Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Coolio or Erkel?

Marvel Comics is featuring President-elect Barack Obama on this weeks Amazin Spider-Man issue raising again the question of whether Obama will be the first nerd in the White House.

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A recent blog in DailyKos suggests that Obama may be more into science fiction than originally thought. It has already been known for sometime that he collected comic books, favoring Spider-Man, watched Star Trek, and occassionally appeared in public resembling the TV character Erkel from Family Matters.

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Erkel

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Obama


Most of the time though, Obama appears fit and fashionable. Some suspect that Michelle Obama keeps her husband from fully expressing his geeky side, for his own sake.

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CTV.ca
Zeb Wells - Writing the Spider-Man/Obama Meeting
Newsarama, NJ - 23 hours ago
And now Marvel Comics is responding to Obama's Spider-Man fandom by including him in a five-page back-up story in this week's Amazing Spider-Man #583, ...
Spiderman saves Obama inauguration, in comic fashion Detroit Free Press
Obama guest stars in Amazing Spider-Man Greensboro News Record
Obama, Spider-Man Comic Released Central Florida News 13|
The Fourth Down - Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com

E! Online
Local comic shop features Spider-Man issue starring Barack Obama
Annapolis Capital, MD - Jan 11, 2009
Regardless of the story line, Mr. Anderson said the mere existence of a Spider-Man/Obama comic is "pretty cool." He's ordered a couple hundred copies and ...
Spidey-Obama Comic Flying Off Shelves mediabistro.com
Spider-Man Comic Book Creating All the Buzz Washington Post
Obama and Spiderman Baltimore Sun

http://henryjenkins.org/obama%20spock%202.jpg
Obama as a Vulcan from the Star Trek genre.

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