Congressman Robert Garcia (D-CA)

Rep.-Elect Robert Garcia (D-CA) speaks at a Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) occasion welcoming new Latino members to Congress on the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) on November 18, 2022 in Washington, DC.
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California Democrat Robert Garcia—former mayor of Long Beach, proud consultant of the LGBTQ+ group, proud immigrant, self-proclaimed “comic book nerd”—was sworn into Congress at present accompanied by some essential private touchstones… together with a really uncommon Superman comedian.

Here’s his tweet, confirming he’s certainly the member of Congress whose alternative went instantly viral when it surfaced in a tweet documenting the (mostly religious) tomes that different new members had chosen to accompany their very own swearing-in ceremonies.

This is a candy follow-up to his tweets quickly after the election in November, during which he very excitedly confirmed he was “freaking out” about one perk of his new job…

Read the entire thread to see him teasing the very Superman subject that surfaced in Congress at present, in addition to his very astute reply to any haters lurking in his feed: “For all of you upset that I still read comics and suggesting that I need to do more serious reading…..um…….anyone who understands comics knows that comics are an essential part of American fiction. And the lessons learned are invaluable. It’s serious shit.”

So now, io9 readers, it’s your flip. If you have been elected to Congress, or another excessive workplace that concerned taking a solemn oath—what nerdy textual content would you choose as a part of the ceremony? Lord of the Rings? The Colour of Magic? The Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film? Or possibly one thing fictional, like Evil Dead’s Necronomicon? (Examples could or is probably not from precise io9 staffers.) We wish to know!


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