January 08, 2009

Et tu, Spidey?

Please. Make. It. Stop.

In a special issue, “Amazing Spider-Man #583,” out on Jan. 14th, the President-Elect Obama and Spidey are shown doing the fist-bump (wanna know what I think about the fist-bump?). In the plot, the Chameleon tries to kill Barack Obama before he gets inaugurated–feeding into the BS narrative that Obama is a martyr-in-waiting more so than any other President. But Spidey saves the day. Look at the Spiderman-Obama photo gallery (and get out the barf bag).

I’m just wondering: When Obama goes to share some baklava with his new friend Mahmoud Ahmadinejad or his buds in HAMAS, will we see Spidey cheering that on, too, and, again, tell America’s comic book readers we’re in “capable hands”?

Boy, I long for the days of Superman, Sgt. Fury, and other comic book superheroes fighting the Nazis . . . not sitting down to talk and eat wienerschnitzel with them or praising Presidents who want to do just that.

I guess my new favorite superhero is going to have to be Zombie Reagan.

Posted by George Moneo at January 8, 2009 01:44 PM

Comments

Stan Lee is a big old lefty. No surprise here.

Posted by: Alisa [TypeKey Profile Page] at January 8, 2009 01:54 PM

Yeah, I've come to terms that most of my favorite comic writers are lefties, or just going be what society dishes out. Like Star Wars/Star Trek's social and political commentary about the times.

One thing did irk me thought, Stan Lee was reported saying that if Obama wins (which he did) that Captain America should be played by a black actor in the upcoming movie, preferably by Will Smith. Stan Lee has lost his marble, I look up to the man as a great comic book writer, but his mind is slipping. Doesn't mean I won't stop buying comics though.

Posted by: Felix L. Ricardo [TypeKey Profile Page] at January 8, 2009 02:17 PM

Let's face it about "artistic" types. Being creative is one thing; being intelligent and sensible is another. They do NOT necessarily go together. More often than not, they don't.

Posted by: asombra [TypeKey Profile Page] at January 9, 2009 11:20 AM

I have to disagree, but we'll have to save that discussion for a rainy day.

Posted by: Felix L. Ricardo [TypeKey Profile Page] at January 10, 2009 12:45 AM


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