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As the comics media does its best to survive in a world where, for the foreseeable future at least, there will be no new comics, here at Bleeding Cool we're doing our best to continue to produce the high quantity content our readers have come to expect. Thanks to coronavirus quarantines, superstar writer Rick Remender has […]

In the 1980's, it was Richard Gere – today, it's Jon Bernthal turn, as the The Walking Dead and Marvel's The Punisher alum is set to play male escort Julian Kaye in Showtime's pilot for a series adaptation of American Gigolo. David Hollander (Ray Donovan) is set to write and direct, with Bernthal producing, and […]

This week's issue of Punisher: Soviet sees Russians attempt to buy influence with a prominent American politician by contributing to his campaign funds. Does this mean Frank Castle is going to kill President Trump? No. This is a Senator we're talking about. Besides, Trump is a good friend of Marvel Chairman Ike Perlmutter. That would […]

We know this will be hard to believe, but up until now, Marvel has denied readers the pleasure of reading Dazzler's first solo series because, aside from the first issue, which was released as part of some promotion where Marvel gave away a buttload of digital #1 issues, that series has not been available, either […]

New Marvel Funko Pops are headed our way with some amazing designers. Funko just showed off two new Marvel Pops that are headed our way. Both of these figures will be PX Exclusives so most comic book stores will be able to order them. Both Pops will have corresponding comic books Funko cover variants perfect […]

In 2017, comic book fan Mathew Sterling was arrested at Phoenix Comicon after a tipoff from a Facebook friend that he was going to try and shoot Power Rangers actor Jason David Frank, and any police who attempted to stop him. Cosplaying as The Punisher, he managed to get through security with an arsenal of weapons […]

In April, Punisher Max villain (and not the Heart song that is definitely about a vibrator) Barracuda will make a Marvel Universe proper debut in a new mini-series by Canadian Hero Ed Brisson and Art-Cred-Man Declan Shalvey aptly titled Punisher vs. Barracuda. The five-issue prestige series (prestige being a term which here means "with at […]

Two days ago, Bleeding Cool ran an article about QAnon conspiracy recruiters being the latest to utilise the Marvel logo for The Punisher. after a QAnon-tracking podcaster picked one up at a rally in Tampa, Florida. We also detailed other ways that people have used the Punisher logo in recent years as well as linking […]

Marvel Comics has revealed the list of classic comics hitting its binge-reading subscription service Marvel Unlimited in January. Well, they're revealed all of the comics hitting the service in January, but most of them are the time-delayed recent comics, so it's the old school ones we tend to focus on in these updates. This month, […]

Punisher: Soviet #3 is in stores from Marvel Comics next year, by Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows, and we've got a preview below. The story so far: Frank Castle has met and teamed up with the Russian version of himself, and this issue will tell us the origin story of the Russian Punisher, Valery Stepanovich. […]

Punisher: Soviet #2 is in stores from Marvel Comics next week, by Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows, bringing the Punisher back to his MAX days. And in this preview, The Punisher has come face to face with a copycat, a man doing Punisher's job of brutally murdering criminals, but leaving Frank to take the credit… […]

Punisher 2099 #1 is set to hit stores from Marvel Comics next week, cashing in on and tying in with the 2099 event running through Amazing Spider-Man. This issue is by Zonnie Tadler and Matt Horak, and we've got a preview below. In the future, private police force The Public Eye maintains order for corporate […]

Wolverine may have two dicks, but the far more impressive feat is his ability to appear as a guest star in so many series in a single month. Not only will Wolverine be launching his own series in February, starring in several other X-books, and appearing in Black Cat #9, but he'll also be joining […]

There's been a lot of reports in recent years about police officers using the Punisher's skull symbol to identify themselves, prompting a lot of criticism due to the fact that the Punisher is a vigilante who murders people outside the confines of the law. Even Punisher co-creator Gerry Conway has spoken out against the practice, […]

Punisher Kill Krew #5 is in stores next week, the final issue of this mini-series that answered the question: what if the War of the Realms super-mega-crossover event could drag on for another few months after the war was over? In this issue, by the Gerry Duggan of Comics, Gerry Duggan, Juan Ferreyra, and Cory […]

Punisher Soviet #1 is in stores from Marvel Comics this week as Garth Ennis returns to the character alongside Jacen Burrows, Guillermo Ortego, Nolan Woodard, and Rob Steen. We've got a preview below, finally answering the question: what if the Punisher had a Max rating again? What will it mean? Will Punisher go full Batman […]

Punisher Kill Krew #4 is in stores from Marvel Comics on Wednesday, by the Gerry Duggan of comics, Gerry Duggan, Juan Ferreyra, and Cory Petit. We've got a preview below. The titular Punisher has been gathering allies (of a sort) to get revenge on a Frost Giant for events from the War of the Realms. […]

Punisher #16 is in stores from Marvel Comics this week, by Matthew Rosenberg, Szymon Kudranski, Antonio Fabela, and Cory Petit. It's the final issue, and we've got a preview below. Frank Castle is looking to wrap up all the loose ends in his war on Zemo before this series closes out. And by wrap up […]

Savage Avengers #6 is in stores from Marvel Comics this week, by the Gerry Duggan of comics, Gerry Duggan, Kim Jacinto, Tamra Bonvillain, and Travis Lanham. We've got a preview below. The Punisher and Conan are having a team-up alone, without the rest of the Savage Avengers, in the Savage Land. And thanks to Conan's […]

Cool new for fans of Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order, as Nintendo and Team Ninja have released the first DLC pack today. The pack will give you four new heroes to fight with in the form of the Marvel Knights: Punisher, Blade, Moon Knight, and Morbius. Along with these four, you're getting some […]