Barack The Barbarian: Quest For The Treasure Of Stimuli #2 (Of 4)

A spoof in the tradition of Mad Magazine, the 4-issue miniseries took its cue when US President Barack Obama mentioned he collected Conan the Barbarian comics as a kid. Published by Devil's Due Publishing and written by Larry Hama and drawn by Christopher Schons, it is set in a time of swords and sorcery. A gathering of children listen as a shaman retells the legend of Barack the Barbarian. Riding in on a donkey, Barack the Barbarian is determined to set things right in the city of Warshingstun, “where every word uttered was lie, and every soul was for sale. A place where men traded dark secrets and openly peddled a powerful drug named Influence.” The political jokes and gags fly fast and furious; the first issue really kicks into high gear when Red Sarah, the Fighting Queen of the North, appears. The same thing holds true for the second issue. I hate to say it, but... I want more of Red Sarah!

From a far away land rises a mighty hero. The son of peasants from two different realms, the one known only as Barack protects the people of Merika at all costs. Watch as he takes on the likes of Boosh the Dim, Red Sarah and the evil Vizer Harry Burden in this hilarious first issue! Author: Larry Hama; Artist: Chris Schons & Rachelle Rosenberg -- According to THE MADDOWIAN CHRONICLES he was the one destined to save the great republic of America and dethrone the overpaid despots of the time. Join Barack, Sorceress Hilaria, her demi-god trickster husband Biil, Overlord Boosh and Chainknee of the Elephant Kingdom. Who can the lone barbarian trust, if anyone? --

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