Marvel Knights: Punisher #1 doesnt ask for your trust. It takes it, shakes it upside down, and dares you to look away. Palmiotti and Panosian deliver a Punisher debut soaked in grit, menace, and sharp banter, never letting hope peek out from under Castles shadow. Eight and a half skulls out of ten, and if that feels harsh, well, thats just how the medicine goes down. Read Full Review

It's unfortunate that this first issue didn't hit the ground running with its plot, because art-wise, it's a home run. Hopefully subsequent issues will flesh out the proceedings better, and make it feel like more of a unique tale than has been presented thus far. Read Full Review

Marvel Knights: Punisher #1 succeeds as a brutal, unapologetic return to the kind of adult-oriented storytelling that made the imprint famous, with authentic creative voices and plenty of bone-crunching action. While it nails the aesthetic and violence fans crave, the narrative doesn't push far enough beyond familiar clichs to feel like a reinvention, making it more of a nostalgic thrill ride than a groundbreaking return. Read Full Review

Marvel Knights: Punisher is guns, explosions, and minimal depth feeling more like a video game than a comic. Read Full Review

A very throwback issue, gritty is a word that's being used a lot to describe it but there really isn't any better word. The story isn't anything over-the-top or complicated or anything, but it gets the job done. Same with the art, it not the best art ever but it conveys the message in the way it was intended. Reminds me a little of Steve Dillon art, except better (I don't like Steve Dillon's art.) Panosian has come a long way since the 90s and Prophet, where I first saw his work and hated it. This is definitely going on my pull list.

As Punisher fan, you bring expectations when picking up a comic like this. The team up of Jimmy and Dan sounds really promising, as you saw as well.

After reading this issue I can see why some readers are not into it. It's different. The art style, the flow, the outcome,... My advise is to not overthink it and accept this storyline as new. It's a good comic issue and a good start of the series. Will this be a classic run? Most likely not.

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A sad go at it.

This is a return to form for The Punisher. The gritty art by Dan Panosian really brings out the tone and aesthetic throughout the book, and I think aging up Frank was a brilliant move since we don’t really get to see him older very often. That’s kind of where it ends for me, though this is just another textbook Punisher story with unoriginal ideas. Here comes the Punisher, ready to murder some Hispanic narco drug lords it’s a story we’ve seen many times before, but done better by Jason Aaron in his MAX series and by Garth Ennis. The new suit looks cool with the inverted skull, but there’s nothing particularly interesting going on in the story department. Still, that could change it’s only the first issue.

I had originally rated it a 1 because I hated the ending, but I’m raising the score a bit since, looking back, aside from the ending the rest is decent (not amazing, but okay), and the art is definitely top-tier. Also doing it to balance things out, like comment who have nothing to do with the actual comic.