History Webcomic / Qxlkbh

* ReturningBigBad: The alt text of [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/65 65: Action Logic #1]] hints at mathemtician-turned-villain David Hilbert making a return in "Inconsistent Man and the Hotel of Doom".

** The alt text of [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/63 63: Ideas]] parodies internet ads claiming that the user is the 100 millionth visitor or whatever large number.

* InheritedIlliteracyTitle: [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/120 120: seecret saturday update]], which references ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'''s "[[https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Seecret_Updates Seecret Updates]]".

* ShoutOut:
** The alt text of [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/9 9: title drop]] references the "roll credits" RunningGag from WebVideo/CinemaSins regarding [[TitleDrop title drops]].
** [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/42 42: Regarding Tvtropes]] shouts out [[Website/TVTropes this very page]], introducing both Mustache Twirler and the glider to the mainline comics for the first time so that they could be troped. The alt text, meanwhile, shouts out ''Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'' by [[{{Irony}} insisting that there will be no shout-out]] to ''Hitchhiker's Guide''.
** In [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/47 Q&A 4]], Musi makes reference to a baseball player named "Who", a reference to Creator/AbbottAndCostello's WhosOnFirst routine.
** [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/53 53: my hobby]] is a reference to ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'''s [[https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Category:My_Hobby "My Hobby"]] strips. These are normally intended as soapboxes for the author, but the strip parodies this by having Baseball Cap refuse to cooperate with what's being said.
** [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/64 64: another milestone]] references ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'''s [[https://xkcd.com/1000/ 1000th comic]] indirectly though the AltText "Only 36 to go until a... round... um, nevermind" which references the Cueball in xkcd 1000.
** [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/e2 proto-2]] is just a ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' strip with different dialogue.
** [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/e8 qxlkbh minus, uh qxlkbh?]] is [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/8 8: beat panels]] but with the cueball being the only character, as a reference to ''Webcomic/GarfieldMinusGarfield''.
** [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/65 65: Action Logic #1]] and [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/66 66: Action Logic #2]] are named in reference to the first two issues of ''ComicBook/ActionComics''.
** The AltText of [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/66 66: Action Logic #2]] references the {{Franchise/Spiderman}} quote "[[WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility With great power comes great responsibility]]".
** The alt text of [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/67 67: Future ancient literature]] references the infamous "Loss" comic from ''Webcomic/CtrlAltDel'' and the resulting minimalist [[MemeticMutation memes]].
** The titles of [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/68 68]], [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/69 69]] and [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/70 70]] all start with "the one", referencing the IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming scheme from ''Series/{{Friends}}''.
** The archaeologist in [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/69 69: the one that continues the titling convention]] discusses a certain ancient hymn and speculates that it was used for curses. The song in question? Music/RickAstley's "[[JustForFun/{{Rickroll}} Never Gonna Give You Up]]".
** The alt text of [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/78 78: descent]] is "jan Musija [[Music/ElvisPresley is leaving the building]]!"
** [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/92 92: filler]] references [[https://xkcd.com/157/ this]] FillerStrip from early on in ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'''s run.
** [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/104 104: changing up form a little, a chart]] cites ''Literature/TheDivineComedy'' as an example of a religious SelfInsertFic.
** One secret page [[spoiler:[[https://qxlkbh.github.io/sandbox shouts out]] Music/OlivierMessiaen]].
** [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/107 107: the definitive guide to strip 107]] mentions that [=zAlicerg=] is "extremely touchy about whether the drapes, carpet, and upholstery match", likely a reference to [[https://xkcd.com/508/ this comic]] from ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}''.
** [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/111 111: francium synthesis]] contains a reference to VideoGame/ConwaysGameOfLife's reverse caber tosser (which at the time of the comics creation required a total of 15 gliders to create) and features a pattern in which the Glider collides with a constellation made of blocks of francium.
** In [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/113 113: survivor bias]]:
*** An image on the TV screen in the second panel contains the text "[[Film/{{Airplane}} Airplane? What is it?]]"
*** Person [=McPherson=]'s unsuccessful attempt at adding an image to a social media post is a reference to [[https://twitter.com/stephenasmith/status/603384079044759552 this]] [[Website/{{Twitter}} tweet]] by sports commentator [[Series/FirstTake Stephen A. Smith]]. [[spoiler:Their account username contains the string "1745325", which is the numerical page ID for the English Website/{{Wikipedia}} page [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias Survivorship bias]].]]
** [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/115 115: qxzlkbh]] once again references this page, in particular the fact that FingerTenting was commented out from the trope list due to it referring to a piece of official character art that was only available on Discord and thus did not count as "published".
** The alt text of [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/116 116: timeline]] mentions the character of [[Film/GroundhogDay Phil Connors]], who exploits the time loop he's in to [[TimeTravelingJerkass do whatever he wants with no consequences]].
** [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/117 117: thinking with... handsaws?]] references the {{Tagline}} "now you're thinking with portals" from ''VideoGame/Portal1''.
** The alt text of [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/118 118: beard]] mentions the episode "[[Recap/FargoS01E07WhoShavesTheBarber Who Shaves the Barber?]]" of ''Series/{{Fargo}}'', which by meeting Website/{{Wikipedia}}'s notability standards further complicates the disambiguation hatnote for the article "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barber_paradox barber paradox]]".
** The name of [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/120 120: seecret saturday update]] references ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'''s "[[https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Seecret_Updates Seecret Updates]]" during its Infdev and Alpha stages. Most of these were released on Fridays and referred to as "Seecret Friday", but the last one was released on Saturday instead.
** The alt text of [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/122 122: technobabble]] references the "1.21 jigawatts" of power needed for the [=DeLorean=] in ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture''.
** According to Ian, [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/126 126: qxlkbh - The Lost Episode]] is filled with Music/TheVelvetUnderground references. Besides the name-dropping of the albums ''Music/{{Loaded}}'' and ''Music/{{Squeeze|1973}}'' in the description, there's also one involving ''Music/MetalMachineMusic'', one in which Moe Tucker is depicted as a lumberjack, and, given Andrew's mentioning of a character saying "So... he's gone Bananas?", possibly also one referencing ''Music/TheVelvetUndergroundAndNico'' banana. In the next paragraph, Ian goes on to mention that he was inspired to make a joke about the [[UsefulNotes/ProgrammingLanguage programming language]] Lisp after hearing about it from ''[[https://xkcd.com/297/ xkcd]]''.
** The description of [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/136 136: introducing byzantine football]] mentions that the rules specify when [[AnimalAthleteLoophole dogs are and are not allowed to play the sport]], in a reference to ''Film/AirBud''.
** Upon [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KL0spxCnUY encountering some toasters on a table]], La Croix remarks "[[YouKnowWhatTheySay You know what they say]]: [...] not all toasters toast toast" in an inversion of a line from ''VideoGame/HotelMario''.
** The alt text of [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/141 141: celebration]] compares the zvillainsrg to "the guy with the jewelry", referring to ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''.
** The bottom of [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/148 148: nomic part 7]] shows the Glider from VideoGame/ConwaysGameOfLife being bounced back and forth between two pentadecathlons.
** [[spoiler:The secret comic "99+epsilon" features a walrus talking to a man named Mr. Carpenter, a reference to Creator/LewisCarroll's poem "[[Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland The Walrus and the Carpenter]]".]]

