The Punisher War Zone or Punisher War Zone is a comic book spin-off title featuring the Punisher, a fictional character published by Marvel Comics. The 2008 Marvel film, Punisher: War Zone was loosely based on the series.
| The Punisher War Zone | |
|---|---|
 Cover to the 1992 debut issue by John Romita Jr. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | vol. 1 Ongoing vol. 2 Limited vol. 3 Limited |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | vol. 1 March 1992 – July 1995 vol. 2 February – March 2009 vol. 3 December 2012 – April 2013 |
| No. of issues | vol. 1 41 plus 2 Annuals vol. 2 6 vol. 3 5 |
| Main character(s) | Punisher |
Publication history
editThe first installment of the series ran for 41 issues[1] and two 64-page annuals. Multiple writers contributed to this series during its three-year run from 1992 to 1995.[2] The series served mainly as a vehicle for longtime Marvel artist John Romita Jr., who had returned to Marvel after a lengthy hiatus from drawing a monthly title. In 2009, Marvel published a 6-issue limited series under the same title. The storyline was called "The Resurrection of Ma Gnucci".
Volume 1
editThe first series was the third different Punisher title published and the second spin-off based on the character.
Volume 2
editThis series was written by long-time Punisher writer Garth Ennis and drawn by long-time Punisher artist Steve Dillon. The series is a follow-up to Ennis's other Marvel Knights Punisher series.
Volume 3
editThis series was written by Greg Rucka and is a follow-up of Rucka's previous Punisher series from 2011. It was written to complete the story which Rucka did not get to do in the main title due to its cancellation.
Collected editions
edit- The Punisher: War Zone, Vol. 1 (collects The Punisher War Zone #1-6), September 2002, 978-0-7851-0923-5
- The Punisher: Barbarian with a Gun (collects The Punisher War Zone #26-30), November 2008, 978-0-7851-3428-2
- The Punisher: River of Blood (collects The Punisher War Zone #31-36), December 2005, 978-0-7851-1542-7
- Punisher: War Zone - The Resurrection of Ma Gnucci (collects Punisher: War Zone vol. 2, #1-6), April 2009, 978-0-7851-3822-8 (HC), August 2009, 978-0-7851-3260-8 (TPB)
- Punisher: Enter the War Zone (Collects Punisher: War Zone Vol. 3 #1-5), June 2013, 978-0785167426
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Egan, James (2016). 1000 Facts about Superheroes Vol. 3. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781326619749.
- ^ Frye, Todd (2014-12-20). Marvelous Mythology: How the world's greatest superheroes were created. Todd Frye. ISBN 9780989135467.
External links
edit- The Punisher War Zone (1992) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Punisher: War Zone (2009) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Punisher: War Zone (2012) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
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