Comments on: Black Widow #2: A Medical Review http://www.politedissent.com/archives/410 a blog of medicine, comics, television, science and other fun stuff Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:50:22 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Scott http://www.politedissent.com/archives/410/comment-page-1#comment-1924 Scott Fri, 03 Dec 2004 03:07:34 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/410#comment-1924 The military always seems to get a bad rap in comics. Mad scientists, unethical experimentation, evil generals -- these are the cliches from which comics are made. Other thatn Sgt. Fury and Sgt. Rock, the military is never portrayed in a favorable light. Those heroes that were in the militray (Captains Atom and America, for instance) always seem to strike out on their own. The military always seems to get a bad rap in comics. Mad scientists, unethical experimentation, evil generals — these are the cliches from which comics are made. Other thatn Sgt. Fury and Sgt. Rock, the military is never portrayed in a favorable light. Those heroes that were in the militray (Captains Atom and America, for instance) always seem to strike out on their own.

]]> By: Jason Langlois http://www.politedissent.com/archives/410/comment-page-1#comment-1921 Jason Langlois Thu, 02 Dec 2004 17:15:13 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/410#comment-1921 One suspects that in the context of the Marvel Universe, the Military has drugs that are generally more effective and useful than are available to the general public. The implication of the Black Widow's statement being that the military has secrets, and that the presence of these "painkillers" indicates whom ever has access to these secrets. This is the same institution that was willing to experiment with drug and radiation treatements to produce a Super Soldier, after all. One suspects that in the context of the Marvel Universe, the Military has drugs that are generally more effective and useful than are available to the general public. The implication of the Black Widow’s statement being that the military has secrets, and that the presence of these “painkillers” indicates whom ever has access to these secrets.

This is the same institution that was willing to experiment with drug and radiation treatements to produce a Super Soldier, after all.

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