* AbortedArc: The [[{{Calvinball}} Nomic]] arc, which barring a brief interruption was mostly continuous until [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/85 85: Nomic Part 5]]. After that, it was abandoned in favor of a combination of one-off comics as well as a plotline about the zvillainsrg. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Dandan in [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/96 96: nomic part 6?]] when they remark that it's been "forever" since the last Nomic comic.

* CourtroomEpisode: The "{{canon}}icity court" arc revolves around Musi suing La Croix in court to have the events of the previous comic strips declared non-canon.

* DoubleSubversion: Mentioned by name in [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/74 74: unexpected]] in the title text, where La Croix reveals that [[ChainsawGood they did use the chainsaw to murder someone]] after all.
* DramaticHighPerching: In the "canonicity court" arc, the judge in [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/21 sits at an absurdly high desk]], so tall that they need a ladder to get up. In [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/98 98: contingency]] both Sonata and La Croix are also perched at absurd heights.

* EnforcedPlug: [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/118 118: beard]] is supposedly sponsored by "[[HanlonsRazor Hanlon's Razors]]", and so Ian has to make a natural-sounding transition into advertising razors.

* ForTheEvulz: In [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/141 141: celebration]], [=zAlicerg=] suggests that the zvillainsrg engage in evil purely for the sake of celebrating [=zOption 12rg=]'s feat.

