Back in 2003 when Ben Affleck’s blind spandexed crusader film Daredevil came out, critics and fans widely declared that the superhero genre had jumped the shark. Eight years later, and with at least five major superhero movies hitting theatres in Summer 2011 alone, Hollywood might beg to differ. But then, considering that almost all of these offerings look pathetic, critics and fans might beg to re-differ: thus putting the ball back in Hollywood’s court to fight that differ beggery with yet another begging for differing.

This short, from Frog Island Flicks, takes on Hollywood’s obsessive drive to churn out comic book movies, quality of the hero be damned. Green Lantern, in theaters next week, looks cringeworthy. But there’s always worse on the horizon…

Starring:
TJ Miller as Green Lantern
Cooper Barnes as Hawkman
Ryan Fox as Wolverine
Eric Price as Superman
Chuck Ganchorre as Spider-Man
Tara Shea as Elektra
Walter Harris as Nick Fury
David Craze as Thor
Indira G. Wilson as Catwoman
Liz Stewart as Wonder Woman
Flip Shultz as Mr. Fantastic
Mike Apple as The Punisher
Michael Jaworski as Batman
Joe McQueen as The Hulk
Jeremy Anderson as Rorschach
Natalie DeJohn as Hit-Girl
Dave Craze as Kick Ass
Mike Apple as Iron Man
with
ANT & Mark Fry as Terry & Joseph

Directed by Liz Stewart
Produced by Cooper Barnes, Ryan Fox & Liz Stewart
Written by Cooper Barnes