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IDW Publishing Presents First Ever Comics Biographies Of Barack Obama And John McCain - GoComics Will Bring Books to Mobile Users Worldwide

San Diego, CA and Kansas City, MO (PRWEB) July 23, 2008 -- Seldom has there been a presidential election year as momentous as this one. The larger-than-life personal stories and come-from-behind political victories of the presumptive candidates, Senator Barack Obama (Dem; IL) and Senator John McCain (Rep; AZ), have electrified the political discourse in this country and around the world.

Now IDW Publishing (www.idwpublishing.com) is pleased to present a unique venture in the history of comics publishing: a pair of graphic novel biographies, Presidential Material: Barack Obama (Author: Jeff Mariotte/Artist: Tom Morgan) and Presidential Material: John McCain (Author: Andy Helfer/Artist: Stephen Thompson) presented in one of the true American art forms, the comic book. These graphic novel biographies are painstakingly researched with beautifully drawn depictions highlighting key incidents in the lives of the two men. Sure to be a hot collector's item, the books can be pre-ordered starting today at www.presidentialcomics.com in advance of the October 8 publication date. In addition to the separate tomes, the two issues will also be available in a special trade paperback flip-book edition.

"We're tremendously proud of these books," says IDW president Ted Adams. "Comics and graphic novels speak to millions of people encompassing all demographic, social, cultural and economic stripes. It's a great way to get beyond the headlines on these two candidates."

In addition to the print versions, mobile phone users can purchase the books for downloading through uclick's GoComics mobile comic book reader at www.gocomics.com/presidents. The books will be available on phones through top U.S. carriers and on the mobile Internet at m.gocomics.com. A leading digital entertainment provider offering a broad mix of popular products for the Web and mobile phones, uclick's GoComics content lineup includes other IDW properties, among many other leading brands.

"The Presidential Material books are the latest example of why IDW is considered one of the most innovative comic book publishing companies," said Jeff Webber, uclick Vice President of Product Development. "The simultaneous release of these books in print and on mobile phones has never been done in the U.S. before. We've seen a lot of new ground broken so far in this presidential contest, so it's fitting that these books should be released in a way that's unprecedented."

The powerful cover art for both books was created by fan favorite J. Scott Campbell. His first book was the popular Gen13, which he followed with Danger Girl, a runaway bestseller that spawned a video game as well as a series of toys. More recently he has been working on a Spider-Man series that will debut in 2009.

Senator Barack Obama's meteoric rise to the top of the Democratic Party is the stuff of political legend. His epic battle with Senator Hillary Clinton to be the Democratic Party's nominee has ensured, regardless of outcome, a historic election in November. Obama author Jeff Mariotte is an award-winning, bestselling writer of more than 30 novels, including original supernatural thrillers River Runs Red and Missing White Girl, horror epic The Slab, and Stoker Award nominated teen horror series Witch Season, as well as books set in the universes of CSI: Miami, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Supernatural, Spider-Man, Superman, and Star Trek. He is a veteran comics author, including his original Western series, Desperadoes.

Senator John McCain comes from a family steeped in public service--both his father and grandfather were Admirals in the U.S. Navy--and he has followed in that tradition. His Navy tenure included an extended period as a prisoner of war in Vietnam and he has been a longtime member of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Andy Helfer, author of the John McCain bio, has been one of comics' most innovative forces since 1980. During his tenure in charge of Paradox Press, an experimental imprint of DC Comics, he published the original graphic novels Road to Perdition and A History of Violence, both of which became major feature films. He is also the author of well-received and critically lauded graphic novel biographies of Ronald Reagan and Malcolm X.

Presidential Material: Barack Obama, 28 pages of story and art, plus annotations. $3.99 cover price. Presidential Material: John McCain, 28 pages of story and art, plus annotations. $3.99 cover price. FLIP-BOOK encompassing both titles: $7.99 cover price.

About IDW

IDW is an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels and trade paperbacks, based in San Diego, Calif. As a leader in the horror, action, and sci-fi genres, IDW publishes some of the most successful and popular titles in the industry including: television's #1 prime time series CBS' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; Paramount's Star Trek; Fox's Angel; Hasbro's The Transformers, and the BBC's Doctor Who. IDW's original horror series, 30 Days of Night, was launched as a major motion picture in October 2007 by Sony Pictures and was the #1 film in its first week of release. In April 2008, IDW released Michael Recycle, the first title from its new children's book imprint, Worthwhile Books. More information about the company can be found at http://www.idwpublishing.com.

About uclick, LLC

U.S. based uclick® is a leading digital entertainment provider offering a broad mix of popular comic strips, manga, editorial cartoons, and other content for desktop web and mobile phones. Through worldwide distribution relationships uclick delivers entertaining comics, puzzles, games and much more to hundreds of online clients. Partners featuring uclick content include the major consumer and news web portals Yahoo!, MSNBC.com, New York Times, washingtonpost.com, CNNi, USA Today, and AOL. The uclick features include the top brand franchises Garfield, Paul Frank, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, TOKYOPOP, USA Today, Pat Sajak, Wyland, and many more. The uclick creative content and services are available through the GoComics.com website, U.S. mobile phone operators, and other leading distributors worldwide. uclick, LLC is a division of Andrews McMeel Universal, the leading syndicate and publisher of humor books and calendars in North America. For more information on uclick, visit www.uclick.com

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