Marvel Comics’ decision to change the Punisher logo by abandoning the iconic symbol of the skull has sparked much discussion. Between The most authoritative voices to comment on this news is Kevin Smith, Director, actor, screenwriter, and huge Marvel fan who was more optimistic than other comic book readers.
During his Fatman Beyond podcast, which you can find on Youtube at this address, Kevin Smith was personable of the reasons that led Marvel to make this decision, and also said it was hopeful about a hypothetical step backwards.
“This character has been incredibly popular for decades“says Smith.”It can be recognized by the skull on the chest. Apparently, this skull has become problematic as it was adopted by some people Marvel does not wish to be associated with. And that is your solution. Perhaps the character has come under too much criticism over the years for his use of guns and violence“.
In addition to the change in the skull logo, which has been replaced by a more elaborate and unique one, Marvel also changed the character of Frank Castlewhich led him to abandon the use of rifles and pistols for a more politically correct sword that was only used for cutting monsters and villains.
“He is a character who has gone against the trend many times“continues Smith.”So Marvel tried to fix it by trying to make the character acceptable without being confronted with what it didn’t want to be confronted with. That’s all. So if you’re one of those people who say, “Oh, I can’t stand what Marvel is doing!” Let an old comic book reader tell you, wait 10 minutes, nothing is forever guys. Do you think the skull is forever gone from the punisher’s chest? No. And when they put it back in place, they’ll sell tens of millions of copies“.
Meanwhile, as if to confirm Kevin Smith’s words, Marvel showed off the variant cover of the first installment of the new Punisher series, which shows Punisher abandoning the old logo by playing Spider-Man in the famous Spider-Man-No More -Story quotes.
