Basically, a retcon is any case where new stories change the details of old ones and rewrite the history of. His origin, early years, and powers have been revamped a ridiculous number of times just in official comic book continuity and not counting instory changes. Browse the marvel comic series new mutants 1983 1991. While it is a self contained story that doesnt link too hugely into the events of 2, it is an extremely enjoyable read and very interesting as it fleshes out parts of the infamous continuity and will be of great interest to series fans looking to explore the universe deeper. Top 10 retcons in comics daily superheroes your daily dose of. Five comic book retcons that stuck oh how dc comics loves their retcons. In the very first issue of this funny animal gritty comic, the dungeon keeper has a look at a picture of his lost love who looks human.
And now, we have a character in an action movie with latin american roots thats just begging to give that community a comic book hero with whom they could positively identifyand you took it away from them for ryan frickin reynolds. Imagine a world where the nazis not only won world war ii but went on to direct world culture for the next 60 years with the help of an orphaned, alien superweapon known as overman. Much of my knowledge of this supernatural groundhog day setup comes from the postnarrative interview. The whole dc universe changed, not just cyborgs status as a founding member of the league. In the comic book fan community, the apparent death and subsequent return of a longrunning character is often called a comic book death. Sep 17, 2017 while the image website summary describes the story as the reboot of a comic book miniseries that has never existed, that particular storyline was never breached. What are some of the biggest continuity errors or retcons in. I really like discovery, but its canonicity issues are a discussion for another day. Additionally, you can go the next page by clicking on the comic or pressing the left arrow and right arrow keys to flip pages. So, we all love to complain about one more day and sins past and the like, but what are some examples of retcons that, in your opinion, are really inventive or overall improved the characters they were used for. Time to travel back and jump in on this comic while it was new. Jun 27, 2017 free screen printing on your shirt for not at comic con from 11am2pm. The regular direct edition shows the prices in the us, canada and the uk, and has an ad for the history of the dc universe in the upc box. The term retroactive continuity or retcon for short is used in comic books to define a rewrite of a current origin or introduction of new information as if it had always been that way.
Heres a short story that im incredibly proud to share with you the boba fett fan comic. Jul 10, 2005 im sure many james patterson fans found this book enthralling but as a part time fan i thought the story was silly and the way it was written unusual. He also hosts a youtube show called, couchdoodles show. The early years provides one of the best retcons ever so far. Paranormal time travel in images retcon comic book news. The original nightwing story had dick and bruce part ways civilly, with the robin mantle being handed to jason todd. The 15 dumbest superhero retcons of all time comics.
Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. It utilized the settings and characters from the series, but was set years after the end of the series, and featured older characters coming. The long history of popular titles and the number of writers who contribute stories can often create situations that demand clarification or revision. Graphic books present informational text in a visually engaging and entertaining format, while the comic and humor books use the comic strip format and photos with humorous captions to provide students with a fun reading experience. University products is the leading supplier of materials for conservation, restoration, preservation, exhibition, and archival storage. Retroactive continuity, or retcon for short, is a literary device in which established facts in a fictional work are adjusted, ignored, or contradicted by a subsequently published work which breaks continuity with the former. Updated daily, wfc produced the very best for the web by publishing exclusive columns, comics, contests, and features. Underneath the comic there are four arrow buttons used to navigate the comic. House of x is a companion book with power of x, but i feel like this book is the true main book. Infamous is a 2011 comic book series based on the video game of the same name published by dc comics in association with sucker punch productions the developer of the game. But once in awhile a retcon comes in the form of a new.
Why dont they just tell you what you need to know in the comic. And now, theres a tiger king comic book in the works. What are your choices for the worst which is easier, since most of them are ludicrous and. In issues uncanny xmen 145147, claremont showed the ascension of ororo to roguestorm, a being that wielded near infinite power. Event by chicago retcon bringing comics back to comic con on saturday, august 12 2017 with 546 people interested and 218 people going. They made headlines with their series team muhafiz, a comic book about a multiethnic group of young heroes striving to fight the wrongs in their society. A tiger king comic book is coming in june chicago tribune. Thanks to this simple retcon we got the infamous house of m story and now we are about to see the return of wanda in avengers. It has everything you need to create any type of sequential storytelling like comic books, comic strips, web comic or if youre feeling really ambitious a graphic novel. Every time something changes in comic books, there will always be a tsunami of outcry. Often, its used to serve a new plot by changing its context. Lost in space was a comic book published by innovation comics, based upon the television series lost in space. In the end, script by howard mackie, pencils by tom raney, inks by andrew pepoy.
If you read that one issue and made a more traditional comic book character based on what you learned of the character, youll get a pretty good idea of what death was like in the ca book. But comic companies arent shy about changing things. Straight dope message board main cafe society comic book retcons that. Our was an okay book with decent art, but the creators clearly hoped to confuse buyers to pick up the first few issues. May 21, 20 of the largest racial groupings in the united states, only native americans are more poorly represented. Retcons are when comics redo their own continuity and marvel has done this for some of its biggest characters from spiderman to the fantastic four, most marvel characters have had their history. Im sure as comic fans we are all familiar with the term retcon. The comic caused so much outrage that marvel were forced to write a special storyline just one year later. So, for instance, it is not a retcon that cyborg was a founding member of the justice league.
Aftershock comics launched in april 2015, aftershock comics is a comic book company that combines the creative edge of. Retcons are often encountered in serial formats such as comic books or television series, where they serve as a means of allowing the works creators to create a parallel universe, reintroduce a character. Many times a character will get a retcon, and given enough time that retcon will kind of disappear, be reversed or just become insignificant. The problem is, the majority of retcons in comic books. There isnt anything glaring that i can point to but i had the feeling this story could easily be a comic book story.
