Gunnerkrigg Court/Shout Out

"Janet "Would thou wert clean enough to spit upon!""
 * Uzumaki, from page one: "I would like to share with you the strange events that took place ..." (and after Art Evolution goes far enough, there's some resemblance between the red-headed girls)
 * The comic takes a lot of inspiration by part of English folk musician Kate Rusby. Tom is a fan of her.
 * Sir Eglamore, ("Sir Eglamore") the Annan Waters ("Annan Waters") and Janet Llanwellyn, ("The Maid of Llanwellyn") all take their inspiration from several of her songs.
 * "Playing of Ball" was also quoted in the comic.
 * Lindsey & Bud's names, and the fact that they're engineers in an underwater habitat, to The Abyss.
 * Tom called Lily "Cookie Monster" when he named her in a tweet. She also shares his color scheme and seemingly has toned-down mannerisms and speech patters of Cookie Monster. She might be also a reference to another Perky Goth Genki Girl with much the same colour scheme, perpetual crazy smile and lack of inhibitions in the L.A.W.L.S. comic.
 * There's an official artwork in Tom's Deviant ART page of Kat and Annie dressed as Ico and Yorda.
 * Another piece of artwork has Kat and Annie dressed as Raz and Lili.
 * In one panel Antimony is shown reading a book titled Tannhauser Gate, a Speculative Fiction meme that dates back to Blade Runner.
 * From Chapter 1: The Shadow and the Robot:
 * Shadow 2's appearance as a "horned boy" shadow is a reference to Ico.
 * From Chapter 2: Schoolyard Myths:
 * Basil is talking about the whole affaire with Theseus. After he ends his tale, he sprouts "No sir, I didn't like it."
 * From Chapter 4: Not Very Scary:
 * The bonus page has a quote from Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare.

"You are welcome, Vegeta.
 * From Chapter 9: Questions And Answers:
 * Take note of the boxes Mort is laying on.
 * From Chapter 13: A Week For Kat:
 * Logos from Tom's favorite video games appear on Alistair's clothing.
 * From Chapter 16: The Medium Beginning:
 * Annie makes a mention that they will be late for their Karmatron Dynamics class. Tom is an admitted fan of the series.
 * From Chapter 18: S1:
 * The giant robot in this strip, and the ensuing fight, a reference to.
 * Metal Gear Theater, a two-page tribute to Kat's favorite videogame.
 * From Chapter 19: Power Station:
 * Gamma's plushies in Zeta's Black Bug Room town here include Ray and Roast Beef, a marshmallow kitten and Mr.Jinx.
 * From Chapter 24: Residential:
 * These comments from Tom:

Eglamore subscribes to the Jotaro Kujo School of Posture."

""Also, I love the Princess Mononoke look you've got going on!""
 * From Chapter 29: A Bad Start:
 * In the commentary of this page, Tom says the train is nicknamed "Blaine".
 * From Chapter 30: The Coward Heart:
 * The crow and spiky-haired guy with triangular eye shadowing in the center of this page sure seems like a shout-out to Bro Strider and "Seppucrow".
 * The earrings 'could' be minature Troll horns.
 * From Chapter 32: From The Forest She Came:
 * After Kat and Annie, Kat confesses her like of Annie's forest dresses.


 * From Chapter 34: Faraway Morning (And Three Short Tales):
 * , only to engage in an Imagine Spot. One of these imaginations is a reference to a Lex Luthor meme, where he steals forty cakes (see And That's Terrible).
 * Strips 938 and 940 reference The Fast and the Furious.
 * Strip #939 combines references to The Princess Bride and this song.
 * Strip 1013 has Donald (Kat's dad) reading what appears to be The Beano (specifically a Dennis the Menace UK comic.)
 * Chapter 37, "Divine", has had two so far:
 * This page might be one to The Lord of the Rings: Sam unhesitatingly grabs Frodo's hand when he's in the "hospital" in front of all their friends (it was kind of a big deal while filming the movie) while Kat hesitates to hold Annie's hand despite (or perhaps because of) the only people around being Robot, Shadow 2, and Reynardine.