Very late response, but the difference between this and Cut Short seems to be that Orphaned Series refers to works that are left unfinished because of the creator for whatever reason (personal life problems, writer's block, etc.). Cut Short refers to works that were unfinished because of Executive Meddling or corporate reasons out of the creator's control.
What does the following line means ?
Six Words; Kevin Smith's Daredevil/Bulleye: The Target.
Is "Six Words" the title of a comics by Kevin Smith ? The title of the last chapter ?
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It means a badly written example fer sure. Feel free to remove it.
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How is Dead Fic different than this? Dead Fic seems to be a sub trope of Orphaned Series.
Will I be informed if people reply to my discussion post?
I removed this as a disputed example:
- Frank Miller's All-Star Batman and Robin was meant to last 10 issues but stopped after the eighth.
- Although eventually, all issues were written and drawn, but #10 was never released due to a printing error that meant the (many many) swear words could still be read. Copies can still be found here and there online, but officially, it was never released.
- What are you talking about? I own a copy of #10, and it also clearly doesn't end there, which still qualifies it as an Orphaned Series, HOWEVER it was just recently announced to be resurrecting as a new 6-Issue miniseries titled The Dark Knight-Boy Wonder, with the same creative team picking up where #10 left off and finishing the story.
I think this trope's description needs a rewrite. As it's currently written, someone who reads the description without scrolling down to see the examples would be under the impression this trope only applies to webcomics.
Is there any meaningful difference between this and Cut Short? I can't find one, if there is.
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