History BLAM / Webcomics

** In the book collection this strip appears in (''Attack of the Bacon Robots!''), Tycho explains that Gabe threatened to draw him this way until he bought a [[UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast Dreamcast]].

** Ron Paul [[{{VideoGame/Pokemon}} evolving]] into [[{{Film/Tron}} Tron Paul]] in the 5-part [[http://xkcd.com/494/ "Secretary"]] comic. The rest of the mini-series is within the bounds of reality. That bit definitely isn't, but no explanation is given, there's little point to it besides the IncrediblyLamePun, and once Paul turns back into a mild-mannered geezer, no one says anything about it. Actually, the senators apparently forgot about the entire hearing-with-a-psycho they just did [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny because wow the whole building is a giant ball pit now, hooray!]]

** Some of the earlier flashes have a "Trickster Mode," where pressing certain keys will distort the flash into something else. Effects include giving John a [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]] outfit, [[VideoGame/EarthBound Ness and his buddies]] making an appearance in a secret room, going into Webcomic/ProblemSleuth's office, and a brightly-colored John with a lollipop stuck in his hair floating near the corner of the screen. [[spoiler:The candy-themed alternates specifically show up, as does the ''Final Fantasy'' room, but nothing else about them is ever mentioned again, and Trickster powers do not seem to have any connections with what is demonstrated on the mode itself. In fact, their design was even ret-conned to resemble Cherubim more]].

* The [[HalloweenEpisode appearances]] of the [[https://bobadventures.thecomicseries.com/comics/297 Halloween Monster]] in ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob''.

* The [[HalloweenEpisode appearances]] of the [[http://bobadventures.comicgenesis.com/d/20081031.html Halloween Monster]] in ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob''.

* This was one result of Dan of ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' declaring that he's [[LighterAndSofter bringing silly back]]. One such incident involved Sarah [[GoLookAtTheDistraction calling for the Demonic Duck]] for absolutely no logical reason, leading to a bizarre exchange that ends with the duck jumping out of the car, and the conversation picking up exactly where it left off.

* [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0091.html The strip]] featuring [[DeliciousFruitPies Fruit Pie the Sorcerer]] in ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''.

* Another literal invocation from ''Webcomic/RegularGuy'' [[http://www.stillontheshelf.com/RegularGuy/?p=184]].

* ''AwfulHospital'' is full of these, typically when either the author or the readers intervene directly. Most notable examples:

* ''DotX'' has the chapter "Colds Holder," where Speedy, Gell, Sparx, and Hurricane try to move a really heavy fridge. Gell takes Sparx's hat. [[spoiler: A Squarebot was weighing down the fridge.]] This is never mentioned again.

** And "[[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0301.html A Brief Intermission]]", a "Let's All Go to the Lobby" parody.

* ''Webcomic/{{Whomp}}'' has an example with [[https://www.whompcomic.com/comic/barfield Barfield]], a three-page storyline with neither a proper beginning nor a punchline, about Norm, a sad old man sitting out by a bar in a field lamenting over his miserable life. Surreal stuff happens, and Norm later finds out that he's been unconscious and hallucinated the whole thing. None of the characters in the story ever show up again.

* The ''Webcomic/{{Mulberry}}'' comic "Jack the Ripper" has Jack's attempts to download illegal patches [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/mulberry/index.php?issue=8&page=7 invoke the presence]] of some [[CartoonAllStarsToTheRescue cartoon all-stars]] hoping to talk him out of it. Mulberry squishes the characters before they can actually go find Jack, and she never tells anyone that she met them.

* This was one result of Dan of ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' declaring that he's [[LighterAndSofter bringing silly back]]. One such incident involved Sarah [[GoLookAtTheDistraction calling for the Demonic Duck]] for absolutely no logical reason, leading to a bizarre exchange that ends with the duck jumping out of the car, and the conversation picking up exactly where left off.

* This was one result of Dan of ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' declaring that he's [[LighterAndSofter bringing silly back]]. One of the first tries involved Sarah calling for the Demonic Duck for absolutely no logical reason, leading to a bizarre exchange, that ends with the duck jumping out of the car, and the conversation picking up from exactly the same spot it left off, wasting a whole page, plus two panels on basically nothing.

* Between the end of Chapter 2 and the start of Chapter 3, ''Webcomic/EverydayHeroes'' had a filler of... pictures of mermaids and dragons drawn by the author's grandkids. Unfortunately, after Webcomics Nation died, it apparently took this page down with it since it wasn't uploaded to the new ''Everyday Heroes'' comic site and only shows up on the Website/WaybackMachine as a broken image.

* Between the end of Chapter 2 and the start of Chapter 3, ''Webcomic/EverydayHeroes'' has a filler of... [[http://www.webcomicsnation.com/eddurd/everydayheroes/series.php?view=single&ID=83742 pictures of mermaids and dragons drawn by the author's grandkids.]]

* The KoreanWebToon ''Webcomic/{{Lookism}}'' ''begins'' with the main character [[LiteralSplitPersonality split into two bodies]] which he changes between each time he sleeps. How it happened, how it could happen, or if it's just a metaphor for "If you get confident enough, everyone will respect you no matter how you look" is unknown, it just happened. But there wouldn't be any plot without it, so it's okay.

