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The Punisher (2004 Series)
''The Punisher'' (re-titled ''Frank Castle: The Punisher'' after issue #66; sometimes referred to as ''The Punisher MAX'') was a comic book ongoing series published under the MAX imprint of Marvel Comics, featuring vigilante and antihero the Punisher. Publication history Garth Ennis, also writer of the 2000 and 2001 ''Punisher'' series, wrote issues #1–60 of the series. Also like the earlier series, Tim Bradstreet provided the covers for those issues. Continuing his run on the character, Ennis used the freedom of the MAX imprint to write more graphic and hard-edged stories than had previously been seen. Ennis also wrote two miniseries accompanying the main series, '' The Punisher Presents: Barracuda'' and '' Born'', and several one-shots. With issue #61, Gregg Hurwitz replaced Ennis as writer, joining artist Laurence Campbell to do a five-issue story arc. With issue #66 released on January 21, 2009, the series was re-titled ''Frank Castle: The Punisher'', with writer Duane Swi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Bradstreet
Tim Bradstreet (born on February 16, 1967)is an American artist and illustrator, best known for his work on comic books, book covers, movie posters, roleplaying games and trading cards. Early life Tim Bradstreet was born February 16, 1967, in Cheverly, Maryland. Career Bradstreet entered the comic book industry in 1990, working with Tim Truman on ''Dragon Chiang''. Bradstreet’s work on White Wolf Publishing’s '' Vampire: The Masquerade'' garnered him much critical praise. This, in turn, led to the addition of many major comic book publishers to his clientele. He has since drawn for scores of comics-related projects including Dark Horse's ''Hard Looks'' and ''Another Chance to Get It Right'' (with author Andrew Vachss), ''Star Wars'', Clive Barker’s ''Age of Desire'', Marvel's ''The Punisher'' and ''Blade'', and Vertigo’s ''Gangland'', '' Unknown Soldier'', ''Human Target'', and ''Hellblazer''. Bradstreet's work has also extended to games of many types. His work on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barracuda
A barracuda is a large, predatory, ray-finned fish known for its fearsome appearance and ferocious behaviour. The barracuda is a saltwater fish of the genus ''Sphyraena'', the only genus in the family Sphyraenidae, which was named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque in 1815. It is found in tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide ranging from the eastern border of the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, on its western border the Caribbean Sea, and in tropical areas of the Pacific Ocean. Barracudas reside near the top of the water and near coral reefs and sea grasses. Barracudas are targeted by sport-fishing enthusiasts. Etymology The common name "barracuda" is derived from Spanish, with the original word being of possibly Cariban origin. Description Barracuda are snake-like in appearance, with prominent, sharp-edged, fang-like teeth, much like piranha, all of different sizes, set in sockets of their large jaws. They have large, pointed heads with an underbite in many species. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Dillon
Steve Dillon (22 March 1962 – 22 October 2016) was a British comic book artist, best known for his work with writer Garth Ennis on ''Hellblazer'', ''Preacher'' and ''The Punisher''. Early life Dillon was born in London in 1962 and raised in Luton, Bedfordshire. He was the oldest of three siblings, a sister younger by three years, Julie, and a brother younger by nine years who is cartoonist/costume designer Glyn Dillon. While attending Icknield High School, Dillon first realised his potential as a serious comic book artist during the production of a school comic book called ''Ultimate Sci Fi Adventures'' with school friends Neil Bailey & Paul Mahon in 1975. His first strip in this comic was "The Space Vampire". This was followed by the ''Escape from the Planet of the Apes'' series. Career Dillon got his first professional work at the age of 16, drawing the title story in the first issue of ''Hulk Weekly'' for Marvel UK, later working on the '' Nick Fury'' strip. In the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Aaron
Jason Aaron (born January 28, 1973) is an American comic book writer, known for his creator-owned series '' Scalped'' and '' Southern Bastards'', as well as his work on Marvel series ''Ghost Rider'', ''Wolverine'', ''PunisherMAX'', ''Thor'', and '' The Avengers''. Early life Jason Aaron was born in Jasper, Alabama. His cousin, Gustav Hasford, who wrote the semi-autobiographical novel ''The Short-Timers'' (1979), on which the feature film '' Full Metal Jacket'' (1987) was based, was a large influence on Aaron. Aaron decided he wanted to write comics as a child, and though his father was skeptical when Aaron informed him of this aspiration, his mother took Aaron to drug stores, where he would purchase comic books from spinner racks, some of which he still owned as of 2012. Aaron graduated from Shelby County High School. He then attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English. Career Aaron's career in comics began in 2001 when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punisher Max
''PunisherMAX'' is the second comic book ongoing series published under the MAX (comics), MAX Imprint (trade name), 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 Punisher (2009 series), 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 Kingpin (character), Wilson Fisk/the Kingpin, Bullseye (comics), Bullseye and Elektra (comics), Elektra. The series came to a conclusion with issue #22. The series was a primary influence on Marvel's Netflix television series ''Daredevil (TV series), Daredevil'' an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Huston
Charlie Huston is a novelist and TV writer. His twelve novels span several genres from crime to horror to science fiction. His books have been published in English by Ballentine, Del Rey, Mulholland and Orion, and translated into nine other languages. He adapted his novel The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death for HBO, and his novel Already Dead for HBO Max. He has also written pilots for FX, FOX, Sony and Tomorrow Studios, served as a consulting producer for FOX's ''Gotham'', and worked in several development rooms. He is known for storytelling that focuses on character and relationships in richly detailed worlds that blend genres. Career '' Caught Stealing'', along with '' Six Bad Things'' and Huston's fourth novel, ''A Dangerous Man'', follow the lovable anti-hero, baseball-mad Henry Thompson, as he works his way through mistaken identity, his past, and a new life for himself. He wrote the five volume contemporary vampire noir Joe Pitt Casebooks primarily while livi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Milligan
