| If you visit any comic book fan forum on
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| | fandom has made it seem as though
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| the net, I guarantee there will be one
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| | continuity breaks are enough on their own
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| particularly debate raging. The exact
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| | to make or break a story. Of course this
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| books and characters referred to change,
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| | is not a realistic view of things.
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| but the basic argument remains the same.
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| | Continuity is merely one aspect of many
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| This person is written out of character
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| | that make up a good comic book. To make
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| because back in issue #154987 so and so
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| | matters more confusing the importance of
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| said blah blah blah.I'm exaggerating of
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| | continuity will vary dramatically
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| course. I don't think any comic has an
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| | depending on the particular reader.One
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| issue #154987. But it does serve to
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| | Problem, Two SolutionsSo you're a comic
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| illustrate the dilemma that comic book
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| | book publisher with 40+ years of history
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| publishes frequently find themselves
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| | working for and against you. What do you
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| in.The Continuity Conundrum In essence,
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| | do? So far two approaches have been
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| the problem is that most comic book
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| | tried.DC Comics has experienced some
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| universes (and I'm thinking primarily of
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| | success with periodic reboots of
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| DC and Marvel here) are built around the
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| | continuity. The first of these was the
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| concept of continuity. All their
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| | Crisis on Infinite Earths which wiped out
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| characters interact to a greater or
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| | many parallel worlds and redefined a
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| lesser extent with each other. They all
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| | number of its major superheroes (and
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| exist in the same universe (though not
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| | villains). More recently they rebooted
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| necessarily the same planet or even
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| | again with Infinite Crisis which again
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| plane) and as a result they share a
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| | redefined a number of their most
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| common history.However as more and more
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| | prominent characters as well as
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| stories are published about these
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| | introducing brand new versions of old
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| characters, it becomes harder and harder
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| | characters.While this method has allowed
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| to track exactly who knows what and why
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| | DC to keep a fairly clean and consistent
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| never mind considering the effects it
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| | continuity, it also has the effect of
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| might have on the characterization of a
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| | upsetting and alienating some of their
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| specific hero. And that doesn't even
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| | longer term readers as characters they
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| address the limiting effect as far as
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| | liked get wiped out of existence.Marvel
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| possible new stories are concerned.So
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| | Comics has so far avoided any universe
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| what you have is two different
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| | wide reboots by instead adopting a policy
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| requirements tugging away at the
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| | of selective continuity. With this method
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| publisher. They want to do something new
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| | the individual editors or writers choose
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| with their characters and they want also
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| | to acknowledge or simply not reference
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| to stay true to what has come before or
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| | various elements of Marvel history as
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| they risk losing what made those
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| | they think best suits their story.While
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| characters special in the first place.
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| | the concept is highly flexible there have
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| The longer a character is published the
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| | been many occasions where the resulting
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| bigger this problem becomes.The Role Of
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| | story chooses to ignore an element so
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| The FansLong time comics fans often taken
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| | significant that it makes the story look
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| an excessive interest in continuity as a
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| | silly. Characters who were thought to be
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| by product of their interest in the
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| | dead turn up alive with not the slightest
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| subject as a whole. This frequently
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| | reference to how they returned.Important
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| results in fans complaining when a comic
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| | or Not?So is it? Well yes, and no.
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| book publisher breaks continuity
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| | Fundamentally continuity is as important
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| (deliberately or through
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| | as the reader chooses to let it be.
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| ignorance).Increasingly the outcry from
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