Thunderbolts #128 (spoilers)

**Lord Jermaine Retail** · 01-21-2009, 01:39 PM

We've been slammed hard here and I haven't had a chance to look at anything. But I've been looking at the 1:25 ratio variant trying to figure out who that was. I kept starring at the character because it looked so familiar and I finally figured out who it was after hitting the back issues.

Anyways, I just had a customer call me and ask me if I knew what was in T-bolts #128. The answer was no and the customer told me to open the book.

Spoilers:

Inside you have another appearance of Barack Obama as President interacting with Norman Osborn. Totally unannounced and unexpected.

I had just had a customer in line for Amazing #583 reprint this morning asking me if that would be an ongoing thing or if it would just be a one-time thing. I of course said that it would be a one-time thing and here's a book proving me wrong right on my shelf today. I wonder exactly how committed Marvel is to this as far as future appearances in Marvel Comics as a reoccurring character.

**Otacon** · 01-21-2009, 01:40 PM

How is Diggle's Eric O'Grady? He is one of my favorite characters and I am perplexed by his thunderbolts placement.

**allanpat** · 01-21-2009, 01:41 PM

Marvel's always had the real world president in their books. Bush has been in tons of stuff (The Ultimates immediately comes to mind)

**bartleby** · 01-21-2009, 01:42 PM

Originally Posted by Otacon

How is Diggle's Eric O'Grady? He is one of my favorite characters and I am perplexed by his thunderbolts placement.

He was only on one page this issue, so probably a little too early to tell.

**Ray G.** · 01-21-2009, 01:44 PM

He'll be appearing here and there, wherever the President is needed.

I honestly doubt this Thunderbolts issue will amount to much, especially as he's appointing a supervillain as head of homeland security in it. Not exactly an inspiring moment.

**Lord Jermaine Retail** · 01-21-2009, 01:45 PM

Originally Posted by allanpat

Marvel's always had the real world president in their books. Bush has been in tons of stuff (The Ultimates immediately comes to mind)

I know that they always refer, but you don't always actually see the depiction of the President's likeness. Just wondering if they're going to go all-in with this or just a couple of times here in the beginning.

**bartleby** · 01-21-2009, 01:46 PM

Originally Posted by Raydawggie

I honestly doubt this Thunderbolts issue will amount to much, especially as he's appointing a supervillain as head of homeland security in it. Not exactly an inspiring moment.

Did you read this issue yet?

**Marcdachamp** · 01-21-2009, 05:24 PM

Originally Posted by Otacon

How is Diggle's Eric O'Grady? He is one of my favorite characters and I am perplexed by his thunderbolts placement.

Good, he has some good lines, including voting for Colbert.

**John M. Coker (Johnny C.)** · 01-21-2009, 05:32 PM

Originally Posted by Lord Jermaine Retail

I know that they always refer, but you don't always actually see the depiction of the President's likeness. Just wondering if they're going to go all-in with this or just a couple of times here in the beginning.

I just read DC book last week that had Bush in it. Surprised me, because I always thought DC had fake Presidents.

**Ray G.** · 01-21-2009, 05:32 PM

Originally Posted by bartleby

Did you read this issue yet?

Yes. He came off fairly reasoned and intelligent, but he's still vetting a supervillain to head Homeland Security.

Here he was playing the role of the President, not appearing in a special capacity.

If Obama simply appearing in the business of being the President of the Marvel Universe is going to make an issue a special hit...well, fuck, I'm never having a normal comic day again.