"The Punisher" gets a revamped logo...

**Slater** · 12-20-21, 20:51

I don't really follow comic book characters or super heroes, but I was unaware that the Punisher emblem has become so politicized. The creator seems somewhat butt-hurt.

"In recent years, the Punisher's original symbol has been appropriated by police officers and soldiers, much to the chagrin of the character's co-creator, Gerry Conway. "The vigilante anti-hero is fundamentally a critique of the justice system, an example of social failure, so when cops put Punisher skulls on their cars or members of the military wear Punisher skull patches, they're basically siding with an enemy of the system," he told Syfy Wire in 2019. "He is a criminal. Police should not be embracing a criminal as their symbol."

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/...211524724.html

**Business_Casual** · 12-20-21, 20:54

LOL how many examples of this does it take? A horned god skull? Why don’t they just put 666 across the front.

**titsonritz** · 12-20-21, 20:58

Well, I guess it is better than gay Superman.

**FromMyColdDeadHand** · 12-20-21, 21:54

Surprised the horns don’t form a new pseudo vagina…

**utahjeepr** · 12-20-21, 21:54

Well, nobody's gonna "appropriate" that!

ETA:Needs pink ribbons on the horns though.

**Diamondback** · 12-20-21, 23:38

Has it never occurred to the soy-addled manlet that maybe they've adopted the symbol because THEY see that the system is broken too?

AFAIC, anything that makes left-wing assholes cry like the little bitches they are is *Martha Stewart voice* A Good Thing.

**SteyrAUG** · 12-21-21, 01:17

Works for me, the whole Punisher thing was old a long time ago. Never read the comics because I wasn't 10 years old, the 80s film was "ok" and the NF series bored me so badly I didn't make it to the third episode.

Add to the fact that actual grannies were wearing jackets with Punisher skulls and they whole thing was sad.

**okie** · 12-21-21, 02:35

Meh, couldn't care less. The whole thing is just cringe all around. People who identify with that whole self appointed savior bullshit creep me the **** out anyways. It's like, honestly how much of a narcissistic psychopath does someone have to be to fall into that "sheepdog" mentality and walk around with a punisher skull like anyone wants or needs their help. They're all the same people who interject themselves into situations where nobody wants them because they don't know how to mind their own ****ing business. Then on the rare occasion when some real shit actually goes down where someone might need their help, they're the ones cowering in the corner while an accountant from Omaha saves the day.

The only irony here is that the creator doesn't see the link between his messed up idea of a savior and the psychopathic mentality of people who strongly identify with his characters. It's like dude, if your character is resonating that strongly with people you fundamentally don't like...uh maybe that's because there's something wrong with you and your way of thinking. The only thing more psychotic than wanting to be the sheepdog is wanting to be saved by one.