The long journey to Election Day is finally ending, and the campaign has been the topic of much discussion around the MovieRetriever.com offices - in between, you know, arguments about the relative merits of Superman Returns vs. Spider-Man 3 (lesser of two evils battle) and Dark Knight vs. Iron Man (too close to call). Somehow, these two disparate threads tied together, and we wondered how some of our most beloved cinematic superheroes would view this election, were they not busy with nocturnal crime fighting, saving the world from aliens, and trying to get blood stains out of tights. Every good superhero worth his or her boots has an alter-ego, if only so they can rent a place to hang their cape. And those alter-egos usually have to work to support their crime fighting habit, and, when you work, you pay taxes. (Unless you're a super-villain, and even that's not so smart when you think of what happened to Al Capone.) How would our favorite movie heroes be affected by the candidates’ tax plans, for instance?  Would that be their deciding factor for swinging Red or Blue? Here, we hazard a few guesses.

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Bruce Wayne from The Dark Knight

“Where does he get those wonderful toys?” He buys them! Or he has his huge, multinational Wayne Enterprises develop them because he’s an uber-billionaire with Morgan Freeman on retainer. Obama’s plan leans heavily on the ultra-rich, so Batman may have to cut back on the Bat-gadgets if America decides "Yes We Can." Plus we’re bettin’ this slightly unbalanced maverick who’s spent some time in an Asian prison might see a kindred spirit in Johnny Mac.

Our Guess: McCain … or Libertarian

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Clark Kent from Superman Returns

Superman is a toughie, because he always seemed like such a straight-arrow, “family-values” kinda guy who probably hung out with more than a few Joe the Plumbers back in Smallville. But, if you aren’t pretending that Superman 4: The Quest for Peace never happened, we know that he's against arms buildups and doesn’t seem to like high-risk, high-finance real estate schemes by out-of-control developers. He’s probably looking for a little regulation on that sort of behavior, if only to annoy Lex Luthor. Plus, even a star reporter at a major newspaper isn’t bringing in $200,000 a year, especially in the age of the intra-webs and, given his alien status, you have to figure he’s against immigration reform too.

Our Guess: Obama

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Peter Parker from Spider-Man 3

The man’s a walking (okay, wall-crawling) poster boy for Obama’s story of everyday people caught in the economic crunch. He’s a poor college student, working freelance as a photographer for a notoriously cheap newspaper, has a widowed grandmother on Social Security who's in perpetually poor health (albeit good spirits), and a girlfriend struggling to make it in the theatre. Plus, his rich friends keep trying to kill him. This one's a no-brainer.

Our Guess: Obama

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Tony Stark from Iron Man

Rich party boy Tony is not only a billionaire, but also a major player in the military-industrial complex. In fact, he seems to be the military-industrial complex. When he’s sober, that is. So, if he’s not hung over, or preparing to be, on Election Day, we’re gonna predict that Mr. Stark is going to back Mr. Surge in Iraq, if only to predict his stock offerings.

Our Guess: McCain

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Dr. Bruce Banner from The Incredible Hulk

The Ang Lee Hulk was an Oedipal genetics researcher who had some issues with the military, and the Louis Letterier Hulk was a fugitive on the run from the military, so we don't think we're out of line by suggesting that any movie version of Bruce Banner probably wouldn't want a military man running the country. However, the whole "fugitive" thing makes it kind of dicey on the issue of whether or not he’s even registered to vote. Somebody call ACORN.

Our Guess: Obama

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Bob and Helen Parr (Mr. Incredible and Elasti-Girl) from The Incredibles

Bob’s stuck as a wage slave as an insurance claims adjustor and Helen’s a stay-at-home mom. That's as middle class as you can get... except for the superpowers thing. They could probably use the Obama tax break to afford better child care or, at the least, flame-retardant diapers. And, they know what it’s like to be moved around a lot, discriminated against, and told that their jobs are no longer needed, so they represent about 80% of the American work force.

Our Guess: Obama

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Those are our predictions for the voting habits of our favorite movie superheroes. What do you think? Are we completely wrong? Did we miss any good ones? Is it a given that Swamp Thing is voting for the Green Party? Is The Punisher a card-carrying Republican? Is it safe to assume that Hancock would vote Democrat because a). he's homeless and b). he kinda looks like Obama?

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