The Punisher
Warning : contains spoilers forPunisher # 4 !
Marvel’sPunisherhas finally reunited with his stagnant wife after many long time - but the caller may merely convert one outdated trope occupy female characters with another . Frank Castle is known for his one - man crusade against criminals , the reprehensible and violent manner in which he off tell criminals , and his deep , interior lugubriousness stemming fromthe tragical execution of his fellowship . But inPunisher # 4 , Castle ’s current story will inexorably chair to Maria Castle becoming yet another deterrent example of the sexist " woman in icebox " trope .
Frank Castle was an average man until his wife and kid were tragically murdered in a mob arrive at gone wrong . He ’s since reinvent himself into the Punisher , a violent vigilante who specialise himself from other superheroes by ruthlessly killingallcriminals he comes across . As such , the Punisher does n’t have the spacious roll of villains possessed by other superheroes - but this changes withhis new baddie : Ares , the Grecian God of War .
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InPunisher # 4 , spell by Jason Aaron with art by Jesus Siaz and Paul Azaceta , thePunisher is operating as the High Slayer of the Hand , a hole-and-corner organization often at betting odds with the likes of Daredevil and the Iron Fist . The High Priestess has Frank in her employ thanks to her resurrection of Maria Castle , the Punisher ’s wife . Unfortunately , Maria is n’t thrilled with her new lease on life . “This is wrong,“Maria stay to lay claim , wondering why she does n’t feel safe around the Hand ’s compound .
When the gamy Priestess murders the crime syndicate of two ninjas to see their loyalty , Frank decide it ’s time to leave the chemical compound along with Maria . know thePunisher ’s luck , his wife is only being kept aliveby the good goodwill of the Priestess ; either the conjuring trick she used will wear off or she will simply flip a proverbial switch to kill her . This pull in Maria less of a character and more of a plot of land gadget ; she has small to no agency in the storyline and will most in all likelihood not live beyond the run .
The " adult female in refrigerators " figure of speech was codify by writer Gail Simone in reply to the growing numeral of female characters kill solely to revolutionise the male protagonist . The figure of speech was so name for theinfamous outcome inGreen Lantern # 54when Kyle Rayner found his girlfriend murdered and stuffed into his habitation fridge ; it appears that Frank Castle will soon feel the same tragical situation . ThePunisherwas already mold by one instance of the Woman in Refrigerators trope , and now he ’s about to experience it all over again .
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The Punisher#4is available now from Marvel Comics .
