When I was 12, my brothers handed me a stack of Punisher comics, by Garth Ennis, as part of my “education” in “hardcore” men’s literature. The books featured horrific sexual violence and grisly maiming scenes; I understand as an adult that Ennis is a genius satirist, but, suffice it to say, his work wasn’t, and isn’t for me. Years later, as I still suff…
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