As I said yesterday, I'm not a huge fan of the Punisher in general. I've seen the character handled well, but more often than not he's simply a psychopath who sees the world in black and white - not a particularly realistic worldview, but sadly one that many people in the real world share.
This comic is just weird. It's a full-on action movie for a little while, and then it becomes a science fiction movie, and the switch is really jarring. Perhaps this has always been my problem with the Punisher - he doesn't really fit into the Marvel U properly, and I don't think he ever has. Likely this is because he's a "hero" in his own title, but shares almost nothing in common with any other character published by the company. Even Wolverine, who is known for his "berserker" side, doesn't kill indiscriminately like Frank Castle does. And before anyone takes issue with that word indiscriminate, what I mean is that he punishes criminals without really thinking about the consequences of that punishment. The young girl Frank rescues in today's comic, who turns out to be the daughter of the drug dealer he's out to kill, is a perfect example. She see's her father as a good man. There's no doubt, though, that the father does some horrible things in order to be seen as a good man. But now that he's dead, a good man killed by a maniac in a skull shirt, what's to become of the daughter? The Punisher doesn't ask these questions, and is thus not a great addition to the Marvel U, IMHO.
That said, I haven't read a lot of Punisher comics, so perhaps they do deal with this at some point. But, honestly, isn't it about time we stopped celebrating people who run around with guns? I'm amazed that we're going to be getting a Netflix series, regardless of how amazing John Bernthal is in the role.
To be continued.
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