Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page. The punisher francis frank castle, born castiglione is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. Jon bernthal as the punisher in the new series on netflix. Frank castles back in new punisher ongoing by cloonan.
Probably some of the best writing in comic book history. Every version of the punisher, ranked worst to best. The punisher can be a difficult character to write well. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you. Today marks the premiere of the punisher on netflix, but who is the character and how far back can his history be traced in the comic books. Fantastic four movie cast killed in new marvel comic. For years, the punisher has waged a war on crime in new york city with an array of very large guns, but a lead on a major source of drugs, weapons, and more has set his many sights due west.
An exspecial forces marine, every day is a war zone for the punisher. Possibly the most enduring darker and edgier antihero ever to appear in a comic, the punisher is one of marvels most reliable cash cows, a vigilante man and judge, jury, and executioner whose only passion is finding and executing criminals in the most brutal and sometimes imaginative ways possible. True to form, he is as much a force of nature in this book as he is a person. It was written by steven grant, with art by mike zeck and mike vosburg. The most notable supporting cast member from the punishers comic book series, microchip, makes his television debut on marvels the punisher. Caught between a posse of punisher predators and targets of his own onemanwar, franks manifest destiny may be a shallow grave. Pages from the book of sins 1992 deadpool kills the marvel universe again 2017 deadpool vs. This series of the punisher continues the tradition of matt fractions war journal series and rick remenders previous punisher series and places the character firmly in the ongoing marvel universe inhabited by superheroes such as the avengers and spiderman. Blood and glory 1992 punisher and captain america 4 of 4 in stock. Up is down and black is white, 3 of 6 paperback january 1, 2005 by max marvel author see all formats and editions hide.
Karen and william are correct, and cpg is a good online reference, yes. Civil war punisher war journal tpb 2009 marvel 1st edition. Unfollow the punisher comic book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. With a slow start and me going in with low expectations, i was surprised by how it picked up with the action and with that i think i would read this again so i give this a mild recommend, though not for comic book fans. The punisher is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published by marvel. Subscribe to marvel unlimited to read punisher comic lists by marvel experts. Mar 19, 2016 csbg picks the 25 greatest punisher covers. I decided to pick my favorite momentsspecific scenes that made the year in comic book movies great. Born is a fourissue miniseries from the year 2003, which was released through marvels max imprint the story, set in october 1971, depicts frank castles last days in the vietnam war, where he leads a platoon of soldiers that operate from firebase valley forge. The punisher has appeared in numerous comic book series since his first appearance in the.
Mar 11, 2017 punisher marvel when the punisher, a brutal comicbook vigilante, comes to your local police department, it cant be good a kentucky police department used a marvel comics sociopath for their. The avengers find frank castle guilty for the mass murder of innocents. Marvel comics is having a little fun at the expense of the cast and crew of the new fantastic four movie. Daredevil started things off in a big way, as the teaser footage showed the first look of elektra elodie yung and punisher jon. Aug 29, 2019 karen and william are correct, and cpg is a good online reference, yes.
The punisher comic books category for a complete list. Former ally becomes sworn foe, as earths mightiest disarm the murderous vigilante. The single most valuable punisher comic is his first appearance, in amazing spiderman 129. Story time just got better with prime book box, a subscription that delivers editorially handpicked childrens books every 1, 2, or 3 months at 40% off list price. All of which leads to a spidey smackdown that punisher, and spiderman, wont soon. Big changes for the punisher in 2015 punisher comic. When the punisher, a brutal comicbook vigilante, comes to.
Sep 25, 20 the list of outstanding punisher standalone minis from the past decade or so is awfully long to say nothing of the regular series work from guys like ennis, rucka, and aaron, and while guggenheims script may not delve as deeply as the best of them, this book is a good choice for punisher enthusiasts, and an abolute must for fans of lenil yu. See more ideas about punisher, comic art and punisher marvel. Punisher for all the variations of the subject on the site. While everyone else waits for us troops to be pulled out from the unpopular conflict, castle clings to the war, willing to do.
Up is down and black is white, 3 of 6 paperback january 1, 2005 by max marvel author. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. This book is a movie novelization that is trying not to be. Punisher marvel when the punisher, a brutal comicbook vigilante, comes to your local police department, it cant be good a kentucky police department used a. The new punisher comic book series follows castle as he investigates a new street drug. Read the punisher 1987 comic online free and high quality. Civil war punisher war journal tpb 2016 marvel 2nd edition. Weve been selling comics since 1961 our first sale. They are stopped by the punisher who is standing right where they need to go. The trail leads him into a secret ninja training camp and to the one person even the punisher should fear the heir of the last true ninja.
No comic character has had a harder time finding success outside the comics, but not all of the punisher s adaptations were dead on arrival. The west coastset punisher relaunch from last year from nathan edmondson and mitch geradswill wrap up in early 2015, but not because of sales. Classic punisher tpb 1989 marvel daredevil and the punisher childs play tpb. Check out individual issues, and find out how to read them. The punisher has vowed to bring justice to iris green. I was worried about reading this considering i hate most of ennis works like preacher and the boys, but this book was good, which is a huge relief. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. The punisher was named the 19th greatest comic book character of all time by movie magazine empire, saying that he is the grimmest and most compelling of characters and praising the punisher max series. It was written by steven grant, with art by mike zeck and mike vosburg the punisher, vol.
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Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. However, the character has undergone a number of notable changes beyond a name change to micro even there, the punisher often referred to him as micro in the comic books. Big changes for the punisher in 2015 madeinbangladesh. American snipers comics homage is perfect and terrifying. The punisher is a marvel comic book series featuring the character frank castle, also known as the punisher, written by greg rucka. The punisher 1987 comic read the punisher 1987 comic. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. Netflixs marvel shows made a splash at new york comic con. He doesnt speak, for one thing, so its hard to get. The character was created by writer gerry conway and artists john romita sr. Eminemthe punisher vol 1 punisher marvel, punisher comic book. It ran for 104 issues july 1987 july 1995 with seven annuals 1988 1994. In june 2015, it was announced that the punisher would make his mcu debut during the second season of daredevil, played by jon bernthal. Punisher movie news trailer pictures comic book movie.
The definitive punisher collecting guide and reading order. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Cbr senior writer brian cronin has been writing professionally about comic books for over a dozen years now at cbr primarily with his comics should be good series of columns, including comic book legends revealed. The chart below shows pricing trends of actual sales anyone can research on my site. The punisher is an american comic book series published from 2014 to 2015 by marvel comics featuring the character frank castle, also known as the vigilante the punisher. Which single issue punisher comics are the most valuable. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. The punisher character close up marvel comic reading lists. The series lasted 20 issues and was written by nathan edmondson, with art by mitch gerads. Community content is available under ccbysa unless otherwise noted. Browse the marvel comic series the punisher 2014 2015. By delivering the weekly list of new releases, along with news concerning current and future products available in local and online comic book shops, we enable consumers to meet their goals more effectively. Frank castles in the city of angels, looking to give the devil his due.