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Barack The Barbarian Returns For Election Season

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Devil’s Due sent out an email yesterday giving the heads up to expect more Barack the Barbarian in time for this year’s Presidential election.  This September will see the release of Barack The Barbarian: The Election Collection.  The harcover collects all four issues of the miniseries and the one shot special The Fall of Red Sarah into a collectible hardcover format.  There will also be an exclusive link inside to a digital epilogue to be released upon the 2012 Presidential election results.

More information should be coming soon, but for now, here’s a look at the cover.

President Obama Chats Avengers on The View

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President Obama was on the View where they grilled him on some pop-culture trivia, including challenging him to name some members of the Avengers.  The President in Geek, who is an admitted comic book fan, had no problem answering the question.

I saw the Avengers, so this is easy, you’ve got the Hulk, Captain America, Iron Man… – President Obama

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2012 Election Merchandise Poll and Infographic Shows Most Interesting, Engaging Candidates

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Not really comic book related, but rather interesting….

2012 Election Merchandise Poll and Infographic Shows Most Interesting, Engaging Candidates

Zazzle Study of 25 Million Monthly E-Commerce Consumers Identifies Voter Behavior and Highlights Recent Changes in Public Sentiment Towards Presidential Candidates

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Zazzle today announced its findings from the 2012 Election Merchandise Poll. With more than 25 million monthly site visitors, the world’s largest e-commerce customization company analyzed consumer search, product design, and purchasing behaviors to identify voter engagement and sentiment for the remaining GOP presidential candidates and incumbent Democrat, Barack Obama.

Based on two months of consumer data, all findings from the recent study are available in a new political infographic that charts candidate popularity over time, compares positive- vs. negative-themed sales and designs, and highlights the top political products.

“Massive amount of voters, including millions of users on Zazzle, physically express their ideas and opinions through online merchandise customization – this is a similar test of sentiment when compared to the use of Twitter and Facebook as platforms to express opinions through text,” said Josh Neuman, Zazzle’s head of political merchandising and analyses.

Voter Sentiment through E-Commerce and Product Design

To date, more than 3 million custom political products and 1 million political t-shirts have been developed and sold on Zazzle’s customization platform. These include candidate t-shirts for Obama, Ron Paul, Romney, Gingrich and Santorum.

Findings:

  • The upward swing in pro-Obama merchandise sales demonstrates a potential shift in consumer sentiment – of all Obama-related sales, 60 percent were anti-Obama designs in January, compared to 51 percent in March.
  • Since January, Obama has been included in more than 30 percent of all presidential-themed merchandise created.
  • The quantity of Ron Paul sales and searches more than doubles that of Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum, combined.
  • Although Ron Paul’s overall popularity on Zazzle has dropped by nearly 40 percent since January, he continues to lead in sales, product design and searches among GOP candidates.
  • Romney has the greatest differential between the number of items created and the number of items sold.
  • Although Gingrich saw a major popularity spike in late January, current interest has fallen below that of Romney and Santorum.
  • Top products show that political satire is very popular among consumers of political merchandise.

More insights into politics and e-Commerce trends can be found in the official infographic and on the Zazzle blog.

About Zazzle
Zazzle is the world’s leading platform for quality custom products. Zazzle’s proprietary technology enables individuals, professional artists, and major brands, including Disney and Hallmark, to create and offer billions of unique products for customers worldwide. Zazzle’s rapidly expanding product base covers every topic imaginable and includes t-shirts, business cards and invitations, in addition to a variety of custom gifts. Upon creation, products are instantly and accurately visualized on the site and offered in the Zazzle marketplace. When ordered, each product is made on-demand, typically within 24 hours. Launched in 2005 and based in Redwood City, California, Zazzle’s vision is to redefine commerce, powered by the world’s imagination. Find more at www.zazzle.com.

Around the Tubes

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It’s a new week and my vow is to catch up on the backlog of reviews I have….

Around the Blogs:

ComicBook.com – My Fellow Americans! Memorable Comic Book Presidents and Candidates – I wish I knew enough comics to put together a solid list.

Bleeding Cool – Rob Liefeld And Robert Kirkman Kill The Infinite Over Creative Differences – Thank fucking god.

GE Reports – How GE Turned to Comic Books to Hook Young Engineering Talent – Pretty interesting piece of history.

ICv2 – Origins Shifts Dates for 2013 – Is this a good show to go to?

Kotaku – Sunday Comics: What’s Your Favorite Activity? – Each week Kotaku posts up some great web comics.

 

Around the Tubes Reviews:

CBR – Avenging Spider-Man #3

CBR – Supergirl #5

CBR – Thunderbolts #169

President Clinton Comic Book Retailer?

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Speaking before the National Retail Federation‘s (NRF) 101st Annual Convention & Expo, former President Bill Clinton recalled his first job, being a comic book retailer.  From Convenience Store News:

The former U.S. chief then recalled his first retail job, working for a grocery store at age 13. He subsequently talked the grocery store owner into allowing him to set up his own retail business within the store that sold used comic books. “I had two chests filled with perfectly preserved comic books,” he recalled. “During the months I worked at the grocery store, I sold every one. I made about $100 and I felt like a millionaire. I now know I was a fool. If I had saved those comic books, they’d be worth $200,000 to $300,000 today. But it was a good experience.”

So, turns out President Obama wasn’t the first Commander in Geek.

Supervillain or Newt?

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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.

Graphic Policy Radio This Sunday!

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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.

President-in-Geek Obama Mentions His Love of Comics and Spider-Man on Video

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In 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.

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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

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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 “Cuddles” 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.

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