patriotism

Not content with the drubbing President Obama gave Osama Bin Laden in Savage Dragon #175 -- or the real-life death of the 9/11 mastermind -- creator Erik Larsen is resurrecting the Al Qaeda villain from the dead in issue #177, exposing him to radiation that naturally turns him into a giant zombie hulk that attacks America and, one can assume, killing him again...

On a similar theme, check out this message from Passive Aggressive Notes that an American student left for the European students who share a university apartment with him in England, and refuse to take out the trash: Note the thoughtful illustrations of the three symbols selected to represent America: Cheeseburgers, flags, and Superman...

The 4th of July may be over, but if you want to be an EXTREME patriot all year round, consider wearing this shirt based on an "Overcompensating" cartoon making fun of Bill O'Reilly. As the page at the Topatoco t-shirt store explains, this is the new symbol of America: a crying, xenophobic, bat-shaped eagle that is "either extremely angry or extremely proud...