Why So Hilarious?

Seeing as how I'm simultanesouly an American politics junkie, a comic book fan and a Christopher Nolan whore, I'm finding just so many things to love about this neatly satirical strip from Sinfest, which expertly mines some key imagery from The Dark Knight and uses it to some rather dazzling and hilarious effect, all in the space of a mere twenty panels.

I've been thinking this for years, but Sinfest-creator Tatsuya Ishida is freaking awesome.