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These are the comics that were posted on xkcd on Thursday.
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Notably, [[1733: Solar Spectrum]] was released a day later than usual, due to the [[1732#Popularity_of_comic|extreme popularity]] of that week's Monday comic, [[1732: Earth Temperature Timeline]], especially among people not usually visiting xkcd. Randall decided to leave it on the front page one more day to keep links pointing to xkcd's home page working.
  
*Note that xkcd usually only posts a new comic Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
 
**However, for several reasons comics have been posted on all week days
 
**In the early days of the comic it happened frequently, but it has become very rare since [[LiveJournal]] closed.
 
***Actually the two first on the list came during the period where comics were released both on LiveJorunal and on the then new xkcd site.
 
**The other two weekdays are typically used in [[:Category:Comic_series|comic series]] which sometime extend for five days in one week.
 
***Thursdays comic will then be part 4, as can be seen several times.
 
***It is not all of the series that are mentioned with a part number, as can be seen for Parody and Guest Week.
 
**Another case is if a comic becomes a [[:Category:Tribute|tribute]] to a person who has just died. Then the comic will come out the day after, disregarding the normal release days.
 
***This was the case with [[961: Eternal Flame]], a tribute to {{w| Steve Jobs}}.
 
**The above mentioned exceptions explains all Tuesday comics up till the one about Steve in 961.
 
**One other notable exception that can lead to off-set release dates is [[:Category:April_fools'_comics|April Fools day]].
 
***This has not happened yet for a Thursday (as of 2015).
 
*Finally there could be incidences where a comic possibly has been miscategorized.
 
**The date given should be when posted on xkcd, not here.
 
**Please check up on this and explain here and at the comic why it has been released on a Tuesday.
 
**The dates can be found in the [http://www.xkcd.com/archive/ xkcd archive]
 
***Hover mouse over title to view publication date.
 
 
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Latest revision as of 17:03, 17 June 2025

Comics by weekday   |   Monday  •  Tuesday  •  Wednesday  •  Thursday  •  Friday  •  Saturday  •  Sunday

Randall usually only posts new xkcd comics every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, as the standard header text says. However, for several reasons, comics have been posted on all weekdays. In the early days of xkcd, it happened frequently, but it has become very rare since LiveJournal closed. Notable exceptions that can lead to off-set release dates, even in the weekend, are April Fools' Day comics, which Randall always tries to publish on April Fools' Day, book releases, which often fall on a Tuesday, and tributes to important people who recently passed away. The other weekdays are typically used in comic series, which sometime extend for five days in one week.

Notably, 1733: Solar Spectrum was released a day later than usual, due to the extreme popularity of that week's Monday comic, 1732: Earth Temperature Timeline, especially among people not usually visiting xkcd. Randall decided to leave it on the front page one more day to keep links pointing to xkcd's home page working.