Duplicate Trope: Comic Book Continuation

Comic Book Continuation is just The Same, but More Specific to Sequel in Another Medium, and there is also overlap with The Resolution Will Not Be Televised. It was brought up in TLP Crash Rescue, but the issue was not resolved there. I believe Comic Book Continuation should be merged with Sequel in Another Medium.

Checked CBC's laconic, and yep, definitely needs to merge.

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Merge ‘em.

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Merge. The wick and inbound counts are both low, so merging wouldn't take long.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Apr 8th 2020 at 4:28:12 AM

Patiently awaiting the release of Paper Luigi and the Marvelous Compass.

As a lumper, my inclination is also to merge. I don't think there's anything about comic books in particular that set them apart.

I would've agreed with the two tropes staying split if Sequel in Another Medium had so many "continued in a comic book" examples that it warranted its own sub-trope. But that's not the case here. So yes, I'm in favor of merging the two.

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Merge

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Yeah, this is classic The Same, but More Specific. Merge.

That's some pretty bad duplicate trope-ness there. Merge them.

Merge

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Three-day bump. The consensus is to merge with Sequel in Another Medium. Should we go ahead with the merge?

Bump

I don't think I have any, unless "sequel" and "continuation" are being used/treated as separate concepts.

...That's a good point. Continuations and sequels are two separate concepts, and Sequel in Another Medium currently requires an actual sequel. (Or prequel/interquel; the point is that continuations might not currently count.)

Edited by bwburke94 on Apr 15th 2020 at 11:19:22 AM

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If continuations are splitworthy from sequels, should Comic Book Continuation be restricted to comics in the first place?

I dunno, it seems like splitting hairs. Many of the examples on the page are “sequels” merely by being released separately from the original work.

Edited by Synchronicity on Apr 15th 2020 at 10:23:29 AM

This example describes continuing the story very effectively, despite using the term "sequel". I think the page is using continuation/sequel as synonyms.

Link to TRS threads in project mode here.

If we decide that continuations are different enough from sequels, this page should cover more than just comic books. Though I feel merging is the better option because Sequel in Another Medium is already being used for continuations and having separate pages for sequels and continuations would just lead to confusion. There's a lot of grey area between sequel and continuation.

Edited by ADrago on Apr 15th 2020 at 10:00:45 AM

The Continuations vs. Sequels divide seem like a Distinction Without a Difference to me.

There may be a difference between "sequel" and "continuation", but I don't think it's a very split-worthy difference.

I agree.

Patiently awaiting the release of Paper Luigi and the Marvelous Compass.

Do we need a crowner? It seems like most are on the side of merging, with some 'maybe' with regards to sequel vs. continuation.

I don't think it's necessary, but I might be wrong on this.

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Well, I don't think it would hurt. If there are people who think this trope deserves to stay (whether due to the sequel vs. continuation distinction or some other reason), let's give them a chance to say their piece.