Comments on: Trailer: X-Men: First Class http://graphic-novels-manga.suvudu.com/2011/04/trailer-x-men-first-class.html Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games Mon, 21 May 2012 02:54:16 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 By: Philip Athans http://graphic-novels-manga.suvudu.com/2011/04/trailer-x-men-first-class.html/comment-page-1#comment-28519 Philip Athans Wed, 20 Apr 2011 18:02:12 +0000 http://suvudu.com/?p=16003#comment-28519 I'm actually okay with the comics and the movies having different continuities. I think each medium needs to understand both its strengths and limitations. Trying to pack 40 years of monthly soap opera into 100 minutes of screen time would just confuse the "newbies" and still disappoint the uber-fans. And honestly, hasn't both Marvel and DC done this themselves over the years? It's not as though Peter Parker is 66 years old in the current comic books, is he? If the monthly books occasionally reset, I think they can reset for the movies, too. I’m actually okay with the comics and the movies having different continuities. I think each medium needs to understand both its strengths and limitations. Trying to pack 40 years of monthly soap opera into 100 minutes of screen time would just confuse the “newbies” and still disappoint the uber-fans.

And honestly, hasn’t both Marvel and DC done this themselves over the years? It’s not as though Peter Parker is 66 years old in the current comic books, is he? If the monthly books occasionally reset, I think they can reset for the movies, too.

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