10 Comic Book Heroes Improved Through Retcon
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At the opposite end of the spectrum is the big retcon involving Hal Jordan's time as Parallax. Having him be controlled by the entity of the same name kinda ruins his redemption at the end of Final Night.
@deadpool3982
2 жыл бұрын
Kinda but not really, now rather than a psycho changing his mind it’s a hero overcoming the control of an evil entity. What it really ruins for me is his descent into madness
God the new 52 didn’t do Roy Harper justice.
@kakashidragon87
2 жыл бұрын
The New 52 didn't do anyone justice.
You know what feels like a gut punch every time I think of it? Jason and kori still don’t know Roy is alive.
I've always preferred Wonder Woman as the child formed from clay and blessed by the gods.
@gabek1303
2 жыл бұрын
Me too
@MartezAnims
2 жыл бұрын
Makes more sense considering the greek background.
@Druguzu
Жыл бұрын
I won't lie I like this change. It makes the powers hers, instead of her and shazam being similar. Also makes her connection with the gods a lot more personal. Plus the Trinity is now made out of an Alien, a rich boy and a demigod, makes that dynamic great as well.
@kakashidragon87
Жыл бұрын
@@Druguzu The power would still come from the God that sired her. She would only have that because of her father. And whereas suface level, yes, the Greek pantheon blessing her with abilities is similar to Captain Marvel, he gets his abilities only in that form and it can be taken away. Her powers are innate to her, they cant be easily taken, and she has them at all times. Her being formed of clay also had her set apart from the other two of the Trinity and even the rest of the Amazons, they all had parents, but she was wholly herself, a creation of the gods and her "mother". She was essentially a female Adam or and Eve without an Adam, the first of her line.
@Druguzu
Жыл бұрын
@@kakashidragon87 Alright yeah, I see where you're coming from and I agree that is pretty great as well. But for me I like this, it gives her powers room to grow, also it makes sense in greek mythology, zues was making children constantly. And also, I just liked how it opened her world up, once that became her new origin, she had a lot more stories involving the gods, and not just the amazons or regular villains
I still prefer scarlet witch and quicksilver as mutants and the children of magneto
@cheritripp9470
Жыл бұрын
At the time of their appearance in the MCU Marvel/Disney didn't have the rights for 'mutants' (Sony did). So another origins had to be created for them. Pity MCU didn't simply waited until they acquired the rights then used them in the movies. That way the original origins could had stayed intact.
@pyrex-fission
Жыл бұрын
@@cheritripp9470 correction; Fox owned the rights to "X-Men" and "Mutants", not Sony. Sony has the rights to any Spider-Man related characters (which is why they can make movies for his villains: Venom, Morbius, Carnage)
@cheritripp9470
Жыл бұрын
@@pyrex-fission I stand corrected. Thanks. Since Spidy appeared in the MCU now I assumed Marvel now has the rights (probably can't referred to any events in the Sony Spidy movies)
@pyrex-fission
Жыл бұрын
@@cheritripp9470 Nope. I they're still owned by Sony, but shared with Marvel so they can keep making very profitable MCU movies. Which is why everyone from the Sony Spider-Man movies were back in MCU Spider-Man: No Way Home
@justingochioco1121
Жыл бұрын
@@cheritripp9470 They were also mutants in all the x men cartoons such as the 90s series, X men Evolution and Wolverine and the x men. BTW Fox had the movie rights to X men while Sony had Spiderman
i thought there was gonna be explanation on what made the retcons better, not just laying out how the character was retconned. Because Id say a couple of these entries are better before the retcon.
I didn't really understand where the retcon came in with some of these. I sounded like one continuous story with most.
@superheropow1
9 ай бұрын
Yeah, he was kinda rushing through his read, without clear markers.
I freaking love Red Hood
Carol Danvers/Ms. Marvel has gone through a lot of changes. There was also a time when the Ms. Marvel name was used by a character named Sharon Ventura.
@marqijackson6103
Жыл бұрын
For long time I thought she was sharon CARTER.not venture
@kevinmurry8803
Жыл бұрын
@@marqijackson6103 Sharon Carter is a different character than Sharon Ventura.
