“Before me there were no created things, Only eternity, and I too, last eternal. Abandon all hope, ye who enter here!”
― Dante Alighieri, Inferno
― Dante Alighieri, Inferno
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Note to the readers: The best laid plans of mice and men. As you might remember, I provided a list of upcoming articles at the end of my first post. Unfortunately real life limitations means I can’t give the time I’d like to researching some of these topics. So instead of abandoning thing, I’ve said “screw it” and decided to provide what I can. So expect some surprises with upcoming articles…even I might not know what they are yet.  The Pitfalls Of The Franchise Comic: “Gritty” reboots – A feline case study
The basic concept of a franchise comic is pretty simple. You adapt an existing concept into a comic format and market it to people interest in said concept. What could be simpler? Well if it was so simple, adaptations wouldn’t have the reputation they do. See it turns out that in order to succeed a franchise comic has to dodge a veritable minefield of common problems which range from the marketing to the creative team. So in the second of our little series of articles I thought it’d be fun to check out some of my all-time favourite common pitfalls the franchise comic has to try (and frequently fail at) avoiding.  Hello kids.
Upon the request of the Old Oilhouse’s Old Oil Master, I’ve decided to write a few semi-regular articles for the website. As you can imagine coming up with a topic for this is a challenge. The website has grown and diversified far beyond its origins and it’s not easy to find something original that other people aren’t talking about. We’ve got people talking about how DC is obsessed with crushing your long held affections for a man who had just one bad day, we’ve got people discussing how they became obsessed with a hobby where grown men and women buy toys and describe them as “collectibles”. We’ve got anime podcasts, movie podcasts and general podcasts. In short, the bases are well and truly loaded…covered…? I’m probably getting that wrong, I don’t really understand basketball. |
