Comics continuity makes my head explode.
There's always how Jilli and I deal with it: "Hand-wavy hand-wavy Hypertime."
It makes the pain go away.
But? There's always a but. When this is over, can we have a big 'but' moratorium?
Fred ,'Smile Time'
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P.M. Marc - Apr 11, 2005 10:10:02 pm PDT #7865 of 10000
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Frankenbuddha - Apr 12, 2005 4:07:28 am PDT #7866 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Comics continuity makes my head explode.
The problem seems to me that they try to fit stuff from days past into current continuity, when sometimes they should just let it go. That, and the seeming need to do all the resets in current continuity as well.
§ ita § - Apr 12, 2005 4:18:32 am PDT #7867 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I get the need to reset, because the core heroes can't get much older. Shoehorning the past in -- I suppose if they could do it neatly, it'd give a great sense of satisfaction. I suppose.
esse - Apr 12, 2005 4:25:14 am PDT #7868 of 10000
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
(Did you get Deadshot #5, BTW?)
Not yet. Hopefully I'll get up there soon.
because the core heroes can't get much older.
Yeah...that's always the interesting bit about comics, isn't it? The heroes can never really die, but you want the storylines to move on.
Steph L. - Apr 12, 2005 4:34:58 am PDT #7869 of 10000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
(Did you get Deadshot #5, BTW?)
Not yet. Hopefully I'll get up there soon.
Would you like a ::cough::non-paper::cough:: version of it?
DXMachina - Apr 12, 2005 4:36:47 am PDT #7870 of 10000
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
If one were looking for ::cough::non-paper::cough:: versions of things, where would one look these days?
Steph L. - Apr 12, 2005 4:37:22 am PDT #7871 of 10000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Since I have a Mac, I peruse Limewire and pray.
t edit Though I seem to have acquired a hell of a lot of cbrs (though almost all are back issues of the Batverse, w/some Transmetropolitan), and I would not be averse to putting them on yousendit.com.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 12, 2005 4:43:19 am PDT #7872 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I get the need to reset, because the core heroes can't get much older. Shoehorning the past in -- I suppose if they could do it neatly, it'd give a great sense of satisfaction. I suppose.
I think by reset I mean more along the lines of trying to deal with the whole Earth 2, etc. in the current continuity, or, probably more to the point, deciding that though killing Jean Grey was really cool, we want/need the character back and we're going to try and justify it plot-wise.
§ ita § - Apr 12, 2005 5:20:53 am PDT #7873 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
we want/need the character back and we're going to try and justify it plot-wise.
Well, for "older" include dead -- it's safer (sadly, I think) to bring back an old favourite than create a new one. So the mainstays can't change that much -- age, die, marry happily, that soft of stuff.
esse - Apr 12, 2005 6:50:25 am PDT #7874 of 10000
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Would you like a ::cough::non-paper::cough:: version of it?
Yes, that'd be great. Thanks.