Gen Con: New Marvel Comics RPG Games Announced By Margaret Weis Productions
CBR – Geoff Johns & Jim Lee Named Guests of Honor at New York Comic-Con
Around the Tubes Reviews:
Cambridge First – Batman: Hush Unwrapped Deluxe Edition
English Chick 21 – Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Graphic Novel
CBR – Rachel Rising #1
CBR – Scalped #51
IGN – Comic Book Reviews for 8/3/11
Paste Magazine – Comic Book & Graphic Novel Round-Up (8/3/11)
Obama Hulks Out
July 16, 2011On Thursday night’s The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart had this funny bit about President Obama “hulking” out during budget negotiations with Republicans.
The Superhero Situation Room
May 10, 2011You think you know the photo the White House released of various individuals watching the raid on Osama bin Laden? Here’s the real photo.
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