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| The Punisher | |
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 Cover ofThe Punisher vol. 6, 32 (November 2003), art byTim Bradstreet | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics Marvel Knights |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | August 2001 – February 2004 |
| No. of issues | 37 |
| Main character | Punisher |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Garth Ennis (#1-6, 13-37) Steve Dillon (#7) Ron Zimmerman (#8) Tom Peyer (#9-12) |
| Artist(s) | Manuel Gutierrez (#9-12) Darick Robertson (#15-17) |
| Penciller(s) | Steve Dillon (#1-7, 13-14, 18-23, 32) Mike Lilly (#8) |
| Inker(s) | Jimmy Palmiotti (#1-7) Rodney Ramos (#8) |
| Letterer(s) | Comicraft Wes Abbott Richard Starkings |
| Colorist(s) | Chris Sotomayor (#1-7) Steve Oliff (#8-11, 13) Andy Troy (#12) |
| Editor(s) | Nanci Dakesian Stuart Moore |
The Punisher is the sixtheponymousMarvel Comicscomic bookseries featuring the character Frank Castle, also known as thePunisher. It consists of 37 issues as part of theMarvel Knightsimprint. Most of the issues in this series are written byGarth Ennis; however,Tom Peyer,Steve Dillon, andRon Zimmerman also feature as writers.
The series continues on from Ennis'The Punisher 2000limited series. TheRussian, who was decapitated in the previous series, is resurrected using stolenS.H.I.E.L.D. technology and returns as one of the main antagonists in this series.
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The series holds an average rating of 5.1 by eight professional critics on thereview aggregation websiteComic Book Roundup.[1]
The series has been collected intoindividual volumes. However,The Punisher #8-12 of vol. 6 were not written by Ennis and are not collected among the following volumes. Instead, the issues were collected in a separate paperback titledMarvel Knights Punisher by Peyer & Gutierrez: Taxi Wars. Included in the lone paperback isPUNISHER X-MAS SPECIAL (2006) #1,SPIDER-MAN VS. PUNISHER #1 and material fromMARVEL KNIGHTS DOUBLE-SHOT #4ISBN 1302916335
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