I feel like As hardened as Batman is, he recognizes that Bruce Wayne is necessary and he needs to be Bruce Wayne at times. It keeps him grounded, and from going off the edge.
Frank is a man fueled by revenge. There's nothing in his life but hunting those he considers evil. He has no social life, no romantic interests, no possessions, nothing, he's just the "punisher" lol He has various flings with women, but he's so committed to his task that even if it's a great thing, he purposefully blows it up.
Originally posted by AlbertoJohnAvil
I feel like As hardened as Batman is, he recognizes that Bruce Wayne is necessary and he needs to be Bruce Wayne at times. It keeps him grounded, and from going off the edge.Frank is a man fueled by revenge. There's nothing in his life but hunting those he considers evil. He has no social life, no romantic interests, no possessions, nothing, he's just the "punisher" lol He has various flings with women, but he's so committed to his task that even if it's a great thing, he purposefully blows it up.
TBH, a good portion of what you just said could easily be used to describe Batman.
Originally posted by -Pr-
TBH, a good portion of what you just said could easily be used to describe Batman.
Can it?
Bruce has also spent time focusing on relationships and building connections to make the Bat Family.
Frank says F*** everyone lol.
Punisher eats sleeps and kills he really doesn't do anything else other than clot how to take down the next mob family anybody who tries to be his protege usually get shot....by him
Saint, are you talking about Grant Morrison's run?
Batman of Zur-En-Arrh during Grant Morrison’s run. Basically when we take Bruce Wayne out of action so that Batman remains in crazy.
People really still hold Bruce accountable for all the shit that goes down in Gotham xD
That city's literally cursed by a goddamn demon, Arkham Asylum was built on top of a portal to hell that subconsciously called to all the psychos to reopen it when Jason Blood finally closed it. Grant Morrison's run kinda implies that Gotham's existence was manipulated by higher powers to provide the ideal environment to create Batman
If you think about it, all his villains are somewhat like reflection of Batman’s personality and aspect. Most of them are mentally insane and are always admitted to Arkham Asylum. Plus, Grant Morrison was playing with this idea that Batman is somewhat insane since Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth. In fact almost great Batman writers did.
Slightly, but am also referencing the story where Batman questions hinself....it's an age old question, who is the mask, Batman or Bruce.
Arguably Bruce 'died' at 11, and everything we know of the adult is Batman. Even his relationships with the Bat family are just tools for him to wage war, they're weaponised children and people. Arguably that makes him even more focused and obsessed, because he's taking the time to cultivate a relationship with people just so they can continue his mission.
"Bruce Wayne" also keeps Batman sane and human. As he fosters relationships and has friendships that do not coincide with "the mission".
For Frank Castle there is no "alter ego". He chose to become a serial killer who murders criminals. 24/7/365 he IS The Punisher. That is the totality of his life. Murdering criminals. There is no alter ego he can slip into to foster a relationship, etc... everything he does is as The Punisher. His identity is public so he has a big bullseye on his head, yet he still goes out to do what he does.
That's why Punisher is more dedicated imo. When things get hot at the end of the day, there is no safety net of an alter ego to fall back into
Originally posted by DarkSaint85
It's what he's been accused -more than once - of doing. Even Leslie Thompkins called him out on it iirc.As for the mask:
Still readable, but you really should've posted a bigger pic.
Like this one:
Anyway, yeah, you're right --- it's common knowledge for every Batman fan, too.
We could spend a whole week posting such scenes.
Another example:
Full scene:
https://lowbrowcomics.com/2017/06/03/lasso-of-truth-and-batman/