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* ''Webcomic/DanAndMabsFurryAdventures'': You ''do'' know Dan is an incubus, right?
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* ''Webcomic/DanAndMabsFurryAdventures'': You ''do'' know Dan is an incubus, right?Dan's mother being a succubus, and himself being a cubi whose powers had not yet awakened, was a major plot twist when it happened, but it's so ingrained with everything that happens later that the fans make no attempt to conceal it.
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* One especially JustForFun/{{egregious}} example is ''Webcomic/FamilyMan'' by Dylan Meconis. It is almost ubiquitously hailed as a superb werewolf story ... and has been since before a single werewolf appeared in the story, much less TheReveal. (The reason for this is obvious: the story is a semi-prequel to ''Webcomic/BiteMe'', in which Luther was a werewolf.)
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* One especially JustForFun/{{egregious}} example is ''Webcomic/FamilyMan'' ''Webcomic/FamilyManDylanMeconis'' by Dylan Meconis. It is almost ubiquitously hailed as a superb werewolf story ... and has been since before a single werewolf appeared in the story, much less TheReveal. (The reason for this is obvious: the story is a semi-prequel to ''Webcomic/BiteMe'', in which Luther was a werewolf.)
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* ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'': Faye is a recovering alcoholic who may or may not have tried to kill herself (even she's not sure). Claire is a transwoman. Whether or not she's had reassignment surgery is [[ShrugOfGod intentionally never brought up.]]
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* ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'': Faye is a recovering alcoholic who may or may not have tried to kill herself (even she's not sure). Claire is a transwoman.trans woman. Whether or not she's had reassignment surgery is [[ShrugOfGod intentionally never brought up.]]
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* ''Webcomic/NextSoundOfTheFuture'': Shine's inability to sing was kept hidden in all prerelease material and was only revealed in the comic itself in chapter 2. After TheReveal happened in the story it was included in the official series description, so any new readers will know right from the beginning.
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* ''Webcomic/MomImSorry'' has a spinoff called ''Sarah, I'm Sorry: Welcome to Our Galaxy'' that thoroughly spoils the ending of the source material. Unfortunately for English readers, the spinoff was translated months before the original story's conclusion.
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* ''Webcomic/SarahImSorryWelcomeToOurGalaxy'' is a spinoff of ''Webcomic/MomImSorry'' has a spinoff called ''Sarah, I'm Sorry: Welcome to Our Galaxy'' that thoroughly spoils the ending of the source material. Unfortunately for English readers, the spinoff ''Sarah, I'm Sorry'' was fully translated months before the original story's conclusion.conclusion of ''Mom, I'm Sorry'' was translated.
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* ''Webcomic/MomImSorry'' has a spinoff called ''Sarah, I'm Sorry: Welcome to Our Galaxy'' that thoroughly spoils the ending of the source material. Unfortunately for English readers, the spinoff was translated months before the original story's conclusion.
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!!!'''General:'''
* The "Cast" and "About" pages of webcomics' sites, if they exist. Sometimes, they just summarize what readers could figure out from an ArchiveBinge, but other times they're meant to be read first to give necessary backstory. However, most of the time, the only way to really know is to read them first. And it's not uncommon in both cases for these pages to be updated as the strip progresses to touch on storylines from the strip's run, including plot twists.
** Even putting the latest strip on the home page runs the risk of doing this. Woe betide any reader who just happens to arrive right after a major plot twist.
** And if the site has a fanart section, avoid it like the plague until you've read the archives. Very often they depict not only characters, but actual events from the strip's run.
!!!'''Specific webcomics:'''
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** After around a decade of the webcomic running, the Foglios largely stopped bothering to hide the fact that Agatha was a Heterodyne, which was revealed in Volume III of the webcomic or around issues #9 or #10 of the original print comic (though as noted above the Secret Blueprints exposed it earlier). Kaja tried to soften the spoiler with the tirle of the first prose novel, ''Literature/AgathaHAndTheAirshipCity'', shortening her last name to "H." so at least readers can tell it's not really "Clay".
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** After around a decade of the webcomic running, the Foglios largely stopped bothering to hide the fact that Agatha was a Heterodyne, which was revealed in Volume III of the webcomic or around issues #9 or #10 of the original print comic (though as noted above the Secret Blueprints exposed it earlier). Kaja tried to soften the spoiler with the tirle title of the first prose novel, ''Literature/AgathaHAndTheAirshipCity'', shortening her last name to "H." so at least readers can tell it's not really "Clay".
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* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': The Secret Blueprints that were released at the same time as the first issue (back when it was released as comic books first) spoiled not only Agatha's identity, but also Adam and Lilith's.
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* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'':
** The Secret Blueprints that were released at the same time as the first issue (back when it was released as comic books first) spoiled not only Agatha's identity, but also Adam andLilith's.Lilith's.
