Punisher



Punisher is published by Marvel Comics. Current price per issue is $3.99.

Last Issues

 * The Punisher #19: 24 Jun 2015

Current Issue

 * The Punisher #20: 22 Jul 2015

Next Issue

 * none scheduled

Status
Sometimes a monthly on-going series. Sometimes a bunch of mini-series and one-shots.

Main Characters

 * Frank Castle/The Punisher - After his family died who were killed by the mob when they witnessed a Mafia gangland execution in New York City's Central Park, Vietnam vet Frank has dedicated his life to killing every mobster & gangster. - wikipedia

Hardcovers

 * Punisher War Journal, vol. 1: Civil War - Collects War Journal #1-4. "With Civil War in full throttle mode, Frank Castle is feeling the heat. His safe houses have been raided and his munitions seized, and he’s square in the crosshairs of a Marvel Universe big gun who always gets his man. Until now, this wasn’t Frank’s war. But when spandex-clad baddies start carrying badges – well, let's just say that’s something the Punisher can’t abide." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785127755


 * Punisher War Journal, vol. 2: Goin' Out West - Collects War Journal #5-9. "The Bushwacker has taken a hostage in the heart of Times Square. With every TV camera in the world rolling, it’s New York City’s biggest nightmare, and it’s coming down live. As G.W. Bridge watches the worst day of his life uncoil in real time, a lone beat cop is the only thing that’s keeping Bushwacker in check... and when Bushwacker demands to see Frank Castle... well, that’s when things get really interesting." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785128522


 * Punisher War Journal, vol. 3: Hunter/Hunted - Collects War Journal #12-15. "With World War Hulk in full swing and New York shut off from the outside world, who's left to protect those left behind? Frank @#$%!@!* Castle, that's who - and he's none too thrilled. As the insatiable Mung the Unconveivable rampages alone through lower Manhattan, Frank and Clarke help a small band of refugees hold back his relentless onslaught." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785130217


 * Punisher War Journal, vol. 4: Jigsaw! - Collects War Journal #18-23. "All the players are assembled...the stage is set...the lights are lowered... and a conspiracy 18 issues in the making begins. This is it: the ultimate revenge saga as designed and engineered by Punisher's arch-rival, Jigsaw! He's killed off the loose ends from Frank Castle's life before the Punisher; he's replacing him on the streets with a leaner, meaner psychotic; and now Jiggy's taking out everyone and everything that Castle holds dear and framing him for it. And this is just the bloody beginning." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785130225


 * Punisher War Journal, vol. 5: Secret Invasion - Collects War Journal #24-26 & Annual #1. "With an alien armada laying the world to waste, Stuart 'Rampage' Clarke decides to make his move. Skrull Armageddon is just a backdrop for his ultimate revenge- against Tony Stark, against S.H.I.E.L.D., and against anyone that ever stood in his way. And what about Frank Castle? Where does The Punisher fit into Clarke's plans? It's the end of the world as we know it— time to cross some names off the old enemies list. Then, take a trip to the Helter Skelter Club — psychedelic hangout of every costumed wannabe, z-list villain and spandex tryhard in NYC. Its retro-tastic owner — Captain Pepper — has been up to his paisley-print elbows in bad business, but now he’s caught the attention of one decidedly ungroovy vigilante." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785131485


 * Punisher: Dark Reign - Collects #1-5. "One man with one bullet, in the right place, at the right time, can change the world. That's why the Punisher is perched atop a building on the Jersey shore with a high-powered Skrull rifle, his crosshairs trained on a target in Midtown Manhattan. But who is his target -- and why? One thing's for sure: They're anything but helpless. Someone is watching their back. Someone big. Enter: The Sentry!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785139974


 * Punisher: Dead End - Collects #6-10 & Annual #1. "The Hood’s crime organization has infected the entire world, and nowhere is it more prevalent than the street of New York where, hidden within the decaying husks of abandoned buildings, the Hood has built his secret empire out of everyone’s sight… including Norman Osborn’s. The Punisher is the one man standing between the new kingpin of crime and total domination, but in order to save his city from the decay and corruption, Frank Castle will first have to survive the rage of—The Dealy Dozen!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785142789


 * Punisher: Franken-Castle - Collects #11-21, plus Dark Reign: The List – Punisher and Dark Wolverine #88-89. "The Punisher is dead, so who, or what, is the giant patchwork monster skulking through the tunnels under New York? And what do those strange armored Japanese hunters tracking him want? Criminals are no longer being killed; they are simply vanishing into thin air. Listen closely, you can hear their pleas far below the streets. Those forgotten by society have a new protector. The Legion of Monsters has found a new leader. Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785147543


 * Punisher by Greg Rucka, vol. 1 - Collects #1-5. "The biggest gun of all is back with blood on his hands and vengeance in his eyes to serve his own brand of justice with everything's he's got - but can he survive the darkness stored in his own arsenal?" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785163743


 * Punisher by Rick Remender Omnibus - Collects #1-21, Annual #1 & In the Blood #1-5, plus Dark Reign: The List – The Punisher & Dark Wolverine #88-89. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785162135

Trade Paperbacks

 * Punisher War Journal, vol. 1: Civil War - Collects War Journal #1-4. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785123156


 * Punisher War Journal, vol. 2: Goin' Out West - Collects War Journal #5-9. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785126368


 * Punisher War Journal, vol. 3: Hunter/Hunted - Collects War Journal #12-17. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785126643


 * Punisher War Journal, vol. 4: Jigsaw! - Collects War Journal #18-23. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785129642


 * Punisher War Journal, vol. 5: Secret Invasion - Collects War Journal #24-26 & Annual #1. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785131701


