The Punisher's brutal nature and willingness to kill made him an anomaly in mainstream American comic books when he debuted in 1974. Following the widespread appropriation of this logo by the Blue Lives Matter movement, it was officially retired from active use by Marvel Entertainment in 2022, replaced by a new horned-skull motif inspired by the Japanese mythological demon Oni. He is well known by his skull motif on his chest, originally envisioned by his creators as a skull-and-crossbones symbol on his right breast. Marine Corps Scout/Sniper in Force Recon, Castle is skilled in hand-to-hand combat, guerrilla warfare, and marksmanship. A veteran (originally of the Vietnam War and later updated alternately to the fictional Siancong War and the Iraq War) U.S. Driven by the deaths of his wife and two children, who were killed by the mob for witnessing a killing in New York City's Central Park, the Punisher wages a one-man war on crime. The character is depicted as an Italian-American vigilante who employs murder, kidnapping, extortion, coercion, threats of violence, and torture in his campaign against crime. The Punisher made his first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #129 ( cover-dated February 1974), originally depicted as an assassin and adversary of Spider-Man. The character was created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita Sr. The Punisher ( Francis " Frank" Castle, born Castiglione) is a fictional antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Expert knowledge in methods of both criminals and law enforcement.Skilled in guerrilla warfare, military tactics, close quarters combat, infiltration, marksmanship, demolitions, martial arts, and unarmed combat.Smith, Charles Fort, Frank Rook, Johnny Tower, Franken-Castle
Good for a short read, good for some beatuiful art, and good for the things you normally look for in Borderline H material. Overall: An excellent collection of short stories all around. Other than that, though, there's some really endearing characters here. There's some cognitive issues with some of the decisions they make, which is pretty much the same complaint as what I mentioned in the story - there's some unconvincing motives invovled that get handwaved away in order for the plot to continue. They have clear character traits that make them feel unique and important, as well as enough background to provide context to the situation. The only downside is the author's love for the motion blur tool during action scenes, but this time around he's really toned it down compared to his previous works, and it dramatically improves the visual clarity of the scenes.Ĭharacters: Amusing and adorable couples appear in almost all of the segments (I wasn't a big fan of the Shoulder Angel/Demon story). There is gorgeous detail in every panel, both in the character designs as well as in the background and scenery. For the sake of making the story happen there's a lot of things that get somewhat glossed-over or are just outright lampshaded.Īrt: By far the best from this author, and some of the best you'll find for the genre.
However, there's a lot of suspension of disbelief that needs to be involved in order for the stories to happen, and I'm not just talking about the various surprise elements that can be a bit outlandish. Each segment feels like it has a clearly defined story that follows a plotline, develps the characters, and has a satisfying ending. Story: Surprisingly well fleshed-out for such short stories. A deliciously amusing collection of short stories revolving around some sort of surprise element that brings two characters together romantically.
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