I know I linked it only yesterday, but Tom Brevoort insists on posting interesting things on his Marvel-sponsored blog. This time, it’s about continuity:

“Continuity is a tool. It is not an end in and of itself. The purpose of continuity is to enhance stories, the purpose of stories is not to enhance continuity… It used to be that the fans were the ones who worked at making the continuity function, coming up with rationales for how mistakes weren’t mistakes. Heck, we used to give out No-Prizes for just that. But in the last decade, that seems to have changed, and rather than being challenged by continuity, most vocal fans today seem irritated by it, demanding explanations for every seeming inconsistency, and not bringing any thought to the matter themselves.”

More in the link, including an honest explanation for the “continuity mistake” of Nick Fury’s inclusion in the current Iron Man arc. Meanwhile, Joe Quesada answers fans’ questions and explains why John Romita Jr. is a wonderful artist:

” JR does everything right! Sure, someone may draw the world’s best quiet, character moments, sure perhaps another artist can draw the world’s best action scenes, and yeah, perhaps yet another can draw the world’s best over the top, fight scenes, but what Johnny brings to the table is that he can do all of that, and he does it great. He’s what in baseball they call a five-tool-player, in entertainment he’s the triple threat. The artist that can draw the great fight scene may not be the best to draw a couple having a tender moment in a romantic restaurant and vise versa, JR can.”

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