** After around a decade of the webcomic running, the Foglios largely stopped bothering to hide the fact that Agatha was a Heterodyne, which was revealed in Volume III of the webcomic or around issues #9 or #10 of the original print comic (though as noted above the Secret Blueprints exposed it earlier). Kaja tried to soften the spoiler with the tirle of the first prose novel, ''Literature/AgathaHAndTheAirshipCity'', shortening her last name to "H." so at least readers can tell it's not really "Clay".
** The ''"[[https://www.girlgeniusonline.com/info/cast/everybody.php Complete List of Absolutely Everybody!]]"'' -- as well as the later character sheets for Vols. [[https://www.girlgeniusonline.com/info/cast/cast07.php VII]], [[https://www.girlgeniusonline.com/info/cast/cast08.php VIII]], & [[https://www.girlgeniusonline.com/info/cast/cast09.php IX]] -- give spoilers for Agatha being a Heterodyne, Lucrezia Mongfish being the Other, Adam & Lilith being Punch & Judy, and Dr. Beetle knowing of Barry's return.
** The Secret Blueprints that were released at the same time as the first issue (back when it was released as comic books first) spoiled not only Agatha's identity, but also Adam and
** After around a decade of the webcomic running, the Foglios largely stopped bothering to hide the fact that Agatha was a Heterodyne, which was revealed in Volume III of the webcomic or around issues #9 or #10 of the original print comic (though as noted above the Secret Blueprints exposed it earlier). Kaja tried to soften the spoiler with the tirle of the first prose novel, ''Literature/AgathaHAndTheAirshipCity'', shortening her last name to "H." so at least readers can tell it's not really "Clay".
** The ''"[[https://www.girlgeniusonline.com/info/cast/everybody.php Complete List of Absolutely Everybody!]]"'' -- as well as the later character sheets for Vols. [[https://www.girlgeniusonline.com/info/cast/cast07.php VII]], [[https://www.girlgeniusonline.com/info/cast/cast08.php VIII]], & [[https://www.girlgeniusonline.com/info/cast/cast09.php IX]] -- give spoilers for Agatha being a Heterodyne, Lucrezia Mongfish being the Other, Adam & Lilith being Punch & Judy, and Dr. Beetle knowing of Barry's return.
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* The "''Webcomic/AwfulHospital''" button on the ''Website/{{Bogleech}}'' main page would take the reader to the most recent update, which could spoil a lot for a new reader, even out-of-context. Thankfully, the button was eventually replaced with two separate buttons that lead to the first page and newest page respectively.
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* ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'': The series is initially presented as an episodic MagicalGirlWarrior story starring the [[FiveManBand five girls]] of Team Alchemical... but a massive FirstEpisodeTwist early on shifts the focus to the team's supporting member Undine and reveals the other four girls to be {{Decoy Protagonist}}s. Most promotional materials, to their credit, only vaguely allude to the specifics of the twist in question, but very little attempt is made to conceal the series' true main character -- to the extent that even the [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E-9CSHyWYAAWrpk?format=png&name=large very first volume]] features Undine [[SpoilerCover front and center on the cover]] (in English, at least).
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* ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'': The series is initially presented as an episodic MagicalGirlWarrior story starring the [[FiveManBand five girls]] of Team Alchemical... but a massive FirstEpisodeTwist early on shifts the focus to the team's supporting member Undine and reveals the other four girls to be {{Decoy Protagonist}}s. Most promotional materials, to their credit, only vaguely allude to the specifics of the twist in question, but very little attempt is ever made to conceal the series' true main character -- to the extent that even the [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E-9CSHyWYAAWrpk?format=png&name=large very first volume]] features Undine [[SpoilerCover front and center on the cover]] (in English, at least).and gives away her protagonist status in the blurb.
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* ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'': Undine/Alchemical Water is the last active member of Team Alchemical. Sally/Alchemical Fire, Gwen/Alchemical Earth and Sylvia/Alchemical Air were killed in action and Undine was mortally wounded in the same battle. Tessa/Alchemical Aether saved Undine's life, but at the cost of her (Tessa's) powers.
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* ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'': Undine/Alchemical Water The series is initially presented as an episodic MagicalGirlWarrior story starring the last active member [[FiveManBand five girls]] of Team Alchemical. Sally/Alchemical Fire, Gwen/Alchemical Earth and Sylvia/Alchemical Air were killed in action and Alchemical... but a massive FirstEpisodeTwist early on shifts the focus to the team's supporting member Undine was mortally wounded in and reveals the same battle. Tessa/Alchemical Aether saved Undine's life, other four girls to be {{Decoy Protagonist}}s. Most promotional materials, to their credit, only vaguely allude to the specifics of the twist in question, but at very little attempt is made to conceal the cost of her (Tessa's) powers.series' true main character -- to the extent that even the [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E-9CSHyWYAAWrpk?format=png&name=large very first volume]] features Undine [[SpoilerCover front and center on the cover]] (in English, at least).
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* ''LaterArrivalSpoiler/{{Homestuck}}''''LateArrivalSpoiler/{{Homestuck}}''
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Creating a page for Homestuck.
