History WhamEpisode / Webcomics

* As seen in the image at the top of the main page, ''Webcomic/VGCats'' references this in a LostEpisode of ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'', which is a deconstruction of the slapstick violence and AmusingInjuries the title duo suffer. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Jerry is charged with aggravated assault, given a lengthy jail sentence, while Tom suffers irreparable brain damage and spends the rest of his life as an invalid]].

** Issue 13 was this [[UpToEleven in spades]]. This was the issue where the [[PromotedFanboy Idea]] [[MoralEventHorizon Guys]] took over much of the writing and effectively [[BrainWashed brainwashed]] various beliefs into Christine that have persisted ever since, [[MoreThanMindControl even after the Idea Guys were revealed to be trolls]]. There's [[MeaningfulName a reason]] it's called [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast The Idea Guy Corruptions]]. While many of the events have been [[RetConjuration undone using the]] [[Film/AvengersInfinityWar Reality Stone]], things like [[spoiler: the [[MergedReality Dimensional Merge]]]] and [[spoiler: Christine's [[PolyAmory polyamorous marriage]] to [[PerverseSexualLust two of her original characters, one made up by the Idea Guys]], and [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Mewtwo]]]] are not only still canon, but also things Christine [[https://sonichu.com/cwcki/Chris_and_reality actually believes to be real]].

* "[[http://www.the-whiteboard.com/autotwb2190.html The Big Kiss]]" story in ''Webcomic/TheWhiteboard''. Doc's [[http://www.the-whiteboard.com/autotwb1621.html bad]] [[http://www.the-whiteboard.com/autotwb2131.html luck]] with women had been [[http://www.the-whiteboard.com/autowb172.html a]] [[http://www.the-whiteboard.com/autowbvd08.html recurring]] [[http://www.the-whiteboard.com/auto021406.html gag]] for 14 years. Then Howie tells him there's another polar bear in town -- just to distract him. Then she proves real, then they kiss and, most importantly, [[http://www.the-whiteboard.com/autotwb2191.html she doesn't mind being set on fire]]. Since then, Doc is often referred to as "Morty" and has someone to [[UpToEleven actively]] try to impress.

* ''Webcomic/{{Bastard}}'': Chapters 54 and 55 when Jin flips out [[spoiler: and takes down Faye Kim, the other murderer]], and Chapter 83 when [[spoiler: Dongsoo kills Manny and Mandeuk.]]

** Book 1, Chapter 6. [[spoiler:Joyce is drugged and nearly raped by Ryan until Sarah saves the day. Unfortunately, Ryan manages to escape, and this incident has haunted Joyce ever since.]]
** Book 2, Chapter 4. [[spoiler:Sarah didn't call the cops on her roommate Dana, she called her Dad to pull her out of school out of concern for her well-being.]]
** Book 4, Chapter 1. [[spoiler:Amber beats the shit out of her father Blaine, who just kidnapped Danny to draw her out.]]
** Book 5, Chapter 2. [[spoiler:Becky got kicked out of college after being revealed as a lesbian, and ran away to Joyce's to avoid her bigoted father.]]
** The entirety of Book 6. [[spoiler:Ross kidnaps Becky at gunpoint, completely shattering Joyce's old worldview. Then Joyce is broken even further once she realizes almost half of her family are defending Ross's actions. Meanwhile, Danny and Amber are having a major falling-out over whether or not Amazi-Girl is still an ok thing for the latter to be doing. Billie and Ruth's relationship is outed to the dorm by Carla when she tries to get Ruth help for her actively worsening depression, and Ruth gets hospitalized as a suicide risk. Lastly, Amazi-Girl confronts Sal at a re-election rally for Robin [=DeSanto=], and when the crowd begins cheering her on by insisting that Sal is a thug who must have done something wrong, she tries to de-escalate the conflict... which is sidelined when she catches a glimpse of ''Ryan'' in the crowd.]]
** Book 10 goes ''bonkers''. [[spoiler:It starts with the Wham Shot mentioned below, where Walky finds himself (and several others) kidnapped by Blaine and Ross, who are trying to pull an "IHaveYourWife" on Amazi-Girl and blackmail her into kidnapping Becky on their behalf. To underline the threat, Blaine points out how Mike fell off a building fighting with him the other night. Unfortunately, Blaine is so [[SelectiveObliviousness convinced of Amber's worthlessness]] that he refuses to acknowledge his daughter ''is'' Amazi-Girl. [[TooDumbToLive Even after she admits it to his face.]] Ross, however, lets her go, since he wants his daughter back. Becky, instead of fleeing as Amazi-Amber has urged her to, turns herself in... but by now there's an EnemyCivilWar as Blaine turns on Ross for letting Amber go. [[KilledOffForReal Blaine murders Ross.]] The remaining abductees escape and fight their way free with the help of a freshly arrived Amazi-Girl. Becky says her farewells to her father. Upstairs, Blaine has recovered. He takes Joyce hostage and races off in an unmarked white van... with Amazi-Girl in pursuit with the help of TheCavalry, Sal, and her motorcycle. Blaine is imprisoned in the hospital, then shot and killed by a DirtyCop on Asher's orders. Mike is revealed to be in a coma. Oh, and, Robin resigns from her congressional race.]]

