When authors reintroduce characters into later books, we don't just get to find out how they're doing.
Other storylines seemed to have stalled, but that's probably a function of reintroducing characters and reminding viewers where we're up to.
("Desencuentro," for instance, is a lovely noun in Spanish, connoting failed expectations and sundered connections; "disencounter" just makes a jarring noise on the page). And the author frequently reintroduces characters we've already met, sometimes just a few pages ago.
How did you approach setting up the movie for returning fans versus reintroducing characters or plotlines for newcomers?
Early efforts to reintroduce character education were superficial, says Merle Schwartz, director of education and training at the Character Education Partnership, an advocacy group based in Washington.
"Green Lantern Corps," Volume 1, at No. 1, is part of the company's "New 52" initiative, which last year reintroduced its characters as if for the first time.
The company, which reintroduced its characters to a new audience back in fall 2011, has been committed to maintaining 52 series as part of its shared superhero universe.
In addition to Meow Mix, brands like Coca-Cola, Volkswagen, Jordache and Lee jeans and Life cereal have all reintroduced campaigns, characters or commercials.
We have to deal with much the same way that Captain America, when thawed from the Arctic ice, entered a world that he didn't recognize," similar to the way Stan Lee and Jack Kirby reintroduced the character in the 1960s.
