Jon Bernthal to his "alt-right" Punisher fans: "Fuck them"

The Punisher became extremely popular during the late 80s and early 90s murder and crime insanity in the United States. He was way way way more popular during that time then he is now. The public went looking for a hero at a time when cities like New York had murder rates as high as 2400 people a year. That is just murder btw not talking about the other violent crimes like rape, assault and robbery. Not to mention all the people that lived after being shot or stabbed.

Just to give you a little perspective NYC now has a murder rate below 300.

So while it might have been the creators intention to make a character who was a psycho vigilante that was wrong. The chaos of that time made him a national hero that millions of people looked up to. Once something leaves its creators hands the public in the end has more power to mold your creation then you do as the artist.

The Wolverine also became insanely popular during that time period as well pretty much for the same reasons.

I have no fucking idea how he became so popular now. His comics don't even sell that well anymore compared to some of the more traditional comic heroes.

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