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!!General:
* The "Cast" and "About" pages of webcomics' sites, if they exist. Sometimes, they just summarize what readers could figure out from an ArchiveBinge, but other times they're meant to be read first to give necessary backstory. However, most of the time, the only way to really know is to read them first. And it's not uncommon in both cases for these pages to be updated as the strip progresses to touch on storylines from the strip's run, including plot twists.
** Even putting the latest strip on the home page runs the risk of doing this. Woe betide any reader who just happens to arrive right after a major plot twist.
** And if the site has a fanart section, avoid it like the plague until you've read the archives. Very often they depict not only characters, but actual events from the strip's run.
* The "Cast" and "About" pages of webcomics' sites, if they exist. Sometimes, they just summarize what readers could figure out from an ArchiveBinge, but other times they're meant to be read first to give necessary backstory. However, most of the time, the only way to really know is to read them first. And it's not uncommon in both cases for these pages to be updated as the strip progresses to touch on storylines from the strip's run, including plot twists.
** Even putting the latest strip on the home page runs the risk of doing this. Woe betide any reader who just happens to arrive right after a major plot twist.
** And if the site has a fanart section, avoid it like the plague until you've read the archives. Very often they depict not only characters, but actual events from the strip's run.
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*
** Even putting the latest strip on the home page runs the risk of doing this. Woe betide any reader who just happens to arrive right after a major plot twist.
** And if the site has a fanart section, avoid it like the plague until you've read the archives. Very often they depict not only characters, but actual events from the strip's run.
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!!!'''General:'''
* The "Cast" and "About" pages of webcomics' sites, if they exist. Sometimes, they just summarize what readers could figure out from an ArchiveBinge, but other times they're meant to be read first to give necessary backstory. However, most of the time, the only way to really know is to read them first. And it's not uncommon in both cases for these pages to be updated as the strip progresses to touch on storylines from the strip's run, including plot twists.
** Even putting the latest strip on the home page runs the risk of doing this. Woe betide any reader who just happens to arrive right after a major plot twist.
** And if the site has a fanart section, avoid it like the plague until you've read the archives. Very often they depict not only characters, but actual events from the strip's run.
!!!'''Specific webcomics:'''
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* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'':
** Official shirts and songs, along with oodles of fanart, spoil the existence of the Troll cast who are introduced a good ways into the story and at first appear to be vague, otherworldly antagonists to the main four kids. This may actually have been a good thing because of how many new readers the extended cast helped bring in once they were given their own ADayInTheLimelight act. Said arc treats the facts that Aradia is a ghost and that the trolls created the universe as surprises. Now, good luck finding a discussion on the trolls that doesn't mention either of these.
** To a lesser extent, the appearances of John's three friends (especially the long-delayed reveal of who gardenGnostic was; Homestuck started in April of 2009 and she did not make a physical appearance until October of the same year) and their guardians.
** The [[TheMerch What Pumpkin store]] [[http://whatpumpkin.com/godtier-hoodies.html spoils which characters have gone god-tier]]. However, that very concept wasn't introduced until well into the storyline, so you'd have to have read up until that point, stopped, and then gone there to be actually spoiled by it. Also, the store carries shirts for ''all'' the possible aspects, so you'd have to be looking at the 'as worn by' section to know which have actually been reached in canon so far.
** The post-scratch session. Reading ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' regularly, it's almost hard to remember that some of the post-scratch kids' names and appearances, especially Dirk's, were major (and tantalizing) spoilers, especially when the logs on the left-hand side of the page regularly indicate their actions.
** Lord English's identity and relation to Doc Scratch, one of the greatest mysteries of the comic up until his introduction and even a little bit after, gets thrown about fairly casually.
** The album art pictures are occasionally spoilery, such as the art for Colours and Mayhem side A, which depicts Eridan [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe cut in half]], Gamzee with Li'l Cal, Kanaya in Rainbow Drinker Mode and breaking a wand, Sollux as half dead, and Aradia and Vriska in God Tier outfits. Bam, plot points to half of the trolls have been revealed right there!
** Karkat's blood color, especially seeing as his stand-in for the pre-scratch session wears a bright sweater in that color.
** Andrew Hussie spoils later plot twists in the commentary of the physical books pretty regularly, which is especially weird as he explicitly noted that one of the main reasons for making the books was to give people a different entry point for the series. In all fairness, however, he admits at one point that he occasionally just [[TrollingCreator makes shit up]], and some of the spoilers he says do [[ItMakesSenseInContext sound like jokes without context]], for example this slightly exaggerated claim:
--->Heh heh, John sure does irrationally hate Betty Crocker, the harmless baked goods corporation, doesn't he? Surely this is just a silly RunningGag and won't come back to haunt us in any significant way. Right? I mean... it just can't... could it? That would be blowing a gag way too far out of propor-oh fuck Crocker's gonna be the last boss, isn't she.
** Given Homestuck's ludicrous update rate and density of plot twists, the every single subpage about it on this wiki is now completely Administrivia/SpoilersOff because it was essentially impossible to decide what was a spoiler and what wasn't.
** One of the albums' title and art spoils the existence of The Cherubim, TheReveal of which was big enough at the time that Hussie produced a second, censored version of the page for use on {{the wiki|rule}} and other non-official sites.
** Official shirts and songs, along with oodles of fanart, spoil the existence of the Troll cast who are introduced a good ways into the story and at first appear to be vague, otherworldly antagonists to the main four kids. This may actually have been a good thing because of how many new readers the extended cast helped bring in once they were given their own ADayInTheLimelight act. Said arc treats the facts that Aradia is a ghost and that the trolls created the universe as surprises. Now, good luck finding a discussion on the trolls that doesn't mention either of these.
** To a lesser extent, the appearances of John's three friends (especially the long-delayed reveal of who gardenGnostic was; Homestuck started in April of 2009 and she did not make a physical appearance until October of the same year) and their guardians.
** The [[TheMerch What Pumpkin store]] [[http://whatpumpkin.com/godtier-hoodies.html spoils which characters have gone god-tier]]. However, that very concept wasn't introduced until well into the storyline, so you'd have to have read up until that point, stopped, and then gone there to be actually spoiled by it. Also, the store carries shirts for ''all'' the possible aspects, so you'd have to be looking at the 'as worn by' section to know which have actually been reached in canon so far.
** The post-scratch session. Reading ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' regularly, it's almost hard to remember that some of the post-scratch kids' names and appearances, especially Dirk's, were major (and tantalizing) spoilers, especially when the logs on the left-hand side of the page regularly indicate their actions.
** Lord English's identity and relation to Doc Scratch, one of the greatest mysteries of the comic up until his introduction and even a little bit after, gets thrown about fairly casually.
** The album art pictures are occasionally spoilery, such as the art for Colours and Mayhem side A, which depicts Eridan [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe cut in half]], Gamzee with Li'l Cal, Kanaya in Rainbow Drinker Mode and breaking a wand, Sollux as half dead, and Aradia and Vriska in God Tier outfits. Bam, plot points to half of the trolls have been revealed right there!
** Karkat's blood color, especially seeing as his stand-in for the pre-scratch session wears a bright sweater in that color.
** Andrew Hussie spoils later plot twists in the commentary of the physical books pretty regularly, which is especially weird as he explicitly noted that one of the main reasons for making the books was to give people a different entry point for the series. In all fairness, however, he admits at one point that he occasionally just [[TrollingCreator makes shit up]], and some of the spoilers he says do [[ItMakesSenseInContext sound like jokes without context]], for example this slightly exaggerated claim:
--->Heh heh, John sure does irrationally hate Betty Crocker, the harmless baked goods corporation, doesn't he? Surely this is just a silly RunningGag and won't come back to haunt us in any significant way. Right? I mean... it just can't... could it? That would be blowing a gag way too far out of propor-oh fuck Crocker's gonna be the last boss, isn't she.
** Given Homestuck's ludicrous update rate and density of plot twists, the every single subpage about it on this wiki is now completely Administrivia/SpoilersOff because it was essentially impossible to decide what was a spoiler and what wasn't.
** One of the albums' title and art spoils the existence of The Cherubim, TheReveal of which was big enough at the time that Hussie produced a second, censored version of the page for use on {{the wiki|rule}} and other non-official sites.
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* While it updated regularly, ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'' had a general fansite[=/=]fan group policy of 'Wait 48-72 hours to mention '''anything''' (including audience reaction, in some cases), but with the foreshadowing and callbacks, you could really find a late arrival spoiler in something mentioned from ''15 years previous''. Including Laz'R'Us tech, the importance of the core generator, the fact that there are two Kevyn's, Ennesby being able to jump between and control different computer systems...
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* While it updated regularly, ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'' had a general fansite[=/=]fan group policy of 'Wait 48-72 hours to mention '''anything''' (including audience reaction, in some cases), but with the foreshadowing and callbacks, you could really find a late arrival spoiler Late-Arrival Spoiler in something mentioned from ''15 years previous''.ago''. Including Laz'R'Us tech, the importance of the core generator, the fact that there are two Kevyn's, Ennesby being able to jump between and control different computer systems...
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!!General:
* The "Cast" and "About" pages of webcomics' sites, if they exist. Sometimes, they just summarize what readers could figure out from an ArchiveBinge, but other times they're meant to be read first to give necessary backstory. However, most of the time, the only way to really know is to read them first. And it's not uncommon in both cases for these pages to be updated as the strip progresses to touch on storylines from the strip's run, including plot twists.
** Even putting the latest strip on the home page runs the risk of doing this. Woe betide any reader who just happens to arrive right after a major plot twist.
** And if the site has a fanart section, avoid it like the plague until you've read the archives. Very often they depict not only characters, but actual events from the strip's run.
