Punisher

The Punisher (Frank Castle) is a fictional vigilante anti-hero in the Marvel Comics Universe. Created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru, he first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #129 (Feb. 1974).

Marvel is putting out more comic books reminiscent of the genre of the thirties and none seems more suited than the Punisher. Although some elements of the regular Punisher story carry over with Frank Castelione, a World War I veteran and single father after his wife died of cancer sometime after the war, --aside from the obvious time difference, which takes place in the late twenties--provides a few surprises and does a good job of differentiating itself from the regular Punisher story.

This is the reboot of the Punisher under Marvel's MAX imprint. And since it is under MAX, it is grittier, more explicit and more hard-edged than the usual, tying Frank Castle's life history to that of Wilson Fisk aka the Kingpin. Part 2 of the initial story arc, "Kingpin." The granularity and the parallel symmetry between the Punisher's path and Wilson Fisk's rise to power make for a compelling read. Great job by the creative team. Oh, and obviously we all get it that their tracks are not parallel at all and that sooner or later, they'll intersect. MATURE READERS only.

Phoebie Briggers makes a decision to come! Grammy Award 4 Division Nomination & Best Album Total Name. The Japan Tour Edition of the Punisher is the most acclaimed masterpiece album in 2020. Love has a huge impact on our life, personality and priority, but Phoebe Bridgers don't write so much. The Punisher is associated with this theme as a second album for her 4th release. Saying she is writing a song about lossing is going to sell her sad wisdom. Saying she is writing a song about pain will disappear all her whimsical pleasure of music. With the release of "Punisher" she became one of the smartest, softest, and most prolific songwriters of our times. Bridgers is a rare artist with a humor that you don't want to dismantle his popularity in an instant. The New Yorker, The New York Times, GQ, Pitchfork, The Fader, The Los Angeles Times and many more, the media has acclaimed her, but she is interested in debating with twitter, leaving her unexpressive meditations on the disruptive process of being a person. She presents a cute and funny reverse to the amazingly sad song she wrote. Punisher is a full of tension that is difficult to recognize and is a completed album. The only talent of Bridgers is where it brings intense curiosity to uncomfortable and painful. Until you can find a beautiful or unlawful answer, or faithfully report the fact that there is no answer.

Indie singer/songwriter Phoebe Bridgers's popularity exploded after the release of her 2017 debut Stranger in the Alps. Her sad, sardonic songs were undercut by her dry wit, and her straightforward delivery of emotionally naked material placed her in a lineage of songwriting excellence that included Elliott Smith, Neko Case, and Cat Power. Second solo album Punisher arrives after two high-profile collaborations: a 2018 EP from boygenius, her supergroup with Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker, and Better Oblivion Community Center, a makeshift band based around songs written by Bridgers and Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst.

This is the ongoing reboot of the Punisher under Marvel's MAX imprint, with the first two story arcs complete. And since it is under MAX, it is grittier and more hard-edged than the usual. The first story arc, done straight by series writer Jason Aaron, ties Frank Castle's life history to that of Wilson Fisk, aka the Kingpin. The second story line, however, is looser yet so over-the-top violent and action-oriented as to be caricaturish. Here's to hoping the creative team of Aaron and Dillon would arrive at their own unique formula that's best suited to the MAX imprint.

This is the reboot of the Punisher under Marvel's MAX imprint. And since it is under MAX, it is grittier and more hard-edged than the usual, tying Frank Castle's life history to that of Wilson Fisk aka the Kingpin.

Collects Born #1-4, Punisher (2004) #1-12.
Experience the gritty and uncompromising PUNISHER MAX from the very beginning! When a mob hit killed his beloved wife and children, Frank Castle became the Punisher — an unstoppable one-man army waging war on every piece of criminal scum plaguing New York's streets. But do the Punisher's origins trace back even further? In 1971 Vietnam, Captain Castle's platoon faces a Viet Cong attack — and to survive, he must make a grim choice. Then, Punisher's old partner, Microchip, long thought to be a casualty of Castle's war, resurfaces with a startling offer! Will the Punisher play patsy for the CIA? If not, will they let him walk away? And in a story ripped from the headlines, Castle must take on rival Irish gangs when a bomb goes off in Hell's Kitchen!