Short for "Retroactive Commentary," Retcom is derived from retcon, or "retroactive continuity." Retcom refers to any situation where a movie, book, or other form of entertainment was initially made purely for entertainment purposes, and social commentary has since been added by the producers or audience.
Critical review and some of Romero's later statements aside, Night of the Living Dead wasn't meant to have any sort of major commentary on race relations - it just happened that the friend Romero picked to play Ben was black, it wasn't in the script. It's pure retcom.
by Wolfemann June 27, 2009
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An armor in Halo 3 that can only be obtained by impressing Bungie, or making Bungie laugh. Most of the time you see people on Xbox Live who have a boner for Recon, even though it does not change gameplay, or increase your rank or skill level. Also, there has been pics of Recon floating around Xbox Live saying: "Send this to 50 friends and get RECON". There is no doubt this is a hoax. If you've impressed Bungie, and got Recon, I congradulate you, just don't think having Recon makes you better than anyone else.
In a game of Team Slayer, I was sent 5 messages within 3 minutes of the match saying "Send this to 50 friends and get Recon Armor".
by Ninox13 October 9, 2008
Get the Recon Armor mug.Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon is an excellent game by Ubi Soft depicting a war in the near future. The PS2 version has Desert Seige with it as well. The single player modes can seem a bit lifeless but playing deathmatches against your mates will never lose its fun. It has bucketloads of real weapons and good fun for any gun fanatic. The graphics can be a bit dodgy at times, e.g, watching someone about half a click away with a sniper; the animation isn't very fluid. Overall a great game, but more fun with friends.
by Rohan November 16, 2003
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