Comics In Servitude to Obama
by James Hudnall“Last Week the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) posted a press release informing the world that ‘from October 19-25, more than 60 network TV shows [will] spotlight the power and personal benefits of service,’” so wrote John Nolte last week. The EIF later denied Obama had anything to do with this even though the Administration has been pushing service as one of their agendas, even enlisting Michelle Obama as a spokesperson.
At the end of these shows there are links to websites promoting the administration and many of them happen to be left wing. Big surprise.
Only a day after the service pitch, comics strips such as Luann and Pickles did little strips promoting service with a mild joke.
Well, I think I should do my patriotic duty, too. Why not? I want to do a service for the people on the Internets. So I’m going to do a strip of my own to talk about the Obama Administration. I’m calling it Obama Nation. And I’m doing it with Batton Lash who does the great strip Supernatural Law.
Look for it to debut this Sunday on Big Hollywood.
If you read my article about the New Counter Culture you’ll know that I feel very strongly about using the arts to tell the truth as we see it about the people in power. After all, it’s the duty of every creative person to hold those in power accountable in some way, even if you think you agree with them. They still have power over everyone’s lives, yet the truth is they work for us. They are our employees. And we should not let the employees do whatever they want. They shouldn’t run up the business’ phone bills and credit cards. They should not be spending their time surfing the web for porn and having wild parties at our expense. They shouldn’t be embezzling money and throwing trash on the floors and setting the place on fire.
Yet they are. And we’re letting them. Much of the creative community right now are giving the prez and his crew the thumbs up and even actively creating propaganda for him. So-called comedians are afraid to find anything about him to mock. They praise him and attack those no longer in power. How brave.
Well not me. I find plenty to mock. Plenty to sneer at. Plenty to let fly my sarcastic barbs at.
This is my service to you, dear readers. Look for Obama Nation on Sunday.
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Chicago slime
Looking forward to it!
Looking forward to your new comic strip! Right now, Red Eye on Fox is the nearest to what other TV comedians could be doing.
Boy, oh boy! We sure do we need some comic comics nowadays!
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Having long mourned the loss of "Phantom" and "Prince Valiant" from the Sunday papers, I also look forward to a new strip, and since few others are taking on this administration, I am glad you are willing to do so. As much as I'm glad it will appear on BH, don't you think N.Y. Times, WaPo, and Huffpo would want to carry it as well?
Just say YES to O — Yahoos of Eunuchism in Service to Obama. The new pop-secular religion.
It's sooooooo cool.
Satire done right needs pathos, SNL did a great job. Comics on the other hand are at the mercy of the newspaper rulers, whom are generally left leaning (eg. see NY Times…), and as the jester's last utterance to Caligula, "errggg". Even low paid illustrators are subject to outsourceing, neehye Blondie.
The funniest thing about all these service endorsements by Hollywood is they are so out of touch they don't realize we've all been doing this service for years without Obama or Hollywood telling us to! I have laughed myself silly as I watch CSI Miami characters & others do things like pick up trash on the beach instead of walking past it… Didn't their mothers teach them to do things like that? Mine did!
Liberals are mostly self-centered people. They'll stop picking up trash and volunteering next week, when Obama's "service week" is over.
Some fun links there, that "Pickles" one is interesting. Why should senior citizens, our elders, feel compelled to "give back to the community" anyway?
Oh yeah, all those misbegotten undeserved Medicare benefits they should feel ashamed about accepting since it diverts critical government funds that could be providing health care and financial benefits to deserving illegal aliens.
Gee, how about having a "National Senior Day of Service" where hundreds of them dive en masse off a cliff, or even a high bridge? Why with enough of these "not from the Administration" media messages, we could make it into a monthly event, and free up many hundreds of billions of federal dollars for "worthwhile" causes. Like the new federal holidays where we celebrate historical visionaries like Stalin and Mao, and the new Saul Alinsky museum and training center in Chicago.
