According to Joe Swaine's recent article for the Daily Telegraph, Barack Obama "collects Spider-Man and Conan the Barbarian comics" -- a fact that has most geeks more excited than a freshly leaked trailer for Watchmen.

After the jump, Gabriel Fowler, owner of Williamsburg indie comic shop Desert Island, gives us his expert analysis of what Obama's fanboy picks reveal about our future President.

"Unlike previous teen super heroes, Spider-Man did not benefit from adult mentors like Captain America and Batman. He was his own man, and had to learn for himself that 'with great power comes great responsibility'. Perhaps Mr. Obama identifies with Peter Parker's lone-wolf outlook?

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