Originally Posted by
cranger
It depends on what you think continuity is. For me, it is stuff like how a character acts, what their powers are and what major events have shaped their story. Writers do not have to tell us everything about a character each issue because they expect us to have an understanding of that character going in. When a writer does something that goes against continuity, whether intentionally or not, it can actually weaken the story because the readers understanding is put into question. It can range from "is there a reason the character is acting oddly?" to "if the writer can't get this right, what else should I not be expecting to be followed".