{"product_id":"judge-jury-and-executioner-9781476682501","title":"Judge Jury and Executioner","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Since the Punisher''s first appearance in the pages of \u003ci\u003eSpider-Man\u003c\/i\u003e #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 \u003ci\u003eThe Punisher\u003c\/i\u003e, comics series such as \u003ci\u003ePunisher: MAX, Marvel Knights\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCosmic Ghost Rider\u003c\/i\u003e, and several fan fiction sto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\tvii\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\t\u003cbr\u003eAlicia M. Goodman, Matthew J. McEniry and Robert G. Weiner\t1\u003cbr\u003eSection I: Philosophy and Analysis\u003cbr\u003eTo Shame Its Inadequacy: The Punisher and His Critics\t\u003cbr\u003eKent Worcester\t15\u003cbr\u003eA Tough Pill to Swallow: The Punisher as the Cure for the Ills of Modern Society\t\u003cbr\u003eRyan Litsey\t27\u003cbr\u003eThe Long Cold Dark: The Punisher Mindset and Its Dissemination into the Collective Unconscious\t\u003cbr\u003eJohn Harnett\t35\u003cbr\u003eBlack and White and Nothing in Between? Some Thoughts on the Morality of the Punisher\t\u003cbr\u003eAnders Lundgren\t48\u003cbr\u003eDetermined to Punish: Three Case Studies in Punishment\t\u003cbr\u003eMatthew J. McEniry\t62\u003cbr\u003eSection II: Gender and Feminism\u003cbr\u003eThe Punisher as Female: A Thought Experiment\t\u003cbr\u003eAlicia M. Goodman\t75\u003cbr\u003eFrank Castle, Fanfiction and the Female Gaze\t\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth Jendrzey and Meredith Pasahow\t91\u003cbr\u003eTakes One to Kill One: Punisher MAX's War on Hegemonic Masculinity\t\u003cbr\u003eKelly Kanayama\t102\u003cbr\u003eSection III: Veteran Studies\u003cbr\u003eRecalling Vietnam in Marvel Cinematic Universe's Punisher Storylines\u003cbr\u003eMike Lemon\t115\u003cbr\u003eFighting a Lonely War: Frank Castle and the Domestication of Vietnam\t\u003cbr\u003eKathleen McClancy\t125\u003cbr\u003eFrank Castle's Other War: Meaning, Memory and the Vietnam War\t\u003cbr\u003eStephen Connor\t136\u003cbr\u003eSection IV: Politics and Gun Violence\u003cbr\u003e­Bullet-Riddled Production: The Punisher's Influence on Violence in Decades of Tragedy\t\u003cbr\u003eRob E. King\t155\u003cbr\u003e\"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\t\u003cbr\u003eMiriam Kent\t165\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Contributors\t177\u003cbr\u003eIndex\t180\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040482197847,"sku":"9781476682501","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476682501.jpg?v=1750946888","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/judge-jury-and-executioner-9781476682501","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}