** Book 10 goes ''bonkers''. [[spoiler:It starts with the Wham Shot mentioned below, where Walky finds himself (and several others) kidnapped by Blaine and Ross, who are trying to pull an "IHaveYourWife" on Amazi-Girl and blackmail her into kidnapping Becky on their behalf. To underline the threat, Blaine points out how Mike fell off a building fighting with him the other night. Unfortunately, Blaine is so [[SelectiveObliviousness convinced of Amber's worthlessness]] that he refuses to acknowledge his daughter ''is'' Amazi-Girl. [[TooDumbToLive Even after she admits it to his face.]] Ross, however, lets her go, since he wants his daughter back. Becky, instead of fleeing as Amazi-Amber has urged her to, turns herself in... but by now there's an EnemyCivilWar as Blaine turns on Ross for letting Amber go. [[KilledOffForReal Blaine murders Ross.]] The remaining abductees escape and fight their way free with the help of a freshly arrived Amazi-Girl. Becky says her farewells to her father. Upstairs, Blaine has recovered. He takes Joyce hostage and races off in an unmarked white van... with Amazi-Girl in pursuit with the help of TheCavalry, Sal, and her motorcycle. Blaine is imprisoned in the hospital, then shot and killed by a DirtyCop. Mike is revealed to be in a coma. Oh, and, Robin resigns from her congressional race.]]

* ''Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily'': Strip 580 is where we find out [[spoiler: the comic will soon end]] much to Kirby's chagrin.

*** Issue 11 took place over years of DevelopmentHell, during which Christian had [[TransGender become Christine]] and as a result, [[RealLifeWritesThePlot so did the character by the same name]]. While this in itself may not seem like a major change, a lot had occurred in Chris's real life between Issue 10's completion (and subsequent [[RetCon retconning]]), and Issue 11's completion. [[{{Pun}} "CWC"]] reminder that [[FridgeLogic real life writes the plot of Sonichu]].

* As seen in the image at the top of the main page, ''Webcomic/VGCats'' references this in a LostEpisode of ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'', which is a deconstruction of the slapstick violence and AmusingInjuries the title duo suffer. [[RealityEnsues Jerry is charged with aggravated assault, given a lengthy jail sentence, while Tom suffers irreparable brain damage and spends the rest of his life as an invalid]].

** After the second TimeSkip, we ''open'' with a WhamEpisode, although in this case a positive one. [[spoiler: You thought Arthur's role as CEO of Excalicorp was the equivilent of being High King? Nope, he's standing for President.]]

** The comedic one: [[spoiler:Blacula escapes his prison and turns Succubus against Team Dracula, then takes over Castlevania. The comedy comes with the general shenenigans of the cast still applying in what is otherwise a ''kinda'' serious scene.]]

** Chapter 19 IN SPADES. [[spoiler:King Cold [[OneWingedAngel transforms]] into his never seen third form, and a few pages later into [[BishonenLine his fourth form.]] U9 Videl is seen using the Kaioken. Her sword broke, [[SealedGoodInACan setting free the U9 Old Kai]]. The mysterious shadow in U3 that had appeared several chapters earlier is revealed as Dr. Raichi... Only for ''yet another'' unknown shadow to immediately appear in U3... And a few pages later, it's revealed that there's [[SerialEscalation ''even another'']] unseen new character at U3, U3 Bardock, who can even turn Super Saiyan. And, when everyone thought the chapter had long reached its top, Bardock has a vision of a NotHimself Vegetto attacking Gohan and Piccolo screaming that all universes are now in danger, which is then followed up on the next page with Buu in a much less solid state yelling out "This Masquerade ends now!", Frieza revealing that Ginyu might have an important part to play, Goku allying with a Cell Jr. and the Super Namek speaking!]] HOLY SHIT. The chapter title [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin could not be so accurate.]]