Does anyone know if Mr. Hudnall wrote any books for DC Comics besides the Lex Luthor biography? I remember loving that comic as a kid and was wondering if he had produced any other stuff that I could track down at my LCS.
kadaka
Wow!!
On target.
By the way, the new Saw movie is a gigantic love letter to Obamacare. The victims, or "real villains" of the movie are an evil health insurance company and the audience is supposed to be thrilled by their gruesome demises. The movie says that if universal healthcare existed, their would be no Jigsaw serial killer! It's the most left-wing horror movie in years.
Only octogenarians and helpless mama's boys read comics strips. If Obama really wanted to reach an audience he would agree to debate Beck or Rush. Of course our feckless president would rather hurl insults from the safety of MSNBC.
I just love the strip Luann. Ever since Brad (the slacker older brother) decided to become a firefighter after 9/11, the strip has been more entertaining as it follows his growth as a person. But the Obama stuff is painfully forced and weak comedy. A similar bit had Luann's friend meeting Barack Obama after the election. It wouldn't be so bad if it didn't sacrifice the comedy for Obama-worship.
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Mr. Hudnall wrote the great ESPers for the late lamented Eclipse Comics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_D._Hudnall
for a more complete list.
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I've been suffering through it all week. Adam@home, Big Nate, Luann, Frazz, A Rose is Rose, Mutts even Ripley's Believe It or Not had one today. While I have no problem with voluntarily giving to my community, the shove it down the throat method bothers me. Then again, I've always had a problem with authority and being told what I should do.
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After all, it’s the duty of every creative person to hold those in power accountable in some way, even if you think you agree with them.
Sigh. Or you could just create.
What a better way to hide the unemployed then by suggesting that citizens take jobs that don't pay. The bible is clear – if a man works a man deserves to be paid. America needs jobs first!
I've been a volunteer and community service giver all my adult life, and I've taught my kids to do the same. Girl Scout leader, PTA board member/newsletter editor, Sunday School teacher, big sister to a Yaqui Indian girl – I've helped with collecting items and packaging care packages for our deployed troops, conducted canned food and book drives for the needy, collected hundreds of Beanie Babies for soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq to give to local children, have wrapped Christmas gifts for the children of convicts, currently donate support to three children in Africa through Christian Children's Fund (now is renamed with "Christian' omitted), donating blood, etc. I even drove little old ladies to do their grocery shopping for a while. I've been doing this LONG before I ever heard of Barack Obama.
I am not unique. I am not special. Millions of Americans give of their time, talents, and money to help others, to give back to their community. Many do much, much more than I have ever done, God bless them. Giving to others fulfills a person on so many levels. I've been on the receiving end of help, and have always felt that "paying it forward" is the way to live your life. As a Christian, I know this is what Jesus wants me to do.
America is the most generous nation on earth. But it is the CHOICE of Americans to give. CHOICE. Once the government mandates that you give and tells you WHERE you must give, it is no longer volunteerism but unpaid labor, slavery, service to the state. It is no longer your choice. I am angered and frustrated that our president does not applaud the greatness and generosity of the American people, always sees the glass half empty. I do not give my time or money to welfare entitlement-type programs, as I do not support long-term welfare.
I didn't see any of my charities or service organizations on the list. How many are conservative programs, since it appears to be pretty one-sided, at 100 percent liberal/statist?
Check out this info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hudnall
http://jameshudnall.com/work.php
http://jameshudnall.com/projects.php
Sadly, the newspapers you listed are so pro-Obama that they'd cut off an arm rather that publish it.
Another downside is that declining newspaper sales indicate that fewer people would see the strip.
Barack Obama as Agent Smith.
Fred, Fred, you rascal, I am being facetious, doncha know. Neither of those two rags would ever think of publishing anything negative about a leftist administration, let alone the noxious Huffington Post." I was being seious about Prince Valiant and Phantom, a couple of may favorite strips, although I haven't seen either in about 30 years, I think.
