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The Punisher (comic Book)
The Punisher has appeared in numerous comic book series since his first appearance in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #129 (February 1974), including a number of eponym An eponym is a person, a place, or a thing after whom or which someone or something is, or is believed to be, named. The adjectives which are derived from the word eponym include ''eponymous'' and ''eponymic''. Usage of the word The term ''epon ...ous titles starting in the mid-1980s. Primary series Limited series One-shot and graphic novels Other versions Titles starring alternate versions of the Punisher. Collected editions The various series have been collected into individual volumes: Primary and ongoing series Limited series, one-shots and graphic novels References External links * * List of ''The Punisher'' comics issues at Sequart.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Punisher comics Lists of comics by character Lists of comic book titles Lists of comics by Marvel Comics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punisher
The Punisher (Francis "Frank" Castle, born Castiglione) is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru. The Punisher made his first appearance in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #129 (cover-dated February 1974), originally depicted as an assassin and adversary of the superhero Spider-Man. 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. 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. A veteran (originally of the Vietnam War''Punisher'' #6 (Marvel Comics, 2000). and later updated alternately to the fictional Siancong War and the Iraq War) U.S. Marine Corps Scout/Sniper in Force Recon, Castle is skilled in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punisher (2009 Series)
''Punisher'', retitled ''Franken-Castle'' from issue #17 on, is a Marvel Comics comic book series featuring the character Frank Castle, also known as the Punisher. Spinning out of the second ''Punisher War Journal'' series by writer Matt Fraction, this series of ''Punisher'' places the character firmly in the ongoing Marvel Universe inhabited by superheroes such as the Avengers and Spider-Man, and super-villains such as Doctor Doom and the Masters of Evil. For the majority of issues released, the series had tied into the ongoing events of Marvel's line-wide " Dark Reign" storyline, opening with Castle attempting to assassinate Norman Osborn. After the events of "Dark Reign", Castle was dismembered and killed by Wolverine's son, Daken, and reassembled as a Frankenstein monster by Morbius and the Legion of Monsters. Publication history The story continued in '' Punisher: In the Blood''. Story arcs "Living in Darkness" (#1–5) After Norman Osborn positions himself as "humanity's sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cult
The Cult are an English rock band formed in 1983 in Bradford, West Yorkshire. Before settling on their current name in January 1984, the band performed under the name Death Cult, which was an evolution of the name of lead singer Ian Astbury's previous band Southern Death Cult. They gained a dedicated following in the United Kingdom in the mid-1980s as a post-punk/gothic rock band, with singles such as "She Sells Sanctuary", before breaking into the mainstream in the United States in the late 1980s establishing themselves as a hard rock band with singles such as " Love Removal Machine". Since its initial formation in 1983, the band have had various line-ups; the longest-serving members are Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy, who are also the band's two songwriters. The Cult's debut studio album '' Dreamtime'' was released in 1984 to moderate success, with its lead single " Spiritwalker" reaching No. 1 on the UK Indie Chart. Their second studio album, ''Love'' (1985), was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernie Wrightson
Bernard Albert Wrightson (October 27, 1948 – March 18, 2017), sometimes credited as Bernie Wrightson, was an American artist, known for co-creating the Swamp Thing, his adaptation of the novel ''Frankenstein'' illustration work, and for his other horror comics and illustrations, which feature his trademark intricate pen and brushwork. Early life Wrightson was born October 27, 1948, in Dundalk, Maryland. He received training in art from watching Jon Gnagy on television, reading comics, particularly those of EC, as well as through a correspondence course from the Famous Artists School. His artistic influences were Frank Frazetta, Al Williamson, Al Dorne, Graham Ingels, Jack Davis and Howard Pyle. He published a piece of fan art, containing a headstone bearing the inscription "Berni Wrightson, Dec. 15, 1965", on page 33 of Warren Publishing's ''Creepy'' #9 (cover-dated June 1966). Career In 1966, Wrightson began working for ''The Baltimore Sun'' newspaper as an illustrator. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Starlin
James P. Starlin (born October 9, 1949) is an American comics artist and writer. Beginning his career in the early 1970s, he is best known for space opera stories, for revamping the Marvel Comics characters Captain Marvel and Adam Warlock, and for creating or co-creating the Marvel characters Thanos, Drax the Destroyer, Gamora, and Shang-Chi. Later, for DC Comics, he drew many of their iconic characters, including Darkseid and other characters from Jack Kirby's Fourth World, and scripted the death of Jason Todd, the second Robin, during his run on '' Batman''. For '' Epic Illustrated'', he created his own character, Dreadstar. Early life Jim Starlin was born on October 9, 1949, in Detroit, Michigan. He had a Catholic upbringing. In the 1960s, Starlin served as an aviation photographer in the US Navy in Vietnam. During his off duty time, he drew and submitted various comics. Early career After leaving the Navy, Starlin sold two stories to DC Comics. After writing and drawin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PunisherMAX
''PunisherMAX'' is the second comic book ongoing series published under the MAX imprint of Marvel Comics featuring vigilante and anti-hero the Punisher. The series was written by Jason Aaron and drawn by Steve Dillon. Unlike the concurrently running Marvel Universe-proper series featuring the Punisher, the MAX imprint allows the creators the freedom to write more realistic and hard-edged stories that cannot be seen in regular mainline Marvel Universe stories. Also unlike the previous MAX series, which focused mainly on Frank Castle/The Punisher's war against the mob, this series has him squaring off against MAX versions of popular Marvel super villains' such as Wilson Fisk/the Kingpin, Bullseye and Elektra. The series came to a conclusion with issue #22. The series was a primary influence on Marvel's Netflix television series ''Daredevil'' and the second season of its spin-off ''The Punisher'', both set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), the former in terms of the charac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War Zone (2012 Series)
