I’m not going to link to the video because the topic has nothing to directly do with this revelation, but it was one by Comics By Perch where he brings up Geoff Johns in passing and how some people have trouble with his approach. It got me thinking about what my biggest issue with Geoff Johns is. This is what I wrote in the comments:
I just figured out my issue with Johns. It’s not just retconning his own retcons, it’s that he doesn’t seem to want to write a series, he just wants to right stories. That’s fine for an anthology but when you’re working in a shared universe that predates your birth that’s not a good attitude.
I thought about it a little more and I started to realize that this isn’t a Geoff Johns thing alone. Johns is actually following a trend in the comics and even the spin-off media where the idea of shared universes and continuity are considered a detriment to the stories they want to tell. I’ve defended continuity in the past but while I’ve noted that while many writers hate continuity (Johns, Brian Michael Bendis, the writer’s room at Loki over at Disney+) I think I only partly figured out their mindset. That’s not to say I’ve suddenly got them dead to rights and know everything they’re about. I’m not a psych-anything. However, this does play into a continuing (heh) complaint I’ve had about what writers are thinking and why the best person for the job is more than just writing talent.
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I’m not going to link to the video because the topic has nothing to directly do with this revelation, but it was one by Comics By Perch where he brings up Geoff Johns in passing and how some people have trouble with his approach. It got me thinking about what my biggest issue with Geoff Johns is. This is what I wrote in the comments:
I thought about it a little more and I started to realize that this isn’t a Geoff Johns thing alone. Johns is actually following a trend in the comics and even the spin-off media where the idea of shared universes and continuity are considered a detriment to the stories they want to tell. I’ve defended continuity in the past but while I’ve noted that while many writers hate continuity (Johns, Brian Michael Bendis, the writer’s room at Loki over at Disney+) I think I only partly figured out their mindset. That’s not to say I’ve suddenly got them dead to rights and know everything they’re about. I’m not a psych-anything. However, this does play into a continuing (heh) complaint I’ve had about what writers are thinking and why the best person for the job is more than just writing talent.
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Posted by ShadowWing Tronix on February 14, 2023 in Comic Spotlight, Movie Spotlight and tagged commentary, DC Comics, Marvel Comics.
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