War zone is a 2008 action film based on the comic book vigilante and antihero the punisher, a character whose adventures are published by marvel comics. This film was originally meant to be a sequel to the 2004 film. The two punisher films leading up to war zone released in 1989 and 2004, starring dolph lundgren and thomas jane, respectively speak a little to the reason that frank castle continues to have. Dark judgment part 1, script by steven grant, pencils by john hebert, inks by fred fredericks.
War zone moves frank back to new york, as marvel probably caught on to the whole every hero in new york thing and decided to start expanding a bit, like they did with iron man. The punisher war zone or punisher war zone is a comic book spinoff title featuring the punisher, a fictional character published by marvel comics. Family ties, script by dan abnett and andy lanning, pencils by mike mckone, inks by mark mckenna and mick mcgray. Increase your comic book collection and enjoy reading this comic book featuring marvels punisher. Unfollow punisher comic book 1 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The punisher vol 9 2011 the punisher vol 10 2014 the punisher vol 11 2016 the punisher vol 12 2018 the punisher legacy 2018 frank castle the punisher. The film is a reboot that follows the war waged by vigilante frank castle ray stevenson on crime and corruption, in particular on the disfigured mob boss known as billy jigsaw russotti dominic west, rather than a sequel to 2004s the punisher. Charles chuck dixon is an american comic book writer, perhaps bestknown for long runs on batman titles in the 1990s.
War zone the resurrection of ma gnucci collects war zone vol. Grade universal signature series restored qualified total. War zone film is heavily based on punisher vol 7 comic book series published by marvel comics under max imprint. Where the max book was serious with a few moments of comedy here and there, the marvel knights approach is comedy with a few moments of seriousness thrown in. Ad for capcoms punisher videogame for the sega genesis. The punisher war zone comic read the punisher war zone. Browse the marvel comic series the punisher war zone 1992 1995. This makes him a murderer and spiderman notifies the avengers of the punishers crimes.
His earliest comics work was writing evangeline first for comico comics in 1984 then later for first comics, who published the ongoing series, on which he worked with his thenwife, the artist judith hunt. With a diecut, wraparound cover this issue personifies what collecting comics in the 90s were all about. War zone is an exploitation film full of gratuitous violence that never lets up. Find punisher war zone 1 and comic from a vast selection of comics. War zone, commenting on its budget, tone, comic book inspiration, and why she doesnt regret approaching it the way she did. The first three issues of the book are set during marvels civil war event. The punisher war zone is a comic book spinoff series featuring the punisher, a fictional character published by marvel comics. The punisher comic special the good, the bad and the ugly. Get the best deals on modern age punisher comics when you shop the largest online selection at. War zone 1992 series the latest offering from the redhot marvel knights line reunites the seminal creative team of garth ennis and steve dillon for a sequel to their legendary story arc. Punisher war zone vol 1 1992 punisher war zone vol 2 2009 punisher war zone vol 3 2012. It was the third monthly punisher series in the 1990s. When frank castles family is murdered by criminals, he wages war on crime as a vigilante assassin known only as the punisher. Punisher war journal vol 1 1988 punisher war journal vol 2 2006 punisher war zone.
The film is not a sequel, and has no relation to 2004s the punisher, directed by jonathan hensleigh puts frank castle against the criminal billy russoti who becomes. Frank castle known as punisher ruthlessly demolishes organized crime, but it starts an even bigger war. The first installment of the series ran for 41 issues with two 64page annuals. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. Punisher war zone is a 2008 american, german action film based on the comic book character frank castle played by ray stevenson irish actor a k a the punisher, the film follows the original story of frank castles war on crime and corruption except on this film is more of a one man war against disfigured mob boss billy jigsaw russotti played by dominic west and crazy brother lonny bin jim played by dough hutchinson and all the mobsters and street gangs, from what i read this movie.
Arrow director lexi alexander weighs in on helming punisher. Like a bloody piet mondrianandy warhol teamup, the cover of punisher. Collecting the first six issues of the famous war zone series, frank castle sets out as the punisher to stop the carbone family and use one of their own to get inside the mob undercover and take them down one by one. Multiple writers contributed to this series during its threeyear run from 1992 to 1995. Free comic book day images shown are stock images and may differ from actual product and are subject to change. Punisher searches for a serial killer who may have ties to a gang war. War zone 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. One man with one bullet, in the right place, at the right time, can change the world. War zone 2008 official trailer ray stevenson, dominic west movie hd after hunting down and killing hundreds of violent criminals, frank castle, aka the punisher, faces his most.
War zone is a 2008 american vigilante action thriller film based on the marvel comics character the punisher, directed by lexi alexander. And, this wouldnt be a bad thing if it werent so poorly executed. Please fill out the following form to report a missing variant issue from the database. Punisher is almost constantly reloading during his firefights either conventionally or in the new york fashion. It involves castle taking on supervillains rather than his traditional nonsuperpowered criminal antagonists. War zone recalls the excessively violent, dialoguechallenged actioners of the 1980s, and coincidentally feels two decades out of date. Frank castle known as punisher ruthlessly demolishes organized crime, but. His big break came one year later, when editor larry hama hired. Days of revenge song by ramallah band was used in the comiccon trailer. Bringing down the house, script by larry hama, pencils by john buscema, inks by val mayerik, art nichols, and jimmy palmiotti. Read the punisher war zone comic online free and high quality. While the cover is the only contribution that artist marco checchetto provides for this issue, it doesnt suffer for it. Reviewed in the united states on october 17, 2012 collecting the first six issues of the famous war zone series, frank castle sets out as the punisher to stop the carbone family and use one of their own to get inside the mob undercover and take them down one by one.
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