Show:
The Defenders
2014 Eisner
Award Winners
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Comics in
Popular Culture
The Opposite of Alive
100
The Silver Surfer once worked for Galactus in this capacity.
What is a herald?
100
The title of 2014’s Best Limited Series is also an event commonly held before a funeral as well as a trail left by a boat.
What is The Wake (by Scott Snyder & Sean Murphy)?
100
He is Mr. Gotham City + he is Mr. Las Vegas.
Who is Bruce Wayne Newton? (The person who says the answer receives a special prize.)
100
This rapper is almost probably for sure never going to commit genocide by eating a star and then killing herself on the moon in front of her boyfriend in a double-sized issue.
Who is Jean Grae?
100
The shared title of an Image comic book series and a TV show on AMC.
What is The Walking Dead?
200
Defenders #1 featured a team comprised of Dr. Strange, the Hulk, and this person, Susan Storm’s testy would-be suitor.
Who is Namor the Sub-Mariner?
200
David Aja won Best Cover Artist for his covers for this sharpshooting comic.
What is Hawkeye?
200
He is sometimes called “the first American” + he is the firstborn of a cosmic ray-irradiated couple from New York City.
Who is Benjamin Franklin Richards?
200
The director of the 1997 movie, The Ice Storm, which references issue 141 of The Fantastic Four, later went on to direct the 2003 movie, Hulk.
Who is Ang Lee?
200
The merc with a mouth.
Who is Deadpool?
300
This Asgardian shield maiden can lift 45 tons as well as sense a person’s “deathglow.”
Who is Valkyrie?
300
The title of this winner for Best Continuing Series suggests it may continue for an epically long time.
What is Saga (by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples)? (The person who says the answer receives a special prize.)
300
He is a metropolitan journalist + he is the host of Smartline, Bite Back, and Eye on Springfield.
Who is Clark Kent Brockman?
300
The Clique released the song, “I am Superman,” in 1969. In 1986, the song was covered by this quartet from Athens, Georgia on the album, Lifes Rich Pageant.
Who is R.E.M.?
300
Trapeze artist Boston Brand was murdered. He then became ___ when his spirit was given the power to possess any living being by the Hindu goddess Rama Kushna.
Who is Deadman?
400
She is a powerful telepath, master martial artist, minor telekinetic, and highly skilled geneticist. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas, call her Heather and probably wish their daughter wouldn’t shave her head. (Hint: She's a "lunar lizard.")
Who is Moondragon?
400
The winner for Best Web Comic is also a healthy breakfast option, as it contains beta-glucan, a type of fiber that's been shown to help lower cholesterol when eaten regularly.
What is The Oatmeal (by Matthew Inman)?
400
She is from a royal family on an isolated island + he is a royal revolutionary rocker from the North Star State who can go around the world in a day.
Who is Diana Prince Rogers Nelson?
400
Michael Scott, manager of the Scranton branch of Dunder-Mifflin, briefly mused on this character, a policeman from the planet Thanagar who battled with both the JSA and the JLA.
Who is Hawkman? (The person who says the answer receives a special prize.) Andy: I think you have assembled an amazing team at Scranton. It's really a pleasure to be a part of it. It's like, everyone has their own special skill, you know, just like the Superfriends. Except for Dwight, who is more like a SuperDud. I mean, he would be a Superfriend if there was a Superfriend whose super power was always being late. You know? Michael: Hawkman. [Ep. 3.12]
400
He is the equivalent of Green Arrow on Earth-3. His name is derived from this term for an expert marksman.
Who is Deadeye? (The person who says the answer receives a special prize.)
500
In Defenders #100, Marvel’s oddest team battles this multi-pronged villain, comprised of Avarrish, Fashima, Hyppokri, Puishannt, Unnthinnk, and Mephisto.
What is the Six-Fingered Hand?
500
Jordie Bellaire won Best Colorist for her work on, among other titles, this humorous Valiant title about two estranged brothers who are brought together by the mysterious death of their father.
What is Quantum & Woody?
500
He lives in Queens with his aunt and attends Empire State University + she played Kitty Kowalski in Superman Returns, was hilarious in Best in Show, guest-starred on Parks & Recreation, and aggressively hazed ninth-grade girls in Dazed & Confused.
Who is Peter Parker Posey?
500
In the 1995 Seinfield episode "The Wink", Jerry, Elaine, and Kramer were referred to as Archie, Veronica, and Jughead respectively. George was likened to this man, the principal of Riverdale High School.
Who is Mr. Weatherbee?
500
Alter ego of Floyd Lawton. Member of the Suicide Squad and the Secret Six.
Who is Deadshot?