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Comic book stars 'Barack the Barbarian'

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CHICAGO, April 6 (UPI) -- A Chicago-based comic book publisher's latest offering recasts U.S. President Barack Obama as "Barack the Barbarian," president of Kickassistan.

Devil's Due Publishing announced "Barack the Barbarian: Quest for the Treasure of Stimuli," which is scheduled to hit the shelves in June, will also feature fictionalized versions of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President George W. Bush, the New York Post reported Monday.

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"Join Barack, Sorceress Hilaria, her demigod trickster husband, Biil, Overlord Boosh and Chainknee of the Elephant Kingdom," the publisher's promo for the series states.

"Bush, Cheney, McCain, Blago, Pelosi, Steele -- they are all in there," said Josh Blaylock, the Chicago-based publisher's president.

Also featured in the comic will be the former Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who sports a cape made from wolf skin and her trademark glasses.

"She's going to be his nemesis," Blaylock said.

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