| 1 | [[AC:Fridge Brilliance]] |
| 2 | * Franken-Castle. For the uninitiated, Frank Castle, '''ComicBook/ThePunisher''', was killed and then brought back as a ''FrankensteinsMonster''. Sure, at first glance, it looks like they've ruined the character. But the whole thing is an enormous middle finger to the "comic books have to be serious" crowd. That isn't the brilliance. Think about it. He died and was brought back with spare parts and mad science. If it weren't for the neck bolts and head stitches all the fans of XTREEM would think it was HARDCORE. HE'S BASICALLY A BAD-ASS ZOMBIE CYBORG NOW, just he's based on Mary Shelley instead of the Terminator or Cable. The writers managed to give the hardcore comics fans what they wanted WITHOUT GIVING THEM WHAT THEY WANTED. That takes skill. |
| 3 | * The fact the Punisher rarely encounters superheroes above the "street level", like ComicBook/SpiderMan and ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}, and usually only kills D-lister or particularly silly C-lister supervillains makes a lot of sense, when you think about it. The Punisher only really works because [[SupermanStaysOutOfGotham he's pitted against human-level opponents]][[note]]most of the time[[/note]]; SuspensionOfDisbelief doesn't allow someone who is explicitly "''a normal, if [[{{Determinator}} insanely determined]], man with '''''lots''''' of guns''" to believably stand up to the likes of [[TheJuggernaut Cain Marko]], Omega Red, ComicBook/{{Magneto}}, etcetera. And while Frank's sanity has come increasingly under question, nobody could accuse him of being ''stupid''. Frank knows he's out of his league against the high-tier villains, and so deliberately avoids their radar -- if Frank kills one of ComicBook/NormanOsborn's goons, the man will ignore him. If he goes after Norman himself, then he'll get the full attention of the Green Goblin. Similarly, most of the heroes ignore him because, even if they despise him as a person and/or loathe his methods, he's usually ''far'' less of a concern than the latest world conqueror or planet destroyer or whatever the present big bad of the week is. |
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