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Thursday, September 25, 2008
Hot Air Balloons
Posted by steve
Fumettis
(from the Italian word for comics) a.k.a. photo comics, especially the romance genre, have long been a popular in Mexico and South America where they are known as
fotonovelas
. During this presidential election year they are popping up in North America, particularly the non-romance genre. In yesterday's
New York Post
Governor
Sarah Palin
was the protagonist in "The Adventures of Sarah Palin" or "Here's what a hockey mom MIGHT have said if she hadn't been properly briefed by handlers..." But she's not alone: On the non-partisan political satire blog
"Pillage Idiot"
the classic fumetti form has made a dramatic comeback. See Messers Bush and Putin
here
; John McCain
here
; and Big Bill Clinton
here
. If you want to make your own, first find your own photos and then get adhesive stock hot air balloons
here
. And don't forget to make it
funny
.
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9/25/2008 11:27:43 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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