I published the original version of this article on Medium in July 2025. Given the way that things have developed around the world I wanted to revisit and update it, so here it is. “A client of mine was shot, Frank. Guess whose logo I found on the bullet case.” “Oh, for Christ’s sake. Bunch of bullshit fanboys, huh?” “Yeah, and a lot of them are cops.” Matt Murdock speaking to Frank Castle from a scene in Daredevil: Born Again (Disney+) A still from season 2 of The Punisher (

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