In the grand comic book indsutry tradition of seeing what worked once for someone and then doing it over and over again until it stops working, Marvel Comics followed Erik Larsen and IDW’s lead and slapped Barack Obama on the cover of this week’s Amazing Spider-Man. (Perhaps you’ve heard of it?)
It worked like a charm, so I’m sure we’ll be seeing more Obama comics in the near future (An upcoming Youngblood cover featuring Obama, for example, has already been announced).
So if Marvel’s greatest rival DC Comics wants to get in on this Obama sales bonanza action, they better hurry up.
But where exactly would Obama fit in the DC Universe?
Well, it just so happens he fits perfectly into on of the company’s biggest ongoing storylines—Geoff Johns’ ongoing War of Light/Rainbow Lanterns epic.
Why, there’s a new Lantern Corps which shares the same color as Obama’s political party, and their powers are generated by hope!
I imagine it would look something like this…
…only, you know, much better drawn.
(Apologies to Geoff Johns, who wrote the Blue Lantern oath and the scene from Green Lantern #36 this is based on, and to Ivan Reis, whose layout for the same issue this is kinda sorta taken from)
January 17th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
As long as you do the variant cover I would buy two.
January 17th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
I hear a link to this post goes for $600 on eBay!
January 17th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
I like that comic! –Just how it’s drawn!
January 17th, 2009 at 1:58 pm
This is your best idea ever.
January 17th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
Epic win. Disturbing, but epic win.
January 17th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
*applause*
January 17th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
I, for one, am happy that DC hasn’t jumped on this dubious practice.
January 17th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
I agree with Ian. I love everything GL, but this would make me sick, despite the cute cartoon. Enough with the Obama worship. And I suppose the Republicans have to be the “evil” Red Lanterns since the media randomly decided a few decades ago or so to make blue=dems and red= reps. Just enough with this cult of personality garbage.
January 17th, 2009 at 8:11 pm
This idea is horrible. You are horrible.
Even Obama hates you for this.
January 18th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
We’ve been bouncing this idea around on the DC Boards for MONTHS now – you just had the discipline to put it to paper. Which you did, adorably.
Ad of course all appearances of Barack Obama in comic book form are copyright Erik larsen.
I predict more than a few convention sketches of Obama in assorted superhero garb to get done this year.
Maybe I ought to make a Blue Lantern Uniform for the new President after all. Yeah, like he’d ever see it…
January 18th, 2009 at 4:33 pm
We all know there aren’t any “real” presidents in the DCU. I’m glad they can’t shoehorn Obama in
September 23rd, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Aww, they wouldn’t be jerks to the republicans – there’s gotta be dems who could get slapped with the red ring, or plenty more who’d be slapped with the yellow, – and all the news station talking heads, liberal and conservative wingnuts would be equally ready for the nasty rings.
but here’s some ideas for positive rings to be given to republicans: McCain? the Green ring of will. Hucklebee? the indigo ring of compassion – yes, compassion, even though he’s still stuck on the ancient and irrelevant moral codes regarding homosexuality, he gives the impression that he gave the impression that he gives a hoot about his fellow citizens. Dunno what’s happened w/ him since ’08 though.
And Mark Sanford? The purple ring of Love. <3…
February 12th, 2010 at 3:07 pm
This is all i have ever wanted.