** Book 1, Chapter 6. [[spoiler:Joyce is drugged and nearly raped by Ryan, until Sarah saves the day. Unfortunately, Ryan manages to escape, and this incident has haunted Joyce ever since.]]

** Book 10 goes ''bonkers''. [[spoiler:It starts with the Wham Shot mentioned below, where Walky finds himself (and several others) kidnapped by Blaine and Ross, who are trying to pull an "IHaveYourWife" on Amazi-Girl and blackmail her into kidnapping Becky on their behalf. To underline the threat, Blaine points out how Mike fell off a building fighting with him the other night. Unfortunately, Blaine is so [[SelectiveObliviousness convinced of Amber's worthlessness]] that he refuses to acknowledge his daughter ''is'' Amazi-Girl. [[TooDumbToLive Even after she admits it to his face.]] Ross, however, lets her go, since he wants his daughter back. Becky, instead of fleeing as Amazi-Amber has urged her to, turns herself in... but by now there's an EnemyCivilWar as Blaine turns on Ross for letting Amber go. [[KilledOffForReal Blaine murders Ross.]] The remaining abductees escape, and fight their way free with the help of a freshly-arrived Amazi-Girl. Becky says her farewells to her father. Upstairs, Blaine has recovered. He takes Joyce hostage and races off in an unmarked white van... with Amazi-Girl in pursuit with the help of TheCavalry, Sal and her motorcycle. Blaine is imprisoned in the hospital, then shot and killed by a DirtyCop. Mike is revealed to be in a coma. Oh, and, Robin resigns from her congressional race.]]
* [[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2009/05/05/episode-1124-king-bad-ass-of-evil-mountain/ Four]] [[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2009/05/07/episode-1125-unexpected/ in]] [[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2009/05/09/episode-1126-impasse/ a]] [[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2009/05/12/episode-1127-invincible-sword-technique/ goddamned]] ''row'' in ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater''. The third one is, arguably, the whammiest because Fighter, for the first time in the comics 1,000+ , seven year run, has actually shown anything but admiration and love towards Black Mage; and Black Mage, for the second or third time, has shown genuine affection for White Mage.

** Back-to-back whams: Bogroll kills Ansom, and then dies and Parson has Sizemore and Wanda ''[[ScrewTheRulesIHavePlot uncroak the extinct volcano]] that Gobwin Knob is on top of wiping out most of Ansom's forces

* Some readers of ''Webcomic/{{Goblins}}'' theorized that Kore was a Fallen Paladin due to his willingness to kill harmless characters in cold blood [[KnightTemplar if he perceived them as evil]], and because he never displayed any Paladin powers in his early appearances. So when he finally demonstrated that [[http://goblinscomic.com/comic/11162010-2 he is, indeed, a paladin,]] a lot of fan theories got jossed.

** More than twenty arcs later, [[http://www.housepetscomic.com/category/comic/55-the-game-in-heaven/ the Trial in Heaven]] reveals that not all is what it seems with the game of the gods. While Pete had been shown time and again to be a jerk, self-concerned, conceited, and ultimately appearing to care little for mortals, this is all turned on its ear as it is revealed that not only [[http://www.housepetscomic.com/2012/05/21/you-could-wait-a-lifetime/ does Pete care]], or at least has cared about mortals in the past, but it is revealed that [[http://www.housepetscomic.com/2012/05/25/we-all-dream-for-sundering/ the Dragon]] is not the kind-hearted creature that she seems - it is heavily implied that not only has she been meddling in the affairs of mortals, but in their love lives, with two of her followers dating two creatures that Pete was interested in, and the ex-boyfriend of one of said followers dating a third - all conveniently ruining Pete's own plans, but implying that all of their relationships may be, to some extent, a sham set up by the Dragon to prevent Pete from winning. Worse still, it is implied that the goal of the game that Pete and the Dragon had disagreed upon hinged upon the equivalence of humans and the other animals which inhabit the world - and Pete, not the Dragon, was on the side of the equivocation of human and animalkind, with the Dragon opposed to it. Thus, rather than the black and white conflict as it had appeared before, both sides were painted in gray - Pete is a jerk, but the comic is meant to lead the readers to sympathize with the pets, and King's arc in particular shows the difficulty of the transisition between human to animal - as well as the fundamental difference between the mindset of many animals and many humans, though the wolves had also worked to blur that line in the other direction by living as people, and far more responsible people than the ferrets, their benefactors, do. It also sets up for Pete having some sort of backup plan, but because of the UnspokenPlanGuarantee, we still don't know whether it has come to fruition.

