Barack Obama, John McCain Get Superhero Treatment

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Biographical comics, with cover art by J. Scott Campbell, go on sale October 8.


Barack Obama, John McCain Get Superhero Treatment -- Minus Tights And Capes -- In New Comic Books

Back off, Batman! You may be big at the box office, but there are two new comic book heroes on the horizon: John McCain and Barack Obama.

The presidential candidates are getting the superhero treatment courtesy of IDW Publishing, the small graphic imprint behind "30 Days of Night" and the "Transformers" comic books. You'll have to wait until October 8 to get a copy, but we have a sneak peek inside the pages of both biographical books. (See the animated politicians for yourself here.)

Both comics feature key points in the candidates' lives that have played heavily into their campaigns. The excerpt from McCain's comic focuses on his years as a prisoner of war at the infamous "Hanoi Hilton" during the Vietnam War. The Republican candidate's story is being written by comics veteran Andy Helfer and drawn by Stephen Thompson.

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1591358/20080722/id_0.jhtml

[SemiCharmedQuark]

1. Ugh. McCain looks like one of the mob bosses from Batman.