Re: In defense of Continuity

>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]  (Selaboc)

>When Flash and GL met in Flash, the next time they met in Green
>lantern pay close attention to the mention (and footnote) refering you
>back to thier last meeting in Flash. When Flash met the Flash of
>Earth-2, the next time he crossed over to Earth-2 there is references
>back to Flash 123.

Footnotes referring readers to prior stories are not the same as writing the
stories so that knowledge of the prior stories is required to understand and
enjoy the current one.

>Think back to
>the 1930's movie serials. At the end of each chapter there would be a
>cliffhanger and the words "to be continued". The next chapter would,
>you guessed it *CONTINUE* (the word from which "continuity" springs)
>from where the previous chapter left off.

Yeah, but you never saw a serial chapter refer you to an incident that occurred
in ANOTHER serial--even one that used the same characters--the way that comics
do today.



Best, Pat