* OverlyLongGag: The alt text of [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/118 118: beard]] is a series of connected Website/{{Wikipedia}}-style "not to be confused with" hatnotes for different articles with the word "barber" in the title. The text cuts off in the middle of the word, implying that this hatnote continues on for quite a while longer.

* PaintingTheMedium: In [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/61 61: definitely still about Quick, which isn't like a metaphor or anything yeah totally]], a gradient is used to indicate the dream fading back into reality.

* ShownTheirWork: Although SantaClaus is typically associated with the North Pole, he is shown in [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/143 143: the other celebration]] standing next to a magnetic pole labeled "S". This is correct since, physically speaking, the geographic north pole is actually the magnetic south pole due to opposites attracting. The strip's description links to a Website/{{Wikipedia}} article backing this up.

* SweatDrop: A drop of sweat [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/131 appears]] on Crossley's forehead as the Fourth Wall questions them during a debate.

* VisualPun: In [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/86 86: qxlkbh DARKER AND EDGIER EDITION]], "darker" means the scene is poorly lit, while "edgier" refers to the lack of anti-aliasing, rather than either term referring to the [[DarkerAndEdgier subject matter]].

''[[https://qxlkbh.github.io/house qxlkbh]]'' is a StickFigureComic made by [[VideoGame/ConwaysGameOfLife Conwaylife Lounge]] Discord users [[Tropers/{{janmusija}} Moosey]] (canonically spelled [[UsefulNotes/TokiPona "Musi" or "Musija"]]), [[Tropers/{{Andrewthetroper}} andrewthecoder]], [=PlanetN9ne=], Dandan, Sonata, and Tropers/Ian07.[[note]]plus [[GuestStrip guest appearances]] by Digin and Henry[[/note]] First published on Discord on June 22, 2022, the comic was given its own website on August 1, 2022.

** The alt text of [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/141 141: celebration]] compares the zvillainsrg to "the guy with the jewelry", referring to [[Characters/MCUThanos Thanos]] and the Infinity Stones.

* ShoddyShindig: [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/142 The comic's first birthday party]] is pretty haphazard. The text on the banner not quite filling out the whole thing, with the rest of the space being filled with placeholder text, and the cake is basically nonexistent.

* FormulaBreakingEpisode: [[ParodiedTrope Parodied]] in the "new qxlkbh" arc, which features a completely different set of characters in a completely different genre. The only connection it has with the rest of the comic is [[InNameOnly the name]] and the [[StickFigureComic stick figures]].

* [[invoked]]ScheduleSlip: Crossley, as the self-proclaimed "supreme overlord" of ''qxlkbh'', [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/120 tries to put into place]] a "Fridays-only" schedule for new strips being posted in an [[InvertedTrope inversion]] of this. Of course, ''qxlkbh'' never had a schedule to begin with, with updates occurring anywhere from several times a day to once a week or more. However, starting with [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/112 112: Tarski]], updates began to be posted only on Fridays purely by coincidence, which was [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in the description of [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/119 119: the triumphant return of La Croix]]. The strip where Crossley makes their declaration was [[HypocriticalHumor posted on a Saturday]].

* BladeOnAStick:
** In [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/15 15: panel power]], La Croix pokes a cueball with a spear.
** In [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/116 116: timeline]], [=zOption 12rg=] is seen carrying an arrow-shaped weapon and pointing it at Musi.

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* AIIsACrapshoot: La Croix [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/137 tries to turn]] Crackpot's "[[BenevolentAI ethicsbot]]" evil by asking it to roleplay as a malevolent entity, as well as to assume this identity when interacting with users from now on.

* BenevolentAI: In [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/137 137: ethicsbot]], Crackpot announces that he has created a chatbot which is supposedly [[IncorruptiblePurePureness morally incorruptible]]. La Croix attempts to [[AIIsACrapshoot subvert this with prompt engineering]].

** [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/56 56: OBK Kubanulllh]], originally created by the artificial intelligence DALL-E as a generic StickFigureComic, is [[AndroidsArePeopleToo treated as]] a "guest comic".

* PlotArmor: The Most Beautiful Stickman in [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/25 25: canonicity court part 7]] [[LampshadeHanging points out]] that the main cast seems to have special immunity:
--> '''Narrator:''' Oh woe. For once the protagonists are against [[BolivianArmyEnding insurmountable odds]]! How will they make it out?
--> '''MBS:''' Like they'd kill off one of our main characters.