Townhall.com has some pretty funny cartoons.
http://townhall.com/cartoons/
My list of comic strips that have knuckled under to the White House and have strips on volunteering/service as of 1/23/09:
– Hagar the Horrible
– Blondie
– Wizard of Id
– Pickles
– Stone Soup
– Adam
– Rose is Rose
– Doonesbury (I really try *not* to read this crap)
– Dilbert (sad to see)
– Luann
– Garfield
– Baby Blues
– Mutts
– The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee
– Hi and Lois
– The Family Circus
– BC
Hopeful holdouts:
– Non Sequitur
– Pearls Before Swine
– Foxtrot
– Shoe
Anyone who wants to run these strips are welcome to. But they will start here.
For DC I wrote the following besides Luthor:
Superman. (56) 1991. "Red Glass, Part 1." DC Comics. Art: Ed Hannigan. Genre: Superhero.
Adventures of Superman. (479) 1991. "Red Glass, Part 2." DC Comics. Art: Ed Hannigan. Genre: Superhero.
Action Comics. (666) 1991. "Red Glass, Part 3." DC Comics. Art: Ed Hannigan. Genre: Superhero.
Legends of the Dark Knight. (31) 1991. DC Comics. Art: Brent Anderson. Genre: Superhero.
The Psycho (1991) Art: Dan Brereton Genre: Superhero
Streets. (1-3). 1992-1993. DC Comics. Format: Prestige. Art: John Estes (1), Rob Ortaleza (2), John McCrea (3). Genre: Crime
Yeah, I was really disappointed that "Dilbert" drank the service kool-aid but at least his strip was funny !!!!
I've done that already, but seeing how they are doing such a poor job of running things, as a citizen I've got something to say. Don't worry, it won't be preachy.
I merely show them for what they are.
Good point! It's also a distraction
You are correct. What Obama is doing is trying to get people used to the idea of SERVING causes he believes in, not the public's real needs.
Here's another-
http://www.gocomics.com/adamathome/
Found a Prince Valiant comics on line if you want to investicate further.
http://www.ask.com came up with this one.
http://www.oregonlive.com/comics-kingdom/?feature...
Prince Valiant is still in production. It's a Sunday Comic feature of McClatchy papers. It's been a favorite of my family, and I have been reading it for years.
I think the saying is, "Anything worth doing, is worth doing for money,"
And that is especially true if you're broke, and unemployed and down on your luck.
Heavens forbid if the Boy Scouts would be on the volunteer list — they are the scourge of the liberals leftists.
Even with the volunteerism stuff, Dilbert is still funny and still manages to make a point.
i want you to work 4 free
Is it possible to be embarrassed to be a comic for a living? Doesn't seem possible– edgy thinkers of the past have turned into cheerleaders, even as the country fails under the debt and excuses of our clueless president. Hey, did you hear the one about the country that chose the time when they needed leadership the most, to elect a charismatic, phony, opportunistic amateur to be president? Did you hear the one about a politician who had every media outlet save one cheerleading for him, so he started yelling about that– and nobody noticed?
It used to be that the bad comics used the f word to get a laugh, too dumb to be witty. Now they still just say 'oh, that bad President Bush!' and they get cheers from people who love to think alike. How sad for our country.
Did you hear the one about the president who liked to blame others, who blamed the economy on someone else, his own deficit spending on someone else, his failure during wartime on someone else, the loss of the olympics to someone else, and the drop in the countries dollar to someone else– even while other countries had press corps to point out that the guy is a PHONY? Not funny, is it?
Thanks (for nothing) obama: http://thanksobama.whoisobama.org
Yeah, I saw that episode (part of it at least, including the end) and just rolled my eyes. Not only was it an oh-so-painfully-obvious political statement, the episode overall was pretty poor. I don't find all this very funny, though. To see long-favorite comic strips of mine like "Garfield" and "Dilbert" knuckling under is just sad.
fer sure NOT on board: Mallard Fillmore
I eagrly await it, James!
Thanks, Sam – whoda thunk?
