Newsarama’s blog weighs in on “Obama Joker”:

http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/08/04/worst-obama-comic-book-tie-in-yet/#comments

First, before the presidential election, there was a USA Today column that compared John McCain and Barack Obama to comic book villains. Obama was compared to Joker. So, I guess it was a matter of when not if a mystery artist would produce an “Obama Joker” poster.

Second, there was no outcry over President Bush being portrayed as the Joker:

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2009/08/03/obama-joker-poster-starts-outrage-bush-joker-poster-not-so-much

So, it makes since that the mystery artist thought “Hey, I can parody President Obama since everyone got away with spoofing the last guy!”

Finally, I wonder if the Obama Joker poster is a backlash over the “Superhero Obama” image that has dominated TV, comics, etc.