Putin saves the world in new superhero comic

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin fights zombie opposition in a new comic book.

18 June,2011 09:44 pm

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speeds to rescue passengers on a bomb-rigged bus along with President Dmitry Medvedev in a new comic strip that has recently become an internet sensation in Russia.The comic, Superputin, A Man Like Any Other, is set in Moscow, in 2012 - one year before the end of the world with a plot based on the US action film Speed’. The comic has been designed to change peoples views of what is called Russias depressing political scene. There are some, however, who see the comic strip as a public-relations stunt, casting Putin and Medvedev as heroic leaders, fighting Russias zombie opposition.The release of the online graphic story comes in the run up to Russias presidential elections which will be held in March 2012. Neither Putin nor Medvedev has said if they will run for president, creating wide speculation about the ruling tandems plans.