Too many questions about ducks; I must have had a Gearloose when I decided to write them. Also an overdose of “Tintin” as I make an attempt to familiarise myself with all 24 titles, only one of which I have actually read.
Questions
Featuring a masked crime fighter who wears a power tie, which Will Eisner series from 1940 to 1952 is noted for its experiment in content and form?
THE SPIRIT
Taking place in 1930s New York City, which 1988 Will Eisner graphic novel was the second in his “Contract with God” trilogy and features characters struggling with the effects of the Great Depression?
A LIFE FORCE
Depicting the rise and fall of the titular neighbourhood, which 1995 Will Eisner graphic novel was the third in his “Contract with God” trilogy?
DROPSIE AVENUE
Born in Wigan, who wrote the alternative history graphic novel “Grandville” and its sequels, where France was victorious in the Napoleonic Wars? It features the Scotland Yard figure of Archie LeBrock, an anthropomorphic badger.
BRYAN TALBOT
Notable for his white hair, what is the surname of Luther in a graphic novel series by Bryan Talbot, with its sequel “Heart of Empire” focusing on Victoria, Luther’s daughter?
ARKWRIGHT
Who wrote the British comic “Beau Peep”, which follows the misadventures of the title character in the French Foreign Legion so that he can keep away from his wife Doris?
ROGER KETTLE
Set in 2023 Paris, for which graphic novel trilogy is French-Serbian Enki Bilal best known, taking its name from the surname of the blue haired protagonist?
NIKOPOL TRILOGY
Which Australian pair are responsible for the sexually explicit webcomic “Oglaf”?
TRUDY COOPER AND DOUG BAYNE
Which comic by Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne centres around a guy who has trouble talking to girls whose fashion sense includes wearing a kepi?
PLATINUM GRIT
Named after a pioneering Australian cartoonist rather than an actor, which awards honour Australian comics?
LEDGER AWARDS
Which Jean ‘Moebius’ Giraud work follows a warrior who rides a pterodactyl-like creature over a strange, desolate landscape?
ARZACH
Originally released as “Une Aventure de John Difool”, which work by Jean ‘Moebius’ Giraud is an epic space opera that features artwork from the abandoned “Dune” film project by Alejandro Jodorowsky?
THE INCAL
The cartoonist Brad Anderson is best known for which comic strip named for its canine lead, with other characters including a Siamese cat called King Tut?
MARMADUKE
Created by Carl Barks, what is the fictional city that is home to Scrooge McDuck?
DUCKBURG
A cousin of Donald Duck who in contrast to that normally unlucky character is blessed with good fortune, which anthropomorphic goose is a rival for the affection of Daisy Duck?
GLADSTONE GANDER
Having an alliterative name for their group, which clan of canine criminals constantly try to rob Scrooge McDuck?
BEAGLE BOYS
Of which fictional scouting organisation are Huey, Dewey and Louie members?
THE JUNIOR WOODCHUCKS (OF THE WORLD)
Unsurprisingly named after a water bird, who is the alliteratively named legendary founder of Duckburg?
CORNELIUS COOT
Wearing a kilt, which South African Peking duck is a business rival to Scrooge McDuck?
FLINTHEART GLOMGOLD
Which business rival of Scrooge McDuck is an obvious play on words on a very well known businessman?
JOHN D. ROCKERDUCK
Which Italian sorceress constantly attempts to steal Scrooge McDuck’s number one dime, as she believes that it will enable her to attain the same wealth as its current owner?
MAGICA DE SPELL
The white armless character Shmoo first appeared in which comic strip that features a fictional clan of hillbillies in the impoverished mountain village of Dogpatch, USA?
L’IL ABNER
A contraction of his real name, which cartoonist was responsible for the comic strip “L’il Abner”?
AL CAPP
Who directed the 2008 adaptation of the graphic novel “Wanted”, a film that focuses on a league of self-righteous assassins rather than super villains?
TIMUR BEKMAMBETOV
Who wrote the graphic novel “Wanted”, that along with titles like “The Unfunnies” and “Kick-Ass” make up a ‘world’ indicated by the surname of the author?
MARK MILLAR
One being featured in the graphic novel “Usagi Yojimbo”, a story where the rabbit main character occasionally sells his services as a bodyguard, what two words can be used for a samurai’s quest of pilgrimage?
MUSHA SHUGYO (Means ‘Training in warriorship’)
“Usagi Yojimbo” includes references to which manga first published in 1970 that chronicles the story of the Shogun’s executioner Ogami Itto, who disgraced by false accusations from the Yagyu clan is forced to take the path of the assassin to seek revenge on them?
LONE WOLF AND CUB
Having the sub-title “The Usagi Chronicles”, what is the name of the adaptation of “Usagi Yojimbo” released on Netflix in 2020?
SAMURAI RABBIT
Created by ‘The world’s fastest cartoonist’ Spaniard-Mexican Sergio Aragonés, which ‘Prince of Chichester’ is a master swordsman, with this series having been an influence on “Usagi Yojimbo”?