* ''Webcomic/ItsWalky'' (back when it was still ''Roomies!'') had [[http://www.itswalky.com/comic/no-regrets/ Ruth die]] [[http://www.itswalky.com/comic/act-with-integrity/ saving]] a drunk Danny from getting smashed by a semi. Prior to this, the strip was pure drama-free SitCom. The shift in tone may have been 100% intentional, since the storyline immediately following that shifted the strip fully to ''Its Walky''.

* In ''Webcomic/{{Magellan}}'' the fourth chapter drops the bomb that [[spoiler:not only are the two antagonists Miasma and Dragonklaw future versions of current timeline cadets, but that their arrival and plans have significantly changed the timeline, meaning the entire story as presented is actually an alternate timeline split off from the original.]] This has had ramifications throughout subsequent chapters.
* In ''Webcomic/MaxOveracts'', during Klaus' birthday party at the zoo [[spoiler: Curio gets trampled on when he accidental falls in a elephant pit]] and after the party [[spoiler:Max finds out the Janet got an role on a tv show and her family just let for Vancouver.]]

** Issue 262 [[spoiler: Has the fact that Bob Beaky is Sonic revealed to all of Mobius blowning Sonic's Bob Beaky disguise and in Silver's future Sonic has been [[UnPerson Un-Personed]] and replaced in the history books by Tails]].

** This pales in comparison to the fact that the mysterious Dr. Klein and the Third Man are actually Jerry, Captain Spectacular's sidekick. The comic archives are FULL of subtle hints and clues -- from the fact that Jerry is never seen in the same panel as Dr. Klein, to Klein's affection for Jerry and SpyGal (Jerry is in love with the latter), to Jerry not having any powers yet was able to 'survive being thrown into a volcano' (the Third Man can appears to use a dimensional gate or can teleport), to similarities between designs, and the list goes on. Best of all, it is clear that this was planned from the very beginning.

** Part 2: Issue 11 reveals [[spoiler:that Lia was once a real person. In her dreams she befriended Sadoko but in real life she fell for a man. Her boyfriend died in [=WW2=], Sadoko impersonated her boyfriend and made her believe she was in heaven. Eventually Lia learned the truth, her consciousness was kidnapped, and she became a EldritchAbomination.]] Several other chapters are this, including [[spoiler:the final two, where we learn Sadoko was a living person and we learn who Clandy truly is]].

** Book 10 goes ''bonkers''. [[spoiler:It starts with the Wham Shot mentioned below, where Walky finds himself (and several others) kidnapped by Blaine and Ross, who are trying to pull an "IHaveYourWife" on Amazi-Girl and blackmail her into kidnapping Becky on their behalf. To underline the threat, Blaine points out how Mike fell off a building fighting with him the other night. Unfortunately, Blaine is so [[SelectiveObliviousness convinced of Amber's worthlessness]] that he refuses to acknowledge his daughter ''is'' Amazi-Girl. [[TooDumbToLive Even after she admits it to his face.]] Ross, however, lets her go, since he wants his daughter back. Becky, instead of fleeing as Amazi-Amber has urged her to, turns herself in... but by now there's an EnemyCivilWar as Blaine turns on Ross for letting Amber go. [[KilledOffForReal Blaine murders Ross.]] The remaining abductees escape, and fight their way free with the help of a freshly-arrived Amazi-Girl. Becky says her farewells to her father. Upstairs, Blaine has recovered. He takes Joyce hostage and races off in an unmarked white van... with Amazi-Girl in pursuit with the help of TheCavalry, Sal and her motorcycle. Blaine is imprisoned in the hospital, then shot and killed by a CrookedCop. Mike is revealed to be in a coma. Oh, and, Robin resigns from her congressional race.]]