* {{Feghoot}}:
** In [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/76 76: filler comic]] the ending panel is just a pun.

* AllElectionsAreSeriousBusiness: In [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/129 129: democracy, apparently]], La Croix has received 0.06% of the vote in the Citygradville mayoral election, while the alt text specifies that the town has a population of only 1,700. This implies that not only does the election have a turnout rate of 100% (within a rounding error), but also that [[HideYourChildren every single citizen of the town is of voting age]].

* BaitAndSwitchComment: [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/59 59: Quick!, the death of a show]] references the well-known "[[AwfulWeddedLife Take my wife... please!]]" joke, the original idea of which being that the speaker is listing their wife as an example of some phenomenon, but then subverts the remark by begging to get rid of her.

* {{Feghoot}}: In [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/76 76: filler comic]] the ending panel is just a pun.

* HideYourChildren: In [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/129 129: democracy, apparently]], La Croix has received 0.06% of the vote in the Citygradville mayoral election, while the alt text specifies that the town has a population of only 1,700. This implies that not only is every single citizen of the town of voting age, but also that the election [[AllElectionsAreSeriousBusiness has a turnout rate of 100%]] (within a rounding error).

** Another "bad writing" example occurs on the page [[spoiler:[[https://qxlkbh.github.io/lytton Really bad writing]], a brief passage featuring [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment redundancy]], {{cliche}}, and one sentence that goes on a tangent about shape sorter toys]].

* AllElectionsAreSeriousBusiness: In [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/129 129: democracy, apparently]], La Croix has received 0.06% of the vote in the Citygradville mayoral election, while the alt text specifies that the town has a population of only 1,700. This implies that not only does the election have a turnout rate of 100% (within a rounding error), but also that every single citizen of the town is of voting age.

* InformedSmallTown: Despite Citygradville having a population of only 1,700, a news station decides to dedicate coverage to the local mayoral election.

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* TenMinuteRetirement: Camera I [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/128 quits their job]] only to immediately realize that there aren't any other places that will employ cameras, and asks to get their job back.

* FrustratedOverheadScribble: Xylopharg [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/94 appears with a scribble over their head]] after someone else takes credit for their idea.

* OrphanedPunchline: In [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/e9 halloween 2022]], the first part of the Narrator's story gets censored, so all we see is the end where Douglas Hofstadter resolves the barber paradox by shaving the barber himself.

** According to Ian, [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/126 126: qxlkbh - The Lost Episode]] is filled with Music/TheVelvetUnderground references. Besides the name-dropping of the albums ''Music/{{Loaded}}'' and ''Music/{{Squeeze|1973}}'' in the description, there's also one involving ''Music/MetalMachineMusic'', one in which Moe Tucker is depicted as a lumberjack, and, given Andrew's mentioning of a character saying "So... he's gone Bananas?", possibly also one referencing ''TheVelvetUndergroundAndNico'' banana. In the next paragraph, Ian goes on to mention that he was inspired to make a joke about the [[UsefulNotes/ProgrammingLanguage programming language]] Lisp after hearing about it from ''[[https://xkcd.com/297/ xkcd]]''.

* InvisibleCelebrityGuest: [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/126 126: qxlkbh - The Lost Episode]] supposedly contains cameos by Music/TheVelvetUnderground as well as Cornell music professor Judith Peraino, who has written about them. Since the comic is "missing", we never get to see how they are depicted, although Peraino is stated to have been drawn in an {{animesque}} artstyle.

* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: The zvillains'rg lair is titled the [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/91 Evil Spire of Utmost Evil]].

* [[invoked]] ScheduleSlip: Crossley, as the self-proclaimed "supreme overlord" of ''qxlkbh'', [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/120 tries to put into place]] a "Fridays-only" schedule for new strips being posted in an [[InvertedTrope inversion]] of this. Of course, ''qxlkbh'' never had a schedule to begin with, with updates occurring anywhere from several times a day to once a week or more. However, starting with [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/112 112: Tarski]], updates began to be posted only on Fridays purely by coincidence, which was [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in the description of [[https://qxlkbh.github.io/119 119: the triumphant return of La Croix]]. The strip where Crossley makes their declaration was [[HypocriticalHumor posted on a Saturday]].