The ways cartoons handle characters’ aging
A look at the multiple ways cartoons handle their characters’ aging, from floating timelines to only certain characters growing older.
Tag: continuity
Floating timelines in comics
A look at floating timelines in comics, including Marvel and DC Comics’ continuity changes, and “FoxTrot”‘s changing Apple tech.
Five bad DC Comics retcons
The retcon (short for “retroactive continuity”) is a pretty ingrained part of […]
DC Comics timelines, part 3: The Post-Crisis DCU
Last time, we focused on the Silver Age/Earth-1 DC Universe timeline. This […]
DC Comics timelines, part 2: Silver Age/Earth-1
Last time, I discussed the pros and cons of DC Comics’ Golden […]
DC Comics timelines, part 1: Golden Age/Earth-2
While there’ve been some minor modifications (such as the various Superman origin […]
DC announces a complete continuity reboot (again) post-“Flashpoint”
While I’ve mostly ignored everything from the mainstream DC Universe for some […]
Sliding timelines in cartoons: “The Simpsons”
Continuing from the previous articles on sliding timelines in cartoons, I next […]
Sliding timelines in cartoons: the Mad Mod and Soviet villains
On the heels of my sliding timeline entries on Superboy, “The Simpsons” […]
Sliding timelines in cartoons: Superboy
An updated version of this post is available here. DC Comics has […]