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The Man is different, The mission stays the same… Ex-S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Joe Garrison is out for revenge. With his family being murdered in an explosion at their home, Garrison begins his one-man war on those responsible. Utilising his experience as a S.H.I.E.L.D.Agent, and knowledge of the defunct agencies remaining hidden bases, Garrison isn’t someone to be trifled with. When his mission to track down the “Sokovian” sees him tangle with Mr. Hyde, Garrisons unique armour see him mistaken for Frank Castle aka “The Punisher”, and so a new legend is born. But it’s a mantle that Garrison neither wants, nor needs.  David Pepose, Dave Wachter, and Dan Brown are back for another action-packed thrill-ride into Garrison’s mission of vengeance. This time he’s up against the crime lord known as The Offer, and it’s one fight that’s certainly going to test every ounce of Garrison’s unique skill set to overcome. With word filtering down that The Offer would soon be receiving a visit from this my...

A different face takes on the mantle that Frank Castle left behind… There’s an entirely new Punisher in town this week as David Pepose and David Wachter take the legacy of Frank Castle in an entirely new direction. But why does everything feel familiar?  You’ve had to have been living under a rock over the last few years to see the real world ramifications that the Punisher motif has had. With Marvel themselves distancing Frank Castle from his iconic symbol during what would be his last story with the Hand, we all knew that a complete reinvention/redesign of the character would be coming. Now this has come to fruition as Pepose and Wachter bring us Joe Garrison.  What separates Garrison from Frank Castle is the characters background. As an ex-S.H.E.I.L.D. operative Garrison’s gotten access to some “off the books” weapons and locales that Castle could only dream of. The other separation is that Garrison is only linked to the Punisher by means of his armour plating that takes on...

Rob reviews The Punisher #1... Frank Castle is back! Not only is he still doing what he does best - shooting those unsavoury criminal elements. He's also now in cahoots with that murderous band of Ninja assassins - the Hand. But with the world of the characters bleeding into real life, how has Marvel distanced Frank Castle from those who see the character as a social pariah? And what of "that" logo?  The Punisher #1 attempts to reinvent the character for 2022's society. Born back in 1974, the character's origins and motives are arguably flat when compared to modern-day storytelling. Frank Castle is a character born out of vengeance. He's attempting to right many wrongs, and he doesn't care who gets caught in the cross-fire, well unless they're innocent. He's got nothing to lose and if his quest for "justice" ends in his demise, then so be it. However, in creating this renegade who operates outside of the Law, Marvel has also...

Will The Punisher's War End? The Punisher is set to return to comic book shelves this Wednesday (9th March), and we've got a first look at what's coming... “WILL THE PUNISHER’S WAR END? Born of tragedy. Devoted to war. Unstoppable in his rage. As the Punisher, Frank Castle has become the most accomplished killer the world has ever seen. Now it’s time for him to face his true destiny. What shocking secret from Frank’s past will convince him to take the reins of the Marvel Universe’s most notorious clan of assassins? And once Frank becomes the warlord of the deadly ninjas of the Hand, will it also mean an end for the Punisher? Or a whole new bloody beginning? Join the superstar team of writer Jason Aaron and artists Jesús Saiz and Paul Azaceta for an epic exploration of the dark and violent past and inevitable future of one of Marvel’s most iconic characters.” The Punisher #1 hits comic book stores on Wednesday 9th M...