Commentary for El Goonish Shive strips is sometimes added after the original comic is posted. The commentary for the earliest strips (except for the first couple ones) has been added about 12 years after the fact. This has allowed Dan to make many Call Forwards:
- The commentary of this strip
from 2002 is in reference to this strip from 2010. - The commentary of this strip from February of 2002 is in reference to the this strip from October 2002.
- The commentary of this strip from 2002 is in reference to the image in the commentary of this strip from 2014.
- The commentary of this strip from 2002 is in reference to the entire "Hammerchlorians" storyline.
- The commentary of this strip from 2002 is in reference to Nanase's hair color as of this strip from April 2013 although it first showed up unacknowledged in the previous storyline from February 2013.
- The commentary of this strip from 2002 is in reference to this strip from 2011.
- The commentary of this strip from 2002 is in reference to this strip from 2005.
- The commentary of this strip from 2002 is in reference to this strip from 2008.
- The commentary of this strip from May 2002 is in reference to this strip from June 2002.
- The commentary of this strip from 2002 is in reference to this strip from 2011.
- The commentary of this strip from 2002 is in reference to the laid back nature of Elliot's parents as is first apparent in this strip from 2003.
- The commentary of this strip from 2002 is in reference to this strip from 2005.
