The Thing (John Carpenter) [CRT]

[TheShape03]

Currently, The Thing's profile takes into account things from the 2002 video game and Dark Horse comics, what's the problem with this? that the game and the comic series contradict each other.

In the video game, which if I remember correctly takes place a few days after the first movie, Childs is dead and we find his frozen corpse. In the Dark Horse comic series, Childs is alive, and encounters MacReady just a few hours after the events of the first film, and is subsequently infected by The Thing. Therefore, the comics and the video game cannot occur in the same timeline.

Personally, I think we should get rid of the comics material (and maybe do a separate profile for that version of The Thing), since Universal seems to have been more involved in the creation of the game than in the creation of the comics, and apparently, the game was endorsed by John Carpenter (Who also gives voice to one of the characters in the video game).

 

[Roachman40]

this is fair, sure

I was thinking the Northman Nightmare comic can be kept however, that comic in particular was part of a promotional tie-in with 2011 movie, also acts as a prequel to the movie as well, iirc.

 

[Armorchompy]

Roachman's comment makes sense

 

[TheShape03]

this is fair, sure

I was thinking the Northman Nightmare comic can be kept however, that comic in particular was part of a promotional tie-in with 2011 movie, also acts as a prequel to the movie as well, iirc.

Okay, so I think we can keep the material from that comic in the profile.

 

[Crabwhale]

I do not think we should keep either since they ruin the whole point of the ending

 

[TheShape03]

I do not think we should keep either since they ruin the whole point of the ending

Eh, I don't think that's a valid reason xd.

 

[Crabwhale]

Jokes aside though both the comic and the game seem to have equal claim to canonicity.

Game has John Carpenter's backing whereas comics are serving as promotional material for a canonical entry. And they contradict each-other. Might be best to just get rid of both.

 

[Armorchompy]

I mean I presume the Northman comic doesn't have that issue, given it's a prequel, and exists separately to the rest.

 

[Crabwhale]

Hmm

Fair enough.

 

[TheShape03]

Jokes aside though both the comic and the game seem to have equal claim to canonicity.

Game has John Carpenter's backing whereas comics are serving as promotional material for a canonical entry.

I'm not entirely sure about that, Universal (who has the rights to The Thing) was the one who had the idea to make the video game, and had much more involvement in the creation of the game than in the creation of the comics (where I think they participated in nothing more than saying "yes" to Chuck Pfarrel to make them).

The existence of the game should also serve to dismiss the possible fact that Universal considered the comics canonical, since by creating the game as a sequel to the first film, and completely ignoring the plot of the comics, they did not consider them canonical when they created the game.

I think the game has enough reasons to be treated as canon (It was created by Universal and endorsed by John Carpenter). In fact, since Carpenter did not participate in The Thing (2011) and Universal did, the game has more reasons to be canon than the 2011 film.

 

[Crabwhale]

Alright.

 

[TheShape03]

Bump.

 

[TheShape03]

Bump.

 

[Armorchompy]

you have enough approval i think

 

[TheShape03]

you have enough approval i think

Perfect, I'll apply the changes then. I guess this thread can be closed.

 

[TheShape03]

The changes were applied.

 

[Crabwhale]

This CRT is Thing'd.