** The second is [[https://www.housepetscomic.com/comic/2009/05/27/im-never-going-to-understand-humans/ I'm Never Going to Understand Humans]], the first real darkness in the comic, where the status of pets as people is first seriously questioned, as well as showing the first human face in the form of Joel. While not obvious at the time, this arc kicked off the second major conflict of the comic, the status of pets in the human world.

** The second is [[http://www.housepetscomic.com/category/comic/a-sinister-shadow/ A Sinister Shadow]], the first real darkness in the comic, where the status of pets as people is first seriously questioned, as well as showing the first human face in the form of Joel. While not obvious at the time, this arc kicked off the second major conflict of the comic, the status of pets in the human world.

** Issue 13 was this [[UpToEleven in spades]]. This was the issue where the [[PromotedFanboy Idea]] [[MoralEventHorizon Guys]] took over much of the writing and effectively [[BrainWashed brainwashed]] various beliefs into Christine that have persisted ever since, [[MoreThanMindControl even after the Idea Guys were revealed to be trolls]]. There's [[MeaningfulName a reason]] it's called [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast The Idea Guy Corruptions]]. While many of the events have been [[RetConjuration undone using the]] [[Film/AvengersInfinityWar Reality Stone]], things like [[spoiler: the [[MergedReality Dimensional Merge]]]] and [[spoiler: Christine's [[PolyAmory polyamorous marriage]] to [[PerverseSexualLust two of her original characters, one made up by the Idea Guys]], [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers and]] [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Mewtwo]]]] are not only still canon, but also things Christine [[https://sonichu.com/cwcki/Chris_and_reality actually believes to be real]].

* ''WebComic/DumbingOfAge'': Answers in Hennessey. Billie finds Ruth completely drunk and hides her from the fire department (which came due to the fire alarm that Billie pulled). Billie reveals that she got a DUI, which got her kicked off the cheer squad. Ruth knew that all along, and tells Billie that her parents were killed by a drunk driver. It's a big, sobering chapter of the consequences of the two's interactions with each other and with alcohol.

* ''Webcomic/ItsWalky'' (back when it was still ''Roomies!'') had [[http://www.itswalky.com/d/19990311.html Ruth die]] saving a drunk Danny from getting smashed by a semi. Prior to this, the strip was pure drama-free SitCom. The shift in tone may have been 100% intentional, since the storyline immediately following that shifted the strip fully to ''Its Walky''.

* WebComic/{{Paranatural}}

* 'Webcomic/BittersweetCandyBowl': Chapter 51, where [[spoiler: [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Tsundere Lucy]] finally works up the courage to tell [[DoggedNiceGuy Mike]] she loves him... only for him to reject her on account of him already having a girlfriend.]] Possibly WORSE is Chapter 69, [[spoiler: where Mike finally gets sick of Lucy's awful behavior towards him and completely destroys their friendship, leaving her nearly broken inside. Keep in mind that nearly the entire comic had been built upon Mike's friendship with Lucy, and his willingness to look past her attitude to see who she really was. Yeah. WHAM.]]

** Chapter 12: The Purple One has some sort of interested in Tessa.

* Chapter 2 of ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain''. While Tessa is away, her whole team excepting Undine is killed, and Tessa uses up the entirety of her magic to keep Undine alive.

* Issue Ten of the infamous ''Webcomic/{{Sonichu}}'', in which [[spoiler: several of the main characters brutally murder a handful of people whom the author believes have wronged him in life.]] The childish aspect of the artwork could make it even more disturbing to some people.

* As seen in the image at the top of the main page, ''Webcomic/VGCats'' references this in a LostEpisode of ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'', which is a deconstruction of the slapstick violence and AmusingInjuries the title duo suffer. Jerry is charged with aggravated assault, given a lengthy jail sentence, while Tom suffers irreparable brain damage and spends the rest of his life as an invalid.

* ''Webcomic/{{Digger}}'' manages a fair few. The first that the Cold Servants are Hyenas came as no surprise to most as the nature of the dead god had been so heavily foreshadowed if they turned out to be anything else people would have objected. [[LukeIAmYourFather However Ed being Grim-Eye's father]] although foreshadowed was foreshadowed so subtly it came out of fricking no-where as far as most readers were concerned, but makes so much sense in hindsight and is such a heartbreaking revelation it jumps right off the {{HSQ}} metre.