Posts Tagged ‘election’

Tomorow is the Iowa Caucus… What Superhero Would the Candidates Be?

January 2, 2012

Tomorrow is the Iowa Caucus, the first official vote of the 2012 Presidential campaign.  Leading up to it a rather ambitious young man decided to hit the candidates with some hard questions.  If they could be any super hero, who would they be?

Mitt Romney – Superman
Rick Santorum – Mr. Incredible
Herman Cain – Superman
Jon Huntsman – Spider-Man
Ron Paul – refused to play the game
Rick Perry – Superman
Newt Gingrich – Superman

I have to give nerd cred points to Huntsman, the man seemed like he could go a while about why he liked Spider-Man, though he also mentioned Batman.  As far as interacting, Newt comes off as human, not just willing to give an answer, but also listen to the kid’s.  Paul I can only picture yelling “get off my lawn.”

Supervillain or Newt?

December 22, 2011

Supervillains have some batshit insane plans and say the darnedest things.  Former Speaker of the House and current Republican Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has some batshit insane plans and says some of the darnedest things.  Can you tell them apart?  The website Supervillain or Newt gives you an idea or quote and you get to figure out if it’s a supervillain who said it or Newt Gingrich.  I only got 5 out of 10 right.

Around the Tubes

December 6, 2011

It’s Tuesday and that just means one day until new comics!  Yay!

Around the Blogs:

Comics Alliance – Herman Cain Suspends Campaign, Confesses Pokemon InspirationHerman Cain, I still choose you.

The Beat – Shamus’s last days at the Wizard World bunkerAn interesting read.

Archcomix – Faces for Radio: Republican Nominee Caricatures – Very nice.

 

Around the Tubes Reviews:

CBR – Daredevil #6

MTV Geek – Saturn Apartments, Vols. 1-4

New Zealand Cartoonist Goes Political in Election Lead Up

November 25, 2011

Hayden Currie has handed out hundreds of free comic books starring New Zealand‘s Prime Minister John Key in the lead up to this week’s election.  According to Currie the focus is on Key’s National government:

Sure, things are bad. But at least our Prime Minister drinks beer like a real bloke should. We could talk child poverty and rising living costs all day, but you can’t deny the fact that Key has some great slogans.

The response has been positive so far.  You can check out what’s making the round at http://haydencurrie.blogspot.com/

Around the Tubes

October 8, 2011

The weekend is here and it’s a long weekend!  Yay!  To kill some time, here’s news you might have missed.

Around the Blogs:

Death & Taxes – Do Rick Perry and Superman Have the Same Swagger?Does that make Romney Bizzaro Superman?

ComiChron – DC reboot boosts September 2011 unit salesAnyone shocked about this?

The Mary Sue – Netflix Strikes Exclusive Deal For AMC’s The Walking DeadOk, maybe I won’t give up my Netflix.

The New York Times – Barnes & Noble in Graphic Novel Dispute – Having talked to publishers stores like Barnes and Noble sell magnitudes more in graphic novels compared to comic book stores.

Con Coverage:

The Beat – Dont forget: this weekend is GeekGirl Con in Seattle

Around the Tubes Reviews:

CBR – Animal Man #2

ICv2 – Gon Vol. 1

USA Today – Holy Terror

MTV Geek – Snarked #1

MTV Geek – Solatorobo: Red The Hunter

CBR – The Walking Dead #89

Elizabeth Warren, Wonder Woman

October 6, 2011
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Elizabeth Warren is a wonder woman in so many ways.  A Harvard professor, lawyer, consumer advocate, former chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel and a vital advisor in the implementation for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, she’s currently running for the U.S. Senate in Massachusetts.  Last night was her first primary debate where she squared off against Bob Massie, an entrepreneur and one-time candidate for lieutenant governor; Alan Khazei, co-founder of the City Year youth program; Tom Conroy, a state legislator; Marisa DeFranco, an immigration lawyer; and Herb Robinson, an engineer.

With so many important topics like the national debt and budget, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the numerous other ills affecting us, a hot topic had to be asked, “If you could be a superhero, who would you be?”  Warren’s answer?  Wonder Woman.

Such a cool outfit, and the bracelets — they were the whole thing for me.

The winner of the primary gets to take on current Senator Scott Brown in 2012.  You can read more about the debate here or catch some of her answer in the video below at the 1:29 mark.

(via The Mary Sue)

Graphic Policy Radio Episode 4 – DCnU and Which Comic Character Are the Presidential Candidates

September 12, 2011
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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.

Graphic Policy Radio This Sunday!

September 9, 2011
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The entire team is back!  Brett, Elana and Ken discuss the latest comic book news.  Scheduled to be discussed this week:

1) DCnU – The first batch of books of DC comics big reboot/revamp.relaunch have been released.  What stood out?  What’s already headed for cancellation? Find out our opinions here.

2) Presidential candidate Rick Perry said if he could be any super hero it’d be Superman.  We talk about that mismatch and what other super heroes and villains this batch of candidates remind us of.

So join us Sunday and make sure to join the chat by calling in or on Twitter.

Graphic Policy Radio: Politics and Comics of the Multiverse this Sunday starting at 8pm.

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!

www.decision2012comics.com

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.

Howard the Duck for President

April 23, 2011

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One of my favorite weekly columns to read on other sites is Comic Book Legends over at Comic Book Resources.  This week’s column has a bit about the 1976 Presidential race and the Marvel comics character Howard the Duck.

The question posed in the column is:

Howard the Duck got enough write-in votes in the 1976 Presidential Election to appear on the national charts.

You’ll have to head over there to get the whole story and explanation but Howard the Duck waged his own campaign for the Presidency.  It’s a nice little nugget of comic and political history.

You can check out a campaign button below.

Howard the Duck Campaign Button

Maybe we can have some fun this year and run someone else?  What comic book character would you like to see run for President?  What party would they run under?


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