History FunWithAcronyms / Webcomics

* Spoofed in [[http://antiheroescomic.com/comic/187 this spoilerific]] entry for "anti-HEROES", a comic which seriosuly ripped off the art style of Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick.

** In a later arc, we meet G.O.D.O.T., an AI whose primary function is a military-grade backronym generator.

* The secret anti-alien organization in ''ItsWalky'' is called SEMME... which ''does'' stand for something, but the author has yet to reveal what. It's pronounced like "semi", creating useful pun fuel. In one strip, part of the E on their building is blown off, prompting Walky to start calling the organization "SEMMF".

* ''Webcomic/ThePackrat'' has the '''M'''emorymoog '''A'''coustic '''D'''eath Ray, a DeathRay [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin powered by a Memorymoog polyphonic synthesizer]].

* ''{{PHD}}'' [[http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1100 explained how to create those]].

* ''{{Fans}}!'' adjusted the '''F'''ederal '''B'''ureau of '''I'''nvestigation into the '''F'''antasmagorical '''I'''nvestigation '''B'''ureau, or [[TheMenInBlack FIB]].

* ''SluggyFreelance'' had the [='=]'''N'''otification of '''U'''nified '''K'''indness' '''E'''nvelopes as the ultimate weapon within the Dimension of Peace.

-->'''[[{{Kirby}} Meta Knight]]''': Yorganism?

* DorkTower has a TakeThat to MichaelBay, advertising that people should use the hashtag [[http://www.dorktower.com/2012/03/28/tmntwtf-dork-tower-28-03-12 #TAINT]] (Teenage Alien Imposter Ninja Turtles) for his TMNT movie.

* ''[[{{Fans}} Fans!]]'' adjusted the '''F'''ederal '''B'''ureau of '''I'''nvestigation into the '''F'''antasmagorical '''I'''nvestigation '''B'''ureau, or [[TheMenInBlack FIB]].

* On ''TheWotch'', one character guessed that the first two letters of the [[StrawFeminist radical feminist]] group D.O.L.L.Y. stood for "'''D'''aughters '''o'''f", but [[TheUnreveal the rest was never determined]] and the [[spoiler: leader was defeated just before she could reveal its full meaning - and [[TakenForGranite turned into a dolly as punishment]] ]].

* ''{{The KAMics}}'' had the Semi-Mystical Otherworldy Gates or S.M.O.G. Nothing deep about the name though, the author took the acronym from a running gag he was part of on one of [[http://nitcentral.philfarrand.com/discus/messages/17579/14907.html?1024222400 Nitcentral's humor threads]].

* Spoofed in [[http://antiheroescomic.com/comic/187 this spoilerific]] entry for "anti-HEROES", a comic which seriosuly ripped off the art style of OrderOfTheStick.

** A straighter example is [[http://xkcd.com/917/ this strip]], where Douglas Hofstadter's autobiography reads, "'''I''''m '''S'''o '''M'''eta, '''E'''ven '''T'''his '''''A'''cronym''".

* The ''CrossoverWars'' had their DRACO (Dimensional Reality Arcane Crossover Organizer)

* In [[http://www.captainsnes.com/2012/04/13/770-bunch-of-dhopes/ this]] {{CaptainSNES}} comic, we discover that [[VideoGame/ChronoTrigger Dalton]] is recruiting [[GoldfishPoopGang villains]] from different video worlds. His name for the team? The '''D'''altonian '''H'''yper-'''O'''ceanic '''P'''iratical '''E'''xtortion '''S'''quad.

* In the JetDream RemixComic, the T-Girls represent {{NATO}}'s '''J'''oint '''E'''lite '''T'''eam, '''D'''ivision of '''R'''aiding-'''E'''xpert '''A'''eronautical '''M'''aidens ('''J.E.T. D.R.E.A.M.''', or usually just "Jet Dream.") Their "little sister" team is '''J'''unior '''E'''chelon, '''T'''een '''T'''-Girls, '''E'''lle-Boys, and '''E'''sprit-Girls ('''N'''atural!), or '''J.E.T. T.E.E.N.''' Both organizations must deal with the sinister schemes of '''Z'''oned '''E'''xtortion and '''R'''emoval, '''O'''ccidental ('''Z.E.R.O.''').

* In a 1990's Penn State in-joke (because the Pepsi Corporation seemed to have a great deal of influence at the college), ''TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob'' once had a [[{{Kaiju}} giant monster]] called the '''P'''eople-'''E'''ating '''P'''oly-'''S'''orbate '''I'''nsectoid.