Peter Milligan (born 24 June 1961) is a British comic book writer who has written extensively for both British and American comic book industries. In the UK, Milligan has contributed to numerous anthology titles including '' 2000 AD'', ''Revolver'', ''Eagle'' and '' A1'', and helped launch the influential magazine ''Deadline''. In the US, he is best known for his frequent contributions to DC Comics' Vertigo imprint, which include the revamped DC properties ''Shade, the Changing Man'' and ''Human Target'', a four-year run on the imprint's premier title ''Hellblazer'', and original series ''Enigma'', ''The Extremist'', ''Egypt'' and ''Greek Street'', as well as the Marvel series ''X-Statix'', co-created by Milligan and artist Mike Allred. Career Milligan started his comic career with ''Sounds'' music paper's comic strip ''The Electric Hoax'', with Brendan McCarthy, with whom he went to art school. Milligan later moved to write short stories for '' 2000 AD'' in the early 1980s. By ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Piccirilli
Thomas Piccirilli (May 27, 1965 – July 11, 2015) was an American novelist and short story writer. Career Piccirilli sold over 150 stories in the mystery, thriller, horror, erotica, and science fiction fields. Some of his stories were included in Eden Studios' zombie anthologies edited by James Lowder. Awards Piccirilli was a two-time winner of the International Thriller Writers Award for "Best Paperback Original" (2008, 2010). He is a four-time winner of the Bram Stoker Award. He was also a finalist for the 2009 Edgar Allan Poe Award given by the Mystery Writers of America, a final nominee for the Fantasy Award, and the winner of the first Bram Stoker Award given in the category of " Best Poetry Collection". Bibliography Novels *''Dark Father'' (Pocket, 1990) *''Shards'' (Write Way, 1996) *''Inside the Works: A 3-Way Collection of Hardcore Horror'' (Necro Publications, 1997) (with Gerard Daniel Houarner, Edward Lee) *''Hexes'' (Leisure, 1999) *''The Deceased'' (Leisur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Gischler
Victor Gischler is an American author of humorous crime fiction. Career Gischler's debut novel ''Gun Monkeys'' was nominated for the Edgar Award, and his novel ''Shotgun Opera'' was an Anthony Award finalist. His work has been translated into Italian, French, Spanish and Japanese. He earned a Ph.D. in English at the University of Southern Mississippi. His fifth novel ''Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse'' was published in 2008 by the Touchstone/Fireside imprint of Simon & Schuster. He has also written American comic books like '' The Punisher: Frank Castle'', ''Wolverine'' and ''Deadpool'' (including ''Deadpool: Merc With a Mouth'' and ''Deadpool Corps'') for Marvel Comics. Gischler worked on X-Men "Curse of the Mutants" starting in the '' Death of Dracula'' one-shot and continued in ''X-Men'' #1. ''Gun Monkeys'' has been optioned for a film adaptation, with Lee Goldberg writing the script and Ryuhei Kitamura penciled in to direct. Bibliography Novels *''Suicide Squeeze'' (368 page ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comic Book Resources
''Comic Book Resources'', also known by the initialism CBR, is a website dedicated to the coverage of comic book–related news and discussion. History Comic Book Resources was founded by Jonah Weiland in 1995 as a development of the Kingdom Come Message Board, a message forum that Weiland created to discuss DC Comics' then-new mini-series of the same name. Comic Book Resources features columns written by industry professionals that have included Robert Kirkman, Gail Simone, and Mark Millar. Other columns are published by comic book historians and critics such as George Khoury and Timothy Callahan. In April 2016, Comic Book Resources was sold to Valnet Inc., a Montreal-based company based known for its acquisition and ownership of media properties including Screen Rant. The site was relaunched as CBR.com on August 23, 2016, with the blogs integrated into the site. The company has also hosted a YouTube channel since 2008, with 3.97 million subscribers as of December 21, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Lacombe
Michel Lacombe (born 1973 in Montréal, Québec) is a Canadian comic book artist. Biography Born in Montréal in 1973, Michel Lacombe is the creator of the self-published comics ''One Bloody Year'', a four-episode vampire romance. He illustrated several ''Star Wars'' comics and ''Warrior Nun Areala''. Michel Lacombe has illustrated a couple of issues of Dark Horse's ''Star Wars Tales'' and '' Star Wars: Empire'' comics and ''Green Lantern'' for DC Comics. He was once also active in animation. Currently working on ''The Punisher'', he is also publishing a webcomic, ''Jesus Monkey Pants In Space''. Bibliography Comics work includes: * '' Star Wars: Empire'' #34: "In the Shadows of Their Fathers, Part 5" ** Lacombe illustrated the final installment of the five-part story arc. The story follows the character of Princess Leia as she embarks on a mission to rescue her father, Darth Vader, from a group of Rebel Alliance fighters. * '' Star Wars: Rebellion'' #0: "Crossroads" ** Lacom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duane Swierczynski
Duane Louis Swierczynski (born February 22, 1972) is an American crime writer known for his work in non-fiction books, novels and comic books. Early life Duane Swierczynski was born and raised in Frankford, a neighborhood in lower Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. After leaving in the late 1990s and making several stops elsewhere, he moved to another neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia from 2002 until 2016. He currently resides with his family in the Los Angeles area.An interview with Rhawnhurst graphic novelist Duane Swierczynski , NEastPhilly.com, May 6, 2009. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |