Originally posted by Rao Kal El
You mean Thanos being written the way it is by ONE writer?But whenever daddy does not like it how another writter treated my pet character, he goes and retcons it?
Yeah totally the same thing
When Starlin retcons a Thanos story it's usually due to the bad characterization that shits on Thanos' character development.
For example Jurgen's Thanos was really damn powerful. Thor and Firelord couldn't even make this Thanos flinch with their attacks. And Jurgen had Thanos shrug off being hit by his own eye beams blasted back 100 fold + anti-force beam + planetary storms. Yet Starlin retconned this showing.
Another example is the Celestial Quest Thanos who instantly created beings like Reptyle the God and channelled enough energy to make the "universe" scream. Starlin retconned this showing too.
The retcons have more to do with their crappy characterization and less with power.