http://www.metafilter.com/tags/storyengines Posts tagged with 'storyengines' at MetaFilter. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:50:58 -0800 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:50:58 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/69987/Once%2DMore%2Dthe%2DEngine%2Dof%2DHer%2DThoughts%2DBegan For over the past year, <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/">John Seavey</a> has been reading through Marvel's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essential_Marvel_Comics">Essentials</a> and DC's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Showcase_Presents">Showcase Presents</a> reprints in order to examine the title comic's <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2006/12/storytelling-engines-introduction.html">storytelling engine</a>. From <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2006/12/storytelling-engines-superman.html">classic</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/04/storytelling-engines-spider-man-part.html">characters</a> to <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/11/storytelling-engines-dazzler.html">barely</a>-<a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/10/storytelling-engines-haunted-tank.html">footnotes</a>, much of the bedrock of Silver Age heroes are represented in the <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/search/label/storytelling%20engines?max-results=100">column's archives</a>. A storytelling engine is here described as the status-quo (characters, both good and bad; setting; mood and tone; etc) that helps to provide comic writers with story ideas. This was much more important in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Age_of_Comic_Books">Silver Age</a> from where the Essentials and Showcase reprints get the bulk of their material. Back then comics were more episodic, self-contained, and often had two or three stories in a single issue, so writers really needed all the help they could get to churn the tales out! Of course, prevailing wisdom at the time suggested that the entire readership turned over every two years, so there was little need for things like continuity or logic, but there was a big need for a stable engine that could help produce new (or gently used) stories week after week. And because I find blogspots tagging hard to search through, I provide links to individual comic titles for you, dear reader! <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2008/01/storytelling-engines-adam-strange.html">Adam Strange</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/10/storytelling-engines-ant-man.html">Ant-Man</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2008/03/storytelling-engines-aquaman.html">Aquaman</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/09/storytelling-engines-batman.html">Batman</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/08/storytelling-engines-brave-and-bold.html">Brave and the Bold</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/12/storytelling-engines-captain-america.html">Captain America</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/06/storytelling-engines-challengers-of.html">Challengers of the Unknown</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/07/storytelling-engines-classic-x-men.html">Classic X-Men</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2008/02/storytelling-engines-savage-sword-of.html">Conan</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2008/01/storytelling-engines-daredevil.html">Daredevil</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/11/storytelling-engines-dazzler.html">Dazzler</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2008/02/storytelling-engines-doctor-strange.html">Doctor Strange</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/10/storytelling-engines-flash.html">Flash</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/02/storytelling-engines-ghost-rider.html">Ghost Rider</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/03/storytelling-engines-godzilla.html">Godzilla</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2008/03/storytelling-engines-green-arrow.html">Green Arrow</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/09/storytelling-engines-green-lantern.html">Green Lantern</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/11/storytelling-engines-hawkman.html">Hawkman</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/04/storytelling-engines-house-of-mystery.html">House of Mystery</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/02/storytelling-engines-howard-duck.html">Howard the Duck</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/05/storytelling-engines-hulk.html">Hulk</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2008/01/storytelling-engines-iron-man.html">Iron Man</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/02/storytelling-engines-jonah-hex.html">Jonah Hex</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/01/storytelling-engines-killraven.html">Killraven</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/01/storytelling-engines-man-thing.html">Man-Thing</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/09/storytelling-engines-martian-manhunter.html">Martian Manhunter</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/04/storytelling-engines-marvel-horror.html">Marvel Horror</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2008/02/storytelling-engines-marvel-saga.html">Marvel Saga</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/12/storytelling-engines-super-villain-team.html">Marvel Super Villain Team-Up</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/04/storytelling-engines-marvel-team-up.html">Marvel Team-Up</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/08/storytelling-engines-marvel-two-in-one.html">Marvel Two In One</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/04/storytelling-engines-ms-marvel.html">Ms. Marvel</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/11/storytelling-engines-nova.html">Nova</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/07/storytelling-engines-official-handbook.html">Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/03/storytelling-engines-phantom-stranger.html">Phantom Stranger</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/06/storytelling-engines-power-man-and-iron.html">Power Man and Iron Fist</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/12/storytelling-engines-punisher.html">Punisher</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2008/01/storytelling-engines-savage-dragon.html">Savage Dragon</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/02/storytelling-engines-she-hulk.html">She-Hulk</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/06/storytelling-engines-silver-surfer.html">Silver Surfer</a> Spider-Man (<a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/04/storytelling-engines-spider-man-part.html">Part One</a>) (<a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/05/storytelling-engines-spider-man-part.html">Part Two</a>) (<a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/05/storytelling-engines-spider-man-part_14.html">Part Three</a>) <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/01/storytelling-engines-spider-woman.html">Spider-Woman</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2008/02/storytelling-engines-supergirl.html">Supergirl</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/05/storytelling-engines-superman-family.html">Superman Family</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2006/12/storytelling-engines-superman.html">Superman</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/03/storytelling-engines-teen-titans.html">Teen Titans</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/11/storytelling-engines-atom.html">The Atom</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/10/storytelling-engines-avengers.html">The Avengers</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/01/storytelling-engines-defenders.html">The Defenders</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/01/storytelling-engines-elongated-man.html">The Elongated Man</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/06/storytelling-engines-fantastic-four.html">The Fantastic Four</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/10/storytelling-engines-haunted-tank.html">The Haunted Tank</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/09/storytelling-engines-thor.html">Thor</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/03/storytelling-engines-tomb-of-dracula.html">Tomb of Dracula</a> Uncanny X-Men (<a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/07/storytelling-engines-uncanny-x-men-part.html">Part One</a>) (<a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/07/storytelling-engines-uncanny-x-men-part_30.html">Part Two</a>) <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/10/storytelling-engines-werewolf-by-night.html">Werewolf By Night</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/08/storytelling-engines-wolverine.html">Wolverine</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/12/storytelling-engines-wonder-woman.html">Wonder Woman </a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2008/01/storytelling-engines-worlds-finest.html">World's Finest</a> <a href="http://fraggmented.blogspot.com/2007/08/storytelling-engines-x-factor.html">X-Factor</a> tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.69987 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:50:58 -0800 comics dc johnseavey marvel storyengines storytellingengines robocop is bleeding