Presidency & Politics | The Elephant and the Donkey

 

The Hawk and The Dove were a DC Comics super-hero team that debuted in Showcase #75 (June 1968).  Ad copy tells their story: "In 1968 a mysterious voice gifted two teenage brothers, Hank and Don Hall, with superpowers that transformed them into the Hawk and the Dove! The superhero duo embodied the clashing political ideologies of the era, with the Hawk, ever militant, ready to jump into battling evil, and the Dove, a pacifist, refusing to raise a fist.   Fighting for what’s right on different sides of the ideological spectrum, the two clean up crime on the streets of their hometown, face the threat of the Drop Outs gang, take down a group of dangerous escaped convicts, team up with the Teen Titans and attempt to save their father from the wrath of a man he once sent to prison."

Two years ago, I put my own spin on the idea with characters that became The Elephant and The Donkey.  Just as their heroic names have evolved a bit, so has their back story:  In their normal identities, they are cousins Elle L'Efant and Donald Keye.  They are on opposite sides of the political spectrum; at Thanksgiving they argue back and forth like Gail and John from the Pitch Perfect movies.  Endowed with power by the mysterious Voice of America, they can turn into their super-powered identities of The Elephant and The Donkey by fist-bumping Wonder Twins-style, but their powers only last while they work in a bi-partisan manner.

Hope you enjoy the finished drawing.  And don't forget to vote!