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Murder, He Wrote/References

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References/Trivia


Cultural references

  • The title of the comic story is a reference to the American television mystery series Murder, She Wrote.
  • The entire story and style is a parody of the Japanese series Death Note. This includes some specific references, including a box of "Mell-O" (referencing the character Mello from Death Note) and a bag of "EAT IT!" potato chips (referencing an infamous scene from the English dub of the Death Note anime) on the kitchen table in one panel.
  • There are references to two other Japanese series, Dragon Ball and Pokémon; the local news makes mention of all seven dragon balls being found, and shortly after Sideshow Bob is seen falling face first into a hot dog cart labelled "Pika Dogs", in reference to the character Pikachu.