Which only works through their own lack of ability to not project. They are obsessed with "canon" and the intentions of the author, to the point where it dictates their own understanding of the world and the works.
People like what Punisher stands for and that's why he is so popular. 95% of the people putting his Emblem up haven't read a single comic book other than a page someone shared on Facebook. The canon change does nothing to deter that, and that's what they'll never understand.
Plus its a comic book, so its almost certain to be double retconned in a few years anyway so they can milk the well.
People like what Punisher stands for and that's why he is so popular. 95% of the people putting his Emblem up haven't read a single comic book other than a page someone shared on Facebook.
When you are military, you can tell that there is no justice in anything in war. War is inherently unjust. The mechanisms of justice can only exist in peace, and in the worst cases, it looks like even God might have abandoned man. In such a case, where justice can only come from power, and power can only come from the barrel of a gun, then the only justice is to kill the bad guy before he makes another victim. Bringing his unrelenting terror and slaughter to an end is the closest thing to justice you can achieve. As such, this is the mentality of the Punisher, which is why so many sympathize with it.
That is the goal. Then they try to make it cannon to maintain the conquest of the medium.
Which only works through their own lack of ability to not project. They are obsessed with "canon" and the intentions of the author, to the point where it dictates their own understanding of the world and the works.
People like what Punisher stands for and that's why he is so popular. 95% of the people putting his Emblem up haven't read a single comic book other than a page someone shared on Facebook. The canon change does nothing to deter that, and that's what they'll never understand.
Plus its a comic book, so its almost certain to be double retconned in a few years anyway so they can milk the well.
That's basically the entire US military.
It's from that kind of cynical view I mentioned. "Man's Wrath" rather than "God's Wrath". When there can be no real justice, and there are no real heroes, all that can be done is punishment.
When you are military, you can tell that there is no justice in anything in war. War is inherently unjust. The mechanisms of justice can only exist in peace, and in the worst cases, it looks like even God might have abandoned man. In such a case, where justice can only come from power, and power can only come from the barrel of a gun, then the only justice is to kill the bad guy before he makes another victim. Bringing his unrelenting terror and slaughter to an end is the closest thing to justice you can achieve. As such, this is the mentality of the Punisher, which is why so many sympathize with it.