Continuity (fiction)

The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films produced by Marvel Studios. The films are based on characters from American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The franchise also includes several television series, short films, digital series, and literature. The shared universe, much like the original Marvel Universe in comic books, was established by crossing over common plot elements, settings, cast, and characters.

American superhero film franchise based on DC Comics

thumb|The Return of Tarzan, official sequel to [[Tarzan of the Apes]] A sequel is a work of literature, film, theatre, television, music, or video game that continues the story of, or expands upon, some earlier work. In the common context of a narrative work of fiction, a sequel portrays events set in the same fictional universe as an earlier work, usually chronologically following the events of that work.

American superhero film series

imaginary, typically self-consistent world with its own rules and characters, different from the real world; often used as a background or basis in story telling

new start to an established fictional universe, work, or series

The DC Universe (DCU) is an American media franchise and shared universe based on characters from DC Comics publications. It was created by James Gunn and Peter Safran, co-chairmen and co-CEOs of DC Studios. The DCU is a soft reboot of a previous franchise, the DC Extended Universe (DCEU), retaining select cast members and narrative elements but disregarding others. In contrast to the previous state of DC Comics adaptations, the DCU features a unified continuity and story across live-action films and television, animation, and video games. Concurrent DC adaptations that do not fit this continuity are labeled "DC Elseworlds".

shared fictional universe

revision of existing facts in fiction by succeeding work

Worldbuilding is the process of constructing an imaginary world or setting, sometimes associated with a fictional universe. Developing the world with coherent qualities such as a history, geography, culture and ecology is a key task for many science fiction or fantasy writers. Worldbuilding often involves the creation of geography, a backstory, flora, fauna, inhabitants, technology, and often if writing speculative fiction, different peoples. This may include social customs as well as invented languages (often called conlangs) for the world.

fictional shared universe of DC animated projects

extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media

in a narrative, the consistency of characteristics of people, plot, objects, and places seen by the reader or viewer over time

In a narrative, a backstory or the background (information) is a set of events that establishes a character's past or that precedes and leads up to the main plot. In acting, it is the fictional history of a character before the main plot events that a performer creates during their preparation for the role.

fictional universe in which works written by one or multiple writers are set

fictional multiverse used by DC Comics

fictional multiverse used by Marvel Comics

term in television

American comic book writer (1953–1996)

fictional story telling device

controversy about a scene of Star Wars

Marvel Cinematic Universe setting

shared fictional universe

fictional timeline of media

screenwriter's reference document used for information on a series

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Animated superhero film series based on New 52 (2013-2020)

extension of a fictional universe

fictional universe of Magic: The Gathering