Comments on: Fantastic Four #549: A Medical Review http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1767 a blog of medicine, comics, television, science and other fun stuff Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:09:03 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mei http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1767/comment-page-1#comment-184622 Mei Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:49:55 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1767#comment-184622 Hi! First-year med student, long-time obsessive reader of your House reviews, here -- I giggled so hard at this though I'm not familiar with the non-medical content of this post. I'm starting to wonder if coming here to read these articles might be a better study strategy than what I've got going now, though... *g* Hi! First-year med student, long-time obsessive reader of your House reviews, here — I giggled so hard at this though I’m not familiar with the non-medical content of this post. I’m starting to wonder if coming here to read these articles might be a better study strategy than what I’ve got going now, though… *g*

]]> By: Jared http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1767/comment-page-1#comment-181617 Jared Sat, 06 Oct 2007 09:42:53 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1767#comment-181617 I agree with you. But, if I were a superhero who were pledged to not kill anyone, I think I'd compress the left renal vein for a good amount of visceral pain in a tender area. MMmmmm, that's good nutcracker syndrome. I agree with you. But, if I were a superhero who were pledged to not kill anyone, I think I’d compress the left renal vein for a good amount of visceral pain in a tender area. MMmmmm, that’s good nutcracker syndrome.

]]> By: Josh http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1767/comment-page-1#comment-181366 Josh Fri, 05 Oct 2007 21:54:35 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1767#comment-181366 Wouldn't it have been easier for her to do the whole heart as opposed to one little artery? I'm sure she's done the forcefields around heart shaped objects before. Wouldn’t it have been easier for her to do the whole heart as opposed to one little artery? I’m sure she’s done the forcefields around heart shaped objects before.

]]> By: David Oakes http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1767/comment-page-1#comment-181148 David Oakes Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:46:55 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1767#comment-181148 "[N]o one has coined a medical term to describe an invisible forcefield blocking an artery." Here is your chance for immortality, Dr. Scott. You are one of the few medical professionals the studying the phenomena. You should get naming rights. “[N]o one has coined a medical term to describe an invisible forcefield blocking an artery.”

Here is your chance for immortality, Dr. Scott. You are one of the few medical professionals the studying the phenomena. You should get naming rights.

]]> By: Jon http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1767/comment-page-1#comment-181124 Jon Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:51:23 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1767#comment-181124 It was a great scene in an all-around solid issue. It's nice to see a writer recognize just how scary powerful Sue really is. I haven't seen her powers used (if only hypothetically) to such tremendous effect since that issue during the Byrne run when she became the new Hate Monger and mopped the floor with the rest of the FF. It was a great scene in an all-around solid issue. It’s nice to see a writer recognize just how scary powerful Sue really is. I haven’t seen her powers used (if only hypothetically) to such tremendous effect since that issue during the Byrne run when she became the new Hate Monger and mopped the floor with the rest of the FF.

]]> By: Budgie http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1767/comment-page-1#comment-181064 Budgie Fri, 05 Oct 2007 09:09:56 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1767#comment-181064 As for why Sue didn't threaten a stroke, via the means of closing the carotid arteries, it could be simply that it's been done. Now, ok, something having been done before isn't necessarily a deal breaker in comics... but in RISING STARS by JMS, one of the characters has the power to move very small objects. She can't move anything big, but small things? She's very, VERY good at moving them. She gets recruited by one of the "three letter government agencies". And when two characters later discuss her, one asks what on earth use THAT power would be? And the other replies that the carotid artery is a very small thing... As for why Sue didn’t threaten a stroke, via the means of closing the carotid arteries, it could be simply that it’s been done. Now, ok, something having been done before isn’t necessarily a deal breaker in comics… but in RISING STARS by JMS, one of the characters has the power to move very small objects. She can’t move anything big, but small things? She’s very, VERY good at moving them. She gets recruited by one of the “three letter government agencies”. And when two characters later discuss her, one asks what on earth use THAT power would be? And the other replies that the carotid artery is a very small thing…

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