How did the new 52 improved Cyborg? Just because he's now a founding member of the JLA? And Roy Harper?
You should have included aquaman, he went from a lot of reboots and is amazing right now.
Some of these aren't Retcons, they're reboots
@StylesIRL
2 жыл бұрын
Yes. Interesting article, but the author does not know what the definition of 'retcon' is. Just should have titled it something else. Some of them are just the evolution of the character over time, not a retcon OR a reboot.
What a fantastic video topic! 👏👏👏
The scarlet witch/quick silver one is so bad made that now it creates so many continuity error from previous comics that i don't understand why they don't retcon the hole non mutant thing instead of trying to appeal to mcu fans
Great job, Jules!
This video has to be one big troll.
How in the world was Miracle Man not on the list? Comics are more than Marvel and DC. Miracle Man’s retcon is one of the most amazing stories in comics history.
@cheritripp9470
Жыл бұрын
He was originally Marvel Man. And I agree. Alan Moore is very good at doing recons (other example: Swamp Thing)
Moira Mactaggert is a fun call
freaked out when i saw The Samaritan guys hire me to QC this stuff
I LOVE COMICS‼️‼️
Isn't Batman a bit of a retcon? When i was reading him in the early 70's there was no ninja training in his background
@SwayzOGRenzO
Жыл бұрын
Thats false
Good video 📹📹🌟🌟🌟🌟👌👌
They really kept going back to Bob Kane’s “Bat-Man” look. Zur En Ar, Jason Todd’s original look… I’m surprised there isn’t a current villain with that look.
Let's just say everything that came from New 52 era was awesome. The storylines were great, and I was so happy to see the 'underwear over the pants' look, gone at last. I really hated that look, so when I saw them removed in New 52, I was beyond happy with that decision.
8:18 why is there a random picture from Astro City here? yes that team is called Honor Guard, but it's from a completely different universe
Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver were better as the mutant children of Magneto.
Lol Wonder Woman if he really landed there they would have jump him 😂 😂 😂 and if the lasso of Truth he would be saying some real nasty ish
Red Hood probably has the best retcon.
Winter Soldier & Red Hood = Dead Sidekicks that morph into Anti-Heroes
Wasn't it Magneto that convinced Scarlett witch to create his perfect world and then quicksilver try to get her to make changes is what caused Magneto to kill him, which is why she then changed everything?
Random question about Moira X. Are all of the lives in the same universe, or are they actually in different universes, that she remembers?
@GabePuratekuta
2 жыл бұрын
From the wording in these videos, I get the impression that her memories are sent back in time to the moment she's born.
@cammoore___
2 жыл бұрын
@@GabePuratekuta I see. The book itself didn't really make that clear.
@GabePuratekuta
2 жыл бұрын
@@cammoore___ That's just my guess, though.
@kunai30
2 жыл бұрын
When Moira dies the timeline gets reset to the moment of her birth and she retains all of her memories. However, if she dies before she gains her mutant powers than the timeline won't reset.
@cammoore___
2 жыл бұрын
@@kunai30 so are those other timelines actually 616
There’s no way you guys are saying Captain Marvel got better 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@malikthemadman
2 жыл бұрын
She sucks so much
@GeminibBorn
2 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@OscarTheBetterPlayer
2 жыл бұрын
Kills iron man
@GeminibBorn
2 жыл бұрын
@@OscarTheBetterPlayer While being a reckless psycho.
@beartygerevillaugh9418
2 жыл бұрын
We went from a deep fully fleshed out character…to a quick made over powered uninteresting character for…reasons..?
You show original Jason Todd in the thumbnail but completely skip over him in the video. Why?
One thing that's always bothered me (aside from the fact that Walmart sells Batman shampoo, but there's no Conditioner Gordon).. Why hasn't anyone ever questioned why Bruce Wayne always seems to have young teenage boys hanging around the Manor? Rich guy. Bunch of kids who aren't his. Parents nowhere in sight. Gives off those Michael Jackson vibes if you ask me
How was Roy improved? And Jason Todd was a tool who became an even bigger tool.,
Leaving out Superboy Prime with Jason Todd's original return.