* In the JetDream RemixComic, the T-Girls represent {{NATO}}'s '''J'''oint '''E'''lite '''T'''eam, '''D'''ivision of '''R'''aiding-'''E'''xpert '''A'''eronautical '''M'''aidens ('''J.E.T. D.R.E.A.M.''', or usually just "Jet Dream.") Their "little sister" team is '''J'''unior '''E'''chelon, '''T'''een '''T'''-Girls, '''E'''lle-Boys, and '''E'''sprit-Girls ('''N'''atural!), or '''J.E.T. T.E.E.N.''' Both organizations must deal with the sinister schemes of '''Z'''oned '''E'''xtortion and '''R'''emoval, '''O'''ccidental ('''Z.E.R.O.''')
* {{Erfworld}} has Lord Stanley the Tool's elite hobgobwin knights, the '''K'''nights '''I'''n '''S'''tanley's '''S'''ervice. [[DontExplainTheJoke They are, of course, a reference to the band KISS;]] their "war paint" is the makeup KISS wears onstage, and their name is a reference to the old moral panic-driven legend that KISS stood for "Knights In Satan's Service" (which it didn't.)

--> '''General''': Y is kind of a tricky letter.

* In [[http://www.captainsnes.com/2012/04/13/770-bunch-of-dhopes/ this]] {{CaptainSNES}} comic, we discover that [[VideoGame/ChronoTrigger Dalton]] is recruiting villains from different video worlds. His name for the team? The '''D'''altonian '''H'''yper-'''O'''ceanic '''P'''iratical '''E'''xtortion '''S'''quad.

* In [[http://www.captainsnes.com/2012/04/13/770-bunch-of-dhopes/ this]] {{CaptainSNES}} comic, we discover that [[VideoGame/ChronoTrigger Dalton]] is recruiting villains from different video worlds. His name for the team? The '''D'''altonian '''H'''yper-'''O'''ceanic '''P'''iratical '''E'''xtortion '''S'''quad.

* ''ElGoonishShive'' being a Word Salad Title, it's no wonder that [[http://community.910cmx.com/index.php?showtopic=9749&st=20&p=392573&#entry392573 according to some fans]],

* In [[http://www.captainsnes.com/2012/04/13/770-bunch-of-dhopes/ this]] {{CaptainSNES}} comic, we discover that [[ChronoTrigger Dalton]] is recruiting villains from different video worlds. His name for the team? The '''D'''altonian '''H'''yper-'''O'''ceanic '''P'''iratical '''E'''xtortion '''S'''quad.

* ''[[{{Fans}} Fans!]]'' adjusted the '''F'''ederal '''B'''ureau of '''I'''nvestigation into the '''F'''antasmagorical '''I'''nvestigation '''B'''ureau, or [[{{MIB}} FIB]].

* DorkTower has a TakeThat to MichaelBay, advertising that people should use the hashtag [[http://www.dorktower.com/2012/03/28/tmntwtf-dork-tower-28-03-12 #TAINT]] (Teenage Alien Imposter Ninja Turtles) for his TMNT movie.

* BOOBS ('''B'''asic '''O'''rganizational and '''O'''perational '''B'''a'''S'''eband) of [[http://ask-boobs.tumblr.com Ask Boobs]], a Tumblr-based Tron webcomic. The origins of her name are explained in [[http://ask-boobs.tumblr.com/post/17520242497/as-for-the-other-question-for-the-code-of-me this comic]]. She's, er...appropriately named.

* The FasterThanLight drive in the ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}'' universe is called the '''D'''angerous '''A'''nd '''V'''ery '''E'''xpensive drive.

* BOOBS ('''B'''asic '''O'''rganizational and '''O'''perational Ba'''S'''eband) of [[http://ask-boobs.tumblr.com Ask Boobs]], a Tumblr-based Tron webcomic. The origins of her name are explained in [[http://ask-boobs.tumblr.com/post/17520242497/as-for-the-other-question-for-the-code-of-me this comic]]. She's, er...appropriately named.

* On ''TheWotch'', one character guessed that the first two letters of the [[StrawFeminist radical feminist]] group D.O.L.L.Y. stood for "'''D'''aughters '''o'''f", but [[TheUnreveal the rest was never determined]] and the [[spoiler: leader was defeated just before she could reveal its full meaning - and [[TakenForGranite turned into a dolly as punishment]] ]]. It's implied that the last three letters stand for "... the '''L'''eading '''L'''adies of '''Y'''esterday."

* On ''TheWotch'', one character guessed that the first two letters of the [[StrawFeminist radical feminist]] group D.O.L.L.Y. stood for "'''D'''aughters '''o'''f", but [[TheUnreveal the rest was never determined]] and the [[spoiler: leader was defeated just before she could reveal its full meaning]]. It's implied that the last three letters stand for "... the '''L'''eading '''L'''adies of '''Y'''esterday."

** Do they pronounce it "eye-cup" or with the obvious pun? If the latter, it's not an acronym.