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VIRUS COMIX SUPERQUIZ

Across
Elastica vocalist, girl from 1979 who never knew the rules, or lawn care specialist
Character with menial jobs assumed to be author self-portrait but actually isn't; first seen in the regrettable comic #75
PeopleWatching season 2 character named for throwaway Beastie Boys track, "Ask For _____" (albeit spelled differently)
Number of Subnormality comics that are sensibly optimized to be comfortably read on a phone screen
First *deliberately* unfunny comic; that which divides difficult from easy, among other things (2 words)
Life objective of satirical author insert in first Subnormality comic
Number of Ethels in comic #202, or number of Joans in peopleWatching S2E8
"Brevity is _____," a saying i prefer to rephrase with an "SH" instead of a "W"
First year of Subnormality, 200_, or age of author that year-- twenty-_____
Only character who is an atomic cowgirl (so far...)
Thing that Sphynxes refuse to do, unlike the foolish, inferior humans, who are always finding new ways to do it and yet still complain when you eat them i mean really it's--
Italian vocalist who coincidentally resembles the Emperor of the Universe
RIDDLE OF THE SPHYNX: "I determine when you hear music, and if you rush me it will generally ruin said music or somesuch. I don't know, music has all been terrible the last few centuries..."
Jorge Luis Borges-inspired last name of speed dater in recent comic
RIDDLE OF THE SPHYNX: "You perform every action with me, but I am invisible or insubstantial or otherwise unlike the actual, physical companion that the first part of the riddle implies."
Large, Canadian hometown of Winston Rowntree which is fictionalized in Subnormality and peopleWatching
Traffic-light-colored animal metaphors for individual human progress
Ironically, Virus Comix things never go ______, perhaps for the good of society.
Wants to be in a novelty rap-metal band when he grows up, and then is. (2 words)
RIDDLE OF THE SPHYNX: "I legendarily control the lightning, but only one day a week. Also, as an aside, why is there no day named after myself? That's the REAL riddle, I mean who has contributed more than me these past millennia? You might not LIKE herd-thinning but it's vital to the ecosystem, and furthermore--"
Real name of overly-sincere girl with pink hair ;) (2 words)
Theme of comic #174: maybe there's no shame in being bad at this. Frequently equated with "hell."
Subnormality tells The ______ (or at least 90% of it-- read comic for further details)
Sounds like a food, but is a beach-themed personification of neurodiverse forms of communication. (2 words)
Thing that it's normal to be.
Subject of one of two comics that refer to a video game and one of two comics that impugn international gangster v. putin
RIDDLE OF THE SPHYNX: "I can hear, yet not speak or think or... anything else, really. Pretty obvious, honestly."
Person from back in the day you should write to, or write a peopleWatching episode about writing to them but then don't actually write to them irl because you don't feel successful enough even though the episode said that was fine; look, art is complicated alright...
RIDDLE OF THE SPHYNX: "I hold up flowers for you but am not asking you for a date or anything, I'm just holding them up in an entirely thoughtless and utilitarian fashion."
Frequent theme in my work, usually followed by "travel"
Power source of the mind, as depicted in a floor plan; thing in every box
Meeting place (and jobsite) of seemingly incompatible characters who become best friends
Only thing that an irony detector can't detect
PeopleWatching character with Subnormality tattoos, or unfairly-treated character in sci-fi graphic novel, or belatedly fairly-treated character in upcoming sci-fi conventional novel
Thing that best friends in the park sometimes say all day, or what i was doing with my time before Subnormality was a thing
Principal table-requiring weekend pastime of monsters and dogs (or just "monsters," if you for some reason hate dogs)
Down
Common theme, or source of photo that results in marriage, or place where 300th comic exists, or place where 10 across is still true (2 words)
RIDDLE OF THE SPHYNX: "I hold your world together, yet I am cheaply-obtained or otherwise lack monetary value despite being fairly important, much as the world unfairly maligns all those who truly contribute to it yet are pointed in some way (ahem)."
Local bar that main characters are often seen at
RIDDLE OF THE SPHNX: "If you remove my head I still sound the same. Which is probably literally true as well as figuratively, but only coincidentally. Also it's an insect, if you're furrowing your brow in futile consideration."
PeopleWatching: Joan has a tattoo of this word, with the "O" replaced with a skull
Number of dichotomies in a bar, or number of reasons to maybe feel slightly better about things, or featured character in 25 Down
76th example of its kind, and green rather than the stereotypical red
Thing i eat a lot of since i ironically stopped eating meat in the same month i started Subnormality-- a webcomic about a human-eating monster and its moral rectitude
World health event that inspired recent ink-less comic; thing i am possibly sick with while writing this (don't worry, it's mild)
First name of museum-visiting character named after shaggy-haired cartoon dog Mr. Mugs
PeopleWatching character named after a random girl from like Grade 1, i guess it was just a memorable name. Second character seen on screen in episode 1
Mysterious architectural inconsistencies that imply reality is constantly changing rather than merely static
German character named after tragic 1976 exorcism victim; engaged to 55 down
There might be a museum dedicated to this (preceded by THE), but I'm just speculating...
Mysterious bald Svengali behind various eccentric business ventures; partner of 41 down
PeopleWatching: Joan's favorite series, and not coincidentally that of the author
Comic number of first main character debut
(n). 1. an occurrence that is uncommon and temporary and bookended by spontaneity. 2. an internet comic presenting an eccentric house as a metaphor for this
Nominative determinism: last name of horror fiction author
Spanish verb "to be," or stellar last name of main character of problematic sci-fi graphic novel soon to be overhauled as a conventional novel
Recent-ish comic that reads both forwards and backwards, created about 13 years after the author first thought of doing that
Comic #114, "____ on Embarrassment"
Hair color of multiple characters, ___-black, due to author's origins in doing black & white comix. Plus it's easy to color...
The comic "The Mission" speculates on the significance that people wrote holy books, rather than this individual.
Partner of 24 down; only Subnormality character who is voiced in peopleWatching
Season # of peopleWatching that I'm currently trying to get funding for...
PeopleWatching: Character who writes to a 52 across
Pastime of Time Suit occupant
Number of days it takes a Sphynx to do almost anything, including buying a thoughtful christmas present
Meeting place of seemingly incompatible characters who become best friends (2 words)
The ____, a contest you lose by winning.
Canonically misspelled name of overly-literal monster.
RIDDLE OF THE SPHYNX: "I can bite yet I have not these. Or something. Also, I am a bird or a Griffin or something else that specifically lacks these."
Waiting ______, where artists get older
Aspiring comedian who uses stairs as metaphors; engaged to 22 down
RIDDLE OF THE SPHYNX: "I can climb buildings, but counterintuitively cannot do anything else associated with something that has demonstrated this particular ability. Look, I can just GIVE you the answer, what the hell do I care?? Ivy. The answer is Ivy."
Thing that 38 across learns to say in comic #167