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    When U.S. Marine veteran Frank Castle's family's was murdered for witnessing a mob hit, the man vowed to avenge their deaths and became a one-man army in his personal war against the criminal underworld. With a distinct death's head skull adorning his chest, Frank Castle became the vigilante known as the Punisher.

    Will You Be Reading Greg Rucka's Punisher?

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    Edited By JonesDeini
    If nothing else he's not a Frankenstein
    If nothing else he's not a Frankenstein
    After hearing some of Rucka's plans for Frank I'm intrigued. The 616 Punisher hasn't interested me in years and I've been reading Aaron's Max faithfully. I think it's the best Punisher since Ennis', which I consider THE definitive Punisher. It'll be a $2.99 book after it's first issue and the amazing first issue of Daredevil has me rethinking this whole Big Shot's line. But at the end of the day do I (or you) really need two Punisher books? 
     
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    #1  Edited By Gambit1024

    I'll give it a chance. 

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    #2  Edited By iLLituracy

    Yes.

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    #3  Edited By InnerVenom123

    Hell yes. 

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    #4  Edited By longbowhunter
    @JonesDeini: 
    I agree completely. Still dont know if I'll pick this up or not. PunisherMAX is all the Punisher anyone really needs.
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    #5  Edited By JonesDeini
    @longbowhunter:  
    Yeah, I may just add it to my pull list and hold the issue until I get some trusted feedback just in case it sells out. 
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    #6  Edited By longbowhunter
    @JonesDeini: 
    Not a bad call. Daredevil #1 was excellent though.
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    #7  Edited By the_stegman  Moderator

    He's my least favorite comic book character...EVER however i will probably read the trade just so i don't remain ignorant to him

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    #8  Edited By venomoushatred1001

    Nope.

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    #9  Edited By ZORN

    Yeah, I'll check it out.

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    #10  Edited By MatKrenz

    I'll check it out.
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    #11  Edited By Darkchild
    @InnerVenom123 said:
    Hell yes. 
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    #12  Edited By Blurred View

    Another hell yes from me. I'm a Greg Rucka fan, and while I loved Garth Ennis' MAX Punisher book, I've been aching for years to see a decent Punisher title actually set in the Marvel Universe. I'll be all over this new book.

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    #13  Edited By shawn87

    Greg Rucka writing the Punisher is bound to be awesome. Rucka handles street level characters real well. I'm interested to see what he does with the Punisher. That cover is awesome too

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    #14  Edited By bionder

    Sure, i liked what i have read in the interviews, It will worth a try. I hope it's better than Fraction and Remender.

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    #15  Edited By JonesDeini
    @shawn87 said:
    Greg Rucka writing the Punisher is bound to be awesome. Rucka handles street level characters real well. I'm interested to see what he does with the Punisher. That cover is awesome too
    This is true. Frank not speaking or having internal dialogue for the first 3 issues really has me intrigued. 
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    #16  Edited By shawn87
    @JonesDeini: After looking at the interior artwork, I'm even more excited for this series. I wasn't a big fan of the Punisher War Journal series. I haven't started PunisherMAX yet but I hear it's pretty good. Basically I'm looking forward to reading a good Punisher series. Only Punisher comic that I really loved was Welcome Back, Frank by Garth Ennis
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    #17  Edited By JonesDeini
    @shawn87 said:
    @JonesDeini: After looking at the interior artwork, I'm even more excited for this series. I wasn't a big fan of the Punisher War Journal series. I haven't started PunisherMAX yet but I hear it's pretty good. Basically I'm looking forward to reading a good Punisher series. Only Punisher comic that I really loved was Welcome Back, Frank by Garth Ennis
    Aaron's Max is the spiritual sequel to Ennis' run and has been absolutely superb. 
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    #18  Edited By RedRobin92

    Absolutely, I've been waiting for this, Punisher is great and I can't wait for the new series. 

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    #19  Edited By shawn87
    @JonesDeini: Well that's good because I bought the hardcover PunisherMAX: Bullseye a few weeks ago. Haven't read it yet because I need to buy the first volume still.
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    #20  Edited By danhimself

    I'll give it a shot...I've never been able to get into Punisher before so I don't have to high of hopes that I'll be able to get into this series

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    #21  Edited By JonesDeini
    @shawn87 said:
    @JonesDeini: Well that's good because I bought the hardcover PunisherMAX: Bullseye a few weeks ago. Haven't read it yet because I need to buy the first volume still.
    You can actually jump right into Bullseye and not be lost at all, in fact that's where I started. 
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    #22  Edited By jrock85
    @JonesDeini: 
    I'm considering it.
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    #23  Edited By bionder

    i have to wait a little more, i only buy TPB's.. But i think it will be a hell of ride.

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    #24  Edited By JonesDeini
    @Bionder said:
    i have to wait a little more, i only buy TPB's.. But i think it will be a hell of ride.
    I used to take that approach to, but that really hurts titles that aren't flagships. The big two only care about month to month sales so if I want to keep things like Secret Warriors, S.H.I.E.L.D., or Black Panther: Man Without Fear afloat floppies are the way to go. Definitely dig the convenience in trades though. 
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    #25  Edited By JonesDeini

    So....how was this?

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    #26  Edited By InnerVenom123
    @JonesDeini said:
    So....how was this?
    Awesome. 
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    #27  Edited By JonesDeini
    @InnerVenom123 said:
    @JonesDeini said:
    So....how was this?
    Awesome. 
    Good to know, I may have to pick this up. Aaron says his Max run won't be ending anytime soon. But just in case it never hurts to have options. Always keep a ram in the bush. 
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    #28  Edited By gravitypress

    Yes

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    #29  Edited By JonesDeini
    @gravitypress said:
    Yes
    Great podcast where Rucka discuss' his approach to the book...hell, after hearing this I'm sold! 
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    #30  Edited By Jonny_Anonymous

    I dont really read marvel any more but other than Spidy my fav marvel characters where Moon Knight, Daredevil and Punisher but I dont like the direction they have took with both daredevil and Moony I'm not sure I'll pick this up ether.

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    #31  Edited By JonesDeini
    @spiderbat87:  
    Interesting, did you read Waid's DD #1? If so what was your beef with it?
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    #32  Edited By Jonny_Anonymous
    @JonesDeini said:
    @spiderbat87:  Interesting, did you read Waid's DD #1? If so what was your beef with it?
    No, they lost me during the horror that was Shadowland and I haven't been back to marvel since. I like my DD dark and gritty heard this new run was more happy go lucky so I never picked it up. 
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    #33  Edited By gravitypress
    @JonesDeini said:
    @gravitypress said:
    Yes
    Great podcast where Rucka discuss' his approach to the book...hell, after hearing this I'm sold! 
    I have to check that out.
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    #34  Edited By JonesDeini

    Yeah, Shadowland lost me as well, but Waid has won me back over full force! It is more lighthearted in the sense that I'm not wondering why Matt's not slitting his wrists in between panels. But it's a great read and the pathos is and definitely will remain at the core of the character. I really recommend checking it out, folk. SUPERB book, excellent read, can't compliment it enough. I'm a Frank Miller's DD fan, but I'm definitely gonna give this latest run a shot. 

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    #35  Edited By Samimista

    Yes since I never read Punisher before.

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