Marvel Comics didn’t invent serialized storytelling, but it may have perfected it.
kAmsFC:?8 E96 AF3=:D96C’D 7@C>2E:G6 J62CD[ $E2? {66[ y24< z:C3J[ $E6G6 s:E<@ 2?5 E96 C6DE @7 E96 |2CG6= “3F==A6?” 4C62E65 2 F?:7:65 H@C=5[ :? H9:49 492C24E6CD 7C@> @?6 4@>:4 3@@< >:89E A@A FA :? 2?@E96C[ :7 @?=J 7@C 2 42>6@[ H:E9 =:EE=6 @C ?@ 72?72C6] yFDE 2 7C:6?5=J ?6:893@C9@@5 $A:56C\|2? 5C@AA:?8 3J E@ D2J 96==@]k^Am
kAm(9:=6 sr r@>:4D’ DFA6C96C@6D :?923:E65 2 F?:7:65 H@C=5[ E@@[ E96:CD H2D ?6:E96C 2D 4@96D:G6 ?@C 2D D66>:?8=J 677@CE=6DD 2D |2CG6=’D] WxE DE:== :D?’E]X sr H2D D6==:?8 :?5:G:5F2= 492C24E6CDi $FA6C>2?[ q2E>2? 2?5 (@?56C (@>2?] |2CG6= H2D D6==:?8 E96 |:89EJ |2CG6= &?:G6CD6[ 2?5 |2CG6=’D C6256CD9:A 6286C=J 6>3C2465 E96 =236= “|2CG6= K@>3:6D]”k^Am
kAm(:E9 {66’D 42C?:G2=\32C<6C C@FE:?6 :? @G6C5C:G6[ `he_D |2CG6= 3642>6 2 9:A 3C2?5]k^Am
kAmu:7EJ J62CD =2E6C[ E96 4@>:4D AF3=:D96C\EFC?65\s:D?6J\@H?65 6?E6CE2:?>6?E ;F886C?2FE =@@<D E@ C6G@=FE:@?:K6 D6C:2=:K65 DE@CJE6==:?8 :? H2JD E92E H@F=5 92G6 366? F?E9:?<23=6 2 76H J62CD 28@]k^Am
kAm(96? $2>F6= {] y24<D@?’D }:4< uFCJ 2AA62CD 7@==@H:?8 E96 6?5 4C65:ED @7 a__g’D “xC@? |2?” 2?5 E6==D #@36CE s@H?6J yC]’D %@?J $E2C<[ “*@F’G6 364@>6 A2CE @7 2 3:886C F?:G6CD6] *@F ;FDE 5@?’E <?@H :E J6E[” :E’D 2:>65 >@C6 2E FD E92? 2E E96 492C24E6C @?D4C66?] uFCJ :D E6==:?8 E96 2F5:6?46 E96C6 :D >F49 >@C6 E@ 4@>6[ 36J@?5 E96 @3=:82E@CJ “xC@? |2?” D6BF6=D] $FC6 6?@F89[ H96? H6 ?6IE D66 $E2C<[ :E’D 2E E96 6?5 @7 “%96 x?4C65:3=6 wF=<]”k^Am
kAm(96? “xC@? |2? a” C@==65 2C@F?5[ |2CG6=’D 8C2?5 A=2? H2D :? 7F== DH:?8] %96C6 H6C6 G:DF2= ?@5D E@ r2AE2:? p>6C:42 2?5 E96 wF=<[ 2?5 E96 A@DE\4C65:ED D46?6 D68F65 DFAA@CE:?8 492C24E6C !9:= r@F=D@? Wr=2C< vC688X :?E@ E96 ?6IE 3:8 |2CG6= >@G:6[ “%9@C]”k^Am
kAmp7E6C “%96 pG6?86CD[” “xC@? |2? b” 2?5[ >@DE C646?E=J[ “%9@Ci %96 s2C< (@C=5[” 8@:?8 E@ E96 >@G:6D :D >@C6 E92? ;FDE 8@:?8 E@ E96 >@G:6D] xE’D =:<6 H2E49:?8 E6=6G:D:@?] t249 7:=> :D 2AA@:?E>6?E G:6H:?8[ 2D 6249 :D >6C6=J 2? “6A:D@56” :? 2 =2C86C[ @?8@:?8 DFA6C96C@ D@2A @A6C2] p?5 J@F 42? 4@F?E @? 2? 2G6C286 @7 EH@ ?6H 6A:D@56D 2 J62C[ @?6 :? E96 DAC:?8 2?5 2?@E96C :? E96 72==]k^Am
