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| − | These are the comics that were posted on xkcd on a Saturday. | + | *These are the comics that were posted on xkcd on a Saturday. |
| − | + | **'''Click''' to expand for a more detailed explanation: | |
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| + | ==Explanation== | ||
*Note that xkcd usually only posts a new comic Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. | *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 | **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. | **In the early days of the comic it happened frequently, but it has become very rare since [[LiveJournal]] closed. | ||
| − | *** | + | ***The first four comics released on a Saturday are from before that time, and as of spring 2020 only one new Saturday comic has appeared. |
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**One notable exception that can lead to off-set release dates is [[:Category:April_fools'_comics|April Fools day]]. | **One notable exception that can lead to off-set release dates is [[:Category:April_fools'_comics|April Fools day]]. | ||
| − | ***This has not occurred on a Saturday yet as of | + | ***This has not occurred on a Saturday yet as of 2021. |
| + | ***April 1st of 2017 landed on a Saturday, but there was no April fools' comic that year. | ||
| + | ***The next Saturday April 1st will be in 2023. | ||
| + | **In 2020, however, the April fools' comic, [[2288: Collector's Edition]], was supposed to be released on Wednesday April 1st, but it was [[2288:_Collector's_Edition#Trivia|delayed two days]]. | ||
| + | ***This caused the planned Friday comic, [[2289: Scenario 4]], to be released a day later as the [[2289:_Scenario_4#Trivia|first Saturday comic since 2006]]. | ||
*Finally there could be incidences where a comic possibly has been miscategorized. | *Finally there could be incidences where a comic possibly has been miscategorized. | ||
**The date given should be when posted on xkcd, not here. | **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 | + | **Please check up on this and explain here and at the comic why it has been released on a Saturday. |
**The dates can be found in the [http://www.xkcd.com/archive/ xkcd archive] | **The dates can be found in the [http://www.xkcd.com/archive/ xkcd archive] | ||
***Hover mouse over title to view publication date. | ***Hover mouse over title to view publication date. | ||
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[[Category:Comics by weekday| 6]] | [[Category:Comics by weekday| 6]] | ||
Revision as of 15:56, 3 April 2021
- These are the comics that were posted on xkcd on a Saturday.
- Click to expand for a more detailed explanation:
Explanation
- 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.
- The first four comics released on a Saturday are from before that time, and as of spring 2020 only one new Saturday comic has appeared.
- One notable exception that can lead to off-set release dates is April Fools day.
- This has not occurred on a Saturday yet as of 2021.
- April 1st of 2017 landed on a Saturday, but there was no April fools' comic that year.
- The next Saturday April 1st will be in 2023.
- In 2020, however, the April fools' comic, 2288: Collector's Edition, was supposed to be released on Wednesday April 1st, but it was delayed two days.
- This caused the planned Friday comic, 2289: Scenario 4, to be released a day later as the first Saturday comic since 2006.
- 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 Saturday.
- The dates can be found in the xkcd archive
- Hover mouse over title to view publication date.
Pages in category "Saturday comics"
The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
