Story Arc
A story arc is an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as television, comic books, comic strips, boardgames, video games, and in some cases, films. On a television program, for example, the story would unfold over many episodes. In television, the use of the story arc is much more common in dramas than in comedies, especially in soap operas. Webcomics are more likely to use story arcs than newspaper comics, as most web comics have readable archives online that a newcomer to the strip can read in order to understand what is going on. Although story arcs have existed for decades, the term "story arc" was coined in 1988 in relation to the television series Wiseguy, and was quickly adapted for other uses.
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... During the first story arc, he started to date Will's mother, Susan, and after a while won Will's acceptance in the fifth story arc, he proposed to and later married Susan, becoming Will's ... William - Will's half-brother is introduced into the story during part seven he is usually called "Will", much to the frustration of his sister ... to Cornelia after Caleb was turned into a flower by Phobos near the end of the first story arc ...
... "The Third Kryptonian" is a three-issue Superman comic book story arc written by Kurt Busiek with art by Rick Leonardi ... The story arc appears in Superman #668-670, and is rooted in a three-part story arc that was released between "Superman Up, Up and Away!" and "Last Son" called "Back ... The story in Superman #670 was slated to appear in the Superman Annual #13 ...
... Death of Captain America" is an eighteen-issue Captain America story arc written by Ed Brubaker with art by Steve Epting and published by Marvel Comics ... The arc first appears in Captain America (vol ... The first issue of the story arc, Captain America #25, was the highest selling comic for the month of its release ...
... after Ra's al Ghul unleashed the "Clench" virus, during the "Contagion" story arc ... during its second release, in the "Legacy" story arc (Detective Comics #699, July 1996) ... was devastated by an earthquake in the "No Man's Land" story arc, during which she failed to prevent the federal government from cutting off Gotham ...
... Neon Genesis Evangelion, for example, is a single story arc spanning 26 episodes ... Other longer anime have multiple story arcs, such as Bleach, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, One Piece, and Fairy Tail ... The anime Dragon Ball Z adapts four different story arcs from the Dragon Ball manga, each with its own ultimate antagonist, along with original story ...
Famous quotes containing the words arc and/or story:
“If I am not, may God put me there; and if I am, may God so keep me.”
—Joan Of Arc (c.1412–1431)
“So every journey that I make
Leads me, as in the story he was led,
To some new ambush, to some fresh mistake:
So every journey I begin foretells
A weariness of daybreak, spread
With carrion kisses, carrion farewells.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)