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The ways cartoons handle characters’ aging
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The ways cartoons handle characters’ aging

by Anthony DeanMarch 18, 2022September 13, 20220

A look at the multiple ways cartoons handle their characters’ aging, from floating timelines to only certain characters growing older.

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Floating timelines in comics
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Floating timelines in comics

by Anthony DeanFebruary 4, 2022March 10, 20220

A look at floating timelines in comics, including Marvel and DC Comics’ continuity changes, and “FoxTrot”‘s changing Apple tech.

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DC Comics timelines, part 4: The New 52
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DC Comics timelines, part 4: The New 52

by Anthony DeanNovember 3, 2013December 10, 20210

It’s been over a year since I last looked at DC Comics’ timelines. While I wrote about Earth-2/the Golden Age, Earth-1/the Silver Age, and post-Crisis …

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A new MacBook for “FoxTrot,” plus a history of Apple tech in the strip
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A new MacBook for “FoxTrot,” plus a history of Apple tech in the strip

by Anthony DeanJune 9, 2013December 10, 20210

Bill Amend’s comic strip “FoxTrot,” as part of keeping up with evolving technology (and the nature of the strip’s sliding timeline), usually shows the Fox …

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DC Comics timelines, part 3: The Post-Crisis DCU
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DC Comics timelines, part 3: The Post-Crisis DCU

by Anthony DeanOctober 15, 2012December 10, 20210

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 …

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DC Comics timelines, part 2: Silver Age/Earth-1
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DC Comics timelines, part 2: Silver Age/Earth-1

by Anthony DeanSeptember 8, 2012December 10, 20210

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) …

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DC Comics timelines, part 1: Golden Age/Earth-2
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DC Comics timelines, part 1: Golden Age/Earth-2

by Anthony DeanAugust 20, 2012December 10, 20210

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 …

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Sliding timelines in cartoons: “The Simpsons”
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Sliding timelines in cartoons: “The Simpsons”

by Anthony DeanJanuary 27, 2011December 10, 20210

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 …

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Sliding timelines in cartoons: the Mad Mod and Soviet villains
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Sliding timelines in cartoons: the Mad Mod and Soviet villains

by Anthony DeanJanuary 11, 2011December 10, 20210

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 …

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Sliding timelines in cartoons: Superboy
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Sliding timelines in cartoons: Superboy

by Anthony DeanJanuary 10, 2011February 4, 20220

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 …

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