Obama, superhero, to take on the world

New York, April 07: Barack Obama`s never had more foes -- or less clothing -- than in two comics about to hit the stands.

The real life US president faces his share of challenges, but none that compare to those troubling his muscle-bound alter ego in "The Righteous Retribution of Barack the Barbarian." Clad in a fur loincloth and armed with an ax, Obama is "destined to save the great republic of America and dethrone the overpaid despots," says Chicago-based publisher Devil`s Due on its website. Teaser pictures from the comic book, due out in June, show the president confronting a near-naked, blonde female assailant. "All new! Death-duel with the Screeching Enchantress!" promises the blurb. Another volume, titled "Drafted: One Hundred Days," features a more somber Obama -- one who didn`t reach the White House. He`s a "man the world never got to see achieve his true greatness when a race from beyond the stars drafted our planet into intergalactic war," Devil`s Due says. And unlike the silver-tongued real president, this one "is mute." Bureau Report