Tell the "Chicago Crime Syndicate" to shove it with a "I will not go silently into tyranny" Tshirt at enemiesinwar.com
I read Webcomics, they're the future and while some of their creators probably are Obamaoids most seem to have the smarts to not slap it into the comic. Especially since that allienates their readers and they're more directly connected to the readers. I.e. they leave they don't eat really quickly.
So I look forward to Sunday with baited breath!
NOT DILBERT!
NO!
Yeah, I said the comic strip was a feature of McClatchy paper — the newspaper itself is not a favorite — it is however, our only local paper.
Can you say "Stuck Sucks?"
Enjoy your comics!
In my day and age, we didn't have much trash on the beach — or people either. And my mother spent her time skim boarding! I almost think she invented it herself. I know she made us kids skim boards. Beaches were much nicer then.
Mutts usually has a adopt-a-pet kennel presentation every year and I think for them it's just that time of year.
Sadly our national mood is one of anger or despair and our children are not able to enjoy the carefree days of being children. Long gone is imagination and unstructured playtime for them. Now it is following rules and indoctrination at school. They are bombarded with dissatisfied adults and it is plain sad. How will they view us when they mature? Resentment? Sure seems likely when they realize that they had no childhood but instead they know how to put a condom on a banana and then realize that they will owe 10 years of their lives to the almighty government if they want to go to college, and then have no ability to accumulate any wealth as they are "rich" if they get a nice paying job. But they will gladly pay 12% of their income for their healthcare and be happy when they have their 1.0 children as it will cost them nothing. Yes we should ask the children to volunteer from an early age to ready them for the sweet life they have to look forward to. Something seems wrong with the big picture, what do you think?
Judge Parker is doing one, but it'll take three months before they get to the point. *badarump!*
(In actuality, JP is not involved as of today)
Yep, mine did, too. I don't think I've ever completed a 'leisurely walk on the beach' without lugging an armload of trash to a bin.
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Batton Lash lines up asses and kicks them all.
sammybull…I'm sure that jesse jackson would agree…..princess er countessa brewer screwed the poosch on that one….LOL!
Same ole' M O attack the messenger , not the message. How does anyone on the right criticize a thing after the way your neocon agenda has screwed up EVERYTHING!
SUPERFLY HUDNALL!!!!
Rahm Emanuel's "Hitback Twice As Hard" is now showing at theaters, mainstream networks and elementary schools all across America. "Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm Barack Hussein Obama Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm"
So the New Counter Culture's "Hitback THRICE As Hard" is coming to every Main Street corner (except in Santa Monica), farm house, mountain cabin, suburban cul-de-sac and fishing hole near you.
Keep it up Folks.
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Thanks for the info Mr. Hudnall. As a massive DC Comics fan I am always on the lookout for good stories I may have missed. I'm especially interested in that Legends of the Dark Knight story and the Streets mini (John McCrea has been one of my favorite artists since his days on Hitman)
Thanks again…
For the NOT board: Get Fuzzy! My favorite! It tells jokes on both sides, and while I have seen several strips dealing with supporting firefighters and patriotic sorts of things, there wasn't any service crap.
thanx. I too am a fan of Eclipse comics. Especially Gaiman and Moore's runs on Miracleman.
Thanx for the info Fred2
Sorry, but I object to your thoughtcrimes against those who read comics, you fascist Neokon you.
Sorry, but I have heard the knave who writes it, and knowing his prior "record", this was just about as surprising as the Sun rising. Or the Left complaining about victimization.
He's an old-time loon, and I would've been surprised if he DIDN'T do it.
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I would love to see Obama debate Beck and Rush. Only the truly rabid wingnut idiots would think that RushBeck could hold their own. Of course, since we're talking Fox viewers here I guess they would all think that crybaby, conspiracy theory Beck and drug-addled Rush were utter geniuses. Forget facts and reason, we have an agenda to push here!
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This is incredibly shocking. I certainly hope that our brave Republican House members are readying the Articles of Impeachment!
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Jesus Christ. I may not agree with you politically, but at least get a decent artist. That Supernatural Law comic is terribly drawn. Yeesh.
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