El Goonish Shive Timeline

This timeline is based on information provided by El Goonish Shive's author, Dan Shive, and is intended to make it easier to both get a sense of how the plot and the characters have progressed since the comic started. On February 2, 2010, Shive acknowledged the timeline in part 3 of the fourth in-comic Q&A session. In the commentary he declared that, short of finding a flaw somewhere, he considers it canon.

Timeline

Date	Weekday	Description	From		To
2 years before March 10	Friday	Terra and Magus duel, Magus is banished to the Spiritual plane of the Main Universe. Chaos gives DGB agents a cryptic warning about him.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2007-01-01	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2007-01-12
October 7 of previous year	Sunday	Eric yells at Sensei Greg and calls him a fraud.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-08-18	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-08-18
January 25	Friday	Goo created, fought for the first time.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2002-01-28	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2002-02-10
January 26	Saturday	Sarah, Tedd and Elliot go to the movies. Enter Grace.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2002-02-11	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2002-02-23
January 27	Sunday	Elliot and Sarah meet Grace. Sarah and Grace go clothes shopping.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2002-02-25 EGS Main Story Comic for 2002-03-15	→ →	EGS Main Story Comic for 2002-03-10 EGS Main Story Comic for 2002-03-25
January 28	Monday	Elliot takes Sarah to martial arts class. Much awkwardness.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2002-03-26	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2002-05-24
January 29	Tuesday	Tedd V5's Elliot. Elliot and Sarah officially start going out...I believe.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2002-05-25	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2002-06-18
January 30	Wednesday	Elliot goes to School as Ellen. Elliot and Tedd travel to PTTAOLUTASF. Ellen created. Abraham awakens from his statue.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2002-06-19 EGS Main Story Comic for 2008-05-26	→ →	EGS Main Story Comic for 2002-08-29 EGS Main Story Comic for 2008-05-30
January 31	Thursday	The goo fight, and the resolution of "Sister"	EGS Main Story Comic for 2002-08-30	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2003-02-21
February 2	Saturday	Justin and Nanase at the comic shop.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2003-03-03	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2003-03-12
February 7	Thursday	Lady Mysterious	EGS Main Story Comic for 2003-03-13	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2003-03-31
March 1	Friday	Night Out, Parts 2 and 3	EGS Main Story Comic for 2003-05-12	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2003-08-05
March 2	Saturday	Tam eh Tedd and Painted Black (Busy day!)	EGS Main Story Comic for 2003-08-18	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2004-07-02
March 3	Sunday	End of Painted black / Sleepy Time	EGS Main Story Comic for 2004-07-05	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2004-10-20
March 4	Monday	Red Alert, Magic Comic Shop and Not a Date at the Mall	EGS Main Story Comic for 2004-10-22	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2005-01-05
March 5	Tuesday	Party Recruiting	EGS Main Story Comic for 2005-01-07	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2005-03-07
March 6	Wednesday	School Uniforms announced.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2005-03-09	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2005-03-28
March 7	Thursday	Susan and Nanase conspire.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2005-03-30	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2005-04-06
March 8	Friday	Uniform pickup.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2005-04-08	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2005-04-23
March 9	Saturday	Grace's Birthday Party.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2005-04-25	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2006-09-29
March 10	Sunday	Aftershocks from Grace's Birthday Party.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2007-01-15	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2007-05-16
March 11	Monday	Grace and Ellen's first day of school at Moperville South (and The Susan Pants Rebellion).	EGS Main Story Comic for 2007-05-23	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2008-05-23
March 12	Tuesday	Abraham arrives in Moperville, Elliot wakes up female, Tedd joins Susan's rebellion. Elliot fights the Bloodgrem, Magic and Awakenings explained.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2008-06-02	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2009-03-10
March 13	Wednesday	Nanase's makeover revealed, Abraham attacks Moperville South, Nanase gets burnt-out, uniform policy discontinued.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2009-03-12	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-01-21
March 20	Wednesday	T-Minus The Demon Ally	EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-04-07	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-04-09
March 21	Thursday	T-Minus Dark Allegiance	EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-08-09	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-08-13
March 30	Saturday	Elliot and Tedd experiment with Elliot's powers. Ellen transforms into Brownie.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-03-01	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-03-15
March 31	Sunday	Elliot ventures into Swedekea and meets Noah.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-03-17	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-04-05
April 1	Monday	The Earthquake.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-04-12	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-04-12
April 2	Tuesday	Susan and Catalina go to Salty Crackers Comics. Elliot transforms into Sarah with mixed success.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-04-14	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-04-26
April 3	Wednesday	Sarah and Susan meet to plan the trip to check on the artifact, and decide they need Grace to come with them.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-04-28	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-04-28
April 4	Thursday	Sarah, Susan, and Grace set off on their road trip. That night Susan explains her powers, what happened in France, and discovers an unusual interaction of her spell with one of Nanase's fairy dolls.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-04-30	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-06-11
