Mark Russell: In terms of the writing, I wasn’t terribly influenced by the original comics. How were you influenced by the original Prez comics from the ’70s? I was wondering how you rethought the idea of a teen president for the modern political climate. 1 this month, we spoke with writer Mark Russell and artist Ben Caldwell about taco delivery drones, electoral loopholes-and how Prez‘s new protagonist was inspired by the pop star Grimes.
prime minister’s pig sex scandal), earning buzz from comics critics for their sharp wit and youthful aesthetic. The first six issues proved surprisingly prescient for the 2016 presidential race (and, bizarrely, the U.K. Yet among all this vicious absurdity, Prez still manages to be funny and moving-and above all, cool. The main antagonist is a faceless businessman called Boss Smiley, a supervillain by way of Jeff Bezos. Beth Ross inherits a country where people crowdfund their medical bills on Sickstarter, and the military hires gamer bros to massacre civilians with remote-controlled robot drones.
Prez is half dystopian satire, half wish-fulfilment fantasy about a presidency that isn’t beholden to lobbyists and superPACs.
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