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I am not sure when the last Marvel Comics MAX mature readers series was published, but it probably involved Garth Ennis and the Punisher Or Nick Fury In May, Marvel Comics will publish Get Fury, a Marvel MAX series by the creators of Crossed, Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows, with Frank Castle hunting down Nick[...]

Marvel is dropping Punisher #3 on us this Wednesday – an issue where apparently, our antihero's toughest opponent is not legal consequences or an army of villains, but the ominous sounding Fearmaster… and the ol' noggin'! Let's take a gander at the official word from the House of Ideas: ENTER…THE FEARMASTER! Hunted down by the authorities, the[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Eminem/Matt Stafford, CW's Walker, Max's Creature Commandos, The Punisher/Jon Bernthal, AEW/TNA/NJPW, Disney+'s Ironheart, DC Studios' Superman: Legacy, HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, Disney+'s Echo, NFL/Peacock, and more! Images/Screencaps: Marvel Studios, CW, DC Comics, HBO, NFL, DC Studios, NBC Sports BCTV Daily Dispatch: Eminem/Matt Stafford, Walker, Creature Commandos, The Punisher/Jon Bernthal, Ironheart,[...]

And then came word that Jon Bernthal had been tapped to return as Frank Castle/Punisher for the Charlie Cox & D'Onofrio-starring Daredevil: Born Again, which only dumped a whole lot more gasoline on the speculation fires Then, heading into the debut of the "Hawkeye" spinoff, Brad Winderbaum, Head of Streaming, Television and Animation at Marvel[...]

When you add that Jon Bernthal has been tapped to return as Frank Castle/Punisher for the Charlie Cox & D'Onofrio-starring Daredevil: Born Again, you can understand the loud grumblings From there, we were treated to an Echo teaser that retraced Kingpin's backstory that included Netflix series footage – and even Brad Winderbaum, Head of Streaming, Television[...]

But what about the Punisher? Recently, Frank Castle found a new mission in WeirdWorld protecting the innocent, while a new Punisher was launched with a new man taking the role, former SHIELD agent Joe Garrison But it looks like he may have a new rival in 2024… War Machine? From Timeless 2023… Previously, following the 2016 Civil[...]

Ah, folks, gear up for another issue of The Punisher's version of "Extreme Home Makeover" in Punisher #2, crashing through your local comics shop on Wednesday, December 13th It's like MTV's Cribs, if by 'cribs' we mean fortified towers of crime lords, and instead of showing you around, The Punisher's there to redecorate with bullet[...]

PrintWatch: Second printings coming for Punisher #1 from Marvel, Lotus Land #1 from Boom Studios and Transformers #2 from Image Comics/Skybound/Hasbro. PrintWatch: Marvel sends Punisher #1 to a second printing by David Pepose and Dave Wachter, with a cover by Wachter from the internal artwork of the first printing And published on the 10th of January 2024.   Printwatch:[...]

So, we have a new Punisher of the Marvel Universe, in today's Punisher #1 from David Pepose and Dave Wachter Frank Castle is off in some Otherworld fighting the bad fight, who is this fellow, and what is his background and that of his compatriots? Well, like Frank Castle, he has a dead family. And officially he's[...]

Well, Bleeding Cool readers, mark your bloody calendars because Punisher #1 drops – or more accurately careens explosively – into view this Wednesday, November 8th Not sure if it's a holy day of obligation, but Marvel seems to think it might be, as they're serving up a fresh plate of violence, mayhem, and existential intrigue[...]

It looks like Marvel Studios & Disney+'s Charlie Cox (Matt Murdock/Daredevil), Vincent D'Onofrio (Wilson Fisk/Kingpin) & Jon Bernthal (Frank Castle/Punisher)-starring Daredevil: Born Again is getting… well, "born again." Earlier today, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Kevin Feige and other studio executives have made the decision to institute a major creative reboot to the streaming series[...]

TV, Prime Video's Gen V, FX's Justified: City Primeval, TBS' AEW Dynamite, Netflix's Daredevil & Punisher, Disney/Comcast/Hulu, CBS' NCIS: Sydney, Netflix's Castlevania: Nocturne, FX's American Horror Story: Delicate, Adult Swim's Rick and Morty, Disney+'s Loki, Disney+'s Ahsoka, Paramount+'s Mayor of Kingstown, BBC's The Responder, Chris Jericho/CM Punk, Paramount+'s Star Trek: Lower Decks, BBC's The Way, and more! Images/Screencaps: Disney+, FX Networks, Netflix, Adult Swim, Prime Video, Paramount+ BCTV[...]

Previously, Jobst discussed what it was like filming the rooftop confrontation between Charlie Cox's Matt Murdock/Daredevil and Jon Bernthal's Frank Castle/Punisher in 2016's Daredevil S02E03: "New York's Finest" (written by Mark Verheiden) during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter Now, Jobst is sharing some thoughts on whether the Netflix run of Marvel series was a success[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? BBC's Doctor Who, AEW All Out, WandaVision/Elizabeth Olsen, Adult Swim's Rick and Morty, CM Punk/TBS' AEW Collision, Netflix's Daredevil/Punisher, Netflix's Disenchantment, AMC's Interview with the Vampire, WWE Payback, Power Rangers/Amy Jo Johnson, Trivial Pursuit/LeVar Burton, and more! Images/Screencaps: Adult Swim, AEW, Netflix, AMC Networks, Marvel Studios, BBC BCTV Daily Dispatch: Doctor Who, AEW[...]

