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*These are the comics that were posted on xkcd on a Saturday.
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The first four comics released on a Saturday are before Randall [[LiveJournal|launched the official xkcd website]], and they are the vast majority of the Saturday comics. In 2020, however, that year's [[April Fools' Day comics|April Fools' Day comic]], [[2288: Collector's Edition]], was supposed to be released on Wednesday April 1st, but it was [[2288:_Collector's_Edition#Trivia|released two days late]], causing the following comic, [[2289: Scenario 4]], to be released two days late as well.
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==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 [[:Category:April_fools'_comics|April Fools day]].
 
***This has not occurred on a Saturday yet as of 2021.
 
***April 1st of 2017 and 2023 landed on Saturday, but there was no April fools' comics those years.
 
***The next Saturday April 1st will be in 2028.
 
**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.
 
**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 [http://www.xkcd.com/archive/ xkcd archive]
 
***Hover mouse over title to view publication date.
 
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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.

The first four comics released on a Saturday are before Randall launched the official xkcd website, and they are the vast majority of the Saturday comics. In 2020, however, that year's April Fools' Day comic, 2288: Collector's Edition, was supposed to be released on Wednesday April 1st, but it was released two days late, causing the following comic, 2289: Scenario 4, to be released two days late as well.

Pages in category "Saturday comics"

The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.