Steven Sykora 4000
Saturday, March 01, 2008, 01:21 AM
<img src="http://www.projectfanboy.com/images/news/obama.jpg" hspace="10" align="left">Rumors had been circulating around the net that Presidential hopeful Barrack Obama was set to appear at the San Deigo Comic Con which will be held July 24-27th.
Eyebrows were raised when Michael Davis at ComicMix (http://www.comicmix.com/news/2008/02/29/the-silly-season-by-michael-davis/) was quoted as saying,
"Before I give my endorsement (which will surely decide the nominee as I carry so much weight) let me share a bit about each candidate. There is a real chance that Barack Obama will come to Comic Con International this summer. His campaign contacted me last year about setting that up and it still may happen.
Why me? Let’s just say that’s how I roll.
I like Obama but did not know if I was ready to vote for him. I was very impressed that his campaign thinks that Comic Con is a smart place to reach young people. That move earned him serious points in my book."
Unfortunately for some of his more staunch comic book oriented supporters, this rumor is just that, only a rumor. Comic Con International's Marketing Director David Glanzer said that Comic Con has not been contacted by the Obama campaign about making said appearance.
But what the hey, at least there's this cool picture of him at the town of Metropolis, Illinois standing in front of the giant sized monument to the Man of Steel.
Eyebrows were raised when Michael Davis at ComicMix (http://www.comicmix.com/news/2008/02/29/the-silly-season-by-michael-davis/) was quoted as saying,
"Before I give my endorsement (which will surely decide the nominee as I carry so much weight) let me share a bit about each candidate. There is a real chance that Barack Obama will come to Comic Con International this summer. His campaign contacted me last year about setting that up and it still may happen.
Why me? Let’s just say that’s how I roll.
I like Obama but did not know if I was ready to vote for him. I was very impressed that his campaign thinks that Comic Con is a smart place to reach young people. That move earned him serious points in my book."
Unfortunately for some of his more staunch comic book oriented supporters, this rumor is just that, only a rumor. Comic Con International's Marketing Director David Glanzer said that Comic Con has not been contacted by the Obama campaign about making said appearance.
But what the hey, at least there's this cool picture of him at the town of Metropolis, Illinois standing in front of the giant sized monument to the Man of Steel.