Every time I look at the guy I think he is the perfect Lex Luthor. The more I learn about him I am sure that he has found the world's largest deposit of kryptonite (likely while riding out a deferrment in a Mansion in France). Or Gordon Gekko trying to fool all of the Travis Bickle's out there.
I have seen extremely amazing things done by you my fellow Kossacks. I have neither the skill nor the audacity to think I could ever capture when I envision but I imagine one of you may.
That is putting Romney where he should be, in the funny pages, or better yet a graphic novel.
Some ideas below the fold . . . At first I thought of this as Snark, but then realized if I had some brief summary of what little good he has done and what "powers" he possesses like the ability to make money grow on trees when shipping jobs oversees, I realized I'd probably read it, and if I would who knows . . .Let's be creative . . .
I would start by saying perhaps if there is an out of work artist out there, I know I'd donate a few bucks to them if they did something like this.
That is why it is only partial snark. I could very easily see using Romney's likeness in a Graphic Novel/Comic book used when targeting younger people.
You tell people that he sat Vietnam out in a mansion in France. Meh. You tell people of the individual things he has done, it has all the makings of a Romney, Inc. number one pre-quel type comic book. Keep it simple, the messages not laden with politi-thought. And I think you'd pique a lot of interest in younger people who feel compelled to vote. But dont get it.
Easily start on the left- always same haircut and same dark shades in depicting him. Go from his bullying days quickly to some discussion about the Bourgeois split screen with what was happening in Vietnam. Then all those in tears as he slashes jobs.
Those who know more than me could probably provide better dialogue, but I would certainly help.
Up through small things, which should be treated as such. I would not make fun, other than his creepy "air". I would just lay out his story in the only appropriate medium- arch-nemesis cartoon.
Obama won the last election by not ignoring all the tools at his disposal. I just would be way more incline to read about Romney through this kind of medium. You never know. I mean even when nutty people hand me jesus comics, I generally look at them just to see how nutty they are.
Marry the sinister haircut and life to its natural bride.
I certainly would hand out some well done and polished product. I would avoid using Obama as the hero. Simply focus on the dark history.
I cannot say, as an attorney, how anyone's work would be legal or not. I can say generally speaking it is extremely difficult to defame a public figure, and that so long as what you say is true, well you're probably ok. And if you include the kinds of disclaimers in HBO's movie about the Sub-prime mortgage (ie based on real events but are of artist's own whatever, etc (and I'm sure including for entertainment use-although I'd advise looking into (Or I could Election Law a bit better before mass dissemination).
So I challenge those up to it. I would do my best to make it not so rediculous the truth is unbelievable. If the punch back is thinking we should do one of Obama as a socialist, well that would honestly look very different. And the effective Obama version- well I will not say- who knows what Evil Lurks in the hearts of men? Probably not the Romney Co., but he may know what policy is most popular (development of "skills" would get an added + ie skill of shapeshifting- maintaining the same hairdo while completely changing his political ideology, etc.).
Let's see what we can do. And let's see what we can compensate someone that does a good job. I for one will.
Feel free to comment on storyline, collaborating, whatever you'd like.