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* ''[[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.
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* Lindsey & Bud's names, and the fact that they're engineers in an underwater habitat, to ''[[The Abyss]]''.
* Tom called Lily "[[Sesame Street|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 [https://web.archive.org/web/20130514050422/http://tea-san.deviantart.com/art/Gunnerkrigg-Ico-68650626 an official artwork] in Tom's [[Deviant ART]] page of Kat and Annie dressed as [[Ico|Ico and Yorda]].
* Another piece of artwork has Kat and Annie dressed as [[Psychonauts|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]]''.
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* From ''Chapter 4: Not Very Scary'':
** The bonus page has a quote from ''[[Timon of Athens]]'' by [[William Shakespeare]].
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* From ''Chapter 9: Questions And Answers'':
** Take note of [[Metal Gear|the boxes]] [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=152 Mort is laying on].
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* From ''Chapter 24: Residential'':
** These comments from Tom:
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[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID{{=}}603 Eglamore subscribes to the] [[
* From ''Chapter 29: A Bad Start'':
** In the commentary of [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=751 this page], Tom says the train is nicknamed "[[The Dark Tower|Blaine]]".
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* From ''Chapter 32: From The Forest She Came'':
** After Kat and Annie {{spoiler|make amends}}, Kat confesses her like of Annie's forest dresses.
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* From ''Chapter 34: Faraway Morning (And Three Short Tales)'':
** {{spoiler|Janet And Winsbury finally reveal their [[Secret Relationship]]}}, only to engage in an [[Imagine Spot]]. [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=940 One of these imaginations] is a reference to a [[Lex Luthor]] meme, where he steals forty cakes (see [[And That's Terrible]]).
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