With Superhero Movie fizzling at the box-office and the mixed buzz for Hancock, you might think funny superheroes simply don't work. But I've got eleven hilarious crime-fighters that suggest otherwise. I'll be looking forward to your comments of what I got wrong, although, since I'm considered an expert in the field, I'm not expecting any.

11. El Kabong
El Kabong was created by Hanna-Barbara in 1959 - he was Quick Draw McGraw's alter-ego. Here he's reintroduced in a Cartoon Network short with music by Calexico.  If beating up El Bad Guy with a steel guitar is not a super power, I don't know what is. Second and Third place for this category go to Batfink and Super Chicken.

With production in the works for the next 30 Hulk movies, Something Awful has noted that we may come to a time when there are no more comic books to adapt for the screen, and offers some notable suggestions (The Invisible Jerk, Captain Obvious, Captain Cockblock).

While these creations are timeless, I'd like to add a few that might be cropping up in the news.

Super Delegate
Unknown bureaucrat by day, this hero can sniff out smoke-filled rooms from miles away and can bring healing closure to what feels like a decade-long primary struggle.

The Green Lighter
This mysterious Hollywood executive can green light, film, and release Superhero movies faster than a coherent script can be written!

Homewrecker
Combining his skills as an economist and one-man wrecking ball, Homewrecker can explain the collapse of the mortgage-backed securities market at the same time as he's kicking you out of the house you can no longer afford.

We've discussed how much hard time in the afterlife will be visiting anyone with associations to the Love Guru. Sadly, in a random collection of images posted innocently on MySpace, we're starting to see who will be spending 1000 years staring at Justin Timberlake's nether region for their association with Guru Pitka.

The Wutang Clan's punishment will be much like that of King Sisyphus, who was forced to roll a boulder up hill, only to have it fall down again once it reached the top. The Wu will attempt to stage a reunion for a show in Hell, only to have a member drop out/get killed or arrested right before going on stage.

And what of Paris Hilton? (answer after the jump)

Friday night I caught the first night of the first ever Boston Alt Comedy Festival at the Somerville Theatre. The evening featured  Eugene Mirman, Todd Barry, Emo Phillips and a unique painted minstrel from across the Atlantic. Notes about the show and more photos after the jump.

In what would be his first foray into the genre, Oliver Stone's upcoming biopic about President Bush may actually be a comedy. Stone plans a Being There-style movie about "the story of a guy who had very limited talents in life, except for the ability to sell himself."

I think we all agree that "comedy" is the first thing that comes to mind when we think about the President, especially when paired as a word association with "tragedy."

We might look at some elements of the past 7 years and see how they translate to comedy:

Intelligence failures leading to invasion of Iraq
They meant to invade Iran, but the intelligence report was smudged so the "n" looked like a "q"

Bungled federal response to Hurricane Katrina
Bungled response to a surprise party for Barbara and Jenna

A young Bush gets drunk and crashes his car
An older Bush gets sober and crashes his country

Last night on The Daily Show, John McCain (in his 13th appearance) announced that his running-mate would be The Office's Dwight Schrute.

We'd like to imagine the conversation between McCain and his Chief Comedy Strategist that led to this awkwardly-executed joke.

Aide: Sir, we need to choose a fictional running mate. 
McCain: Why's that?
Aide: It's a solid bit, sir.

McCain: Can't I pick the conservative one? Colbert?
Aide: Huckabee already chose him.

McCain: Oh shoot, that's right.
Aide: Shoot? Schrute! That's it.

McCain: What now?
Aide: Dwight Schrute. From The Office.

McCain: Which office?
Aide: It's a popular TV show.

McCain: That a German name?
Aide: I think it's Dutch, sir. Here's the joke, though sir. We're going to have you pull out a note card. With his name. Since it's practically impossible that you would have any idea who he is.

McCain: And how's that funny again?
Aide: It's a funny name sir. And the index card? Comedy gold.

McCain: Doug Schrute. That is funny. You're sure about this?
Aide: Sir, which one of us writes for McSweeneys?

The complete interview with McCain can be found after the jump.