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*There are several comics that almost share name with at least one other comics.
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To add new comics in the right order in this category, use this format on a comic's category section: [[Category:Comics_sharing_name|NAME OF THE SERIES AND NUMBER]]. Replace "NAME OF THE SERIES AND NUMBER" with the actual name of the series and a number, like this: [[Category:Comics_sharing_name|Barrel 1]].
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This list includes all comics that have identical or similar names, varying by a few characters.
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**Sometimes this is because they are related in a [[:Category:Comic series|direct series]], where it is just a number (part number) that changes, but this is not the case with all series.  
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Sometimes this is because they are part of a [[:Category:Comic series|comic series]], where often the only part of the titles that changes is the episode number of the comic. A few comics share the exact same name, without being part of a series, such as:
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**But a few comics actually share the exact same name, without being directly in a series (sorted after oldest pair, i.e. the 2nd comic's age):
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*[[786: Exoplanets]] and [[1071: Exoplanets]]. Both images were originally named <code>exoplanets.png</code>. When the latter was published, this broke the former on [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com], so it was renamed <code>exoplanets_2010.png</code>.
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***[[786: Exoplanets]] and [[1071: Exoplanets]].
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*[[60: Super Bowl]] and [[1480: Super Bowl]]. No images broke because the first one is a {{w|JPG}} file and the second one is a {{w|PNG}} file.
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****Both images were originally named <tt>exoplanets.png</tt>. When the second one was published this broke the first one, which was then renamed <tt>exoplanets_2010.png</tt>.
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*[[827: Business Idea]] and [[1721: Business Idea]]. When the first comic was released, the image file and the comic title were the same and there was a conflict both on [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com] and [[1721:_Business_Idea#Trivia|on this site]]. Randall renamed the second comic [[827: My Business Idea]] and the comic image <code>my_business_idea.png</code>.
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***[[60: Super Bowl]] and [[1480: Super Bowl]].
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****No images broke because one ends in <tt>.jpg</tt> and the other in <tt>.png</tt>.
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There are also other pairs of comics where the only difference is that one of the titles is plural:
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***[[827: Business Idea]] and [[1721: Business Idea]].
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*[[1027: Pickup Artist]] and [[1178: Pickup Artists]].
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****When the latter was released the image file and the comic title where the same and there was a conflict on xkcd (and on this site, [[1721:_Business_Idea#Trivia|see more here]]).
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*[[518: Flow Charts]] and [[1195: Flowchart]].
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****The first original comic was then renamed [[827: My Business Idea]] by Randall. He had to rename both the image file and the comic title to fix the conflict on xkcd.
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*[[235: Kite]] and [[1614: Kites]].  
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**And at least five other pairs of comics only differ in that one of the titles is plural:
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*[[441: Babies]] and [[1650: Baby]].
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***[[1027: Pickup Artist]] and [[1178: Pickup Artists]].
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*[[1373: Screenshot]] and [[1863: Screenshots]].
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***[[518: Flow Charts]] and [[1195: Flowchart]]
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*[[716: Time Machine]] and [[1203: Time Machines]].
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***[[235: Kite]] and [[1614: Kites]].  
 
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***[[1373: Screenshot]] and [[1863: Screenshots]]
 
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*All comics that thus share name with only up to one different character are listed here.  
 
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**Exception is made for instance if:
 
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***The plural form changes more than just adding an "s", like for baby vs. babies,
 
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***A word is split in two words in one comic's name and not the other like Flow Charts vs Flowchart, where also the plural is changed.
 
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*Finally there is a series of new year comics with the year changing to match the new years number.
 
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**If this series continue until 2020, then that comic should still be listed here, even though two numbers change...
 
 
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Latest revision as of 14:30, 11 February 2024

This list includes all comics that have identical or similar names, varying by a few characters.

Click to expand for a more detailed explanation:


Sometimes this is because they are part of a comic series, where often the only part of the titles that changes is the episode number of the comic. A few comics share the exact same name, without being part of a series, such as:

There are also other pairs of comics where the only difference is that one of the titles is plural:


Pages in category "Comics sharing name"

The following 104 pages are in this category, out of 104 total.

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A

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