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* Ditto for ''Franchise/StarTrek.'' The TV series and movies are considered canon by the novels and comics, but the not vice versa. Unlike the ''StarWars'' ExpandedUniverse, however, ''Trek's'' novels and comics were not considered in canon with ''one another,'' until ''Star Wars'' popularized the idea in the 2000's and ''Trek'' followed suit with its novels. [[note]] [[GoldKeyComics Gold Key,]] [[MarvelComics Marvel,]] [[DCComics DC,]] TokyoPop, [[IDWPublishing IDW,]] and even a short-lived [[NewspaperComics newspaper strip]] have all published ''Star Trek'' comics over the years, and none of them are in canon with one another. [[/note]]

* Ditto for ''Franchise/StarTrek.'' The TV series and movies are considered canon by the novels and comics, but the not vice versa. Unlike the ''StarWars'' ExpandedUniverse, however, ''Trek's'' novels and comics were not considered in canon with ''one another,'' until ''Star Wars'' popularized the idea in the 2000's and ''Trek'' followed suit with its novels, at least. [[note]] [[GoldKeyComics Gold Key,]] [[MarvelComics Marvel,]] [[DCComics DC,]] TokyoPop, [[IDWPublishing IDW,]] and even a short-lived [[NewspaperComics newspaper strip]] have all published ''Star Trek'' comics over the years, and none of them are in canon with one another. [[/note]]

* Ditto for ''Franchise/StarTrek.'' The TV series and movies are considered canon by the novels and comics, but the not vice versa. Unlike the ''StarWars'' ExpandedUniverse, however, ''Trek's'' novels and comics were not even in canon with ''one another,'' until ''Star Wars'' popularized the idea in the 2000's and ''Trek'' followed suit with its novels, at least. [[note]] [[GoldKeyComics Gold Key,]] [[MarvelComics Marvel,]] [[DCComics DC,]] TokyoPop, [[IDWPublishing IDW,]] and even a short-lived [[NewspaperComics newspaper strip]] have all published ''Star Trek'' comics over the years, and none of them are in canon with one another. [[/note]]

* Ditto for ''Franchise/StarTrek.'' The TV series and movies are considered canon by the novels and comics, but the not vice versa. Unlike the ''StarWars'' expanded universe, however, ''Trek's'' novels and comics were not even in canon with ''one another,'' until ''Star Wars'' popularized the idea in the 2000's and ''Trek'' followed suit with its novels, at least. [[note]] [[GoldKeyComics Gold Key,]] [[MarvelComics Marvel,]] [[DCComics DC,]] TokyoPop, [[IDWPublishing IDW,]] and even a short-lived [[NewspaperComics newspaper strip]] have all published ''Star Trek'' comics over the years, and none of them are in canon with one another. [[/note]]

* Ditto for ''Franchise/StarTrek.'' The TV series and movies are considered canon by the novels and comics, but the not vice versa. Unlike the ''StarWars'' expanded universe, however, ''Trek's'' novels and comics were not even in canon with ''one another,'' until ''Star Wars'' popularized the idea in the 2000's and ''Trek'' followed suit with its novels, at least. [[note]] [[GoldKeyComics Gold Key,]] [[MarvelComics Marvel,]] [[DCComics DC,]] TokyoPop, and [[IDWPublishing IDW,]] and even a short-lived [[NewspaperComics newspaper strip]] have all published ''Star Trek'' comics over the years, and none of them are in canon with one another. [[/note]]

* Most inter-company comic book crossovers worked like this until 1996's ''DC Versus Marvel.'' Prior to that miniseries, when [[{{ComicBook/Superman}} Superman]] met SpiderMan, The ComicBook/TeenTitans met the ComicBook/XMen, or [[{{ComicBook/Gen13}} Gen13]] met Comicbook/SpiderMan, the assumption for the duration of those stories was that the two characters had always been part of the same universe and had simply never met before. Since ''DC Versus Marvel,'' such crossovers have been much more likely to involve [[ParallelUniverse parallel universes.]]

