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When special people (to [[Randall]]) dies, he has sometimes dedicated the next comic to their memory as a tribute.  
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When special people (to [[Randall]]) die, he has sometimes dedicated the next comic to their memory as a tribute.  
 
*If possible the comic occurs on xkcd already the day after the person dies.  
 
*If possible the comic occurs on xkcd already the day after the person dies.  
 
*This has been know to disregard the usual release schedule for the comic.  
 
*This has been know to disregard the usual release schedule for the comic.  
**For {{w|Steve Jobs}} the comic [[961: Eternal Flame]] came out on a Thursday sine he died on a Wednesday.
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So far six people have a tribute:
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*{{w|Gary Gygax}} is remembered in the comic [[393: Ultimate Game]]; it came out three days after his death on a Friday.
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*{{w|Steve Jobs}} is remembered in the comic [[961: Eternal Flame]] which came out on a Thursday since he died on a Wednesday.
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*{{w|Terry Pratchett|Sir Terry Pratchett}} is remembered in the comic [[1498: Terry Pratchett]]. He died on a Thursday, so even though the comic came out the day after, it was released on a normal release day, Friday.
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*{{w|Douglas Engelbart}} is remembered in the comic [[1234: Douglas Engelbart (1925-2013)]], which came out on a Sunday three days after his death.
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*{{w|Roddy Piper}}, former wrestler known as ''Rowdy'', played the protagonist in "They Live," and he died five days prior to the publication of [[1560: Bubblegum]]. Less known than the others it is likely that Randall did not know about this the day it happened, and this may explain the delay in the tribute. It was released on a normal release day, Wednesday.
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*{{w|John Horton Conway}} is remembered in the comic [[2293: RIP John Conway]], which came out two days after his death on a normal Monday.
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Revision as of 16:56, 14 April 2020

When special people (to Randall) die, he has sometimes dedicated the next comic to their memory as a tribute.

  • If possible the comic occurs on xkcd already the day after the person dies.
  • This has been know to disregard the usual release schedule for the comic.

So far six people have a tribute:

Pages in category "Tribute"

The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.