Earlier this year, we brought Frank Castle back to TV, and it's time to get the Punisher back to the comics.
Marvel's Gun Anti-Hero Return to Page Punisher: Red Band, Five miniseries from Ben Percy (Wolverine) and Julius Ohta (Julius Ohta) (Iron Man). We last saw Frank go back to 2023 when he took control of the Hand Ninja Cult and learned that his wife was still alive and wanted to get divorced, and was later sent to the weird world. The new comic brings Frank back to New York without any memories of his past life, but is still good at taking life, so that's what he's going to do. Like his TV rival, this Frank will get something bloody, and his miniseries carry the “Red Band” label to indicate its more explicit content than usual.
“Frank Castle is one of my favorite characters ever, Punisher “This is a series I've been working on writing. It will be tough and bloody like it. The street chaos is waiting for you.”
Marvel often seems unsure of what to do with Frank. Some of this is due to his Netflix series and the timing of armed guards in performances aired weeks or months in mass shootings. Other times, it is because of how the police choose his symbol and decorate the vehicle with it. Daredevil: Rebirth Facing this at the latter point of the first season, Frank killed a group of Punisher police officers and told them they sucked.
We'll see what the comics Frank does when and what Punisher: Red Band Starting from September 10th.
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