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Posts: 539 (02/05/02 19:45:44) Lex's Bumbling Sidekick |
Do you guys think continuity is important or as long as there is a good story it doesn't matter. To me I like to have continuity. But I can see why some people don't care.
"And Otis, by the way, next time put my robe on after I'm out of the pool." |
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Posts: 14531 (02/06/02 05:59:59) Gidget Diapertush |
Continuity is a good thing, but a good story is also needed. I think they're both pretty important. You can reference or work something into a new story from a previous story and thats always interesting. Star Trek II is the perfect example of how keeping past stories in mind can make current ones truly great.
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Posts: 75 (02/07/02 22:43:57) |
Continuity is important because it keeps fans old and new in touch with each other. It is not good to alienate fans of old by suddenly changing around the storyline. A good solid base is always needed.
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Posts: 319 (02/16/02 05:53:19) |
It seems that American readers are mostly worried about continuity. Personally I could care less if the next issue of Superman had Lois and Clark unmarried and Lois unaware of Clark's real identity.
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Posts: 1935 (02/18/02 20:43:40) |
Marvel readers will tell you "no". The rest of literate society would tell you otherwise. I like to think of my comics as a continuous text. If something is just somewhat contradicting in terms of character or setting details, it's not such a big deal. However, if things are completely out of whack, the story loses a lot of its power for me. There are ways to write stories that re-introduce old concepts for new readers. It's just far easier to get rid the old for the sake of saving some time, ,but that's going to do far more to kill your readership that taking too much time to remind readers of an event that is long forgotten.
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Posts: 24 (07/11/05 23:46:45) |
George Lucas once commented that part of his struggle to decide whether or not to make the prequels was that his fans had taken over too much ownership of Star Wars. In other words, if he tried to write something down on paper he wondered how many people would cry "FOUL!" and correct him on what Star Wars was all about.
Because obviously George Lucas doesn't know the first thing about Star Wars, right? Well... the prequels don't have all the holes fixed, and seem to have created a few more. Yet that aside, I'd rather just watch them with a loose hand that be a total geek about it. Anyway... that's my same spin on comic continuity. |
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Posts: 5983 (07/12/05 05:05:45) The Ace Face |
For comics? I used to be a continuity lawyer, but lately I don't care anymore.
I create my own continuity. I keep the things I like, string it together in my head, and ignore the rest. For example in MY head, "Ultimate Spider-Man" is the REAL Spidey, and anything from the regular universe that I decide fits, does. "Ultimate X-Men" (where appropriate) is like the prequel to Grant Morrison and Joss Whedon's BRILLIANT New X-Men and Astonishing X-Men (even though it isn't) __________________
"Yet MORE hypocrisy from a Superman Cinema poster. Stop the presses." |
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Posts: 2416 (08/15/05 19:36:09) I.M. Fletcher |
Quote: Um, no I won't. That's one of the things I loved about comics in the beginning...the continuity. When there was a crossover, it was an event. It seemed after Crisis and Secret Wars, guest appearances became a free-for-all. Wolverine would appear in every comic one month...with none referring to any other in any of them. I miss continuity. Bendis at least makes the references to events going on in other titles as well as references to passed events, but there isn't much else. Marvel has adopted the 'make a good story, don't worry about continuity' method of storytelling. I'm waiting for it to come around. |
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Posts: 5 (08/17/05 20:16:15) |
Continuity's cool, but it can turn into a burden. That's why I'm so psyched about All Star Superman. Not a huge fan of Frank Quitely's artwork, but Grant Morrison is a great writer. Plus, the freedom to just write a good Superman story and not worry about whether he's with Lois or Lana is pretty damned cool too.
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