Scans_Daily

So how do you feel about Atomic Robo, etc., etc.? Artists use the identities of famous individuals because exist not just as historical figures, but as icons, figureheads, sets of ideas and mythologies that have crystallized around them. George W. Bush's image can serve as a political and historical figure, or it can be used as a caricature used to mock a set of government and politics that aren't even necessarily directly tied to him.

Likewise, the Cold War can be used as a backdrop to tell stories about man's quest for scientific progress contrasted with government intervention and the possibility of mass death and destruction, without having anything to do with the actual events of the Cold War.

Again, this is like a major thing that is done in practically every medium. All historical figures have incredible weight behind them, do you object to like, Shakespeare's 'historical' plays or the use of historical figures in comics or whatever. Historical accuracy isn't always the important part.