Gordies on Infinite Earths
Sensational Character Find of 2021:
- Taaia, mother of Galactus (Matt)
- Skuttlebutt (Beta Ray Bill's spaceship, given a lady body this year) (Chris)
Deepest Rabbit Hole Followed in 2021:
- WinAmp skins (Matt)
- Dragon Ball (Chris)
Best Thing that was New to Them Ajax Boys in 2021:
- Taskmaster (TV series) (Matt)
- Dimension 20 (Chris)
Best Game That We Heard About on a Podcast But Likely Will Not Actually Play:
- Persona 5 (Matt)
- The game that's like Jet Set Radio but isn't on Switch yet (likely Bomb Rush Cyberfunk) (Chris)
Favorite Podcast You Added to Your Weekly Roster:
- With Gourley and Rust (Matt)
- Sawbones (Chris)
The Not a Sponsor But Could Be Award for Best Programming on Home Box Office Maximum:
- Search Party (Matt)
- Infinity Train (Chris)
End of a Weird Era Award for Best New Batman Character:
- Clownhunter (Matt)
- Punchline (Chris)
HOTY - Hero of the Year:
- Blade or Echo (maybe being suggested as runners up) (Matt)
- "Hangman" Adam Page (Chris)
VOTY - Villain of the Year:
- Doctor Doom (from his time travel scheme in Avengers #750)
The Most Buckwild Use of a Wrestling Move Outside of Wrestling:
- Beta Ray Bill doing a rainmaker (Beta Ray Bill miniseries) (Matt)
- Green Goblin doing a spinebuster (Spider-Man: No Way Home) (Chris)
Best High Concept:
- Cosmic awareness Star-Lord (Al Ewing's Guardians of the Galaxy) (Matt)
- The continuing idea of the Marvel Universe being the eighth world (Chris)
Best Use of Continuity:
- Nova arresting Magneto for something that happened in the 70's (Al Ewing's Guardians of the Galaxy) (Matt)
- Galactus's mom (Chris)
Biggest Tearjerker Moment:
- MJ: "That's just not who he is" (Spider-Man: No Way Home) (Matt)
- Aunt May's death (Spider-Man: No Way Home) (Chris)
Favorite Taskmaster Series:
- Series 2
Best Dragon Ball Character:
- Gohan
Best New Discord Server:
- War Rocket Ajax Discord server
Gotta Get a Ladder, No Wait Gas Can Award for that Moment You Were Reminded You Were a Dad:
- Receiving a drill for Christmas (Matt)
- Buying a snow shovel (Chris)
Maybe I Just Don't Get Comics Anymore Award for the Story That Doesn't Make Sense:
- Rorschach
The 0/10 Hell No Never Again Award for the Moment You Will Never Recommend:
- Rorschach (perhaps specifically when the detective becomes the new Rorschach) (Matt)
- Story in Superman: Red and Blue #1 where Superman can't do anything about a dictator (Chris)
The Transformers Are Good Actually Award for the Property (Comics or Otherwise) that You Never Cared About Before But Discovered a New Love For in 2021:
- Defenders (by Al Ewing) (Matt)
- Dragon Ball (Chris)
John Darnielle Award for Most Unexpected Ajax Guest:
- Powell from Ghostfruits (who hated Chris's run on Darkhawk)
Single Issue or Moment that Most Made You Want to Put Your Fist in the Air and Go "Hell Yeah":
- Various incarnations of Hulk staring down God (Immortal Hulk #50) (Matt)
- Beta Ray Bill doing the rainmaker (Chris)
Single Issue or Moment that Most Made You Want to Put a Comic Down, Take a Walk, and Think About Some Stuff (Could Be Good or Bad):
- Bad: The end of Rorschach
- Good: Ryan North's Darkhold Iron Man comic
Matt's Fav Versus Chris's Fav Award for Who Had the Better Year Overall: Spider-Man or Batman:
- Comics only - Batman
- Overall - Spider-Man
Watching While You Work Award for Best YouTuber (or similar content creator) of the Year:
- Patrick H. Willems (Matt)
- Tim Rogers (Chris)
The Hollowed Out Head Of A Celestial Award for the Craziest Thing from Comics to See Adapted for the Screen This Year:
- Immortus on Loki (Matt)
- S.T.R.I.P.E. on Stargirl (Chris)
Best Final Issue or Ending to a Comics Series:
- Immortal Hulk #50
Hot Claws Memorial Award for Best Put a Timestamp on that Moment of 2021:
- Batman fighting Jeff Bezos/Elon Musk (Simon Saint from Fear State, perhaps?)
Best Meta-Commentary:
- Natasha Irons fights the internet made manifest (Superman and the Authority)
NXT Memorial Award for Worst Creative Relaunch or Reboot:
- NXT 2.0
Best Comics Moment in Wrestling:
- One Winged Angel
Best Retail Therapy Purchase:
- Microphone w/ arm (Matt)
- Mechanical keyboard (Chris)
Harley Quinn Award for Best Character Not Yet in the Source Material of Comics:
- Michelle Jones Watson (the MCU's MJ) (Matt)
- The MCU's version of Ned Leeds (Chris)
2021 Marvel Comics Bullshit Award:
- Al Ewing's Defenders series
2021 DC Comics Bullshit Award:
- Infinite Frontier(Matt)
- One-Star Squadron (Chris)
War Rocket Ajax Intercontinental Champion:
- Jed MacKay and All Dogs