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[[caption-width-right:350:"[[Film/TheSoundOfMusic It's]] ''one'' of my favorite movies."]]

A team of [[PopCulturedBadass Pop Cultured Badasses]] generates a lot of {{Shout Out}}s.
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* In a brief attempt to be less conspicuous, Billy transforms [[SuperheroesWearTights the flashy outfits]] of the team and ComicBook/{{Magneto}} into...a rough recreation of one set of [[Theatre/TheSoundOfMusic the von Trapp's]] outfits. (The Vision is a nun.)
-->'''Eli:''' But I'm ''also'' thinking about how much I'm going to ''miss'' you when Magneto eventually '''betrays''' us -- and the Scarlet Witch ''kills'' us -- and I die wearing an outfit last seen on ''Rolfe, the Nazi boyfriend''.\\
'''Kate:''' Don't be ridiculous...\\
'''Kate:''' ...'''[[ComicallyMissingThePoint Teddy's]]''' [[BaitAndSwitchComment Rolfe. You're Friedrich.]]
* The situation prompts the line, "What are we, the ComicBook/{{Uncanny|XMen}} von Trapps?

The 2013 run hits critical mass by maintaining Billy and Teddy as geeky staples and adding [[KlingonsLoveShakespeare Earth culture-appreciative]] Noh-Varr and hit-and-miss TotallyRadical Kid Loki.
* Teddy's middle name is [[Franchise/BillAndTed Rufus]]. [[WordOfGod It is an intentional Shout Out]].
* Teddy compares Billy's having [[ComicBook/ScarletWitch Wanda]] as his "real" mother to being a magical elf child of [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Galadriel]].
* Later, when they [[spoiler: fight the giant Laufey in Asgard]], Billy comments that "It looks more fun in [[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing Fellowship]]."
* Loki sums up his [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder villainous reputation]] as "[[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Sauron]] multiplied by that anti-[[Franchise/HarryPotter Dumbledore]] guy[[note]]That is to say, Voldermort.[[/note]] cubed!"
* This shortly after invoking NotEvilJustMisunderstood by comparing himself with [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire Tyrion]].
** It's even better when one recalls that Tyrion is his father's [[TheUnfavorite unfavourite]], mirroring Loki's situation with Odin and Thor. Of course, the parallel ends there.
* In issue 3 Billy launches into a partial explanation contrasting Myth/NorseMythology with the [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Marvel version]] before Miss America cuts him off.
* Noh-Varr's pose in issue 4 when he [[spoiler: breaks out of the club]] is a shout-out to ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}''.
-->'''Noh-Varr''': [[Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger Come with me if you want to be awesome.]]
* The engine of Noh-Varr's ship is named ''[[Creator/JackKirby Kirby]]''. It's sparked with belief and runs on imagination.
* Creator/{{Shakespeare}}:
** {{Wangst}}-mocking ''{{Theatre/Hamlet}}'' jokes appear in issue 5.
** In issue 11 one of Loki's magical alarms is set off. When it alerts him, he says "Ow" and [[Theatre/{{Macbeth}} a small wound on his left thumb starts bleeding.]] Leah finishes, "Something wicked this way comes," [[BrickJoke pages later]].
* In a ShoutOut to Gillen and [=McKelvie's=] work in ''Comicbook/{{Phonogram}}'', a Loki dressed as David Kohl appears in the mass of alternate dimension beings summoned by Billy to fight Mother.
** In the same group is alternate Kate in Nazi uniform, possible ShoutOut to Gillen's series at Creator/AvatarPress, ''ComicBook/{{Uber}}''.
** Said group also includes an [[Comicbook/TheInvisibles Archon of the Outer Church]].
* Miss America travels to Earth-[[Music/AzealiaBanks 212]]. The song itself is [[http://kierongillen.tumblr.com/post/40527135252/meet-the-team-miss-america one of her character themes]] according to Gillen.
* The antagonist Leah forms an anti-Young Avengers group consisting of mostly people who used to be romantically involved with the Young Avengers to various extents, a reference to [[Comicbook/ScottPilgrim the League of Evil Exes]].
** Actually lampshaded in the "Yamblr" recap page with the hashtags: ''#All of the exes are Noh-Varrs #no surprise there #is this Comicbook/ScottPilgrim''
** And of course in issue #12 Billy and Loki reference Scott Pilgrim and decide the book was better than the movie.
** Also, as a sort of Meta-Foreshadowing of the fact, the variant cover for the #1 issue was drawn by Brian Lee O'Malley himself.
* New story arc involves vengeful villain unleashing bunch of protagonists' evil alternate counterparts on Earth being opposed by massive team up of all available superheroes (in this case, teenage ones). Might be a WholePlotReference to ''[[ComicBook/{{Invincible}} Invincible War]]''.
** The villains the team beats in the BatmanColdOpen for issue #11 are a reference to ''Music/TheSistersOfMercy''.
* The spell Billy casts to release Loki from his Kid-Loki body includes all of Loki's past incarnations, including Lady Loki and his live-action [[Film/{{Thor}} incarnation]].
** It's also reminiscent of the modern incarnation of [[Series/DoctorWho regeneration]].
* One of the blogs in the final issue has the title "[[Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia GottaPayTheTrollToll]]".
** From a previous issue: "[[Theatre/LesMiserables EmptyChairzEmptyTablez]]".
* From Issue #12:
** On "The Worst of All Possible Worlds' Invasion Of Earth":
--->'''Prognosis: [[Literature/NineteenEightyFour A knockoff Converse sneaker stomping on the human face, forever]].'''
** The reinforcements of young superheroes is referred to as "[[Film/TheThinRedLine The Thin Spandex Line]]."
--->"[[UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln Our last best hope for not being all doomed and stuff]]."