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!!Specific webcomics:
* A lot of the advertising, merchandise, and fanart surrounding ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'' involves Oasis. Enough so that someone who [[ArchiveBinge starts reading the series from the beginning]] will probably guess something's up when she "dies" at the end of her introductory story in 1999, although it's {{lampshade|Hanging}}d even then.
* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': Ellen exists, and she doesn't stay a villain; Grace can shapeshift, and Tedd doesn't need glasses.
** Still, the comic gets an honorable mention for ([[AbandonedInfoPage initially at least]]) having a cast page split between "spoilers" and "not spoilers".
* Though ''Webcomic/AngelMoxie'' was good about this during its run, the website is not coy about such things now that the series is over and has rerun several times. The girls are shown in the powered-up forms they don't get until almost the end of the series, which also blows the revelation that all three girls are Legendary Heroes and not just the MagicalGirl. The site synopsis is also just one giant spoiler of every plot point in the series.
* ''Webcomic/DanAndMabsFurryAdventures'': You ''do'' know Dan is an incubus, right?
* One especially JustForFun/{{egregious}} example is ''Webcomic/FamilyMan'' by Dylan Meconis. It is almost ubiquitously hailed as a superb werewolf story ... and has been since before a single werewolf appeared in the story, much less TheReveal. (The reason for this is obvious: the story is a semi-prequel to ''Webcomic/BiteMe'', in which Luther was a werewolf.)
* Parodied in ''Webcomic/AnsemRetort''. Someone yells at Marluxia for ruining the fact that Qui-Gon Jinn dies in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace''. That someone? Darth Maul.
* ''Webcomic/KevinAndKell'': Lindesfarne and Danielle are both from the human world.
* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' books come with informative chapter introductions... that tell you bits of what is going to happen in the next chapter. And later chapters. And sometimes in later ''books''. The assumption seems to be that nobody will be reading the books without having first read every strip online.
** Though the first book does include a suggestion that you read the strips before the extra text.
** Not much of a spoiler, but someone who has not yet finished reading the strip may wonder why Haley is holding a sign saying "I.O.Me: One big-ass diamond" on the cast page.
** This is especially true of the prequel books. The first book chronologically spoils almost every background twist for the first three mainline books and holds the payoff for a BrickJoke in the chronologically second book (which is still a prequel but released years earlier); the expectation seems to be that they'll be read in release order.
* ''Webcomic/ParadigmShift'': Every page has badge graphics for each act of the series. The badge for "Flight" makes it pretty clear what Kate's story is.
* ''Webcomic/{{Flipside}}'': [[BlitheSpirit Maytag]] and [[LadyOfWar Bernadette]] are lovers.
* ''Webcomic/OzyAndMillie'': Captain Locke is [[LukeIAmYourFather Millie's father]]. It said so right on the Cast page, [[AbandonedInfoPage back when there still was one]].
* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'':
** Official shirts and songs, along with oodles of fanart, spoil the existence of the Troll cast who are introduced a good ways into the story and at first appear to be vague, otherworldly antagonists to the main four kids. This may actually have been a good thing because of how many new readers the extended cast helped bring in once they were given their own ADayInTheLimelight act. Said arc treats the facts that Aradia is a ghost and that the trolls created the universe as surprises. Now, good luck finding a discussion on the trolls that doesn't mention either of these.
** To a lesser extent, the appearances of John's three friends (especially the long-delayed reveal of who gardenGnostic was; Homestuck started in April of 2009 and she did not make a physical appearance until October of the same year) and their guardians.
** The [[TheMerch What Pumpkin store]] [[http://whatpumpkin.com/godtier-hoodies.html spoils which characters have gone god-tier]]. However, that very concept wasn't introduced until well into the storyline, so you'd have to have read up until that point, stopped, and then gone there to be actually spoiled by it. Also, the store carries shirts for ''all'' the possible aspects, so you'd have to be looking at the 'as worn by' section to know which have actually been reached in canon so far.
** The post-scratch session. Reading ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' regularly, it's almost hard to remember that some of the post-scratch kids' names and appearances, especially Dirk's, were major (and tantalizing) spoilers, especially when the logs on the left-hand side of the page regularly indicate their actions.
** Lord English's identity and relation to Doc Scratch, one of the greatest mysteries of the comic up until his introduction and even a little bit after, gets thrown about fairly casually.
** The album art pictures are occasionally spoilery, such as the art for Colours and Mayhem side A, which depicts Eridan [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe cut in half]], Gamzee with Li'l Cal, Kanaya in Rainbow Drinker Mode and breaking a wand, Sollux as half dead, and Aradia and Vriska in God Tier outfits. Bam, plot points to half of the trolls have been revealed right there!
** Karkat's blood color, especially seeing as his stand-in for the pre-scratch session wears a bright sweater in that color.
