"Obama saved our sales," said SteveKilnisan, owner of Traders of Babylon. "Otherwise we would have been down, but we're doing better than we were last year at this time, and the year before."
It's not just comic books. Traders of Babylon has also sold more than 2,000 Obama T-shirts. They still have a few Obama trading cards, which are now out of print.
"I don't think he's so much of a cult figure; he's a cool figure," Kilnisan said. "People see him as a ray of hope. America is seen as cool again because of his election."

"I'm one of those assholes who buys trade paperbacks in stores like borders. I feel really guilty now."I'm relagated to Barnes & Nobles. :(
"Yeah, it is just that comics seam too expensive now and frankly I don't usually buy a lot when I go anyway. Usually, it isn't worth the trip to the store. I can just get trade paperbacks online or in bookstores. I feel really guilty though because the workers at the comic stores are some of the nicest people."We are if the customer isn't a douchebag
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on Jan. 24, 2009
a true president