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Title: Retcon Game: Retroactive Continuity and the Hyperlinking of America

Author : Andrew J. Friedenthal

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ISBN-10 : 1496811321

ISBN-13 : 9781496811325

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Retcon Game: Retroactive Continuity and the Hyperlinking of America BY Andrew J. Friedenthal

Read Online and Download Retcon Game: Retroactive Continuity and the Hyperlinking of America. The superhero Wolverine time travels and changes storylines. On Torchwood, there's a pill popped to alter the past. The narrative technique of retroactive continuity seems rife lately, given all the world-building in comics. Andrew J. 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. Retconning has reached its present form as a result of the complicated workings of superhero comics. 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 create future story potential.From comics, retconning has spread extensively, to long-form, continuity-rich dramas on television, .

Retcon Game: Retroactive Continuity and the Hyperlinking of America by Andrew J. Friedenthal

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