Comments on: Elect Your President(ial Candidate Choice For Comic Book Immortality) http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/08/17/elect-your-presidential-candidate-choice-for-comic-book-immortality/ The Blog@ Team and prominent comics personalities share what’s on their minds. Sat, 25 May 2013 03:49:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: cwmoore http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/08/17/elect-your-presidential-candidate-choice-for-comic-book-immortality/comment-page-1/#comment-664351 cwmoore Sat, 20 Aug 2011 14:57:44 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=28094#comment-664351 Innocent Libyans? Step away from the bong, just say no to drugs! Innocent Libyans? Step away from the bong, just say no to drugs!

]]> By: Unit_99 http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/08/17/elect-your-presidential-candidate-choice-for-comic-book-immortality/comment-page-1/#comment-663820 Unit_99 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:02:22 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=28094#comment-663820 The comic industry is a joke when it comes to politics. Their is NOT one single writer or artist who is going to admit to be a Conservative bc they would never get work. I remember all through 2008 how Newsarama and other comic websites interviewed comic creators who were all in the tank for President Obama. Now look at it....Guantanamo is still open, the Iraq & Afghanistan wars continue, the economy sucks, and the President starts a war against Libya!!! So where is Mark Millar,Mark Waid and the rest of the Hard Left on Obama bombing innocent Libyans? Oh wait! NO one will ever ask them ;) The comic industry is a joke when it comes to politics. Their is NOT one single writer or artist who is going to admit to be a Conservative bc they would never get work. I remember all through 2008 how Newsarama and other comic websites interviewed comic creators who were all in the tank for President Obama. Now look at it….Guantanamo is still open, the Iraq & Afghanistan wars continue, the economy sucks, and the President starts a war against Libya!!! So where is Mark Millar,Mark Waid and the rest of the Hard Left on Obama bombing innocent Libyans? Oh wait! NO one will ever ask them ;)

]]> By: cwmoore http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/08/17/elect-your-presidential-candidate-choice-for-comic-book-immortality/comment-page-1/#comment-663697 cwmoore Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:02:14 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=28094#comment-663697 PURE GARBAGE PURE GARBAGE

]]> By: Lyle http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/08/17/elect-your-presidential-candidate-choice-for-comic-book-immortality/comment-page-1/#comment-663671 Lyle Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:29:10 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=28094#comment-663671 I love what Boom! Studios has done. They have truthfully made some awesome comics, and they are making a great impression on the market... ...and now this. Ugh. Can't we wait just a LITTLE longer before this crap starts. Honestly, I'm nowhere near an Obama fan, but I agree with the poster that said "how does he NOT win this one". All the libs pick him. All the conservatives pick someone else...and the votes are divided amongst one side. That being said, I've seen enough political propaganda comics to last me until 2020, so let's outlaw this crap until then. We get it, the left are idiots to the right, the right are idiots to the left, and the only people truly with ANY common sense are those nearer the middle who actually listen to both sides. I love what Boom! Studios has done. They have truthfully made some awesome comics, and they are making a great impression on the market…

…and now this.

Ugh. Can’t we wait just a LITTLE longer before this crap starts. Honestly, I’m nowhere near an Obama fan, but I agree with the poster that said “how does he NOT win this one”. All the libs pick him. All the conservatives pick someone else…and the votes are divided amongst one side.

That being said, I’ve seen enough political propaganda comics to last me until 2020, so let’s outlaw this crap until then. We get it, the left are idiots to the right, the right are idiots to the left, and the only people truly with ANY common sense are those nearer the middle who actually listen to both sides.

]]> By: Scott James http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/08/17/elect-your-presidential-candidate-choice-for-comic-book-immortality/comment-page-1/#comment-663648 Scott James Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:15:31 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=28094#comment-663648 Ron Paul all the way, baby! I will probably take part in this... thanks! Ron Paul all the way, baby! I will probably take part in this… thanks!

