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Comic satire elects a teen girl as 'Prez'

Beth Ross is a POTUS facing a country full of problems in the near

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Comic satire elects a teen girl as 'Prez'

[writer_entertainment-Truitt_Brian.png] Brian Truitt, USA TODAY 2:05

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Beth Ross is winning the presidency in 2036.

Debuting Wednesday from DC Comics, the futuristic comic-book satire
Prez smartly skewers politics, culture and technology but also
introduces a cool heroine who'd be the right woman for the job no

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Debates and other real-life political elements get

Debates and other real-life political elements get satirized in the
futuristic world of "Prez."
(Photo: DC Comics)

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really what her education is in office."

Russell sees satire as "quality control," and we the people are always
looking for ways our society is going wrong. "Prez is an attempt to
identity those and also to come up with solutions for them," says the

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"That's really what appeals to me, the idea that I can be honest and
sort of edgy and satirical, and know that some kid in Iowa is going to
be able to get my comic at a Walmart."