Comments on: A history of the radar sense #4 – Frank Miller part 1 http://www.theothermurdockpapers.com/2009/03/history-of-radar-sense-4-frank-miller/ A Daredevil Blog Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:35:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Christine http://www.theothermurdockpapers.com/2009/03/history-of-radar-sense-4-frank-miller/comment-page-1/#comment-392 Christine Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:48:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wordpress/?p=216#comment-392 Hey! Yeah, I know you've mentioned that before (about your impression of Miller and the radar). On the contrary, I find Miller to be one of the best writers at depicting Matt's powers as fairly low-key and, as he says, "believable." The only time I can remember thinking that he was way out of line was in the issue Devils, #169, when Matt hears a cough from blocks away (the Hulk's heartbeat is more believable...), but that was a cool story so I won't complain too much. We'll see what we find when I post some panels. <br/><br/>What Miller did do, that stood out to me, was use Matt's sense of smell much more than had been done previously. I also thought he was quite good at making his sensory impressions feel real. In general, I agree with what Miller says here. The radar shouldn't be too high-resolution. It shouldn't be just like vision (sans the colors) because that's a total cheat in my book. He also doesn't need to be able to find something like a dropped needle on the floor in order to be an impressive fighter. Cats, for instance, are clearly powerful predators and they only have one tenth of the visual acuity of a human. Hey! Yeah, I know you’ve mentioned that before (about your impression of Miller and the radar). On the contrary, I find Miller to be one of the best writers at depicting Matt’s powers as fairly low-key and, as he says, “believable.” The only time I can remember thinking that he was way out of line was in the issue Devils, #169, when Matt hears a cough from blocks away (the Hulk’s heartbeat is more believable…), but that was a cool story so I won’t complain too much. We’ll see what we find when I post some panels.

What Miller did do, that stood out to me, was use Matt’s sense of smell much more than had been done previously. I also thought he was quite good at making his sensory impressions feel real. In general, I agree with what Miller says here. The radar shouldn’t be too high-resolution. It shouldn’t be just like vision (sans the colors) because that’s a total cheat in my book. He also doesn’t need to be able to find something like a dropped needle on the floor in order to be an impressive fighter. Cats, for instance, are clearly powerful predators and they only have one tenth of the visual acuity of a human.

]]> By: dmstarz http://www.theothermurdockpapers.com/2009/03/history-of-radar-sense-4-frank-miller/comment-page-1/#comment-391 dmstarz Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:32:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wordpress/?p=216#comment-391 Very interesting. I was surprised that Miller, with whom I probably associate heightened radar sense more than any other writer, wasn't a big fan of it. Regarding the Hulk's heartbeat, it being the Hulk, I'd be willing to give Matt a by-ball on being able to hear it four blocks away. Like the green giant himself, it's not unreasonable to assume it would stand out. Very interesting. I was surprised that Miller, with whom I probably associate heightened radar sense more than any other writer, wasn’t a big fan of it. Regarding the Hulk’s heartbeat, it being the Hulk, I’d be willing to give Matt a by-ball on being able to hear it four blocks away. Like the green giant himself, it’s not unreasonable to assume it would stand out.

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