National Review’s Kick-Ass cover

13 Comments POSTED ON Jun 18 2010 AT 11:53 am BY The Beat
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Now, that is funny.

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Actual comic book person meets Obama

10 Comments POSTED ON Apr 28 2010 AT 2:30 pm BY The Beat
Actual comic book person meets Obama

While guest appearances in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN and SAVAGE DRAGON, among many other comics, helped President Obama become as sure-fire a sales enhancement as a variant cover by Jim Lee, an actual comic book publisher has done them all one better by getting a real life shout-out from el presidente: Dr. Naif al-Mutawa, founder of Teshkeel [...]

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Varying views of Obama

60 Comments POSTED ON Mar 30 2010 AT 8:00 am BY The Beat
Varying views of Obama

§ Dean Trippe’s Barack Obama Looking at Awesome Things has gotten a lot of attention because it really hit that nerd sweet spot — we like this one, of the Fortress of Solitude. Here’s the inspiration: A History of Obama Feigning Interest in Mundane Things. § Meanwhile, James Hudnall and Batton Lash have a [...]

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Tea Party protests unintended CAPTAIN AMERICA portrayal

97 Comments POSTED ON Feb 10 2010 AT 3:38 pm BY The Beat
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Tempest in a teacup? or…a tea bag? The first we got wind of this was a story on the right-leaning Newsbusters site protesting the portrayal of the Tea Party movement in the latest issue of CAPTAIN AMERICA penned by Ed Brubaker. Sounds simple enough since Brubaker is not shy about airing his liberal views. But [...]

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