9. The Kingpin Lets His Own Son Die
Garth Enniss aforementioned Punisher Max run later inspired Jason Aaron to write the similarly-tilted PunisherMAX. Within this series, The Punisher is compared and contrasted to Wilson Fisks Kingpin Of Crime. Aaron seeks to show us that theyre not so dissimilar after all both are willing to kill in order to bend the city to their will, for instance. The only difference is that one wants justice while the other seeks criminal control. The series eventually makes one important distinction, though The Punisher is only willing to kill crooks, whereas Fisk will happily let anyone die. The prime example of this comes when another criminal threatens Fisks son at knifepoint. Rather than give in to his rivals demands, Fisk nonchalantly states that he can just have another son. The boy dies. The MCU wouldnt touch this story with a bargepole. Although the idea of comparing Frank to Fisk is an interesting one, Feige would surely never allow a Marvel property to show an innocent child killed, just so his father can advance his criminal career. This is Hells Kitchen, yes, but its still the Marvel Cinematic Universe it cant go that dark, surely.