I thought Shaw was a reference to Man and Superman since Brandon Routh played Superman. One of those pop culture riffs 'Chuck' is known for.

no mention of Zot!? Shame, cause it's a great read… a tad dated, maybe a bit teen angsty but pretty great.

If you like Bone you should try Evan Dahm's Rice-Boy and/or Order of Tales. Both are available for free on his website or you can order them in print form. They're strip comics in the stictest sense but compiled, you'd never really know it. It's good stuff. I love it.