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1	Apart from all the superhero homages, there are also homages to non-superhero works, including:
2	* Zodon's human disguise makes him look like a character from ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide''.
3	* To ''Series/DoctorWho'':
4	** The time-traveller Tom Davidson is named after two of the stars of the show (and the cover art for issue #12, in which Tom features heavily, includes a homage to one of the old ''Doctor Who'' title logos).
5	** In another issue, Murphy quotes Leela in "The Robots of Death".
6	** And the Revenant acquired a familiar-looking ultrasonic tool from an unnamed man in return for help the Revenant gave him in a defunct timeline.
7	* One humorous two-panel joke has the Revenant decrypting the names "Wayne, B" and "Grayson, D".
8	* Creator/PhilFoglio and his family appear as supervillains who rule their domain from a giant zeppelin. Mr Foglio and his work gets another ShoutOut when Zodon gets his hands on a [[Webcomic/GirlGenius Heterodyne]] Tachyon Generator.
9	* Revenant's Alfred [[CaptainErsatz Ersatz]] is named Cranston, most likely a reference to Lamont Cranston, a.k.a. Radio/TheShadow. The Revenant also uses the alias Kent Allard, which happens to be another secret Identity of The Shadow. Allard's character design also has a notable resemblance to author Michael Stackpole, the creator of Revenant.
10	* [[spoiler:Toby being simultaneously bossed about by Order and Chaos]] is represented by him as [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Captain Kirk]] -- complete with StarTrekShake.
11	* Bernard has a [[Webcomic/PvP Skull]] doll.
12	* Spell Syrin tells off her magic students for trying to start a [[Franchise/HarryPotter Quidditch]] game.
13	* Tyler uses the Franchise/StargateVerse to convince Cecil that one of the "aliens" is on their side.
14	* Tyler finds himself in a ''Film/{{Tron}}'' costume from his clone's superpowers leaking out.
15	* When Alec's drawing causes the Headmaster's computer to crash, it begins to sing [[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey "Daisy Bell"]].
16	* The Trans-Dimensional Defense Division's seal contains the number [[Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy forty-two]].
17	* When Cecil confronts Zodon and tells him that he knows he is an alien, Zodon replies [[Series/TheXFiles "The truth is out there, kid,]] so why don't you go find it?"
18	* Coach Rockslide's real last name, Krutz, is a reference back to ''Webcomic/{{Nodwick}}'', where it was itself (not much of) an anagram of [[Webcomic/PvP Scott Kurtz]].
19	* The Headmaster measures the ability of students to deal with the vindictive and competitive politics of the Praetorian Academy on [[Literature/{{Discworld}} the Vetinari scale]].
20	* The 238verse seems to use Myth/SlavicMythology the way Creator/DCComics uses Myth/GreekMythology and Creator/MarvelComics uses Myth/NorseMythology. Veles is an opponent of Atlas, presented as a cross between [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Mr Mxyzptlk]] and [[Comicbook/TheMightyThor Marvel's version of Loki]].

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