** Andrew Hussie spoils later plot twists in the commentary of the physical books pretty regularly, which is especially weird as he explicitly noted that one of the main reasons for making the books was to give people a different entry point for the series. In all fairness, however, he admits at one point that he occasionally just [[TrollingCreator makes shit up]], and some of the spoilers he says do [[ItMakesSenseInContext sound like jokes without context]], for example this slightly exaggerated claim:
--->Heh heh, John sure does irrationally hate Betty Crocker, the harmless baked goods corporation, doesn't he? Surely this is just a silly RunningGag and won't come back to haunt us in any significant way. Right? I mean... it just can't... could it? That would be blowing a gag way too far out of propor-oh fuck Crocker's gonna be the last boss, isn't she.
** Given Homestuck's ludicrous update rate and density of plot twists, the every single subpage about it on this wiki is now completely Administrivia/SpoilersOff because it was essentially impossible to decide what was a spoiler and what wasn't.
** One of the albums' title and art spoils the existence of The Cherubim, TheReveal of which was big enough at the time that Hussie produced a second, censored version of the page for use on {{the wiki|rule}} and other non-official sites.
* [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2005/12/05 This]] ''Webcomic/PennyArcade'' details this very phenomenon, regarding movies. Specifically ''Film/KingKong2005'' and ''Film/ThePassionOfTheChrist''. As Gabe puts it, there's a statute of limitations on this kind of thing.
* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': The Secret Blueprints that were released at the same time as the first issue (back when it was released as comic books first) spoiled not only Agatha's identity, but also Adam and Lilith's.
* The seventh ''Webcomic/ElectricWonderland'' comic dramatically [[TheReveal revealed]] Lululu's mermaid tail. After Peter Paltridge wrote some character bios in June 2010, newcomers who clicked the "newbie? go here!" button on the Website/PlatypusComix home page could find out about her tail beforehand. The bios also spoil the fact that Natasha Wing, the seemingly random police girl who appeared at the end of the sixth comic, is actually friends with protagonist Trawn.
* A variation: Chapter 6 of ''Webcomic/{{Magellan}}'' carried a mild spoiler for ''Webcomic/{{Crossoverkill}}'': Hoodoo not only survives unscathed, but is pregnant with [[Webcomic/BadGuyHigh Captain Perfect's]] child. WordOfGod says this is due to ScheduleSlip on ''Crossoverkill'' - it was meant to be completed long before the ''Magellan'' story started.
* In the first issue of ''Webcomic/TheDemonMages'', the actress Ari passed off as a "human, reportedly". Not only is she referred and portrayed as a Gorgon everywhere else she appears (such as the Demon Mages' CharacterBlog and on her creators Website/DeviantArt page), the second issue simply outs her as one without much build-up.
* As ''[[Webcomic/LsEmpire L's Empire's]]'' profile page shows all of the authors, it's nigh impossible to not know about Dark Star and the fact that he becomes an author.
* ''Webcomic/DarthsAndDroids'' tries to avert this by having a separate cast page for each episode.
* ''Webcomic/ZebraGirl'': The cast page is not even trying to hide many key events of the story. Particularly the way Sandra eventually succumbs to her demonic urges and becomes a ruthless and cruel demon.
* ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'': Undine/Alchemical Water is the last active member of Team Alchemical. Sally/Alchemical Fire, Gwen/Alchemical Earth and Sylvia/Alchemical Air were killed in action and Undine was mortally wounded in the same battle. Tessa/Alchemical Aether saved Undine's life, but at the cost of her (Tessa's) powers.
* ''Webcomic/TwoKinds'': Flora (a [[FunnyAnimal Tiger Keidrian]]) is pregnant with Human Trace's child - something thought to be impossible, in-universe. Secondary character Raine has been a Human/Keidrian hybrid all along.
* The fact that ''Webcomic/ItHurts'' suddenly shifts from a SliceOfLife setting to a supernatural, sci-fi post-apocalypse is not kept secret by any aspect of the site. The banner image, for example, is occasionally a headshot of [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie Zombie!Allison]].
* ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'': Faye is a recovering alcoholic who may or may not have tried to kill herself (even she's not sure). Claire is a transwoman. Whether or not she's had reassignment surgery is [[ShrugOfGod intentionally never brought up.]]
* ''Webcomic/StandStillStaySilent'': The main character that dies during the first story arc is very obviously absent from illustrations made for the second arc that are supposed to include the entire main cast.
* While it updated regularly, ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'' had a general fansite[=/=]fan group policy of 'Wait 48-72 hours to mention '''anything''' (including audience reaction, in some cases), but with the foreshadowing and callbacks, you could really find a late arrival spoiler in something mentioned from ''15 years previous''. Including Laz'R'Us tech, the importance of the core generator, the fact that there are two Kevyn's, Ennesby being able to jump between and control different computer systems...
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* The "Cast" and "About" pages of webcomics' sites, if they exist. Sometimes, they just summarize what readers could figure out from an ArchiveBinge, but other times they're meant to be read first to give necessary backstory. However, most of the time, the only way to really know is to read them first. And it's not uncommon in both cases for these pages to be updated as the strip progresses to touch on storylines from the strip's run, including plot twists.
