What's behind McCain and Obama's comic timing?



Which comic book characters fight for truth, justice and the American way? Barack Obama and John McCain, of course.
Today, two all-American heroes face off in the first issues of their own comic books - US presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain. A publishing company best known for comics about vampires and robots has produced graphic novel biographies of the two combatants.
Real life characters getting their own comic books is not a new concept, of course, and has been happening ever since cheesy-listening crooner Pat Boone went head-to-head with Superman half a century ago. But will the life stories of Obama and McCain have any interest for an audience reared on teenagers with the proportional strength of spiders or babies shot in rockets from dying planets? And, more importantly, will it get them to vote?
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