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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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[[Randall]] has sometimes dedicated a special comic to the memory of certain people, upon news that they have died.  
*If possible the comic occurs on xkcd already the day after the person dies.  
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*If possible, the comic appears on xkcd the day after.  
*This has been know to disregard the usual release schedule for the comic.  
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*This has been known to disrupt the usual release schedule for the comic.  
  
So far five people have a tribute:
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So far six people have a tribute:
*{{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|Gary Gygax}} is remembered in the comic [[393: Ultimate Game]]; it came out three days after his death, on a Friday.
*{{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|Steve Jobs}} is remembered in the comic [[961: Eternal Flame]]; this came out on a Thursday, since he died on a Wednesday.
*{{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|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.
*{{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 other 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|Douglas Engelbart}} is remembered in the comic [[1234: Douglas Engelbart (1925-2013)]]; it was published on a Sunday, three days after his death.
*{{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 on 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 as a Monday comic, two days after his death.
  
 
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Randall has sometimes dedicated a special comic to the memory of certain people, upon news that they have died.

  • If possible, the comic appears on xkcd the day after.
  • This has been known to disrupt 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.