Comments on: The cane and the billy club http://www.theothermurdockpapers.com/2008/10/cane-and-billy-club-part-i/ A Daredevil Blog Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:59:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Christine http://www.theothermurdockpapers.com/2008/10/cane-and-billy-club-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-1494 Christine Sun, 27 Dec 2009 15:34:18 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wordpress/?p=150#comment-1494 Yeah, I wonder how they worked out the thing with Lois Lane. I'm not surprised if they simply got permission, though. Lois <i>is</i> getting some free advertising here. Besides, I think this was from around the time when there were quite a few bona fide cross-over events anyway. Either way, it's pretty cool. I'm glad you liked this post. I did spend quite some time on it, but I had fun doing the research. What surprises me with artists (especially these days) is how they can devote so much time to researching everything so they can make a scene photo-realistic and then mess up such a commonly occurring element the. On the other hand, I guess people wouldn't think to look something up if it's already been established (correctly or not) that it's supposed to look a certain way. Another complicating factor is that a lot of people do carry shorter canes, though these are generally used by people who are not totally blind and have at least some vision to rely on. Since Matt, hyper-senses aside, can't see anything, he should be using a long cane. That, or risk giving away his secret. ;) Yeah, I wonder how they worked out the thing with Lois Lane. I’m not surprised if they simply got permission, though. Lois is getting some free advertising here. Besides, I think this was from around the time when there were quite a few bona fide cross-over events anyway. Either way, it’s pretty cool.

I’m glad you liked this post. I did spend quite some time on it, but I had fun doing the research. What surprises me with artists (especially these days) is how they can devote so much time to researching everything so they can make a scene photo-realistic and then mess up such a commonly occurring element the. On the other hand, I guess people wouldn’t think to look something up if it’s already been established (correctly or not) that it’s supposed to look a certain way. Another complicating factor is that a lot of people do carry shorter canes, though these are generally used by people who are not totally blind and have at least some vision to rely on. Since Matt, hyper-senses aside, can’t see anything, he should be using a long cane. That, or risk giving away his secret. ;)

]]> By: Andrew http://www.theothermurdockpapers.com/2008/10/cane-and-billy-club-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-1482 Andrew Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:07:33 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wordpress/?p=150#comment-1482 I almost couldn't believe Lois Lane had a cameo in DD, given copyright issues. That's awesome. Really well researched article. I'm glad that lately they're finally showing the cane in a more realistic manner. If only these artists had done as much research as you. I almost couldn’t believe Lois Lane had a cameo in DD, given copyright issues. That’s awesome.

Really well researched article. I’m glad that lately they’re finally showing the cane in a more realistic manner. If only these artists had done as much research as you.

]]> By: dmstarz http://www.theothermurdockpapers.com/2008/10/cane-and-billy-club-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-233 dmstarz Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:26:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wordpress/?p=150#comment-233 Wow - that's an incredible bit of research... I had no idea. I'm wondering if the cane in issue 277 was meant to be coloured in brown (for Matt's billy club) but the colourist forgot? Wow – that’s an incredible bit of research… I had no idea. I’m wondering if the cane in issue 277 was meant to be coloured in brown (for Matt’s billy club) but the colourist forgot?

]]> By: Francesco http://www.theothermurdockpapers.com/2008/10/cane-and-billy-club-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-232 Francesco Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:14:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wordpress/?p=150#comment-232 Excellent post, Christine! Excellent post, Christine!

]]> By: lilacsigil http://www.theothermurdockpapers.com/2008/10/cane-and-billy-club-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-231 lilacsigil Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:54:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wordpress/?p=150#comment-231 A fascinating history! I didn't know about the WWII research - just as with limb protheses now, the side effects of a war often means progress for disabled people, just as it does for technology in general. I've seen canes as short as the one Matt is holding in the picture with Echo, but held very loosely in the hand (or by the loop), and ones as long as five feet. And none of Matt's seem to have a tip on them! A fascinating history! I didn’t know about the WWII research – just as with limb protheses now, the side effects of a war often means progress for disabled people, just as it does for technology in general. I’ve seen canes as short as the one Matt is holding in the picture with Echo, but held very loosely in the hand (or by the loop), and ones as long as five feet. And none of Matt’s seem to have a tip on them!

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