Retcon Game: Retroactive Continuity and the Hyperlinking of America Friedenthal Andrew J.
Retcon Game: Retroactive Continuity and the Hyperlinking of America Friedenthal Andrew J. The superhero Wolverine time travels and changes storylines. The narrative technique of retroactive…
Specifikacia Retcon Game: Retroactive Continuity and the Hyperlinking of America Friedenthal Andrew J.
Retcon Game: Retroactive Continuity and the Hyperlinking of America Friedenthal Andrew J.
The superhero Wolverine time travels and changes storylines. The narrative technique of retroactive continuity seems rife lately, given all the world-building in comics. Andrew J. On Torchwood, there's a pill popped to alter memories of the past.
Retconning has reached its present form as a result of the complicated workings of superhero comics. Friedenthal deems retroactive continuity, or "retconning," as a force with many implications for how Americans view history and culture.Friedenthal examines this phenomenon in a range of media, from its beginnings in comic books and now its widespread shift into television, film, and digital media. In comic books and other narratives, retconning often seems utilized to literally rewrite some aspect of a character's past, either to keep that character more contemporary, to erase stories from continuity that no longer fit, or to
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