History Bookends / Webcomics

** Compare the [[http://www.itswalky.com/comic/college-is-fine/ first]] and [[http://www.itswalky.com/comic/consequences/ second]] ''Roomies!'' strips with the [[http://www.itswalky.com/comic/be-careful-okay/ final]] ''Roomies!'' strip (the rerun commentary even says "I really love my bookend conclusions, don’t I.") and (to a lesser extent) the first two ''Roomies!'' with [[http://www.itswalky.com/comic/ten-years/ this]] ''Joyce and Walky!'' which debuted two days after the Walkyverse's tenth anniversary.

** Compare the [[http://www.itswalky.com/comic/college-is-fine/ first]] and [[http://www.itswalky.com/comic/consequences/ second]] ''Roomies!'' strips with the [[http://www.itswalky.com/comic/be-careful-okay/ final]] ''Roomies!'' strip (the rerun commentary even says "I really love my bookend conclusions, don’t I.") and (to a lesser extent) the first two ''Roomies!'' with [[http://www.joyceandwalky.com/d/20070910.html this]] ''Joyce and Walky!'' which debuted two days after the Walkyverse's tenth anniversary.
** The [[http://www.shortpacked.com/comic/just-a-toy-store first strip]] of ''Webcomic/{{Shortpacked}}'' has the megalomaniacal Galasso ranting about how all will bow before him, until Ethan reminds him "This is just a toy store." In the [[http://www.shortpacked.com/comic/soggies-may-rule final strip]], a different megalomaniac dismisses the staff's resistance by saying "This is just a toy store," and Leslie replies, "THE HELL IT IS."

* ''Webcomic/{{Hexameron}}'''s summer camp arc begins and ends with the story of the Eldritch Guest told around the campfire.
* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' did a variation at the end of its fourth act -- the final scene of the end-of-act AnimationBump is of [[ApocalypseHow a meteor from the Reckoning]] passing through one of Skaia's defensive gates and striking John's house, which is exactly what happened in the conclusion of Act 1 and what kickstarted the adventure to begin with.
** The end-of-Act 5 AnimationBump did the same thing: [[spoiler:to represent all of the kids' reality being fundamentally reset by [[ResetButton the Scratch]], when Jade is enlarging the Fourth Wall for her and John to travel through, it displays a rapidly-reversing slideshow of many of the earliest panels of ''Homestuck'', ending with the very first page of [[GoodMorningCrono John standing in his room]] before cutting to white.]]
** The first pesterlog of Act 5 Act 2 ended with John telling Karkat "See you soon". The last pesterlog starts with Karkat repeating the same line to Jade.
* This happened in the first story of ''Webcomic/HoneydewSyndrome'' (the first five chapters).

* ''Webcomic/{{Aisopos}}'' begins with an old man (who the audience assume that is old Aesop) sitting on a table and telling a fable, while a crowd from the outside yells and demand the death of Peisistratus. It ends the exact same way, but with Aesop in Rike's body coming out and trying to defend the pour man by telling them a fable.

* ''Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily'': Dedede's first and final lines in the comic is "I'm gonna get you, Kirby."

** The [[http://www.shortpacked.com/index.php?id=1 first strip]] of ''Webcomic/{{Shortpacked}}'' has the megalomaniacal Galasso ranting about how all will bow before him, until Ethan reminds him "This is just a toy store." In the [[http://www.shortpacked.com/index.php?id=2194 final strip]], a different megalomaniac dismisses the staff's resistance by saying "This is just a toy store," and Leslie replies, "THE HELL IT IS."

* ''Webcomic/BiteMe'': [[http://www.bitemecomic.com/?p=429 Vive la]] [[http://www.bitemecomic.com/?p=574 revolution!]]

* Chapter 33 of ''Webcomic/{{Drowtales}}'' began with the lines. "Nuqrah'Shareh. The '''Modern''', '''Peaceful''' and '''Beautiful''' jewel of the West!" It ended with " Nuqrah'Sharen; The Great. '''Modern''' jewel of the West"
* This happened in the first story of ''Webcomic/HoneydewSyndrome'' (the first five chapters).

