Jul 15, 2019 · The Punisher, Marvel Comics' murderous vigilante, has become a symbol for the Blue Lives Matter movement, with cops posting the character's iconic skull logo on social media, t-shirts—even ...

The "blue" in "thin blue line" refers to the blue color of the uniforms of many police departments. The phrase originated as an allusion to The Thin Red Line incident during the Crimean War in 1854, wherein a Scottish regiment —wearing red uniforms —famously held off a Imperial Russian Army cavalry charge.

Dec 26, 2017 · Thin Blue Line USA, whose spokesperson Pete Forhan tells Inverse is a law enforcement “support company” that makes merchandise for law enforcement families, has a popular “Punisher”...

Jan 28, 2025 · Starting in May 2015, the movement's Facebook page posted artworks of Punisher and Punisher Skull in Thin Blue Line color scheme (black, white and blue), also posting similarly styled artworks of other comic book heroes such as …

Jun 10, 2020 · The company Thin Blue Line USA offers its own Punisher skull sweatshirts and patches, but denies any correlation with vigilante justice.

Apr 22, 2023 · The answer is Chris Kyle, aka American sniper. In his book that was really popular several years ago, he talks about a war buddy of his that loved comics, specifically the punisher. After the squad mate was KIA (I believe, my memory is kinda shaky on all this) Chris and his squad adopted the punisher skull as their logo.

Dec 14, 2022 · Because The Punisher is a vigilante Marvel comic character created in 1974 who took justice into his own hands by violent means, the use of the thin blue line in relation to the character’s logo has faced some criticism.

Apr 28, 2019 · Thoughtless defenders of police amid allegations, or even video evidence, of unethical use of fatal force, adopted the Punisher skull as a sign of loyalty to the unbreakable "blue line."

In independent comics, Mike Baron has created Florida Man, Thin Blue Line, Private American, Bronze Star - a weird western with Pat Broderick, and Q-Ball, a martial arts comic with Barry McClain Jr.

Dec 26, 2021 · The co-opting of the Punisher logo is controversial and is now seen by some as equated with police brutality. Clothing, decals, and other goods have popped up amalgamating the logo with Thin Blue Line artwork.