Since the Punisher's first appearance in the pages of Spider-Man #129, the character has become one of the most popular and controversial figures in Marvel's vast universe. The Punisher represents one of the most recognizable types of anti-heroes. His iconic skull insignia stands for a unique type of justice: protecting the innocent while violently eliminating everyone he sees as a villain. This collection examines the Punisher from philosophical perspectives about morality and justice. Essays critique the character through the lenses of gender and feminism; consider the Punisher's veteran…mehr
Since the Punisher's first appearance in the pages of Spider-Man #129, the character has become one of the most popular and controversial figures in Marvel's vast universe. The Punisher represents one of the most recognizable types of anti-heroes. His iconic skull insignia stands for a unique type of justice: protecting the innocent while violently eliminating everyone he sees as a villain. This collection examines the Punisher from philosophical perspectives about morality and justice. Essays critique the character through the lenses of gender and feminism; consider the Punisher's veteran status in relation the Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq wars; and examine how politics and gun violence connect the Punisher's world with the real world. Many iterations of the Punisher are examined within, including the Netflix release of Marvel's The Punisher, comics series such as Punisher: MAX, Marvel Knights, and Cosmic Ghost Rider, and several fan fiction stories.
Alicia M. Goodman is a professor of theatre management and administration at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana. Matthew J. McEniry is an associate librarian and the director of the Digital Scholarship Lab at Texas Tech University. Ryan Cassidy is an associate librarian at Texas Tech University, where he runs the University Library's Makerspace and Virtual Reality Lab. Robert G. Weiner is the popular culture librarian at Texas Tech University. His work has been published in the Journal of Popular Culture, Public Library Quarterly, Journal of American Culture, International Journal of Comic Art and Popular Music and Society, and is the author/editor/coeditor of numerous books related to popular culture.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Alicia M. Goodman, Matthew J. McEniry and Robert G. Weiner Section I: Philosophy and Analysis To Shame Its Inadequacy: The Punisher and His Critics Kent Worcester A Tough Pill to Swallow: The Punisher as the Cure for the Ills of Modern Society Ryan Litsey The Long Cold Dark: The Punisher Mindset and Its Dissemination into the Collective Unconscious John Harnett Black and White and Nothing in Between? Some Thoughts on the Morality of the Punisher Anders Lundgren Determined to Punish: Three Case Studies in Punishment Matthew J. McEniry Section II: Gender and Feminism The Punisher as Female: A Thought Experiment Alicia M. Goodman Frank Castle, Fanfiction and the Female Gaze Elizabeth Jendrzey and Meredith Pasahow Takes One to Kill One: Punisher MAX's War on Hegemonic Masculinity Kelly Kanayama Section III: Veteran Studies Recalling Vietnam in Marvel Cinematic Universe's Punisher Storylines Mike Lemon Fighting a Lonely War: Frank Castle and the Domestication of Vietnam Kathleen McClancy Frank Castle's Other War: Meaning, Memory and the Vietnam War Stephen Connor Section IV: Politics and Gun Violence Bullet-Riddled Production: The Punisher's Influence on Violence in Decades of Tragedy Rob E. King "When is the right moment to release a TV series about a heroic mass shooter?" Contemporary American Politics and the Reception of Netflix's The Punisher Miriam Kent About the Contributors Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Alicia M. Goodman, Matthew J. McEniry and Robert G. Weiner Section I: Philosophy and Analysis To Shame Its Inadequacy: The Punisher and His Critics Kent Worcester A Tough Pill to Swallow: The Punisher as the Cure for the Ills of Modern Society Ryan Litsey The Long Cold Dark: The Punisher Mindset and Its Dissemination into the Collective Unconscious John Harnett Black and White and Nothing in Between? Some Thoughts on the Morality of the Punisher Anders Lundgren Determined to Punish: Three Case Studies in Punishment Matthew J. McEniry Section II: Gender and Feminism The Punisher as Female: A Thought Experiment Alicia M. Goodman Frank Castle, Fanfiction and the Female Gaze Elizabeth Jendrzey and Meredith Pasahow Takes One to Kill One: Punisher MAX's War on Hegemonic Masculinity Kelly Kanayama Section III: Veteran Studies Recalling Vietnam in Marvel Cinematic Universe's Punisher Storylines Mike Lemon Fighting a Lonely War: Frank Castle and the Domestication of Vietnam Kathleen McClancy Frank Castle's Other War: Meaning, Memory and the Vietnam War Stephen Connor Section IV: Politics and Gun Violence Bullet-Riddled Production: The Punisher's Influence on Violence in Decades of Tragedy Rob E. King "When is the right moment to release a TV series about a heroic mass shooter?" Contemporary American Politics and the Reception of Netflix's The Punisher Miriam Kent About the Contributors Index
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