April 5	Friday	Sarah, Susan, and Grace find the artifact and meet Jerry. Susan has an angst-triggered Awakening, and regains the ability to summon the hammers as her first new spell. Jerry finds out about the France incident and pledges to help Susan, then completes his death.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-06-14	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-08-02
April 6	Saturday	Susan and Nanase meet in Susan's bedroom to demonstrate Susan's fairy.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-08-05	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-08-05
April 7	Sunday	Greg contemplates his teaching anime-style martial arts.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-08-18	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-08-18
April 8	Monday	Elliot wakes up to find that his clothes transformed into a superheroine costume while he was sleeping. Sensei Greg tells the ASMA students that he is shutting down the dojo.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-08-20	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-09-03
April 9	Tuesday	Elliot visits Justin at the comic shop, they fight the fire summon and Elliot discovers his superheroine spell. The fight is recorded and the videos spread virally. Carol is revealed to be Sarah's sister. Arthur, reveals magic is real on national television.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-09-06	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-12-17
April 10	Wednesday	Rhoda changes her look. George deduces Elliot is the superheroine and pressures Justin to tell him more. Justin eventually decides to feign ignorance. Noah tells Elliot of Melissa's history. Elliot talks with Justin about it then with Ellen. Grace decides to train with Greg.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-12-20	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2011-02-28
April 11	Thursday	Noah talks with Justin but is distracted by an apparently invisible magical creature and later admonished by Raven for not completing his intended goal. George backs off from Justin when he learns Elliot isn't Justin's boyfriend. Justin contemplates Melissa.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2010-12-28	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2011-03-30
April 12	Friday	Grace and Elliot find the summoner at the ASMA Dojo. Elliot chases the Bulldog Dragon to the comic shop. Noah fights it as the CLB and it chases him to the dojo. Grace knocks Dex out dismissing the summons. Carol interviews Party Elliot. Noah realizes who Grace is.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2011-04-01	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2011-06-22
April 13	Saturday	Justin and George talk about Thursday and Friday's events. Elliot and Sarah talk about Elliot's party animal socialite form.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2011-06-23	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2011-06-24
April 15	Monday	Justin promises Noah that he won't reveal his being the CLB. Justin and Melissa discuss their relationship. Raven recalls his conversation with Noah on Friday regarding Friday's events and speculates on Pandora's plan. It is revealed that Justin has a magic mark.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2011-06-27	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2011-07-01
May 1	Wednesday	Nanase and Ellen make plans for a movie date but Gerald interrupts them. Grace proclaims her need for romance and decides to go on a double date with Nanase and Ellen. Nanase and Ellen are reluctant but decide to go along. Grace tells Tedd they are going on a date on Friday.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2011-08-02	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2011-08-12
May 2	Thursday	Tedd tells Elliot about the Date and admits he is reluctant to spend time with Ellen and Nanase. Tedd talks to his dad about the date and Mrs. Kitsune orders Nanase to share her wisdom of relationships with Tedd.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2011-08-15	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2011-08-19
May 3	Friday	Tedd, Grace, Nanase, and Ellen go out on a date and meet Gary at the restaurant. They go to the bowling alley/arcade and Ellen and Tedd have a talk alone. Tedd stands up to Gerald.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2011-08-22	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2011-10-07
May 4	Saturday	Sarah and Susan play video games with Little Nase, Susan's fairy doll. Tedd is revealed to have a watch that can not only change his form but his clothes as well.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2011-10-10	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2011-10-21
May 12	Sunday	Rhoda discovers overturned dirt in the park, is chased by a giant boar and saved by Catalina. Ranger Simpson declares it will be destroyed if and when it is found. Raven offers to help save it.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2011-10-24	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2011-11-22
May 13	Monday	Grace tells Raven she wants to help him save the boar. Noah tells Raven that Grace is the one who defeated Damien and Grace convinces Raven to take her to save the boar by proving that she can shapeshift and talk to animals.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2011-11-24	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2012-01-12
May 14	Tuesday	Grace and Raven attempt to save the boar but fail and Raven shoots it dead. Raven buys Grace an apology ice-cream. Rhoda reads an article on the internet related to the boar's death, a magic mark is revealed to be on her back and she is shown to have enlarged the boar.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2012-01-12	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2012-02-10
May 24	Friday	Elliot and Sarah watch a movie set in Paris. Sarah expresses her desire to visit Paris and Elliot expresses his dislike of traveling.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2012-03-05	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2012-03-05
May 28	Tuesday	Matt Cohen asks Susan out but she rejects him. Mr. and Mrs. Dunkel tell Ellen she can enjoy her summer but tell Elliot to get a job. Sarah asks Tedd if she can be his lab assistant.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2012-03-06	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2012-03-28
May 29	Wednesday	Susan mulls over her approach to dating and Elliot asks her about the possibility of working in the Video Rental Store.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2012-03-30	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2012-03-30
May 31	Friday	Nanase and Ellen babysit Nanase's little sister, Akiko. Akiko expresses interest in lesbianism but it is deduced to probably be a phase. Nanase tells Ellen she wants to have kids some day and is open to using uryuom technology but hesitant to involve Tedd to achieve it.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2012-02-13	→	EGS Main Story Comic for 2012-03-02
?	?	Sarah dreams about having magic.	EGS Main Story Comic for 2012-04-02	→	Present comic