]]> By: Mongo http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/08/17/elect-your-presidential-candidate-choice-for-comic-book-immortality/comment-page-1/#comment-663535 Mongo Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:51:32 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=28094#comment-663535 I think most comic creators lean left, and probably most uninformed younger readers, but most late 20/early 30 comic readers (at least that I know) are center right. It's just the usual media vs. mainstream and this poll would be better served waiting for the Republicans to pick an actual candidate. I think most comic creators lean left, and probably most uninformed younger readers, but most late 20/early 30 comic readers (at least that I know) are center right. It’s just the usual media vs. mainstream and this poll would be better served waiting for the Republicans to pick an actual candidate.

]]> By: Chip Mosher http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/08/17/elect-your-presidential-candidate-choice-for-comic-book-immortality/comment-page-1/#comment-663524 Chip Mosher Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:15:20 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=28094#comment-663524 Russ - President Barack Obama, Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Sarah Palin, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum all are represented. Graeme just cut the graphic off - check out www.decision2012comics.com Albert - we just couldn't NOT do Sarah Palin. Best, Chip BOOM! Russ – President Barack Obama, Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Sarah Palin, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum all are represented. Graeme just cut the graphic off – check out http://www.decision2012comics.com

Albert – we just couldn’t NOT do Sarah Palin.

Best,

Chip
BOOM!

]]> By: Chris Bechtloff http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/08/17/elect-your-presidential-candidate-choice-for-comic-book-immortality/comment-page-1/#comment-663523 Chris Bechtloff Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:58:45 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=28094#comment-663523 Im a big Ron Paul guy. Last time I went to a comic convention I wore my Ron Paul shirt and one of the venders gave me 20% off just cause he like my shirt lol Im a big Ron Paul guy. Last time I went to a comic convention I wore my Ron Paul shirt and one of the venders gave me 20% off just cause he like my shirt lol

]]> By: Russ Burlingame http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/08/17/elect-your-presidential-candidate-choice-for-comic-book-immortality/comment-page-1/#comment-663522 Russ Burlingame Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:55:05 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=28094#comment-663522 @JMXG - You never know in a situation like this who'll seize the opportunity and link to it on their blog or something. I think most comics readers skew conservative anyway from what I've seen but even if they don't, as Graeme points out, this is intended to reach beyond that small sample group anyway. That said--of course one candidate for one party has a leg up on three all scratching and clawing at each other for the other's attention. That's why incumbents usually win. And Albert - Has Sarah Palin officially announced yet? I don't think she has, officially, but I could be wrong. Either way, Perry and Romney aren't here either so it may just be the folks Boom! thinks would make for interesting reading. @JMXG – You never know in a situation like this who’ll seize the opportunity and link to it on their blog or something. I think most comics readers skew conservative anyway from what I’ve seen but even if they don’t, as Graeme points out, this is intended to reach beyond that small sample group anyway.

That said–of course one candidate for one party has a leg up on three all scratching and clawing at each other for the other’s attention. That’s why incumbents usually win.

And Albert – Has Sarah Palin officially announced yet? I don’t think she has, officially, but I could be wrong. Either way, Perry and Romney aren’t here either so it may just be the folks Boom! thinks would make for interesting reading.

]]> By: JMXG http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/08/17/elect-your-presidential-candidate-choice-for-comic-book-immortality/comment-page-1/#comment-663516 JMXG Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:33:34 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=28094#comment-663516 Ummm...assuming the political landscape of comic readers is 50/50 liberal/conservative (which it's not--more like 70/30 if I had to guess), how does Obama not win this considering the conservatives will split their purchases/votes amongst numerous candidates? Aside from the fact that the market was clogged with Obama comics which might temper interest in another bio, I don't see any alternative outcome. Am I missing something? Ummm…assuming the political landscape of comic readers is 50/50 liberal/conservative (which it’s not–more like 70/30 if I had to guess), how does Obama not win this considering the conservatives will split their purchases/votes amongst numerous candidates? Aside from the fact that the market was clogged with Obama comics which might temper interest in another bio, I don’t see any alternative outcome.

Am I missing something?

]]> By: Albert Ching http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/08/17/elect-your-presidential-candidate-choice-for-comic-book-immortality/comment-page-1/#comment-663508 Albert Ching Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:05:43 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=28094#comment-663508 But Sarah Palin isn't even running! Unless BOOM! knows something we don't... But Sarah Palin isn’t even running! Unless BOOM! knows something we don’t…

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