* The random death metal comic from ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'' found [[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=666 here]], drawn to commemorate the 666th strip.
** Pintsize attempted to [[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1337 recreate the magic]] for strip #1337. It didn't work very well.

* ''Webcomic/{{Sonichu}}'' has the WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy [[http://archive.cogsdev.org/cwcipedia/index.php?title=Issue_7/Page_10 "skitch".]]
** Also, [[http://archive.cogsdev.org/cwcipedia/images/4/4b/SchuComic7P27.jpg the reenactment of a scene]] from ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead'' for no purpose other than AuthorAppeal.

** Pretty much any strip that involves [[CloudCuckoolander Beret Guy]]. Even in a series known for zaniness and little plot continuity, he and his train of thought are ''so'' over-the-top strange as to delve straight into {{BLAM}} territory.

* This was an unfortunate result of Dan of ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' declaring that he's [[LighterAndSofter bringing silly back]]. One of the first tries involved Sarah calling for the Demonic Duck for absolutely no logical reason, leading to a bizarre exchange, that ends with the duck jumping out of the car, and the conversation picking up from exactly the same spot it left off, wasting a whole page, plus two panels on basically nothing.

* [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2000/9/13/ This strip]] early on in ''Webcomic/PennyArcade'' where Tycho is a giant turnip in a sweater. No comment is made about this, and it never happens again.

* The [[HalloweenEpisode appearances]] of the [[http://bobadventures.comicgenesis.com/d/20081031.html Halloween Monster]] in ''TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob''.
** Later no longer applies, as it becomes a tradition to use this monster every halloween, making it a running gag instead.
* Heroes Of Lesser Earth, on [[http://www.heroesoflesserearth.com/2006/10/hole_comic_2006-10-27gif this page]], Martin has swapped out his permanent flying ability for Animate Dead. It's played just once for laughs here, and he never uses it again.
* The random death metal comic from ''QuestionableContent'' found [[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=666 here]], drawn to commemorate the 666th strip.

** Another BLAM occurs in ''QuestionableContent'' when [[http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1135 three characters, two of them female, appear with mustaches.]] This is not explained or referenced on the site, though the creator did later say that it was a reference to the fact that it was published on Cinco De Mayo.

* [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2000/9/13/ This strip]] early on in ''PennyArcade'' where Tycho is a giant turnip in a sweater. No comment is made about this, and it never happens again.
** In the book collection this strip appears in (''Attack of the Bacon Robots!''), Tycho explains that Gabe threatened to draw him this way until he bought a {{Dreamcast}}.

* Between the end of Chapter 2 and the start of Chapter 3, ''EverydayHeroes'' has a filler of... [[http://www.webcomicsnation.com/eddurd/everydayheroes/series.php?view=single&ID=83742 pictures of mermaids and dragons drawn by the author's grandkids.]]

** Some of the earlier flashes have a "Trickster Mode," where pressing certain keys will distort the flash into something else. Effects include giving John a [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]] outfit, [[VideoGame/EarthBound Ness and his buddies]] making an appearance in a secret room, going into Webcomic/ProblemSleuth's office, and a brightly-colored John with a lolipop stuck in his hair floating near the corner of the screen. [[spoiler:The candy-themed alternates specifically show up, as does the ''Final Fantasy'' room, but nothing else about them is ever mentioned again, and Trickster powers do not seem to have any connections with what is demonstrated on the mode itself. In fact, their design was even ret-conned to resemble Cherubim more]].

* In a comic that is otherwise a fairly ordinary retelling of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'', we get to the boss batle with the two magitek knights in the Figaro desert. [[http://ff6comic.comicgenesis.com/d/20090928.html One of them]] appears to be... [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV Cecil]]?
* TragicDeaths has one in the first story arc. It's even lampshaded by Petalklunk.
* In OurLittleAdventure, Julie sang about the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL30lU26egw glory which is Megaman]] in order to prove herself and get the [[PlotCoupon pendant]]. This didn't work well, though she got the pendant anyway due to a much more efficient look through her thoughts.
* Another literal invocation from ''RegularGuy'' [[http://www.stillontheshelf.com/RegularGuy/?p=184]].

* ''{{Drowtales}}'' had [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=617 a random dwarf dressed as Santa Claus]] with "Merry Christmas Elven Bastards" carved into his cannon. Besides being a rather bizarre [[BreakingTheFourthWall fourth-wall breaking moment]] outside of a chibi page (where such things usually occur), he never shows up again after this page. WordOfGod is that it was a joke since the page was published around Christmas.

** Also, [[http://archive.cogsdev.org/cwcipedia/images/4/4b/SchuComic7P27.jpg the reenactment of a scene]] from ''BeavisAndButthead'' for no purpose other than AuthorAppeal.

* ''WebComic/DragonBallMultiverse'': The beginning of the tournament's second day is celebrated with a musical performance by the ''Film/StarWars'' Cantina Band. Pan and Tapion enjoy the musical interlude, Bra, Frieza's Family and Babidi do not. [[spoiler: Zen Buu thought it was so bad that he demanded that they give their instruments to him so he could play.]]