The Punisher
As Newsweek wrote back in 2021, Marvel has a major Punisher problem, and if you aren’t aware of that when prepping your cosplay, then you have a major cosplay problem. The character, an ex-Marine turned vigilante, has recently and rather aggressively been co-opted by members of the alt-right, Trump supporters, and cop apologists. Even actor Jon Bernthal, who played him in the canceled Netflix series, tweeted about “misguided, lost, and afraid” people taking The Punisher aka Frank Castle as their savior.
If you’re cosplaying as The Punisher in 2023 you have a Thin Blue Line/Punisher sticker on your lifted Ford F-150 and a dire misunderstanding of the criminal justice system.
