“Gonna Change My Way of Thinking” is a feature spotlighting notable examples of retcons that don’t fit into the framework of Abandoned an’ Forsaked, which is specifically about stories that outright “overturn” older stories. There are many examples of “retroactive continuity” that do not actively abandon the works of the past (especially cases where the overall continuity was rebooted). Some of them are minor, some of them are major. Today, we look at how Beta Ray Bill’s introduction blew apart everyone’s preconceptions about Thor’s hammer.
There are certain comic book concepts that, when they are introduced, are just so perfect that people latch on to them as if they were always in existence, whether they really WERE obvious or not. Batman was just throwing his grappling hooks around Gotham City for DECADES until someone came up with the idea of, “Hey, wouldn’t it make more sense if Batman had a sort of grappling hook gun that shoots out the lines?” And that’s been the case ever since. It wasn’t like this was the case of the era not being advanced enough for such a concept, this was still the case for Batman well into the 1980s. Hell, Frank MIller was still having Batman throw his grappling hooks in the FUTURE in The Dark Knight Returns.
Similarly, when Walter Simonson introduced the concept of another character gaining the powers of Thor by being worthy of wielding his hammer, it was mind-blowing, and yet instantly accepted, which is the sign of a truly great comic book concept.
“Gonna Change My Way of Thinking” is a feature spotlighting notable examples of retcons that don’t fit into the framework of Abandoned an’ Forsaked, which is specifically about stories that outright “overturn” older stories. There are many examples of “retroactive continuity” that do not actively abandon the works of the past (especially cases where the overall continuity was rebooted). Some of them are minor, some of them are major. Today, we look at how Beta Ray Bill’s introduction blew apart everyone’s preconceptions about Thor’s hammer.
There are certain comic book concepts that, when they are introduced, are just so perfect that people latch on to them as if they were always in existence, whether they really WERE obvious or not. Batman was just throwing his grappling hooks around Gotham City for DECADES until someone came up with the idea of, “Hey, wouldn’t it make more sense if Batman had a sort of grappling hook gun that shoots out the lines?” And that’s been the case ever since. It wasn’t like this was the case of the era not being advanced enough for such a concept, this was still the case for Batman well into the 1980s. Hell, Frank MIller was still having Batman throw his grappling hooks in the FUTURE in The Dark Knight Returns.
Similarly, when Walter Simonson introduced the concept of another character gaining the powers of Thor by being worthy of wielding his hammer, it was mind-blowing, and yet instantly accepted, which is the sign of a truly great comic book concept.
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