 * Punisher: Dark Reign - Collects #1-5. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785140697


 * Punisher: Dead End - Collects #6-10 & Annual #1. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785141626


 * Punisher: Franken-Castle - Collects #11-21, plus Dark Reign: The List – Punisher and Dark Wolverine #88-89. - WorldCat - ISBN 078514420X


 * Punisher: In the Blood - Collects In the Blood #1-5. "Cyber sensei Henry Russo is back, keeping Frank proficient with an eye in the sky. Others are back, as well - two of Frank's most sadistic enemies united in a new vindictive plot: Enter the Jigsaw Bothers." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785151818


 * The Punisher by Greg Rucka, vol. 1 - Collects #1-5. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785157352


 * The Punisher by Greg Rucka, vol. 2 - Collects #6-10, plus Daredevil #11 & Avenging Spider-Man #6. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785159207


 * The Punisher by Greg Rucka, vol. 3 - Collects #11-16. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785159215


 * Punisher: Enter the War Zone - Collects War Zone #1-5. "The Punisher faces off against the Avengers, but it’s going to take more than bullets to take down Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. It’s the matchups you never thought you’d see — Frank Castle vs. Thor, Captain America, Iron Man and more — with his protégé, Rachel Cole, caught in the middle. Does the Punisher have one last trick up his sleeve, or will the Avengers stomp him? A lot?" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785167420


 * The Punisher, vol. 1: Black and White - Collects #1-6. "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 recently set his many sights due west. Now Frank Castle is in the City of Angels, looking to give the devil his due. Things aren't all they appear, though, with a highly trained military hit squad hot on Frank's tail. And when Frank discovers the Dos Sols gang's newest weapon, it's bad news … for him!" -


 * The Punisher, vol. 2: Border Crossing - Collects #7-12, plus Black Widow vol. 6 #9. "American soldiers are being held by a South American drug lord, when a new prisoner arrives: Frank Castle! But not all is as it seems on either side of the bars, and now a wounded Frank and a Special Forces medic must hazard dangerous terrain and merciless mercenaries to escape! Then, the Punisher finds himself fighting alongside — or against? — Black Widow for access to a deadly criminal network. But can either survive being trapped on an abandoned oil rig with Crossbones and his Skull Squad?" -


 * The Punisher, vol. 3: Last Days - Collects #13-20. "The Howling Commandos have gone a step too far: They have Frank Castle’s only remaining family sequestered in a Los Angeles hotel. As the city erupts into chaos, Frank brings the fight — and most of L.A.’s gangs — to them! As Frank follows the trail of corruption all the way to the nation’s capital, he finds himself up against a force that will test his morals, his resolve, and his fiber as a soldier. With the Punisher on a government hit list, has Frank walked into the lion’s den? Or can he find the man pulling the strings — before Captain America stops him?" - - (forthcoming, September 2015)

Creative Team
Writer: Greg Rucka. Artist: Marco Checchetto

The Punisher created by Gerry Conway, Ross Andru & John Romita, Sr.

Publishing History
First published in 2006.

A previous Punisher War Journal series was published for 80 issues from 1988–1995.

News & Features

 * 28 May 2014 - Punisher vs. Black Widow vs. Crossbones in August’s 'Friend From Foe' Crossover
 * 08 May 2014 - Maurer Gets Embedded With the Punisher
 * 03 Nov 2011 - CBR TV @ NYCC: Greg Rucka on “Lady Sabre,” “Punisher” & More (video)
 * 07 Jul 2011 - Rucka Pulls Punisher Into the Marvel U
 * 07 Jan 2010 - Word Balloon: Rick Remender & Tony Moore: Frankencastle
 * 23 Dec 2009 - CBR TV: Rick Remender (video)
 * 14 Dec 2009 - War Rocket Ajax Episode 16 – Core Universe w/ Rick Remender (audio)
 * 18 Nov 2009 - Putting the Punisher Back Together With Rick Remender
 * 08 Jun 2009 - Reaching a "Dead End": Rick Remender on The Punisher
 * 05 Jun 2009 - Scourging the Underworld: Rick Remender Talks Punisher
 * 05 Apr 2009 - Remender on Punisher, Marvel Exclusive
 * 18 Mar 2009 - The Osborn Supremecy: Punisher
 * 06 Mar 2009 - Punisher & Fear Agent: Rick Remender (video)
 * 04 Feb 2009 - The Commentary Track: Punisher #2
 * 30 Dec 2008 - Out with a Bang: Andy MacDonald on Punisher War Journal
 * 05 Dec 2008 - Marvel Memoir: The Punisher
 * 28 Oct 2008 - #1 With a Bullet - Rick Remender Talks New Punisher Series
 * 12 Mar 2008 - Fraction & Remender Talk Punisher War Journal
 * 05 Mar 2008 - JIGSAW: Fraction & Remender talk Punisher War Journal
 * 02 Oct 2007 - Hunting the Hunter: Fraction talks Punisher War Journal
 * 10 Aug 2007 - WW Chicago: Cory Walking on Tackling Punisher War Journal
 * 12 Apr 2007 - Wordballoon: Matt Fraction, and The Punisher's One Man War (audio)
 * 01 Mar 2007 - Soldiering On: Fraction Talks Punisher War Journal
 * 14 Feb 2007 - Matt Fraction: Funerals, Punisher & Iron Fist
 * 08 Feb 2007 - Matt Fraction: Far-From-Predictable Writer
 * 18 Mar 2006 - WWLA Day Two: Matt Fraction talks Punisher: War Journal

Links

 * Marvel Comics - Publisher's Website
 * The Punisher War Journal