But director Marc Jobst has also helmed episodes of Netflix's The Witcher, as well as episodes of the streamer's Marvel series Luke Cage and Daredevil. In 2016's Daredevil S02E03: "New York's Finest" (written by Mark Verheiden), Charlie Cox's Matt Murdock/Daredevil and Jon Bernthal's Frank Castle/Punisher have the classic morality debate over whether or not heroes kill and[...]

Gerry Conway, is a comic book writer and editor, TV writer and producer, and co-creator of The Punisher, Ben Reilly, Carol Danvers, Firestorm, Power Girl, Jason Todd, Killer Croc and more And now Gerry Conway has been bringing the internet up to date on his current health issues, posting on X/Twitter/whatever-it's-called-now, posting his latest. "By the[...]

Spider-Man Would Like to Remind You All That The Punisher is a Villain An anti-hero is a narrative protagonist who lacks the qualities of a conventional hero such as morals, courage, or selflessness Often feeling rejected by society, they can go down a self-destructive path that results in isolation or death Frank Castle, The Punisher has[...]

But we also saw a response from Tom Brevoort, who has been in the news himself of late, saying "I've loved a lot of Chuck Dixon's comics and worked with him a time or two, and I find it perplexing to equate that sensible, knowledgeable writer with the guy spouting ignorant nonsense about the Punisher[...]

"They don't like him for the same reason that DC doesn't like Guy Gardner and fans like the Punisher for the same reason they like Guy Gardner," noting that "There's very few superheroes that have blue-collar origins" and are "average guys driven to extremes… People respond to these characters because of those origins and because[...]

David Pepose is the new writer of the new Punisher at Marvel Comics, launching in November But one month earlier, he has another comic book launching from Mad Cave Studios, The Devil That Wears My Face, drawn by Alex Cormack of Road of Bones, Sink, Weed Magic, Crossing and more, lettered by Justin Birch. #gallery-1 { margin:[...]

At the end of the last issue of Punisher, Frank Castle was exiled, pursuing his own mission in Weird World Buy nature abhors a vacuum even when it's a Roomba Revealed at San Diego Comic-Con by Marvel Comics is a brand new Punisher Joe Garrison And, yes, he's blonde. A new PUNISHER will make his vengeful[...]

It was Axel Alonso, former Marvel EIC, he wrote about the Punisher No More finale by Jason Aaron and Jesus Saiz, tweeting "I'd say RIP, Frank Castle, but it's pretty clear he's going to hell I had years of enjoyment editing the ultimate anti-hero and I'm sad to see him go out like this." It's not[...]

The current Punisher series by Jason Aaron, Jesus Saiz and Paul Azaceta has been a rather remarkable one, set as it is amongst Marvel and Disney turmoil over how to handle the character as some of the worst elements took the imagery to themselves, while others used it for rather inappropriate means Now, with the publication[...]

Bleeding Cool has covered increasing criticism of the use of the Punisher skull by police, army, militia, white supremacist groups, QAnon events, and Sean Hannity on Fox News, even Trump Punisher pins have been popular And then during the January 6th Insurrection at the Capitol building in Washington, many Punisher skull insignias were seen[...]

Punisher #12 is set to hit the shelves on Wednesday, May 31st, and it seems like Frank Castle has found himself in quite the predicament Having been shot multiple times and left for dead by his own resurrected wife – talk about getting "punished," am I right? – he now has the pleasure of dealing[...]

When Bleeding Cool first reported the existence of the current Punisher comic book series by Jason Aaron, Paul Azaceta and Jesus Saiz, we stated that it was to be called Punisher No More It is possible that Marvel Comics may have considered that a bit of a spoiler, and renamed it to Punisher. During the series,[...]

In the upcoming Punisher #11, hitting stores on April 19th, we find Frank fully embracing his role as the Fist of the Beast and High Slayer of the world's deadliest clan, the Hand But fear not, the rest of the Marvel Universe hasn't forgotten to send him a fruit basket in congratulations Instead, they've taken[...]

But that excitement level found a way to dial itself up a few notches when the news hit last month that Jon Bernthal would be joining the streaming series, reprising his role as Frank Castle/The Punisher from the Netflix-Marvel days But then some unexpected & potentially good news hit near the end of March, with[...]

James (Severance), Michael Gaston (Mayor of Kingstown), and Jon Bernthal reprising his role as Frank Castle/The Punisher In addition, Michael Cuesta (Dexter, Homeland pilot director) is set to helm the first episode With a Spring 2024 release window being eyed, D'Onofrio shared some intel during a recent interview that appears to confirm that a second[...]

In recent Punisher comic books from Marvel Comics, Jason Aaron, Jesus Saiz, and Paul Azaceta have been telling stories of Frank Castle's past and in doing so, revealing that The Beast and The Hand have always been interested in him, and revealing his first vigilante kill long before the events of Vietnam – now the[...]