kAmu@C E96 7:CDE E:>6[ E96 >@G:6D 2C6 =:<6 |2CG6= r@>:4D] *6D[ J@F 42? 7@==@H ;FDE @?6 492C24E6C[ 3FE :7 J@F 5@ E92E[ J@F’== >:DD @FE @? E96 =2C86C DE@CJ] “xC@? |2?” W2?5 “xC@? |2? a” 2?5 “xC@? |2? b”X :D[ =:<6 uFCJ D2:5[ “A2CE @7 2 3:886C F?:G6CD6]” p?5 E92E F?:G6CD6 :D 86EE:?8 3:886C[ 3J H9:49 x 5@?’E >62? ;FDE ?6IE J62C’D “r2AE2:? p>6C:42i %96 (:?E6C $@=5:6C” 2?5 “vF2C5:2?D @7 E96 v2=2IJ]”k^Am
kAmp86?E r@F=D@? ?@H 9625=:?6D E96 E6=6G:D:@? D6C:6D “p86?ED @7 $wxt{s[” H9:49[ 56DA:E6 2 DE625J 564=:?6 :? G:6H6CD9:A[ 92D D64FC65 2 7F==\D62D@? @C56C 2?5 D66>D 7:?2==J E@ 36 86EE:?8 2 ?2CC2E:G6 7@@E:?8] pA2CE 7C@> 6IA2?5:?8 E96 |2CG6= >JE9@=@8J[ 6A:D@56D D@ 72C 92G6 562=E H:E9 E96 27E6C>2E9 @7 E96 q2EE=6 @7 }6H *@C< W2D D66? :? “%96 pG6?86CD”X 2?5 E96 “6IEC6>:D” 3:@\H62A@? 7:CDE D66? :? “xC@? |2? b]” %9:D H66<’D 6A:D@56 :D 2 5:C64E E:6\:? E@ “%9@Ci %96 s2C< (@C=5]”k^Am
kAm{2DE H66<[ |2CG6= 2??@F?465 2 562= H:E9 }6E7=:I E92E[ DE2CE:?8 :? a_`d[ H:== 3C:?8 7@FC `b\6A:D@56 D6C:6D A=FD 2 “>:?:D6C:6D 6G6?E” E@ E96 G:56@ DEC62>:?8 D6CG:46] s2C656G:=[ {F<6 r286[ xC@? u:DE 2?5 DFA6C96C@ AC:G2E6 6J6 y6DD:42 y@?6D H:== 6249 7=J D@=@ 367@C6 E62>:?8 FA 2D “%96 s676?56CD]”k^Am
kAms:D?6J 4=62C=J =:<6D H92E :E D66D :? E96 |2CG6= 2AAC@249] (96? s:D?6J AFC492D65 E96 “$E2C (2CD” 7C2?49:D6[ 4@>A2?J 6I64D AC@>:D65 ?@E @?=J 2 ?6H “$E2C (2CD” EC:=@8J DE2CE:?8 :? a_`d[ 3FE 2=D@ “DE2?52=@?6” 7:=>D E2<:?8 A=246 @FED:56 E96 >2:? D282]k^Am
kAmx? E9:D 6?G:C@?>6?E[ sr 2?5 :ED 4@CA@C2E6 A2C6?E[ (2C?6C qC@D][ 42?’E D:E :5=6] %96J 9@A6 E@ DA:? @77 2 u=2D9 %' D6C:6D 7C@> %96 r(’D “pCC@H[” 2?5 E96 “|2? @7 $E66=” D6BF6=[ 2=D@ D6E 7@C a_`d[ >2J 762EFC6 (@?56C (@>2? 2?5 @E96C 96C@6D 2D H6== 2D $FA6C>2? 2?5 q6? p77=64<’D q2E>2?]k^Am
kAmqJ a_`d[ >@G:6 E962E6CD 4@F=5 36 9@>6 E@ E9C66 DAC2H=:?8 7:4E:@?2= F?:G6CD6D[ 6249 2D :?G@=G65 2?5 E:>6\56>2?5:?8 2D 2? 6?E:C6 D62D@? @7 J@FC 72G@C:E6 %' D9@H :D ?@H]k^Am
kAm(6=4@>6 E@ E96 3C2G6 ?6H H@C=5 @7 D6C:2=:K65 DE@CJE6==:?8]k^Am
kAmk6>mpDD:DE2?E |6EC@ t5:E@C uC2?<=:? w2CC:D 42? 36 C624965 2E ade\bc_\abhc @C k2 9C67lQ>2:=E@i7C2?<=:?]92CC:Do5642EFC52:=J]4@>Qm7C2?<=:?]92CC:Do5642EFC52:=J]4@>k^2m]k^6>mk^Am
Get Unlimited Access
$3 for 3 Months
Subscribe Now
After the initial selected subscription period your subscription rate will auto renew at $8.00 per month.
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.