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
A look at five bad DC Comics retcons, from the idea of Superman’s Kryptonian parents surviving to Batman “always” having been an urban legend.
DC Comics timelines, part 3: The Post-Crisis DCU
Last time, we focused on the Silver Age/Earth-1 DC Universe timeline. This time, we’ll look at the post-Crisis DCU’s timeline. Overall, while Earth-1’s compressed timeline …
DC Comics timelines, part 2: Silver Age/Earth-1
Last time, I discussed the pros and cons of DC Comics’ Golden Age/Earth-2 timeline, where continuity was treated as either something to be ignored (originally) …
DC Comics timelines, part 1: Golden Age/Earth-2
While there’ve been some minor modifications (such as the various Superman origin story re-tellings in the past decade alone), overall there’s four major timelines (or …
DC announces a complete continuity reboot (again) post-“Flashpoint”
While I’ve mostly ignored everything from the mainstream DC Universe for some years now (aside from following stories such as “Superman renounces his US citizenship” …
Sliding timelines in cartoons: “The Simpsons”
Continuing from the previous articles on sliding timelines in cartoons, I next come to an interesting example, “The Simpsons.” Interesting because: Despite being a sitcom …
Sliding timelines in cartoons: the Mad Mod and Soviet villains
On the heels of my sliding timeline entries on Superboy, “The Simpsons” and “FoxTrot,” let’s look at the effects of sliding timelines on characters who …
Sliding timelines in cartoons: Superboy
An updated version of this post is available here. DC Comics has made use of (various) sliding timelines over the years, all of them centrally …