Murder, mayhem and madness has spawned a fox special and an upcoming investigation discovery sequel, and now theres a comic book. Comicbookgarfieldhis9lives retcons the origin of odie in garfields life. Superstar writer grant morrison joins legendary artist jim lee on earth10 for one of the most dynamic, actionpacked issues of this entire worldshattering series the multiversity. Posted on august, 2015 august 29, 2015 by bobanonymous. Mutant x takes place in an alternate reality and the only character from the real marvel universe that appears in the series is havok. We took our time and made sure from layout to panel design. Whereas originally in the comic strips odie was the pet of jon arbuckles friend lyman, who. Finally a piece of software that will eliminate those pesky comic book companies. Immediately after high school, he was hired to work as in illustrator for rob liefelds extreme studios. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Likewise, this very intentional retcon was accepted by fans because it was smartly written.
A comic book death is generally not taken seriously by readers and is rarely permanent or meaningful other than for story or thematic purposes. Comic book retcons that were ignored archive straight. Incredible star wars fan comic retcons boba fetts biggest blunder. Oct 28, 2019 azcorp entertainment is known for introducing and popularising new comic book series in pakistan. Now, azcorp has taken on a new project, which highlights the issues faced by the trans community. Theyre usually the result of editoriallymandated changes, or just plain lazy writing.
Tidalwave announced on tuesday it will add the netflix. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. The problem is, the majority of retcons in comic books are far from smart. Im going to be focusing on the franchise up to star trek. World famous comics about justin chungs world famous comics.
Incredible star wars fan comic retcons boba fetts biggest. There are many epic comic book collections out there, but few have garnered intrigue and infamy quite like the ian levine collectionalleged to be one of the few complete collections of dcs. In comics, you have celebrated characters who are selfaware and breaking the fourth wall. Then he left the book, and another writer revealed that ned leeds, who was already dead, had been the hobgoblin.
It was at a comic show in portland, hosted by dark horse comics. The comic book followed the adventure of superhero, cole macgrath, and takes place in between the events of infamous and infamous 2. Any author is capable of making a mistake, and comic book writers more than most. Scarlet witch and quicksilver are not mutants, they are not magnetos kids. Im experimenting with the retcon as story structure because, love it or hate it, it is a permanent part of comic book storytelling. The reason being, valiant was about to launch turoks own comic book, and investors and speculators were looking for copies before it came out. Retcons come part and parcel with comic books sometimes, a characters origin will require reworking, a story arc will need to reset some boundaries, heck, every couple of decades the entire. Check out individual issues, and find out how to read them. Retcons are common in pulp fiction, and especially in comic books published by longestablished publishers such as dc and marvel. There are no new comics currently being released due to impact of coronavirus closures on the comic distribution system. Note that were differentiating from reboots, which is when a whole line of comics starts over and all sorts of things change. Comics 201 why comics continuity does and doesnt matter. Obviously, retcons happen all the time in comics, and theres generally some logic behind it.
The top most unnecessary retcons in comics history. However, the idea of retroactive continuity has been around comic books practically from the very beginning back then, it frequently was just a. But even sitcoms have been known to rewrite their own history for no good reason. Usually, events flow forward in a neverending battle. Created in 1995 by justin chung, world famous comics began as one of the webs first large and mostfrequented destinations for comic book and entertainment fans. Comic life 3 by plasq will put a virtual comic book company in your pc, mac or ipad. Of course, marvel does also but im a dc guy so i cant comment on them. Havok replaces his alternateself and has to fight shield. And other comic book legends revealed and why does batman carry shark repellent. Here, then, are 15 of the very best comic book retcons. Then, in a prequel album, we see her alive under the traits of a snake.
Basically, its a totally convoluted and out of nowhere change introduced at the last minute for the writers convenience. Sep, 2017 there is a title, and then there is a comic book. Artist toby cypress and i set out to make retcon a craft comic book, said nixon. Best and worst comic book retcons archive straight. Archive comic book retcons that were ignored cafe society. Comic books collectors storage university products. Rare 80year collection of every dc comic book going to. Dan fraga born june 19, 1973 is a comic book artist, storyboard artist, concept artist, and animation and film director originally from martinez, california. Not only are the reasons for it based moreso on personal preferences which are themselves rooted on childhood nostalgia and using him as an outlet for manchild escapism more than it being a sensible or natural evolution of the character in fact its a regression, there was no actual need to retcon. Continuity is a major part of the comicbook experience. Wolverines claws werent always as cool as you think they are.
Anyone who reads superhero comics long enough becomes familiar with the term retcon. Nevertheless, some of marvel s most infamous retcons have paved the way for some of the best and most exciting stories in their cannon. Dc and marvel are lousy with retcons and have been for decadeshell, dc got so full of them they had to reboot their whole universe twice or is it three times. Here are ten of them, from years past to very recent, that we still cant quite swallow. But in a tv show or a comic book, it becomes the point of contention that causes waves of hate, ire, or even just plain annoyance. The 7 least subtle comic book retcons of all time io9 gizmodo. Select from one of two designs by phillip hester or pat olliffe. When people say retcons, they think comic books or maybe sci fi. Feb 22, 2012 in 2000, marvel comics launched their ultimate marvel comic book universe, starting with ultimate xmen and ultimate spiderman.
From spidermans disappearing marriage to superboyprime punching continuity, here are the wackiest retcons in comic book history. This graphic novel takes place directly following the events of infamous and leads in to infamous 2. I originally was going to make this a thread specifically devoted to a retcon of a retcon i came across last night for the first time. The fantastic four are finally returning to marvel comics. The series was set on dcs earthtwo, an alternate universe in which golden age comic characters age in real time.
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