Blue Sand: Splitting hairs in the canon debate.

First of all I need to quote the_royal_anna because she has said what I feel, but far, far better than I could ever hope for:

“...I do think the debate about whether or not they represent canon is a fascinating one. What I don't get is the need to set down in stone somewhere that "this is what happened to the characters"; that strange need to reach out and tidy up what's inside other people's heads. Characters never make it from one person's head to another entirely whole. And these characters have made their way through an awful lot of heads.

For me, I think what it comes down to is that stories can't be owned. Only told.”


Now I have a little story about sandboxes... Cutting because you’re probably *way* tired of the canon thing by now. I am too, to be honest, but since it is the only thing so far about the comics that has made me think, I figured I might just as well go with it. *sigh* ( Read more... )

Blue Sand: Splitting hairs in the canon debate.

First of all I need to quote the_royal_anna because she has said what I feel, but far, far better than I could ever hope for:

“...I do think the debate about whether or not they represent canon is a fascinating one. What I don't get is the need to set down in stone somewhere that "this is what happened to the characters"; that strange need to reach out and tidy up what's inside other people's heads. Characters never make it from one person's head to another entirely whole. And these characters have made their way through an awful lot of heads.

For me, I think what it comes down to is that stories can't be owned. Only told.”


Now I have a little story about sandboxes... Cutting because you’re probably *way* tired of the canon thing by now. I am too, to be honest, but since it is the only thing so far about the comics that has made me think, I figured I might just as well go with it. *sigh* ( Read more... )