Punisher Max: Happy Ending #1

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• 8.0

  A Comic Book Blog - Victor Kutsenok

  Sep 09, 2010

  So let's talk opinions. I thought that this book was very entertaining to read. It had all of the required action sequences and it didn't let up for a second. But to call it a Punisher book, where the Punisher shows up for eight panels in the entire book, is wrong. To call it a Punisher Max book, after the way the regular Max series has been delivering month after month of great issues, is just an insult. I also found the entire concept of a married accountant suddenly being an adrenaline junky and a marksman who risks his life for some piece of ass he just met who had betrayed him and was about to kill him a few seconds ago a bit far fetched. (Trust me, as a married accountant myself, I speak from experience.) Unrealistic plot line aside, it was still a fun throw-away book to read. Now let's move on to the art. Is it just me or does the Punisher look like a transvestite on the cover? Seriously, put a blond wig on him and he can pass for a woman. I found all of the men in this book had Read Full Review

• 6.0

  ComicList - Brandon Borzelli

  Aug 28, 2010

  The story's success basically boils down to how much Punisher do you expect to see in a Punisher one-shot. It seems like telling the story from the point of view of a villain is a lot easier to dismiss not having the lead character in the bulk of the story. While telling the story from the man-on-the-ground story is something different it isn't really the best kind of Punisher story to read. I'm glad Marvel dropped the prices down to $4 for these one-shots (yes, they used to be $5) because that makes them more enjoyable, but this issue is for the complete-ists out there. It's entertaining enough for the die-hard Punisher fans out there. Read Full Review