9 Comic Book Characters That Are Funnier Than Deadpool

Spider-Man

As long as it isn’t the Tobey Maguire version of Spider-Man, who was about as funny as a Norwegian mushroom, the Web-Head is quite the comedian. From his nervy quips during combat to his overall self-deprecating nature, Spidey isn’t afraid of putting his radioactive sense of humor to good use.

If you think about it, anyone who’d actively choose to wear his first homemade suit in public must be a bona-fide prankster. Imagine stepping into a ring to fight an opponent who looked like he’d bought a superhero outfit from the bargain bin at Walmart? Sure, this was how every WWE wrestler dressed throughout the 90s (remember Doink the Clown?), but man, it’s hard to take any of it seriously.

With Spider-Man: Homecoming around the corner, the scene is set for Peter Parker to bring the laughs and calamity with him once again. But our Spidey Sense is tingling here. Judging by the marketing (especially that poster), there’s a good chance that this might turn into the Tony Stark/Iron Man show.

Speaking of which…

Iron Man

If you’re looking for someone whose biggest personality traits are irony and sarcasm, there’s no one else with an equally sharp mind and tongue quite like Tony Stark, AKA Marvel’s Tin Man. At times, his snark and witty retorts do piss off the odd teammate or twenty-two, but that’s their problem, not ours. We can just sit back and enjoy the soul-crushing quips.

Is he drop-down-on-the-floor-with-the-giggles kind of hilarious? Absolutely not. But we like to think of him as the Louis C.K. to Deadpool’s Chris Rock. Not every joke needs to result in a grand guffaw since there’s still a place for the hearty chuckle, right?

Ever since Robert Downey Jr. put on the Iron Man suit, the hero’s popularity has skyrocketed, with an obvious synergy and personality transference between actor and character. As the two feed off each other in an excellent way, we end up being the real winners here. I mean, who wouldn’t want some Stark sarcasm in their life?