* ImageComics separated their original Universe into a bunch of lesser ones in the ''Shattered Image'' event. Since then, each sub-publisher has its own Universe, that coexists with others in Bait-And-Switch continuity, with exception of the WildstormUniverse, which was bought by DCComics, and RobLiefeld's Universe, for the period of time that he left Image.

* {{Dallas}} and its Spin Off KnotsLanding had a shared continuity until Bobby's death on Dallas (Bobby's brother Gary was the main character on Knots Landing). Gary gets the news and it affects him; later in the season Gary's son is born and he names him Bobby. Come the beginning of the next season of Dallas we learn that Bobby's death (and the enitre previous season) was AllJustADream; but Knots Landing kept the plot point, and the two shows never interacted again.

* ImageComics operates on this rule - their comics exist in one world only when crossovers takes place and events from one series may be referenced in another only if the creators wish it. It's especially visible in ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'' #60 -- comics that featured appearances of probably every single ImageComics hero aside from BombQueen and you won't find a single reference to those events (including the destruction of several cities) anywhere but in ''Invincible'' and ''ComicBook/TheAstoundingWolfMan''.

* {{Dallas}} and its Spin Off KnotsLanding had a shared continuity until Bobby's death on Dallas (Bobby's brother Gary was the main character on Knots Landing). Gary gets the news and it affects him; later in the season Gary's son is born and he names him Bobby. Come the beginning of the next season of Dallas we learn that Bobby's death (and the enitre previous season) was All Just A Dream; but Knots Landing kept the plot point, and the two shows never interacted again.

* Webcomics ''{{Acrobat}}'' has been a part of ''HeroesUnite'' until the former's creator announced that his characters appearing in latter and related titles are not the originals, but their alternate counterparts.
* Webcomics ''SugarBits'' and ''Webcomic/{{Everafter}}'' had a crossover within the pages of the former, but {{Bleedman}} has let the latter's creator decide if he wants them to share TheVerse. It's hard to ignore all pages with Red [[spoiler: and Big Bad Wolf]] in ''Sugar Bits'', so it's safe to say that '''Everafter'' exist in ''Sugar Bits'' world, but the opposite may be not true.

* WordOfGod states that ''TheWitcher'' games are just one possible future for ''TheWitcher'' book series. This is in case Sapkowski would want to write a sequel to the series, and so he wouldn't have to reference the games.
* ''FanFic/GrimTalesFromDownBelow'' is said by Creator/{{Bleedman}} to be only a possible BadFuture for his other webcomics, ''PowerPuffGirlsDoujinshi''

* Happened with two popular {{Warhammer40000}} [[FanFic fan fictions]] - in ''TheAgeOfDusk'' Necrons unleash devastating attack on Tau, almost destroying their empire and entire race, in order to prevent possible future known as ''[[http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.php?autocom=ineo&showarticle=411 Rise Of Tau]]'' from happening.

* ''{{Mindmistress}}'' and ''ZebraGirl'' were established as existing in one Universe, but WordOfGod from the creator of Mindmistress is that the Zebra Girl from her world may not be the original one, but an alternate version.

** This also extends to the [[ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW comics]]. The events of the cartoon have happened, mostly, but the comics have yet to be referenced in the cartoon, with a few episodes strongly implying that the comic stories haven't happened.

* ImageComics operates on this rule - their comics exist in one world only when crossovers takes place and events from one series may be referenced in another only if the creators wish it. It's especially visible in {{Invincible}} #60 - comics that featured appearances of probably every single ImageComics hero aside from BombQueen and you won't find a single reference to those events (including the destruction of several cities) anywhere but in Invincible and ''TheAstoundingWolfMan''.

* ImageComics separated their original Universe into a bunch of lesser ones in the ''Shattered Image'' event. Since then, each sub-publisher has it's own Universe, that coexists with others in Bait-And-Switch continuity, with exception of the WildstormUniverse, which was bought by DCComics, and RobLiefeld's Universe, for the period of time that he left Image.

* The ''MyLittlePony'' G4 cartoons, ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Friendship Is Magic]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls Equestria Girls]]''. They share the same characters and the same writing staff, and these writers have insisted that the events of ''Equestria Girls'' actually are canon to ''Friendship Is Magic''. But the character arc in ''EQG'' is completely dependent on a big event from ''FIM'''s season three finale, while ''FIM'''s only reference to ''EQG'' have been a few blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameos. So even though ''EQG'' is technically canon, it's totally ignorable [[FanonDiscontinuity for the fans who are so inclined]].