I miss the sarcastic one per list Jules...
Most of them are not even retcons lmao
No no no no no no Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver ARE MAGNETO'S KIDs
Isn’t. Cheshire the chick who nuked and wiped out an entire country? Or am I thinking of someone else .
'Red Hood' Jason Todd should've never happened. That character only makes sense in the Batman universe as a villain, sadly DC editorial didn't have the balls to do that. They just wanted to use the Batman brand to push their own Punisher copycat.
I thought Recon means they introduced something then later abandon for something else to fit the story they are trying to tell. Here are just reboots
@waynechesser2000
Жыл бұрын
Same. I was wondering where all the retcons were. These just sound like changes experienced by the characters.
@antovald20
Жыл бұрын
@@waynechesser2000 Exactly... it's not like those events didnt happen
One reboot I hated was Heroes Reborn. Before Rob Liefeld took over Captain America, Mark Waid and Alex Ross has a great run on the comic bringing Captain America back to popularity.
Roy wasn't killed by Savitar in Sanctuary it was Wally west. Also, Moira didn't get resurrection powers in House of M, it was House and Powers of X.
@Batman5621
Жыл бұрын
most likely because of mix reviews on wally being the murder they retconned it to be savitar now 🤷♂️
I hate the retcon of Moira being a mutant.
They skipped over #7. There only 9 heroes listed.
Shouldn't Groot be on this list? He has changed a lot since his first adaptation.
The one massive Plot hole with Moira McTaggert is that she died in the Days Of Furure Past storyline. Shouldn't the universe have rebooted and she went back to being born again?
I don't see how these were improvements. Most of these made the character's continuity way overcomplicated. The only ones I would argue improved from changes were Captain Marvel and Winter Soldier. I'll say this any time the subject comes up: Jason Todd was more interesting when he was dead. Bringing him back was a disaster by mixing his return with Infinite Crisis, only made worse with every return appearance since then, for a major case of diminishing returns.
So wonder woman was replaced by a woman that can shout very loud ,haha is that real
Improve to retcon @
First
@Freddieology
2 жыл бұрын
You really are!
Non of these are the TV show
I like the idea of captain marvel but i feel like in the mcu they botched her rather hard. Whats the point of having a superwoman if shes always "busy" like whats the point
The many retcon of Wonder Woman are decent to bad. Wonder Woman don't need to be a another Supergirl sugorate.
Marcus was the best thing to happen to ms. marvel. With the exception of Winter Solder, none of these retcons were good, as the original versions were much better.
@cheritripp9470
Жыл бұрын
Carol might disagree with you on that. 😕 I did like Chris Claremont's follow up of Avengers #200. Having the team realized that there clueless actions over Carol's sudden pregnancy cost them her friendship and trust. (I tend to think Marcus was mind controlling the team as well as Carol. Which is why they let her go with him with no protest)
Red Hood as number one?! OH COME ON! WHERE THE HELL IS BETSY BRADDOCK?! DUDE, THAT GIRL SFARTED BRITISH AND FINISHED ASIAN! She's the number one!
Title of the video was very misleading. Improved??? I don't think so and comic sales would back me up.
Retconning Wonder Woman to be the child of Zeus did not improve her. Diana's original origin, being molded from clay and then given life by the Greek gods was a much better origin.
This list is just...bad. Over half the people on it gained nothing or lost character development due to the retcons. Power upgrades do not make a hero better. Cyborg alone was robbed of all his story and development just to put him in the JL. Carol and Scarlet Witch didn't change at all. Steward was robbed worse than Cyborg. Arsenal became boring. Wonder Woman just became a Superman parody.
MCU skipped all that backstory just to make a lame captain marvel movie. Wack
@zachryder3150
Жыл бұрын
I'm glad Disney never tried to touch Mar-Vel. Just imagine him doing if cancer surrounded by friends and they undercut the dramatic moment with a bad joke because it's the MCU.
Retcon?