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That would be President Barack Obama and the man who confirmed earlier today that he would be at the rally to introduce Obama – rap icon Eminem Taking to the podium as his 2010 single "Not Afraid" played, Eminem kept his introduction direct and to the point – making it clear why he felt the[...]

The old version seems to be still stuck in the nineties. This means they never had a President Barack Obama… at least not yet. But then they also didn't have a President Donald Trump either Swings and roundabouts And they do have a well-named university after Dwayne McDuffie Though no mention of the school that actually has[...]

One of the fun unofficial holiday traditions we've come to look forward to around this time of the year is when President Barack Obama releases his lists of the films, television/streaming series, and books that helped make his 2020 a bit more bearable Increasing his list of television shows from last year's three to this[...]

Seriously. The Boys is one show President Obama liked to watch in-between writing (Images: NBC/Amazon Prime screencaps) While hitting the predominantly-virtual book tour for his recently-released memoir A Promised Land, President Barack Obama was asked by EW what selections across the pop culture landscape helped him with the writing process Of course, our attention turned immediately to[...]

Simpson: American Crime Story) as former FBI agent Peter Strzok, Peter Coyote (The Disappearance) as Robert Mueller and Kingsley Ben-Adir (High Fidelity) as President Barack Obama. A look at The Comey Rule (Image: Showtime/ViacomCBS) In addition, the Showtime limited series stars Steve Zissis (Togetherness), Shawn Doyle (House of Cards), Brian d'Arcy James (Spotlight), Dalmar Abuzeid (Anne with[...]

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Showtime's limited series "The Loudest Voice" is taking viewers behind the scenes for a look at Roger Ailes, his network - and the man portraying him.

Back in March, we reported on the widely-believed-to-be-true rumor that Former President of the United States Barack Obama and his amazing wife Michelle Obama were looking at some kind of multi-part deal with streaming service Netflix Turns out that was completely true. Netflix and chill with the Obamas Today Netflix revealed that former POTUS and FLOTUS have indeed entered[...]

This is still pretty darn deep in rumor territory, but there is a report from the New York Times that American power-couple of Michelle and Barack Obama may be in talks with Netflix to produce original exclusive series (as in multiple) for the streaming service. WASHINGTON – JUNE 29: US President Barack Obama with the first[...]

I know one comic creator taking his family but most comic book people from my Facebook timeline who have an event to go to are going to… the other ones. When Obama was inaugurated, he appeared in Amazing Spider-Man, and there were lines around the block from people wanting buy copies of the issue in question. This[...]

In 2008, America's newly elected and soon-to-inaugurated president, Barack Obama, strode onto the cover of Amazing Spider-Man #583 and the rest, as they say, is history Bearing a now-iconic cover by artist Phil Jimenez, the issue went onto become the most successful of the entire decade, selling some 350,000 copies when all was said and[...]

With the news about the Supreme Court nominee earlier today, it seems that the legacy President Obama is leaving is that of a comic book White House. Sana Amanat, Marvel's Director of Content & Character Development, editor and co-creator of the Kamala Khan Ms Marvel character introduced President Obama at a Women's History Month reception at the White House today. Blaze[...]

Fantagraphics Books probably jumped for joy when they found out about Obama's interest in Charles Schulz' beloved Peanuts After all, how many publishers can say that the President of the United States wanted to write an introduction for a collected issue The 25th volume of the Complete Peanuts series will have just that. The series which[...]

Obama was the United States' first geek President A man who grew up reading and collecting Spider-Man and Conan comic books, can quote Stan Lee, flashed the Vulcan sign at Leonard Nimoy when their paths crossed and joked at a dinner while his birth credentials were in doubt, "I was actually born on Krypton and sent[...]

Bleeding Cool has previously looked at DC Comics' peek-a-boo use of Obama as President of the United States in its comics of late But in today's Superman/Wonder Woman it goes all out With a walk around the White House garden with the man they now call Clark Kent. Beginning with a man who cuts through the[...]

Anything Marvel can tease, Image Comics can tease better. What - or who - is Luminary? Apart from the superhero identity of... Malia or Sasha? UPDATE: And

I mean, it discovers lots of things that are unnerving… Of the 680,000 people caught up in the government's Terrorist Screening Database—a watchlist of "known or suspected terrorists" that is shared with local law enforcement agencies, private contractors, and foreign governments—more than 40 percent are described by the government as having "no recognized terrorist group affiliation." Since[...]

The variant cover from The Other Dead #5...

Back in September, Bleeding Cool ran the debut of the new Dark Horse series Skyman's variant cover featuring President Obama, and Dark Horse have now shared some of the developmental art on that striking cover by Freddie Williams II, with colors by Dan Slott, including Williams' sketches for the cover. Skyman debuts next week as a[...]

Here's the variant cover to The Other Dead #4, the zombie animal comic published by IDW, in which President Obama gets involved during a zombie animal outbreak. The variant cover on the first issue promised a gun toting President, but the insides didn't deliver, the only person who has spend time in the White House in[...]

The Other Dead is an IDW comic about a zombie animal outbreak, that not only featured Dick Cheney being gnawed to death by the deer that he'd shot, but an Obama in response The second issue out today sadly doesn't feature the gun-totoing Obama that last month's variant cover promised… but we do get a[...]

I just hope nothing nasty happens to Obama… As announced at Rose City Comic Con, Dark Horse will publish a new superhero comic early next year from the pages of Captain Midnight. Skyman, by Joshua Hale Fialkov, Manuel Garcia and Javier Bergantiño Menor With the following variant cover by Freddie Williams II and Dan Scott… After an[...]

And the writer, Joseph Ortega, is pushing the line that it could be a conspiracy due to its release date of 9/11 and that it features a gun toting President Obama Also, Syria. The story broke on The Blaze last night The mad internet comments have been… Entertaining. We know this is fiction This drawn Obama looks[...]

From the Martian Manhunter back-up strip in the new issue of Justice League Of America.    Everything living and connected… working in complete harmony… each according to the needs of the planet… all networked together, feeding off each other…no one an outcast Martian Manhunter? He's a communist! And in the Justice League Of America too! Whatever will the[...]

The votes may not have been counted, there could have been a legal challenges, and right in the middle of it would have landed the 20th Anniversary edition of Spawn, #225, with a Watchmen parody cover and the logo OBAMA WINS! or ROMNEY WINS! A few weeks later, it no longer has that edge But I'm wondering[...]

The latest, greatest from Patrik Willems; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOE38qTBJyk

Okay, Obama declared himself as a fan of Spider-Man And Paul Ryan has used "comic book" in a speech as a perjorative. But still, after  the last election Obama on the cover of Amazing Spider-Man, and in a short back up strip, saw the comic sell over half a million through a variety of printings[...]

Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan was attacking President Obama in Virginia yesterday, for not having an agenda for a second term as President. "Just a couple of days ago he came up with a slick new brochure, you know, with less than two weeks left to say, 'Oh I do actually have an agenda,' It[...]

In this day and age how is there such a thing as a voter who hasn't made up their fucking mind — Bryan Lee O'Malley (@radiomaru) October 4, 2012   Ann Romney and Michelle Obama just air kissed… This debate just got so hot. — Joe Kelly (@JoeKellyMOA) October 4, 2012   In deference to many readers who hate my politics,[...]

O-ManWatch: Robert Grossman continues to cover the election. From his perch in O-Manland, our hero soars over the nation, primed to swoop down and engage