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** Similarly, a fan asked on the comments box whether the "Eldritch Blob" monster was a reference to "Eldritch Deathlord" from ''VideoGame/Warcraft3'', not knowing that the term ''eldritch'' is dated by Merriam-Webster online to the year 1508. Horror writers like Creator/EdgarAllanPoe, Creator/ClarkAshtonSmith and Creator/HPLovecraft were very fond of the word, and it is from these that its modern use in fantasy comes.

* Most webcomic fans consider ''US Angel Corps'' to be the first Western guro comic, which is wrong. Not only does the guro webcomic ''Alice in Neverland'' predate it by 2 years, but guro comics, at least under the definitions commonly associated with them, predate the internet. A good example of this is the Italian erotic horror comic series ''Storie Viola'', whose release date goes as far back as 1987.

*** Speaking of the Midnight Crew, they're thought to be dark parodies of the ''Webcomic/ProblemSleuth'' crew made specifically for ''Homestuck'', in keeping with Hussie's trend taking from previous ''Webcomic/MSPaintAdventures'' comics and referencing them in later ones. While the parody part of that statement is true, the characters were initially ''from'' ''Problem Sleuth'' -- they were a rival gang Team Sleuth encountered in non-canon bonus comics, and [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness just as silly]], to boot.

*** Speaking of the Midnight Crew, they're thought to be entirely new dark parodies of the ''Webcomic/ProblemSleuth'' crew, in keeping with ''Homestuck'' taking from previous ''Webcomic/MSPaintAdventures'' comics. While the parody part of that statement is true, the characters were initially ''from'' ''Problem Sleuth'' -- they were a rival gang Team Sleuth encountered in non-canon bonus comics, and [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness just as silly]], to boot.

*** Speaking of the Midnight Crew, they're thought to be entirely new dark parodies of the ''Webcomic/ProblemSleuth'' crew, in keeping with ''Homestuck'' taking from previous ''Website/MSPaintAdventures'' comics. While the parody part of that statement is true, the characters were initially ''from'' ''Problem Sleuth'' -- they were a rival gang Team Sleuth encountered in non-canon bonus comics, and [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness just as silly]], to boot.

* ''Webcomics/TheNoob'':

** Some readers, especially of the younger type, are unaware that the trolls' symbols are alchemical symbols associated with signs of the Zodiac and not an original creation.

** The same applies with "fuckass", from DonnieDarko.

* When the webcomic ''[[NotableFantasyWebcomics The Noob]]'' parodied the "Time Warp" song from the famous stage play and 1975 comedy movie ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'' in its episode #299 [[http://www.thenoobcomic.com/index.php?pos=299 "The Dungeon Lifecycle"]], a fan on the comments board claimed that the webcomic was ripping off the {{MMORPG}} ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'', because they had used the "jump to the left" joke first; naturally, this came from a ''[=CoH=]'' mission packed with ''RHPS'' references.
** Similarly, a fan asked on the comments box whether the "Eldritch Blob" monster was a reference to "Eldritch Deathlord" from ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}} 3'', not knowing that the term ''eldritch'' is dated by Merriam-Webster online to the year 1508. Horror writers like Creator/EdgarAllanPoe, Clark Ashton Smith and Creator/HPLovecraft were very fond of the word, and it is from these that its modern use in fantasy comes.

* Many people will tell you that ''[[Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick Order of the Stick]]'' invented the RPGMechanicsVerse trope, but as that page shows, at least two {{anime}} examples, ''Beet the Vandel Buster'' and ''Anime/MahoujinGuruGuru'', beat ''[=OotS=]'' by about one and nine years, respectively.
** Order of the Stick is frequently accused of stealing material from Skyrim, even though the creator has declared he has never played the game.