Esmeralda
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Post by Esmeralda on Jun 28, 2018 7:30:34 GMT -5
I think of comics for shows like Charmed and Buffy as like, different iterations of a franchise, like how a lot of superhero comic series have tons of different universes where the superhero has a different background, identity, powers, etc. The comics still fall under the "Charmed" umbrella, but the show is the focal point of the universe; people who would read the comics and books rely on the show for context, but the show doesn't rely on either of them, and is wrapped up by itself and doesn't need the comics to make it finished. So the comics and books are essentially "take it or leave it" for people and are unlikely to be read by anyone who isn't a fan of the show. Personally as a writer of Charmed fanfiction, there are some details from the comics that I pick at to use in fanfiction, but otherwise I completely disregard them because I don't have access to them in the way that I do with the show, I don't like them nearly as much, and I view them as fun extra material but not really anything that influences how I think about the show. Not to mention that honestly, as has been pointed out, the comics are just not accessible and a lot of fans aren't going to take them into account when talking about Charmed because of that. With a Netflix account (that I don't even pay for) I can watch Charmed as much as I please, but I don't have the kind of money to spend on comics, I'm not likely to find them in stores (and I don't live anywhere near the kind of stores that would sell them), and I don't buy anything online. I don't think there's anything wrong with using the comics to make a point because they are part of the Charmed universe, but they're not central to knowing the Charmed universe in the same way as the show is, and not everybody is going to have read them and be able to make or willing to accept arguments wherein they feature. *nods* Exactly so. |
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pheebs
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Post by pheebs on Jun 28, 2018 15:43:17 GMT -5
Nope they are not canon. Because all tie-in media like comics, books and magazines have to get approved and the official go from the companies that own the rights to the series. So its official merchandise for Charmed but more an addition. That doesn't make it canon to the series. Just canon to the tie-in media.
The comics have canon connecting each issue and is based and inspired by the series. The same way the novels are based and inspired. That doesn't mean either are canon to the physical television series.
Because hear me out. Even if a comic series were. Once they revive said television series then the comics are no longer can be unless its a straight out adaptation of said series. So no.
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