| The Punisher War Journal | |
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 Punisher War Journal vol. 2, #5 (May 2007) Cover art byAriel Olivetti. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing |
| Publication date | vol. 1 November1988 – July1995 vol. 2 January2007 – January 2009 |
| No. of issues | vol. 1 80 vol. 2 26 + 1 Annual |
| Main character(s) | Punisher |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Carl Potts Mike Baron Chuck Dixon (38–42, 44–64, 75–80),Steven Grant (50, 65-75),Matt Fraction Rick Remender |
| Artist(s) | Jim Lee Mark Texeira Gary Kwapisz Ariel Olivetti Cory Walker Scott Wegener Howard Chaykin |
| Penciller(s) | Carl Potts Tod Smith Ron Wagner John Hebert Hugh Haynes Melvin Rubi |
The Punisher War Journal orPunisher War Journal is the title of twoMarvel Comicscomic bookseries featuring the character Frank Castle, also known as thePunisher. The first volume, published from1988 to1995, was spun off of a self-titled series featuring the vigilante's exploits.
After this, the character went through a number of incarnations in Marvel's imprints, such asMarvel Knights[1][2] andMAX.[3] The second volume ofWar Journal, published between2007 and2009 by writerMatt Fraction, placed the character firmly in the ongoingMarvel Universe inhabited by superheroes such as theAvengers andSpider-Man, and super-villains such asDoctor Doom and theMasters of Evil. This was reflected in the series by tying intocrossover events of the Marvel Universe proper, including "Civil War",[4] "World War Hulk",[5] and "Secret Invasion".[6]
The first volume ofThe Punisher War Journal ran 80 issues, cover-dated November1988 to July1995. Originally written andpenciled byCarl Potts, andinked byJim Lee, who soon became series penciler, it changed creative teams with issue #25 (December 1990) to writerMike Baron and penciler-inkerMark Texeira.Chuck Dixon took over as writer with #38 (January 1992), continuing with it to the final issue, except for #65-74 (April 1994 – January 1995) which were written bySteven Grant. Others associated with the title include multi-issue pencilers Tod Smith,Ron Wagner, John Hebert, Hugh Haynes,Melvin Rubi, and penciler-inker Gary Kwapisz.
The series was relaunched the following decade, titled simplyPunisher War Journal, beginning with a new #1 (January2007). The initial creative team was writerMatt Fraction and artistAriel Olivetti, with subsequent artists includingCory Walker, Scott Wegener, andHoward Chaykin. Later, writerRick Remender joined as a co-writer until the title was canceled to make room for a new ongoing volume ofPunisher that would be exclusively written by Remender.[7][8][9][10]
The series had one annual, namedIf I Die Before I Wake released in January 2009 Simon Spurrier and drawn by Antonio Fuso and Lee Loughridge.
The book is referenced inMallrats when Brody tells Renee that Issue #6 is one of the three items (along with his copy of Fletch and theremote control to hisVCR) he left at her house.[11]
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