Comments on: Strange #2: A Medical Review

By: deadlytoque

deadlytoque — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 04:41:59 +0000

Unrelated, but also, on page 10, Devon says that telling Stephen he can still do medicine but not surgery is “like telling Michaelangelo he can’t paint any more.” I think Michaelangelo actually would’ve been relieved. My understanding is that he really didn’t like painting much, and preferred to sculpt. Bad writer! Bad!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 21:59:37 +0000

The explanation for all your gripes is simple, Scott:

It’s MAGIC!

By: Erik 'Stephen Strange' Elzenaar

Erik 'Stephen Strange' Elzenaar — Wed, 17 Nov 2004 09:57:25 +0000

Great pages… I always loved good researched material. And this is one of the best.

When adressing specific things like this accident, writers should try to get there facts as correct as they should possibly get them. Especially when they make up such an important part of the origin of the leading character. Thanks…

Do you also have a medical workout on the legs of Charles Xavier (crushed) and the heart of Tony Stark (unremovable grenate-scrapnel)…? :)

By: GruntDoc

GruntDoc — Tue, 09 Nov 2004 10:02:03 +0000

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By: william G

william G — Sun, 07 Nov 2004 13:45:42 +0000

And educational it is. If I ever decide to break a character, I’ll ask you for advice. ;)

By: scott

scott — Fri, 05 Nov 2004 15:45:33 +0000

You're right in that there is a lot of "unstable molecule"-ness remaining in comics today. This is why I stay away from reviewing the actual super-powers of characters...that way lies madness. On the other hand, writers and artists should not be able to get away with doing a sub-par job just because they're writing for comics. If you're going to go into depth describing a life-changing injury, as in Strange #2, then your facts need to be right. If several months worth of storylines are going to revolve around a viral plague (Avengers, Batman, Mystique) then the reader's deserve at least an attempt at good science. If an entire issue of the X-treme X-Men is going to be set in an Emergency Room to explore the theme of life and death then the writer needs to do his research. The same goes for artists; if it's OK to use reference material to draw a motorcycle, then use references to draw medical equipment. Don't just make stuff up because it shows. Sure, to some extent what I do is snark, but I like to think of it as education -- both for the readers and the creators.

By: william G

william G — Fri, 05 Nov 2004 12:12:23 +0000

While I like the medical stuff, this still has the problem of snarking about a universe where the term “Unstable molecules” is commonly used.

By: Juana

Juana — Thu, 04 Nov 2004 21:17:49 +0000

Thanks- this was interesting. i haven’t read issue 2 yet, but now i’m looking forward to it.

By: Kitty

Kitty — Thu, 04 Nov 2004 15:13:15 +0000

This is absolutely fascinating stuff. Thank you for posting it!