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− | [[File:Terrible small logo.png| | + | [[File:Terrible small logo.png|250px|right]]{{TOC}}{{Quote|A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.|[https://xkcd.com xkcd.com]}} |
'''xkcd''' is a webcomic drawn by [[Randall Munroe]] and hosted at [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com]. It focuses on {{w|science}}, {{w|mathematics}}, {{w|technology}}, and general {{w|geek|geekiness}}, told with a light, quirky sense of humor, and at times profound philosophizing. Its art style is minimalist, told through simple [[stick figure]]s. New comics are posted every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and are accompanied by a [[Title text|title text]], serving as Randall's commentary. | '''xkcd''' is a webcomic drawn by [[Randall Munroe]] and hosted at [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com]. It focuses on {{w|science}}, {{w|mathematics}}, {{w|technology}}, and general {{w|geek|geekiness}}, told with a light, quirky sense of humor, and at times profound philosophizing. Its art style is minimalist, told through simple [[stick figure]]s. New comics are posted every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and are accompanied by a [[Title text|title text]], serving as Randall's commentary. | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
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{{Quote|I was going through old math/sketching graph paper notebooks and didn't want to lose some of the work in them, so I started scanning pages. I took the more comic-y ones and put them up on a server I was testing out, and got a bunch of readers when BoingBoing linked to me. I started drawing more seriously, gained a lot more readers, started selling t-shirts on the site, and am currently shipping t-shirts and drawing this comic full-time. It's immensely fun and I really appreciate y'all's support.|[[Randall Munroe]]}} | {{Quote|I was going through old math/sketching graph paper notebooks and didn't want to lose some of the work in them, so I started scanning pages. I took the more comic-y ones and put them up on a server I was testing out, and got a bunch of readers when BoingBoing linked to me. I started drawing more seriously, gained a lot more readers, started selling t-shirts on the site, and am currently shipping t-shirts and drawing this comic full-time. It's immensely fun and I really appreciate y'all's support.|[[Randall Munroe]]}} | ||
− | + | xkcd originated from a collection of hand-drawn sketches by [[Randall Munroe]]. Initially, these sketches were shared on his LiveJournal account called "xkcd_drawings", where the very first xkcd comic, [[7: Girl sleeping (Sketch -- 11th grade Spanish class)]], was posted. This marked the beginning of xkcd on September 30, 2005, with a series of [[:Category:First day on LiveJournal|13 sketches]] uploaded between 8:34 pm and 8:46 pm. Shortly after, on October 2, 2005, Randall established a regular posting schedule for his comics, announcing that they would be released on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. This schedule has been predominantly followed, except for a break between December 5, 2005, and January 4, 2006, when no comics were published. | |
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− | + | Originally, xkcd comics were shared exclusively on LiveJournal and were accompanied by a comment from Randall (similar to what would later become the title text). However, on January 30, 2006, Randall announced that he would also begin publishing them on the website [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com]. To facilitate this, he collaborated with someone named Derek to set up an RSS feed and an automated posting method on an account called "xkcd_rss". Consequently, the original LiveJournal account, "xkcd_drawings", became redundant and was shut down. | |
− | + | Interestingly, when the [[:Category:First day on xkcd|comics from LiveJournal]] were reposted on [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com], they were all dated January 1, 2006, regardless of their original posting date. Moreover, their numbering deviated from the initial LiveJournal order. It's worth noting that according to the numbering on [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com], the first comic is [[1: Barrel - Part 1]], and not [[7: Girl sleeping (Sketch -- 11th grade Spanish class)]]. Both comics were posted on the first day of xkcd on LiveJournal. Following the comic [[45: Schrodinger]], the subsequent [[:Category:Posted on LiveJournal after xkcd|11 comics]] were released on both [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com] and LiveJournal. However, the comic [[54: Science]] disrupted the sequential order, causing discrepancies from [[51: Malaria]] up to [[54: Science]]. The original order of these comics on LiveJournal can be found [[:Category:Posted on LiveJournal|here]]. The final comic shared on LiveJournal was [[55: Useless]], succeeded by [[56: The Cure]], which became the first comic to be exclusively posted on [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com]. | |
==Other wikis== | ==Other wikis== | ||
*{{w|xkcd|Wikipedia}} | *{{w|xkcd|Wikipedia}} | ||
*{{rw|xkcd|RationalWiki}} – They often use its comics [https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Xkcd#Gallery on their articles]. | *{{rw|xkcd|RationalWiki}} – They often use its comics [https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Xkcd#Gallery on their articles]. | ||
− | * | + | *[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Webcomic/Xkcd TV Tropes] |
*[https://geekfeminism.wikia.org/wiki/Xkcd Geek Feminism Wiki] | *[https://geekfeminism.wikia.org/wiki/Xkcd Geek Feminism Wiki] | ||
*[https://fortranwiki.org/fortran/show/xkcd Fortran Wiki] | *[https://fortranwiki.org/fortran/show/xkcd Fortran Wiki] |