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Art by Jesus Saiz, Colors by Matt Hollingsworth After Frank Castle fully manifested the powers of the Beast last issue, he led an all out war on the criminal underground far greater than ever before. Corpses and body parts were strewn from the wreckage of broken planes and left to shark ridden waters. Entire skyscrapers… Continue reading Review (With Spoilers!): The Punisher Vol. 13 #11 (2023) by Jason Aaron, Jesus Saiz and Paul Azaceta
Art by Jesus Saiz, Colors by Matt Hollingsworth "It's a bad day to be a bad guy." While his rise to newfound power comes with a supernatural focus, this issue brings forth new and greater victories for The Punisher, not yet seen in his mainstream 616 form. As the story unfolds in post-war flashbacks as… Continue reading Review (With Spoilers!): The Punisher Vol. 13 #10 (2023) by Jason Aaron, Jesus Saiz and Paul Azaceta
Art by Jesus Saiz, Colors by Matt Hollingsworth Nine issues in and finally this run is starting to provide some consequences and answers. While this issue is framed by the action of the long-awaited rematch between Ares and The Punisher, the plot actually progresses forward in several ways, which have made me feel slightly more… Continue reading Review (With Spoilers!): The Punisher Vol. 13 #9 (2023) by Jason Aaron, Jesus Saiz and Paul Azaceta
For awhile, Marvel changed minor details about the Punisher's origins for the sake of new stories, while still respecting the core of his character. Sadly, Marvel hasn't kept true to this move over the past two decades and has consistently altered the "real origin" and reasons why Frank Castle becomes the Punisher.
Issue #2 brings further insight into the big bad(s) of the series, the motivations of The Hand themselves and why The Punisher has chosen to ally with the villainous ninja cult in the first place. The answers are not pretty.
For all of the tribulations and fears that Matthew Rosenberg's Secret Empire-focused run has brought Punisher fans, he's matched it nearly equally with an action-packed, unpredictable and legacy honoring run featuring moments such as Frank Castle utilizing the War Machine armor to take down an entire regime, an epic Frank-led prison break obliterating the… Continue reading Punisher Central Presents…ROSENBINGO!
The week started with Jon Bernthal's post that looked like a goodbye letter to the fans and everyone involved in the show. https://www.instagram.com/p/BuB1v9eFnKy/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Since 2016 that Jon Bernthal portrays Frank Castle, the Punisher and the character apeared on screen after the last movie in 2008 featuring Ray Stevenson as Frank Castle the Punisher in Punisher… Continue reading Why the cancellation of Netflix Punisher doesn’t mean the end of the character
One of the great perks of being a member of a restrictive group of hardcore Punisher fans is that you can sometimes learn a lot of things you wouldn't otherwise know about the character, his appearances and other Marvel trivia. A fellow member of this Punisher group, Michael Whalen, recently unearthed and shared with us the following… Continue reading Comic History: Did Dan G. Chichester predict The Punisher’s role in Secret Empire 26 years ago?
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