Retconning: Just Another Day Like All The Others

January 22nd, 2008 at 2:43 pm (Uncategorized)

To quote the author :

Retconning comes from “retroactive continuity,” meaning “taking the continuity of your storyline and retroactively changing part of it so things didn’t happen the way they happened”…

This comes up a lot in comics and sometimes in movies, where the past is changed to fit the needs of the current writers. Happens in soap operas too or any long form narrative that changes organically over time. At some point someone just can’t help but screw with the past we all came to know. The Star Wars prequels and the Special Editions can fall into this category.

Anyway I thought this article does an amazing job covering this topic. Really good read.

From digg:
In the context of Marvel Comics doing “the stupidest thing ever,” referring to the nullification of a certain webhead’s marriage, this article goes on to explain the different types of retconning. It explains how they come about and their repercussions.

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Webcomics: Olive Garden, Starslip, and more

January 22nd, 2008 at 12:12 pm (digg)

This webcomic crossed my path the other day chronicling the author’s time working as a host at the Olive Garden. I also started looking at one called Starslip Crisis. Of course there’s also PvP and Penny Arcade… oh, the list never ends. Support these folks if you can!

From digg:
For about a year, I worked as a host in an Olive Garden restaurant. During that time, I made the following strips. Each strip is completely true, except for people’s names, which have been changed so that they don’t get mad at me. This comic is not endorsed in any way by The Olive Garden. In fact, they don’t even know it exists.

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