Fox News host Bill O'Reilly given comic-book treatment
His enemies may say that Bill O'Reilly is already a cartoon character. But now the Fox News host is really heading to the comics.
Writer Jerome Maida and artist Aleksandar Bozic have collaborated on "Political Power: Bill O'Reilly," a $3.99 comic book that goes on sale in November.
Readers shouldn't expect a skewering of the controversial host, though, or a retelling of such notorious episodes as the loofah incident or the host's argument with a 9/11 mourner. Maida describes the project as a fairly straightforward biography, with careful attention to O'Reilly's early years.
"Bill's dad had a profound effect on him," says Maida. "Whether it was seeing his dad go to work every day or his sense of humor and love for his family, which come across as positives, or his frustration at staying at a job he hated because he was afraid to take chances and took that out on his family, Bill's dad was obviously very influential in his life."
O'Reilly is not the first pundit to get the cartoon panel treatment. Previous issues of the "Political Power" comics series have focused on Rush Limbaugh and Al Franken.
— Scott Collins (Twitter: @scottcollinsLAT)
Photo: The cover of "Political Power: Bill O'Reilly." Credit: Bluewater Productions.
What an insult to Bill, to be put in comparison with Limbaugh and Franken.
Posted by: crppplll | October 22, 2010 at 01:00 AM
What has been fact for so long is now being put down on paper - BILLO is a clown !
You had to drag the flying fat man from palm beach into this , eh?? We'll, billo has expressed over and over and over through the years has taken great pride in having limberger as an idol... he'll never get there, but it's nice to know someone has at least set a goal for billo.... Limberger's goal of having like 30 wives before he reaches puberty would also be good behavior for billo to emulate... By the way, has limberger's latest room-mate filed for divorce yet??
Posted by: Winski | October 22, 2010 at 08:20 AM
The analogy is deafening...
Posted by: Big Dude | October 22, 2010 at 08:53 AM
Hey CRAPL, what are you talking about, O'Reilly and Limbaugh are in lock-step with one another!
Posted by: A. Torres | October 22, 2010 at 10:02 AM
LOL when Limbaugh calls him "Ted Baxter".
Posted by: Corey | October 22, 2010 at 10:32 AM
It's been awhile since I've seen a new brand of toilet-paper!
Posted by: Chris | October 22, 2010 at 10:54 AM
What did comic books ever do to Bill O'Reilly?
Posted by: Ironman Carmichael | October 22, 2010 at 04:30 PM