FRANKEN-CASTLE PART 3 Trapped in the dank tunnels under New York, surrounded by a team of monster hunters, filthy in the blood of his friends, Frank Castle turns, lifts a giant rifle and smiles. Frank's been through hell -- time to give a little back.
So, sure, when Samuel L. Jackson is calling David Mazzuchelli up to the stage at next year's Eisner Awards and all the 501st Stormtroopers clap, you may think that the right book is being honored. "Asterios Polyp" is a fine book to be sure, but let's be real here. "The Punisher" #13 has Frank Castle throwing the Man-Thing at a helicopter. Read Full Review
What's even more stunning is that Frank is a bona fide super-hero. He's no longer just a vigilante. Frank kills Hunter of Monster Special Force in order to protect the innocent, often Fraggle-like monsters targeted simply for what they are. Frank is slaying these human fiends because it's the right thing to do. Perhaps that's why Remender, Moore and Brown sign their work with the most hilarious panel in any Punisher book to date. After delivering a unique fastball special that ends the life of the Big Bad's lieutenant, Frank, arms akimbo, stares up and smiles at the escaping villain. At that moment, Frank Castle evolves from one-note NRA poster boy to a kind of patchwork Zorro. Read Full Review
I feel like I still haven't read a real Punisher comic in years, really, but I really enjoyed this thoroughly oddball Punisher comic. Read Full Review
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