Polite Dissent

16 Responses to “ Lady Vic Needs to Get Her Eyes Checked ”

1. RichterCa
   September 2nd, 2010 at 9:21 am
   

   I’m guessing she means “I was aiming for the black part in the middle of the eye, but only hit the colored part around it”, though I’m not sure how you would phrase that.

   I suppose you could say “I was aiming for the pupal but only hit the iris.”

   Unless she was shooting from the side, and only barely skimmed the surface of the guy’s eye…

2. Harvey
   September 2nd, 2010 at 10:22 am
   

   Or, since it was understood she was using an unadjusted bow while riding a boat in choppy waters, she could have said “Thank you” without being such a b*tch about it.

3. Gail simone
   September 2nd, 2010 at 12:25 pm
   

   This is what happens when I forget to contact you!

   My apologies! ;)

4. Lazarus Lupin
   September 2nd, 2010 at 12:40 pm
   

   Two words: Bank shot

5. Mojo Jojo
   September 2nd, 2010 at 12:50 pm
   

   Hey I think this still makes sense! “I was aiming for the pupil but I only hit the cornea” means that she didn’t hit the pupil, but she hit the cornea of the eye, which is very possible. The statement doesn’t imply that you wouldn’t hit the cornea if you hit the pupil.

   If I said, “I was aiming for his knee but I only nicked his skin”, that makes sense, right? Same situation.

6. Jack
   September 2nd, 2010 at 1:09 pm
   

   No idea what this comic is, so I’m unaware of context, but isn’t the character being ironic? As in, ‘heck yes, it was a great shot and I know it!’

7. Adam!
   September 2nd, 2010 at 4:07 pm
   

   @Jack
   I think it’s supposed to be one of those lines that demonstrates that she’s such a good shot that she doesn’t realise that being millimetres off doesn’t constitute a miss.

   I interpreted it as “I meant to hit the pupil but I actually hit the sclera.” I remember when I used to think the white of the eye was called the “cornea.” No idea why, though!

8. Jillian
   September 2nd, 2010 at 4:48 pm
   

   “This is what happens when I forget to contact you!”

   CONTACT. I see what you did there! Eh? Eh??

9. Anahid
   September 2nd, 2010 at 10:16 pm
   

   When I first read this, I thought, “That’s retarded….” Then I read the rest of the post.

   “I was aiming for wisdom and humbleness with this comic, but just skimmed the edges of uneducated.”

10. Gail
    September 3rd, 2010 at 8:02 am
    

    Huh? Who was aiming for wisdom and humbleness? That’s not what this particular comic is about at all.

    And I fully admit I got this bit wrong. Scott is totally right to nail the book on such a dumb mistake.

    Maybe I’m missing something.

11. Lidian
    September 3rd, 2010 at 11:42 am
    

    If only it had been her weapon. Then she could have aimed for the iris and hit the lens. Or for the ear and hit the nose. So many possibilities!

12. Anahid
    September 5th, 2010 at 4:16 pm
    

    I meant the person who wrote the comic was, not the blogger. Yes, Scott was right. That was the point.

13. TayJK
    September 5th, 2010 at 6:20 pm
    

    Anahid, Gail is the one who wrote the comic.

14. Erich
    September 5th, 2010 at 9:47 pm
    

    Anahid: The response from Gail WAS from “the person who wrote the comic” (Gail Simone).

15. Miles
    September 6th, 2010 at 1:43 pm
    

    Caught that one myself… didn’t ruin the fun though! Love the Secret Six comics.

16. BonesMcCoy
    September 15th, 2010 at 5:34 pm
    

    Secret Six is one of the few consistently well-written comics that DC puts out. Ms Simone has excellent characterization and a great sense of humor. Her stories are MUCH better than the DC “Big Events” and the Batman nonsense (which receive all of the attention). The fact that she is willing to instantly own up to a medical error like this makes me respect her even more.

    Keep up the great work, Scott and Gail!

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