** Even putting the latest strip on the home page runs the risk of doing this. Woe betide any reader who just happens to arrive right after a major plot twist.
** And if the site has a fanart section, avoid it like the plague until you've read the archives. Very often they depict not only characters, but actual events from the strip's run.
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!!Specific webcomics:
* A lot of the advertising, merchandise, and fanart surrounding ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'' involves Oasis. Enough so that someone who [[ArchiveBinge starts reading the series from the beginning]] will probably guess something's up when she "dies" at the end of her introductory story in 1999, although it's {{lampshade|Hanging}}d even then.
* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': Ellen exists, and she doesn't stay a villain; Grace can shapeshift, and Tedd doesn't need glasses.
** Still, the comic gets an honorable mention for ([[AbandonedInfoPage initially at least]]) having a cast page split between "spoilers" and "not spoilers".
* Though ''Webcomic/AngelMoxie'' was good about this during its run, the website is not coy about such things now that the series is over and has rerun several times. The girls are shown in the powered-up forms they don't get until almost the end of the series, which also blows the revelation that all three girls are Legendary Heroes and not just the MagicalGirl. The site synopsis is also just one giant spoiler of every plot point in the series.
* ''Webcomic/DanAndMabsFurryAdventures'': You ''do'' know Dan is an incubus, right?
* One especially JustForFun/{{egregious}} example is ''Webcomic/FamilyMan'' by Dylan Meconis. It is almost ubiquitously hailed as a superb werewolf story ... and has been since before a single werewolf appeared in the story, much less TheReveal. (The reason for this is obvious: the story is a semi-prequel to ''Webcomic/BiteMe'', in which Luther was a werewolf.)
* Parodied in ''Webcomic/AnsemRetort''. Someone yells at Marluxia for ruining the fact that Qui-Gon Jinn dies in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace''. That someone? Darth Maul.
* ''Webcomic/KevinAndKell'': Lindesfarne and Danielle are both from the human world.
* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' books come with informative chapter introductions... that tell you bits of what is going to happen in the next chapter. And later chapters. And sometimes in later ''books''. The assumption seems to be that nobody will be reading the books without having first read every strip online.
** Though the first book does include a suggestion that you read the strips before the extra text.
** Not much of a spoiler, but someone who has not yet finished reading the strip may wonder why Haley is holding a sign saying "I.O.Me: One big-ass diamond" on the cast page.
** This is especially true of the prequel books. The first book chronologically spoils almost every background twist for the first three mainline books and holds the payoff for a BrickJoke in the chronologically second book (which is still a prequel but released years earlier); the expectation seems to be that they'll be read in release order.
* ''Webcomic/ParadigmShift'': Every page has badge graphics for each act of the series. The badge for "Flight" makes it pretty clear what Kate's story is.
* ''Webcomic/{{Flipside}}'': [[BlitheSpirit Maytag]] and [[LadyOfWar Bernadette]] are lovers.
* ''Webcomic/OzyAndMillie'': Captain Locke is [[LukeIAmYourFather Millie's father]]. It said so right on the Cast page, [[AbandonedInfoPage back when there still was one]].
* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'':
** Official shirts and songs, along with oodles of fanart, spoil the existence of the Troll cast who are introduced a good ways into the story and at first appear to be vague, otherworldly antagonists to the main four kids. This may actually have been a good thing because of how many new readers the extended cast helped bring in once they were given their own ADayInTheLimelight act. Said arc treats the facts that Aradia is a ghost and that the trolls created the universe as surprises. Now, good luck finding a discussion on the trolls that doesn't mention either of these.
** To a lesser extent, the appearances of John's three friends (especially the long-delayed reveal of who gardenGnostic was; Homestuck started in April of 2009 and she did not make a physical appearance until October of the same year) and their guardians.
** The [[TheMerch What Pumpkin store]] [[http://whatpumpkin.com/godtier-hoodies.html spoils which characters have gone god-tier]]. However, that very concept wasn't introduced until well into the storyline, so you'd have to have read up until that point, stopped, and then gone there to be actually spoiled by it. Also, the store carries shirts for ''all'' the possible aspects, so you'd have to be looking at the 'as worn by' section to know which have actually been reached in canon so far.
** The post-scratch session. Reading ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' regularly, it's almost hard to remember that some of the post-scratch kids' names and appearances, especially Dirk's, were major (and tantalizing) spoilers, especially when the logs on the left-hand side of the page regularly indicate their actions.
** Lord English's identity and relation to Doc Scratch, one of the greatest mysteries of the comic up until his introduction and even a little bit after, gets thrown about fairly casually.
** The album art pictures are occasionally spoilery, such as the art for Colours and Mayhem side A, which depicts Eridan [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe cut in half]], Gamzee with Li'l Cal, Kanaya in Rainbow Drinker Mode and breaking a wand, Sollux as half dead, and Aradia and Vriska in God Tier outfits. Bam, plot points to half of the trolls have been revealed right there!