* In the second panel of the first strip of ''[[Webcomic/OneOverZero 1/0]]'', "Let there be light!" In the second panel of the last strip, "Let there be darkness!"
* [[Webcomic/WalkyVerse David Willis]] loves this trope.
** Compare the [[http://www.itswalky.com/comic/college-is-fine/ first]] and [[http://www.itswalky.com/comic/consequences/ second]] ''Roomies!'' strips with the [[http://www.itswalky.com/comic/be-careful-okay/ final]] ''Roomies!'' strip (the rerun commentary even says "I really love my bookend conclusions, don’t I.") and (to a lesser extent) the first two ''Roomies!'' with [[http://www.joyceandwalky.com/d/20070910.html this]] ''Joyce and Walky!'' which debuted two days after the Walkyverse's tenth anniversary.
** The [[http://www.shortpacked.com/index.php?id=1 first strip]] of ''Webcomic/{{Shortpacked}}'' has the megalomaniacal Galasso ranting about how all will bow before him, until Ethan reminds him "This is just a toy store." In the [[http://www.shortpacked.com/index.php?id=2194 final strip]], a different megalomaniac dismisses the staff's resistance by saying "This is just a toy store," and Leslie replies, "THE HELL IT IS."

* ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'' begins with Black Mage and Fighter lost while searching for a MacGuffin in the beginning. In the epilogue, they're once again lost while searching for another quest, and Fighter suggests they continue looking for the very same MacGuffin.
* ''[[Webcomic/{{Concerned}} Concerned: The Half-life and Death of Gordon Frohman]]'' begins and ends with a snide joke about Valve's constant delays in releasing games.
* Though not in the chronologically-first strips, ''Webcomic/{{Girly}}'' created these with the NewFirstComics and the GrandFinale.

* The [[http://concessioncomic.com/index.php?pid=20060701 first]] ''Webcomic/{{Concession}}'' comic is mirrored by the [[http://concessioncomic.com/index.php?pid=20101224 appropriately-titled]] [[WordOfGod fifth-to-last]] comic. The AltText confirms that it is indeed the same customer.
* ''Webcomic/ThePhoenixRequiem'' begins with a celebration of "All Souls' Night" (in that setting it has similar importance than our Christmas/New Year's Eve). The comic ends with the same celebration two years later. [[spoiler: The first scene begins with Jonas arriving. The last one ends the same way.]]
* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' did a variation at the end of its fourth act -- the final scene of the end-of-act AnimationBump is of [[ApocalypseHow a meteor from the Reckoning]] passing through one of Skaia's defensive gates and striking John's house, which is exactly what happened in the conclusion of Act 1 and what kickstarted the adventure to begin with.
** The end-of-Act 5 AnimationBump did the same thing: [[spoiler:to represent all of the kids' reality being fundamentally reset by [[ResetButton the Scratch]], when Jade is enlarging the Fourth Wall for her and John to travel through, it displays a rapidly-reversing slideshow of many of the earliest panels of ''Homestuck'', ending with the very first page of [[GoodMorningCrono John standing in his room]] before cutting to white.]]
** The first pesterlog of Act 5 Act 2 ended with John telling Karkat "See you soon". The last pesterlog starts with Karkat repeating the same line to Jade.
* ''Webcomic/IrregularWebcomic'': [[http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/1.html "Hey, there's comics]] [[http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/3182.html on the Internet!"]] Keep in mind that [[spoiler:2011 David Morgan-Mar's soul was transported back into his 2002 body and Death made him forget everything that happened over IWC!'s run. Also, #3182 is only the GrandFinale of the main arcs; guest comics and Annotation comics have been posted since.]]
* ''Webcomic/{{Darken}}'' both starts and ends with a character being resurrected to serve a demon lord.
* ''Webcomic/CityFace'' #1 begins with City Face despondent over his sub-par female-wooing skills, and another pigeon shows up to offer him some advice. It ends with a similar scene, only this time City Face is the one offering advice.
* The [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/0001.htm first strip]] of ''Webcomic/ArthurKingOfTimeAndSpace'' has Arthur draw the sword from the stone at which point he starts [[MentalTimeTravel shifting through time]]. Merlin explains the situation to him in the baseline, space and western arcs, but his final message is LostInTransmission when they become cavemen. The [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/3518.htm final strip]] has Arthur being taken to Avalon, still shifting through time. Morgan, Nimue and Elaine explain the [[{{Reincarnation}} further]] [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong details]] of the situation in the baseline, western and space arcs, but their final message is LostInTransmission when they become EnergyBeings who speak in the LanguageOfMagic.

