![]() In Batman: Beyond the White Knight #4 written and drawn by Sean Murphy, with colors from Dave Stewart, and lettering by AndWorld Design, Murphy can play on that idea of reinventing a character, both with Terry McGinnis and Duke Thomas. Getting a chance to riff on what the audience expects and making a character feel new or original can breathe that life into one that feels lacking. ![]() This is usually thanks to the creative team bringing an outside perspective, and operating at a distance from canon to develop that reinvented world. For comics, an out-of-continuity story might see a genre aesthetic reinforce an aspect of the book, or give new life to an existing character. For a song, it might be a change to the tempo, genre, or instruments that make an existing work feel new and unique. ![]() Out of continuity, Elseworld-style stories work best when they’re treated like a song cover, in that all the core elements are there, but they’re rearranged and something new is brought to the existing elements. ![]()
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