** Karkat's blood color, especially seeing as his stand-in for the pre-scratch session wears a bright sweater in that color.
** Andrew Hussie spoils later plot twists in the commentary of the physical books pretty regularly, which is especially weird as he explicitly noted that one of the main reasons for making the books was to give people a different entry point for the series. In all fairness, however, he admits at one point that he occasionally just [[TrollingCreator makes shit up]], and some of the spoilers he says do [[ItMakesSenseInContext sound like jokes without context]], for example this slightly exaggerated claim:
--->Heh heh, John sure does irrationally hate Betty Crocker, the harmless baked goods corporation, doesn't he? Surely this is just a silly RunningGag and won't come back to haunt us in any significant way. Right? I mean... it just can't... could it? That would be blowing a gag way too far out of propor-oh fuck Crocker's gonna be the last boss, isn't she.
** Given Homestuck's ludicrous update rate and density of plot twists, the every single subpage about it on this wiki is now completely Administrivia/SpoilersOff because it was essentially impossible to decide what was a spoiler and what wasn't.
** One of the albums' title and art spoils the existence of The Cherubim, TheReveal of which was big enough at the time that Hussie produced a second, censored version of the page for use on {{the wiki|rule}} and other non-official sites.
* [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2005/12/05 This]] ''Webcomic/PennyArcade'' details this very phenomenon, regarding movies. Specifically ''Film/KingKong2005'' and ''Film/ThePassionOfTheChrist''. As Gabe puts it, there's a statute of limitations on this kind of thing.
* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': The Secret Blueprints that were released at the same time as the first issue (back when it was released as comic books first) spoiled not only Agatha's identity, but also Adam and Lilith's.
* The seventh ''Webcomic/ElectricWonderland'' comic dramatically [[TheReveal revealed]] Lululu's mermaid tail. After Peter Paltridge wrote some character bios in June 2010, newcomers who clicked the "newbie? go here!" button on the Website/PlatypusComix home page could find out about her tail beforehand. The bios also spoil the fact that Natasha Wing, the seemingly random police girl who appeared at the end of the sixth comic, is actually friends with protagonist Trawn.
* A variation: Chapter 6 of ''Webcomic/{{Magellan}}'' carried a mild spoiler for ''Webcomic/{{Crossoverkill}}'': Hoodoo not only survives unscathed, but is pregnant with [[Webcomic/BadGuyHigh Captain Perfect's]] child. WordOfGod says this is due to ScheduleSlip on ''Crossoverkill'' - it was meant to be completed long before the ''Magellan'' story started.
* In the first issue of ''Webcomic/TheDemonMages'', the actress Ari passed off as a "human, reportedly". Not only is she referred and portrayed as a Gorgon everywhere else she appears (such as the Demon Mages' CharacterBlog and on her creators Website/DeviantArt page), the second issue simply outs her as one without much build-up.
* As ''[[Webcomic/LsEmpire L's Empire's]]'' profile page shows all of the authors, it's nigh impossible to not know about Dark Star and the fact that he becomes an author.
* ''Webcomic/DarthsAndDroids'' tries to avert this by having a separate cast page for each episode.
* ''Webcomic/ZebraGirl'': The cast page is not even trying to hide many key events of the story. Particularly the way Sandra eventually succumbs to her demonic urges and becomes a ruthless and cruel demon.
* ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'': Undine/Alchemical Water is the last active member of Team Alchemical. Sally/Alchemical Fire, Gwen/Alchemical Earth and Sylvia/Alchemical Air were killed in action and Undine was mortally wounded in the same battle. Tessa/Alchemical Aether saved Undine's life, but at the cost of her (Tessa's) powers.
* ''Webcomic/TwoKinds'': Flora (a [[FunnyAnimal Tiger Keidrian]]) is pregnant with Human Trace's child - something thought to be impossible, in-universe. Secondary character Raine has been a Human/Keidrian hybrid all along.
* The fact that ''Webcomic/ItHurts'' suddenly shifts from a SliceOfLife setting to a supernatural, sci-fi post-apocalypse is not kept secret by any aspect of the site. The banner image, for example, is occasionally a headshot of [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie Zombie!Allison]].
* ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'': Faye is a recovering alcoholic who may or may not have tried to kill herself (even she's not sure). Claire is a transwoman. Whether or not she's had reassignment surgery is [[ShrugOfGod intentionally never brought up.]]
* ''Webcomic/StandStillStaySilent'': The main character that dies during the first story arc is very obviously absent from illustrations made for the second arc that are supposed to include the entire main cast.
* While it updated regularly, ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'' had a general fansite[=/=]fan group policy of 'Wait 48-72 hours to mention '''anything''' (including audience reaction, in some cases), but with the foreshadowing and callbacks, you could really find a late arrival spoiler in something mentioned from ''15 years previous''. Including Laz'R'Us tech, the importance of the core generator, the fact that there are two Kevyn's, Ennesby being able to jump between and control different computer systems...
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