GROO THE WANDERER
The first of the 24 volumes in “The Adventures of Tintin” series saw him visit which title location, where he has to evade the secret police known as OGPU in order to complete his assignment?
LAND OF THE SOVIETS
A story that features Al Capone trying to throw his hat into the ring of diamond production, what is the location in Africa that is contained in the title of the second “Tintin” volume?
CONGO
Like “Tintin in the Congo” featuring the famous gangster Al Capone, “Tintin in America” saw the cartoon hero encounter a tribe of which Native Americans who are associated with the World Heritage Site of Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump in Alberta?
BLACKFOOT
The first of Tintin’s adventures to include the characters Thomson and Thompson, which objects belonged to the Pharaoh in the title of the fourth volume in Hergé’s series?
CIGARS
Appearing as an antagonist in both “Cigars of the Pharaoh” and “The Blue Lotus”, which of Tintin’s enemies was partly modelled on Aristotle Onassis and in a later volume goes by the alias Marquis of Gorgonzola?
ROBERTO RASTAPOPOLOUS
Set in the fictional South American country of San Theodoros, what type of object is the titular ‘Broken Ear’ in the sixth volume of “The Adventures of Tintin”, this being an object linked to magic and supernatural forces with a name that was later used in a more erotic context by Alfred Binet?
FETISH
In which real life country can “The Black Island” be found in the seventh volume of the “The Adventures of Tintin”, the title location being home to a ferocious beast that will kill any visitors?
UK / SCOTLAND
Partly modelled on the opera singer Maria Callas, which recurring character in “The Adventures of Tintin” had her first appearance in “King Ottakar’s Sceptre”, where our hero gets in a scrape after trying to evade her singing?
BIANCA CASTAFIORE
Set in Morocco, what does the crab have in the title of the ninth volume of “The Adventures of Tintin”, this being the first work to feature Captain Haddock?
GOLDEN CLAWS
After a meteoroid misses Earth and fails to cause the end of the world, Tintin is among those racing to find a fragment of it that has plunged into the Arctic Ocean in which tenth volume of Herge’s oeuvre?
THE SHOOTING STAR
Adapted into a 2011 film by Steven Spielberg, what is the ‘Unicorn’ in the Tintin adventure “The Secret of the Unicorn”?
A SHIP
Sharing a surname with a real-life pirate who was active in the early 18th-century, whose treasure is being sought in the title of the twelfth volume of “The Adventures of Tintin”?
RED RACKHAM
A story where Professor Calculus get abducted and members of a returned archaeological mission are beset by a mystery illness, there are seven of what item in the title of the thirteenth volume of the “Tintin” series?
CRYSTAL BALLS
Continuing the story arc from “The Seven Crystal Balls”, which volume in Hergé’s series sees Tintin & co. head to the Andes to try and rescue Professor Calculus? It was adapted into a 1997 video game of the same name that appeared on the SNES.
PRISONERS OF THE SUN
Left unfinished during World War II and originally released around ten years later, which of the “Tintin” volumes went through a re-work in the early 70s where the setting was moved from the British Mandate for Palestine to the fictional Khemed? The title contains a nickname for a significant energy resource.
LAND OF BLACK GOLD
Seen in the volumes of “Destination Moon” and “Explorers on the Moon”, what two colours make up the checkerboard rocket that Tintin uses to get to the titular location?
RED & WHITE
Which character from “The Adventures of Tintin” series gives his name to an ‘Affair’ in the title of the eighteenth volume from the series, which most definitely does not refer to a love tryst?
PROFESSOR CALCULUS (“The Calculus Affair”)
Seeing the return of recurring villains J.M. Dawson and Roberto Rastapopoulous, which sea is featured in the title of the nineteenth “Tintin” volume alongside some ominous sounding sharks?
RED SEA (“The Red Sea Sharks”)
Only the fourth volume to feature ‘Tintin’ in its title, the first since the first three volumes, “Tintin in Tibet” sees the title hero presented with what kind of Tibetan silk or cotton scarf that is associated with ceremonial occasions in the region?
KHATA
A possession of Bianca Castafiore, what titular jewel is stolen in the twenty-first volume of the “Tintin” series, the only one of the 24 volumes that sees the characters remain at Marlinspike Hall throughout the story?
(THE CASTAFIORE) EMERALD
A story that features a flying saucer, to which city was ‘Flight 714’ heading to in the title of the twenty-second volume of the “Tintin” series?
SYDNEY
“Tintin and the Picaros” sees the appearance of which arch-rival of General Alcazar, who had previously mentioned in the “The Broken Ear”, “The Seven Crystal Balls” and “The Red Sea Sharks”? He shares his name with a foodstuff found in South American cuisine.
GENERAL TAPIOCA
In the final volume in the “Tintin” series, the titular ‘Alph-Art is a creation of Ramó Nash, an avant-garde artist of what nationality?
JAMAICAN
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