Compulsive list-maker Entertainment Weekly just came out with one called “The 20 Coolest Heroes in Pop Culture,” of which Harry landed the plum #4 spot.

Superman (#3), Indiana Jones (#2), and James Bond (#1) came in ahead of him.  Indy and Bond, okay, but Superman?  I mean, did they see Superman Returns?  Superman hasn’t really been much of a pop culture influence since 1980’s Superman 2.  And he’s definitely not “cool.”  He’s a total square.  Batman, who is cool and still relevant, is stuck at #18.

Anyway, back to Harry.  About his “coolness”, EW.com says:

WHY HIM: Orphaned, cast out, and in the throes of adolescent hormonal revolt, J.K. Rowling’s boy wizard (played by Daniel Radcliffe on screen) is the embodiment of the corny bumper sticker: Why be normal?
MOST HEROIC MOVE: Obliterating Voldemort by deploying his secret weapons: love, loyalty, and the good ol’ Expelliarmus.
BIGGEST WEAKNESS: Misses his mommy and daddy.

Hard to argue with any of that.