Police should not be embracing a criminal as their symbol.'Ĭonway compared cop cars with the Punisher logo to 'a Confederate flag on a government building.'Ī month later, a police department in Kentucky removed Punisher logos emblazoned with the 'Blue Lives Matter' slogan from eight squad cars, citing complaints from residents about glorifying a killer. 'Whether you think the Punisher is justified or not, whether you admire his code of ethics, he is an outlaw-he is a criminal. 'When cops put Punisher skulls on their cars or members of the military wear Punisher skull patches, they're basically sides with an enemy of the system,' Conway told SyFyWire in January. Use of the Punisher logo by the Blue Lives Matter movement has long been criticized by activists and comics insiders: Even writer Gerry Conway, who created the Punisher with artists John Romita St and Ross Andru for 1974's The Amazing Spider-Man #129, says he's 'disturbed' by the character being embraced by law enforcement.
A page from Marvel Comics' Punisher #14, out July 10.
