In comics, retcons, instances where a story’s continuity is retroactively changed to mean something else, aren’t just common; they’re necessary. The simple fact is, in a medium that relies on different storytellers, sometimes a story’s direction isn’t always the right way to go. Depending on how the fans react and depending on how creators view the older stories, there’s sometimes no other choice than to completely change the way a story unfolded. For Marvel Comics in particular, the retcon has occasionally been responsible for saving their whole universe.That said, few tools are perfect, and the retcon is no exception. In the same way that a creator might occasionally be responsible for telling a story that requires a retcon, sometimes the retcon itself is the mistake. In cases like that, it can often become necessary to retcon the retcon itself.Avengers: The Crossing revealed that Tony Stark had actually been brainwashed by Kang, becoming his devoted servant. As if that wasn’t bad enough, the story took it a step further, claiming that Stark had always been Kang’s servant from the moment he made his first appearance. To keep his secrets, he even took the lives of Rita DeMara, a forgotten ’80s character who took on the role of Yellowjacket, and Marilla, an Inhuman who served as a nanny at the Avengers Mansion.
In comics, retcons, instances where a story’s continuity is retroactively changed to mean something else, aren’t just common; they’re necessary. The simple fact is, in a medium that relies on different storytellers, sometimes a story’s direction isn’t always the right way to go. Depending on how the fans react and depending on how creators view the older stories, there’s sometimes no other choice than to completely change the way a story unfolded. For Marvel Comics in particular, the retcon has occasionally been responsible for saving their whole universe.
That said, few tools are perfect, and the retcon is no exception. In the same way that a creator might occasionally be responsible for telling a story that requires a retcon, sometimes the retcon itself is the mistake. In cases like that, it can often become necessary to retcon the retcon itself.
Avengers: The Crossing revealed that Tony Stark had actually been brainwashed by Kang, becoming his devoted servant. As if that wasn’t bad enough, the story took it a step further, claiming that Stark had always been Kang’s servant from the moment he made his first appearance. To keep his secrets, he even took the lives of Rita DeMara, a forgotten ’80s character who took on the role of Yellowjacket, and Marilla, an Inhuman who served as a nanny at the Avengers Mansion.
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