I don't think budget is the only constraint. I think they want to focus on getting each of the individual characters well established on their own without spreading their creative talent too thin as they drive towards The Defenders crossover. They also have their network television properties going on at the same time.
Honestly, it is probably just Batman and Superman that we argue about. We even agree about Doom being the best thing since sliced bread. Perhaps we should hang out and be bros.
How can you not sympathize with The Punisher, in the world they've set up? Judges are bought, criminals are arrested but get back on the street quickly after violent crimes. The first limited series he had, he shot a crooked Judge that had been bought by the mob.
Well Frank has always been able to go toe to toe with the heroes of the Marvel Universe.
Is not about not sympathizing with the situations he's in, it's about sympathizing with a "hero" who acts without restraint. I love punisher, but he's not a good guy. His answer to every problem is to hit so hard nothing gets up.
Well, Karen became a pornstar in the comics after Murdock told her who he was... So...
"When you hit them, they get back up. When I hit them, they stay down." That's what Punisher said. They can no longer kill, rape, murder innocent people. What's wrong with that?
In the real world, Judges aren't bought so freely. Marvel painted it in such a way, that the only way those criminals see justice is by Frank's hand. Well, that's the way they first portrayed him in the 80's, after he went babyface.
