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Originally posted by Luvian:
Personally, I think reimagined things are often better.
The first time around authors don't always plan everything ahead, and the characterisation is not always there.
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But even if they don't plan ahead, isn't the evolution of the characters/story part of their identity? Maybe reimagined stories speak better to a contemporary audience. Maybe they help revitalize them. But for every Grendel (derived from Beowulf) you get five Cruel Intentions (from Dangerous Liasons).
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Originally posted by Arnabas:
Marvel felt that some of the series (particularly X-Men and Spiderman) have such a long, convoluted history that it is difficult for new readers to pick them up.
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Every serial has this problem. But then again, keeping up with any history gets convoluted, particularly cultural histories, and nobody is suggesting we rewrite the history of Baseball or video gaming. They're enjoyable, right, but only true enthusiasts follow all the details.
Yes, I realize comic books are much more story-driven than the above examples. But it feels weird to have to choose which of 10 versions of the X-men to think about.
On a not entirely related note, I played through X-men Legends on the PS2 recently. Iceman is described in the story as being one of the original X-men; an adult, then. The story itself kind of unfolds from the perspective of Magma, who is portrayed as a mutant who has just...um, come out...or whatever you call it. In other words, she's in her early teens. But in the story she and Iceman are totally hitting on each other. Isn't that just a little bit dodgy?