Talk:The Crikeytown Cancellations (short story)

So this is a weird one
Probably not invalid, but really hard to summarize. Also, does anyone know if there's precedent for including "the editor" and "the reader" as characters in a valid source? Reminds me a lot of Life-Cycle in some ways. Najawin ☎  08:38, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Well there is Human (Attack of the Graske). Could I have more context about this story please? 09:40, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I did say "valid source". It's written like it's an old time comic. Specifically in reference to . The story basically goes:
 * Panel X [Short description of what Panel X looks like]
 * Dialogue between two characters in Panel X
 * And then you repeat. It does this for 97 panels. It's a comic, but written out, kinda? It's fairly weird, in terms of DWU stories. Najawin ☎  14:45, 3 October 2022 (UTC)


 * Well apart from Human (Attack of the Graske) and maybe TARDIS Wiki, I can't think of anything comparable to a reader or editor being part of the Wikification. How come we would need a page on the editor, anyway?


 * And to be clear, the short story is a transcription of a non-existent comic? 14:51, 3 October 2022 (UTC)


 * Yeah, the comic doesn't exist afaik. Maybe in the print book? (I doubt it.)
 * We need a page for the editor because they're in the story, as is the reader.

"You silly billies, you’re in a Faction Paradox anthology about their magic time prison! Why don’t you just ask Faction Paradox for help?"

- THE READER (off-panel)

"Groan! Fine, I’ll have Faction Paradox written into this. Can’t believe I’ve got to fix someone’s plot again…!"

- EDITOR


 * I mean, they're very obviously characters called The Reader and Editor interacting with the metafictional conceit that this is a comic as opposed to a story. Hence why it reminds me of Life-Cycle more than Attack of the Graske. It's a weird thing. Najawin ☎  15:18, 3 October 2022 (UTC)


 * Ohhhhh, I thought you were talking about in-universe Wiki editors, not a book editor. In that case, I'd point you to Narrator (Iris Wildthyme and the Unholy Ghost) and Category:Doctor Who (The Thief of Sherwood) crew, the latter of which has weird hybrid-real-world-slash-fictional characters. 18:18, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

I'm honestly not sure any of those are analogous. Does the Narrator interact with Iris while narrating? Because the characters directly comment on the Editor's existence. Najawin ☎  20:19, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Oh, just saw the talk page.
 * however he is also acknowledged by as Iris Wildthyme as a person as well
 * Kinda works. Still not quite the same thing, but close. Najawin ☎  20:21, 3 October 2022 (UTC)