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It's been more or less 16 years since Marvel gave a War Journal title to Punisher fans, but this time it's three one-shots, not a limited series. These one-shots are prequels to the main storyline. Artwork by Lan Medina Storyline:Torunn Grønbekk delivered a very decent take on Frank Castle, at his present state as the… Continue reading Review: Punisher War Journal: Blitz (2022)
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.
Art by Jesús Saiz & colored by Dave Stewart Issue #3 came out last week and the big highlight this time was Frank's first kill. After the big controversy in issue #2 with Frank's new childhood violence and "therapy", we received a more nuanced explanation on Frank's first kill and the motivations behind it. It's… Continue reading Review: The Punisher Vol. 13 #3 (2022) by Jason Aaron, Jesús Saiz and Paul Azaceta
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.
After over two years since the last Punisher ongoing (Volume 12 by Matthew Rosenberg), Frank Castle has finally returned. This current run is going to be a twelve-issue maxi-series running at an oversized length of at least 30 pages per issue and promises a big status quo shift for The Punisher. Pure Attitude and Style… Continue reading Review: The Punisher Vol. 13 #1 (2022) by Jason Aaron, Jesus Saiz and Paul Azaceta
Purchase Punisher: Soviet at your local comic book store or digitally on Comixology here! After some mutual war story bonding, The Punisher and his new Russian counterpart Valery Stepanovich decided to take on their mutual Russian mobster enemy Konstantin Pronchenko by first capturing his wife Zenaida Sebrovna. After a seemingly successful operation, the two learned… Continue reading Review: Punisher: Soviet #6 (2020) by Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows
Purchase Punisher: Soviet at your local comic book store or digitally on Comixology here! The Punisher and his new Russian vigilante comrade Valery Stepanovich have officially joined forces in an effort to take down former Russian Lieutenant Colonel REMF (rear echelon motherfucker)/current Russian mobster Konstantin Pronchenko. After a seemingly successful assault resulting in the capture… Continue reading Review: Punisher: Soviet #5 (2020) by Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows
Purchase Punisher: Soviet at your local comic book store or digitally on Comixology here! The slow burn of Punisher: Soviet and its exploration of former Russian paratrooper/current vigilante Valery Stepanovich's beef with former Russian Lieutenant Colonel REMF (rear echelon motherfucker)/current Russian mobster Konstantin Pronchenko has finally ignited into a firestorm. Valery returned from the horrific… Continue reading Review: Punisher: Soviet #4 (2020) by Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em! As announced by Adventures In Poor Taste, Marvel will be bringing Garth Ennis's fan-favorite Punisher MAX villain Barracuda into the mainstream Earth-616 Universe this April in The Punisher Vs. Barracuda, a five-issue miniseries written by Ed Brisson (New Mutants, Dead Man Logan) and drawn by Declan Shalvey… Continue reading News: Barracuda Enters the Mainstream Marvel Universe in “The Punisher Vs. Barracuda”
Purchase Punisher: Soviet at your local comic book store or digitally on Comixology here! Happy New Year, Punisher Central readers! To kick off this decade in the right way, Marvel has moved up their comic release schedule and given us the third chapter of Punisher: Soviet TODAY merely three weeks after the last issue. After… Continue reading Review: Punisher: Soviet #3 (2020) by Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows
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