Retcon Game: Retroactive Continuity and the Hyperlinking of America

by Andrew J Friedenthal and Andrew J. Friedenthal

Book Overview

The superhero Wolverine time travels and changes storylines. On Torchwood, there's a pill popped to alter memories of the past. The narrative technique of retroactive continuity seems rife lately, given all the world-building in comics. Andrew J. Friedenthal deems retroactive continuity, or "retconning," as a force with many implications for how Americans view history and culture.

Friedenthal examines this phenomenon in a range of media,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496834550
• ISBN13: 9781496834553
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"