* One ''Webcomic/DarthsAndDroids'' comic, [[http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/1257.html Episode 1257: Loquacious Chum]], begins and ends with Chewbacca saying, "I'm going to go insane here."
* ''Webcomic/BiteMe'': [[http://www.bitemecomic.com/?p=429 Vive la]] [[http://www.bitemecomic.com/?p=574 revolution!]]
* ''Webcomic/{{Nebula}}'':
** The first comic both begins and ends with Earth saying "huh" thoughtfully while looking at a rock.
** #13 begins and ends with Jupiter glaring at Sun's back and saying he hates him, humorously showing that he learned absolutely nothing from his misadventures during the comic.
* ''Webcomic/AlwaysRainingHere'': At one point, Carter gives a ride to Adrian, in which Adrian makes it abundantly clear that he has no interest in Carter and is actually uncomfortable with their situation, [[spoiler:at the end, the two, now in a relationship, get away for a weekend together with their friends and the final page has them giving each other a HeldGaze]].
* The "Sister 3" arc of ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' opens with the narration, "Several centuries ago there lived an Immortal who would come to be known by many names," as part of a telling of Pandora's backstory. At the end of the story, after Pandora has been forcibly reset, we see her remembering who she was: "Several centuries ago, I was an Immortal who would come to be known by many names..."
* ''Webcomic/ManlyGuysDoingManlyThings'' started and ended with [[https://thepunchlineismachismo.com/archives/comic/02222010 Kratos going full-circle on]] [[https://thepunchlineismachismo.com/archives/comic/dont-backsass-the-limitations-of-my-mechanics-boy adjustment to society and interaction jokes]].
* ''Webcomic/CheckPlease'': Year 2 begins and ends with Jack interrupting Eric singing "Halo" by Music/{{Beyonce}}. At the beginning, Eric's just moved into the hockey team house and is happily SingingInTheShower. At the end, he's crying over Jack moving out for good, before Jack runs back in to deliver TheBigDamnKiss and a RelationshipUpgrade.
* ''Webcomic/{{Aisopos}}'' begins with an old man (who the audience assume that is old Aesop) sitting on a table and telling a fable, while a crowd from the outside yells and demand the death of Peisistratus. It ends the exact same way, but with Aesop in Rike's body coming out and trying to defend the pour man by telling them a fable.

* ''Webcomic/CheckPlease'': Year 2 begins and ends with Jack interrupting Eric singing "Halo" by Music/{{Beyonce}}. At the beginning, Eric's just moved into the hockey team house and is happily SingingInTheShower. At the end, he's crying over Jack moving out for good, before Jack runs back in to deliver TheBigDamnKiss and a RelationshipUpgrade.

* ''Webcomic/ManlyGuysDoingManlyThings'' started and ended with [[https://thepunchlineismachismo.com/archives/comic/02222010 Kratos going full-circle on]] [[https://thepunchlineismachismo.com/archives/comic/dont-backsass-the-limitations-of-my-mechanics-boy adjustment to society and interaction jokes]].

* The "Sister 3" arc of ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' opens with the narration, "Several centuries ago there lived an Immortal who would come to be known by many names," as part of a telling of Pandora's backstory. At the end of the story, after Pandora has been forcibly reset, we see her remembering who she was: "Several centuries ago, I was an Immortal who would come to be known by many names..."