Election 2008

Barack Obama's campaign is causing a stir among geeks worldwide: Rumors are swirling that the Democratic presidential candidate might make an appearance at Comic-Con '08 this summer in San Diego. The four-day event, a Shangri-La for over 125,000 comic book nerds, anime dorks, videogame geeks, and LARPers, is the U.S.'s biggest gathering of people who've never touched a boob or penis.

But how could Obama, the dazzlingly charismatic, hip, popular, and cool senator from Illinois, ever hope to fit in? There's only one option, really.