War zone or warzone may refer to a zone of war, or to: Film and television * ''The War Zone'', a 1999 film starring Ray Winstone * ''War Zone'' (film), a 1998 documentary about street harassment directed by Maggie Hadleigh-West * "War Zone" (''Angel''), a 2000 episode of the television series ''Angel'' * "War Zone" (''Crusade''), the pilot episode of the television series ''Crusade'' * '' Punisher: War Zone'', a 2008 film based on the Marvel comic book series ''The Punisher War Zone'' * ''War Zone'', the second hour of the WWF's weekly show '' Raw is War'' from 1997-2001 Games * '' Call of Duty: Warzone'', a 2020 battle royale video game, spinoff of the 2019 game ''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare'' *''Warzone 2100'', a hybrid real-time strategy/tactics game * ''Warzone'' (game), a table-top miniatures game * ''WWF War Zone'', a 1998 video game, based on the TV show of the same name Media Music * Warzone Collective, an anarchopunk venue in Belfast * ''War Zone'' (album), a 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War Zone (2008 Series)
War zone or warzone may refer to a zone of war, or to: Film and television * ''The War Zone'', a 1999 film starring Ray Winstone * ''War Zone'' (film), a 1998 documentary about street harassment directed by Maggie Hadleigh-West * "War Zone" (''Angel''), a 2000 episode of the television series ''Angel'' * "War Zone" (''Crusade''), the pilot episode of the television series ''Crusade'' * '' Punisher: War Zone'', a 2008 film based on the Marvel comic book series ''The Punisher War Zone'' * ''War Zone'', the second hour of the WWF's weekly show '' Raw is War'' from 1997-2001 Games * '' Call of Duty: Warzone'', a 2020 battle royale video game, spinoff of the 2019 game ''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare'' *''Warzone 2100'', a hybrid real-time strategy/tactics game * ''Warzone'' (game), a table-top miniatures game * ''WWF War Zone'', a 1998 video game, based on the TV show of the same name Media Music * Warzone Collective, an anarchopunk venue in Belfast * ''War Zone'' (album), a 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Punisher War Zone (1992 Series)
''The Punisher War Zone'' is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics about the vigilante The Punisher. The series was written and drawn by several artists during its run. The series lasted for 41 issues. It was the first series of ''The Punisher War Zone'' title history and lasted from 1992 to 1995. The vast majority of the series was written by Chuck Dixon. Besides John Romita Jr. who worked a lot on the series, several other artists painted the covers, among them Rainier "Rain" Beredo, John Buscema and Joe Kubert. Plot The series was split up in different story arcs which tended to last several issues. The first story arc was ''Psychoville U.S.A.'' which lasted from issue 12 to 16, the next was ''The Jericho Syndrome'' beginning with issue 17 and ending in 19, third was ''Suicide Run'' from 23 to 25, after that was ''Conan with a Gun'' starting from 26 and lasting to issue 30, later was ''River of Blood'' picking up from issue 31 and concluding at 36, next to last was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punisher War Zone
''The Punisher War Zone'' or ''Punisher War Zone'' is a comic book spin-off title featuring the Punisher, a fictional character published by Marvel Comics. Publication history The first installment of the series ran for 41 issues and two 64-page annuals. Multiple writers contributed to this series during its three-year run from 1992 to 1995. The series served mainly as a vehicle for longtime Marvel artist John Romita Jr., who had returned to Marvel after a lengthy hiatus from drawing a monthly title. In 2009, Marvel published a 6-issue limited series under the same title. The storyline was called "The Resurrection of Ma Gnucci". Volume 1 The first series was the third different ''Punisher'' title published and the second spin-off. Volume 2 This series was written by long-time ''Punisher'' writer Garth Ennis and drawn by long-time ''Punisher'' artist Steve Dillon. The series is a follow up to Ennis's other Marvel Knights ''Punisher'' series. Volume 3 This series was writte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punisher War Journal (2006 Series)
''Punisher War Journal'' or ''The Punisher War Journal'' is an American comic book book series, series published from 2006 to 2009 by Marvel Comics featuring the character Frank Castle, also known as the vigilante the Punisher. It is the second series under the title ''The Punisher War Journal''. Unlike the main Punisher series (which was published under Marvel Max, Marvel's MAX imprint and was set in a more realistic world) at the time of its publishing the events of this edition of ''War Journal'' take place in the main Marvel Universe, Earth-616. The series was mainly written by Matt Fraction and drawn by Howard Chaykin. The series takes place over the late stages of the infamous Civil War (comics), ''Civil War'' storyline and it's following arc ''The Death of Captain America'', following Frank Castle and focuses on his relationship with Steve Rogers, (Captain America), whom he deeply admires despite their fundamental differences and his method of dealing with his death. Followi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Punisher War Journal (1988 Series)
''The Punisher War Journal'' is an American comic book series published from 1988 to 1995 by Marvel Comics featuring the character Frank Castle, also known as the vigilante the Punisher. It was the first ever spin-off for the character and the first series of the title ''The Punisher War Journal''. It lasted for 80 issues and featured varying artists, including early works of Jim Lee and writers, most notably Carl Potts who had worked as an editor on the main Punisher series before. Background The series was made due to the character's immense popularity at the time. Marvel had previously used the character in guest appearances to boost the sales of other titles, but decided to publish a second ongoing title for the Punisher which became this series. Mike Baron, the series' editor and one of the writers, expressed in a 1988 interview that the character's popularity came at a time when American citizens were especially angry with society's failure to punish evil. Publication history ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
