Originally I wanted to write about how comics portrayed the Vietnam War, but I was afraid that would take me too far away from the larger collection of comics about the Punisher. My original question looked something like this:
How do comics portray the Vietnam War?
This sort of question can be a bit precarious as it will be problematic for the scope of a six page paper. In an attempt to narrow it down, I thought a bit about how I might benefit from picking particular defining characteristics. I wrote down a quick list to help me think of a better question and came up with the following:
How does the Vietnam War play a role in the narrative and character development of super heroes in Marvel Comics?
This was getting a bit closer to what I wanted as it will allow me to look at other characters and their experience with Vietnam (Captain America, Nick Fury, and even Frank Miller's Nuke). It also limits me to one publishing house and for the purposes of this paper, I think that will be useful. I'm going to try this question out and see where it takes me. My main focus will still be on the Punisher, but perhaps there are more avenues I could take once I do some research.
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