Earlier this yr, we acquired Frank Castle again on our TVs, and now it’s time for the Punisher to make a return to comics, too.
Marvel’s gun-toting antihero is coming again to the web page in Punisher: Purple Band, a five-issue miniseries from Ben Percy (Wolverine) and Julius Ohta (Iron Man). The final time we noticed Frank was again in 2023 when he took control of the Hand ninja cult, discovered his spouse was alive and wanted a divorce, and was later despatched to Weirdworld. This new comedian sees Frank again in New York with none recollections of his previous life, however nonetheless good at taking lives, in order that’s what he’s gonna do. Very like his TV counterpart, this Frank is gonna stand up to some bloody stuff, and his miniseries comes with a “Purple Band” label to indicate it’s acquired extra specific content material than normal.
“Frank Fort is certainly one of my all-time favourite characters, and Punisher is a collection I’ve been gunning to jot down for a protracted, very long time,” wrote Percy. “I’m going to lean in absolutely and push the very limits of my favourite style: furry psychopaths. That is going to be as gritty and bloody because it will get. Avenue-level mayhem awaits you.”
Marvel has typically appeared unsure about what to do with Frank. A few of that was owed to his Netflix collection and the timing of a closely armed vigilante in a present airing weeks or months after mass shootings; different occasions, it was due to how police had co-opted his symbol and used it to brighten their autos. Daredevil: Born Again confronted that latter level throughout its first season by having Frank kill a bunch of Punisher cops and telling them they suck.
We’ll see what comics Frank does when Punisher: Purple Band begins September 10.
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