One-shot

In the comic industry, a one-shot is a piece that is created as a pilot comic or stand-alone story. Many artists publish one-shots to test a possible new story, or to express information that would not fit with the story arc.

Related Topics:
Comic - Pilot - Story arc

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One-shot can also refer to a short anime story, or a short piece of fan fiction, where a fan fiction piece would only last one chapter. Recently, this usage has expanded to refer to any one chapter piece of literature, although one-shot is generally only used in this way for electronic literature.

Related Topics:
Anime - Fan fiction

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In the music industry, a one-shot is a hit song, from an artist who actually only made one hit during his career, such as Patrick Hernandez (Born To Be Alive) and Coolio (Gangsta's Paradise).

Related Topics:
Music - Patrick Hernandez - Coolio

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