* The ''MyLittlePony'' G4 cartoons, ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Friendship Is Magic]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls Equestria Girls]]''. The same characters appear in both, and the plot of ''Equestria Girls'' is heavily dependent on the events of ''Friendship Is Magic'', season three. However, the showrunners have stated that the events of ''EQG'' won't be referenced in the upcoming fourth season of ''FIM''.

* Webcomics ''SugarBits'' and ''{{Everafter}}'' had a crossover within the pages of the former, but {{Bleedman}} has let the latter's creator decide if he wants them to share TheVerse. It's hard to ignore all pages with Red [[spoiler: and Big Bad Wolf]] in ''Sugar Bits'', so it's safe to say that '''Everafter'' exist in ''Sugar Bits'' world, but the opposite may be not true.

* Webcomics ''Webcomic/SugarBits'' and '''' had a crossover within the pages of the former, but Creator/{{Bleedman}} has let the latter's creator decide if he wants them to share TheVerse. It's hard to ignore all pages with Red [[spoiler: and Big Bad Wolf]] in ''Sugar Bits'', so it's safe to say that '''Everafter'' exist in ''Sugar Bits'' world, but the opposite may be not true.

* ''StarWars'' and [[StarWarsExpandedUniverse its Expanded Universe]] have this relationship - movies are in canon with all books, comics and games, but GeorgeLucas refuses to acknowledge the opposite.
* In a similiar manner, for the {{Gundam}} franchise only the animated works are considered part of the various continuities, and works such as the novels written by Gundam's creator Yoshiki Tomino are not acknowledged as part of the continuities of the shows. This especially includes ''MobileSuitCrossboneGundam'', despite it also being written by Tomino.

* Webcomics ''SugarBits'' and ''{{Everafter}}'' had a crossover within the pages of the former, but {{Bleedman}} has let the latter's creator decide if he wants them to share TheVerse. It's hard to ignore all pages with Red [[spoiler: and Big Bad Wolf]] in ''Sugar Bits'', so it's safe to say that '''Everafter'' exist in ''Sugar Bits'' world, but the opposite may be not true.

* ''GrimTalesFromDownBelow'' is said by {{Bleedman}} to be only a possible BadFuture for his other webcomics, ''PowerPuffGirlsDoujinshi''

* In similar manner, two webcomics that established large [[TheMultiverse Multiverse]] did it - ''TheCrossoverlord'' and ''{{Crossoverkill}}'' both potray ''TheOrderOfTheStick'' as existing in that multiverse, but WordOfGod says that unless Rich Burlew will agree with that, it's only "one of many worlds working on similar rules and laws physics as ''The Order of The Stick''". In general CanonWelding done by the two series may result in it if creators of comics dragged into TheMultiverse don't want them to be in it.

* ImageComics separated their original Universe into a bunch of lesser ones in the ''Shattered Image'' event. Since then, each sub-publisher has it's own Universe, that coexists with others in Bait-And-Switch continuity, with exception of the WildstormUniverse, which was bought by DCComics, and RobLiefeld's Universe, for the period of time that he left Image.

* '''Divorced Continuity:''' ''Work A and Work B existed in the same world, but something split it in two.'' This variant is similar to AlternateTimeline, but there was an event in-universe that had resulted in separating two worlds - all the history from one work has been removed from the history of another and vice versa, [[RetGone the characters never existed in one world and nobody remembers them]] as their stories exist [[OrwellianEditor and always existed]] separately. Alternatively, in order to avoid creating ContinuitySnarl, a bunch of [[{{Expy}} Expies]] are created to fill the roles of deleted characters.

* In a similiar manner for Sunrise, for the {{Gundam}} franchise only the animated works are considered part of the various continuities and works such as the novels written by Gundam's creator Yoshiki Tomino are not acknowledged as part of the continuities of the shows. This especially includes ''MobileSuitCrossboneGundam'', despite it also being written by Tomino.