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While Steven Grant did not create The Punisher for Marvel Comics, he does have the reputation for making The Punisher what we know him for today In 19885, he wrote the first Punisher solo series, turning the character from a Spider-Man villain into a protagonist in his own right He would become one of Marvel's[...]

That's how symbolism works. The 2003 cover to Wolverine #6 by Esad Ribic was previously believed to be the earliest known evidence that Wolverine has two dicks. But while Ribic may have been ahead of his time in boldly referencing Wolverine's dual anatomy, a shocking new discovery reveals that writer Garth Ennis, a year earlier in 2002's[...]

Marvel Comics hasn't published a Punisher comic since Punisher Soviet last year and cancelled the almost-completed Punisher Vs Barracuda limited series entirely The character has also been dropped from Savage Avengers Whether this is related to concerns regarding the character, raised most vociferously during the Black Lives Matter protests when the Punisher skull logo was[...]

Bleeding Cool recently ran a story looking at the possibility that Marvel Comics may have already cancelled their character The Punisher That this was a decision that may have been made during the Black Lives Matter protests, as the use of the Punisher logo by police, army, militia, white supremacist groups, QAnon events, Sean Hannity on Fox News, and[...]

In light of the Washington DC Capitol riots, there have been renewed calls from some for Marvel Comics to completely cancel The Punisher character The Punisher skull was seen as being worn by several rioters and associated with police, army, militia, white supremacist groups, QAnon events, and Sean Hannity on Fox News, Even Trump Punisher pins have been popular[...]

Where have you seen a Punisher Skull recently? As a result of a Bleeding Cool investigation, I understand that DC Comics lawyers chose to stop the Proud Boys using the DC logo in their Washington DC march promotions last year There are now calls for Marvel to do something similar regarding both the Punisher and[...]

The original artwork for Amazing Spider-Man #129 featuring the first appearance of The Punisher, is going to auction, and the owners are estimating it may sell for $2,000,0000 The comic book, by Gerry Conway and Ross Andru published in 1974 is a collector's item in its own right, but the cover artwork by Gil Kane[...]

You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail here. LITG: Gerry Conway and Pokémon GO – the ten most-read stories yesterday… Punisher Pikachu for LITG YouTube screencap. What you were reading yesterday, the numbers don't lie. Absol, Mawile, & Unown Coming To Pokémon GO… In Only One Country Punisher Creator Gerry Conway "Cancel Every Existing Superhero Comic" The Rarest[...]

You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail here. LITG: Gerry Conway, Pokémon GO or John Byrne – the ten most-read stories yesterday… Courtesy of AutobotTesla for LITG What you were reading yesterday, the numbers don't lie. Punisher Creator Gerry Conway "Cancel Every Existing Superhero Comic" The Rarest Pokémon In Pokémon GO & Where to Find Them Transformers T-Rex[...]

Punisher fans are greeted with a nice surprise this morning as a new Marvel Legends set has gone up for pre-order Seemingly taking a page from the '80s, Frank Castle is back and on the road The Marvel Legends Punisher and Motorcycle Set have been shown here and there even with a Toy Fair 2020[...]

And yesterday, that was all about Pokemon and the Punisher skull story, and someone called Tyra Banks Sorry, not my wheelhouse Oh and those images from the Wonder Woman 1984 movie which ran exclusively on Bleeding Cool by our EIC who read a book that Warners published and no one else had noticed The Daily Lying[...]

Back in May, Bleeding Cool looked at American talk show host and conservative political commentator Sean Hannity's tendency to wear a Punisher Stars And Stripes lapel pin on Fox News Featuring the flag of the USA laid over the symbol of Marvel Comics vigilante serial killer, The Punisher But it's not the only one he[...]

Bleeding Cool has seen a lot of traffic recently on our story looking at the Punisher's reaction to police offers using his Skull logo as a motif It's a topic that Bleeding Cool has covered a lot over the years, with soldiers, police and QAnon conspiracy theorists choosing to use the logo of Marvel's most[...]

All the time while wearing a Punisher Skull badge. Sean Hannity Wears Punisher Pin On Fox News. Not only that, it's a Punisher Stars And Stripes lapel pin, featuring the flag of the USA laid over the symbol of Marvel Comics vigilante serial killer, The Punisher But it's not the only one he owns, back in April,[...]

pic.twitter.com/saqgpUEO2q — Rick Remender (@Remender) March 22, 2020 Some concept work from the short lived Doctor Voodoo from Marko Djurdjevic, Chris Samnee, and Jefte Palo pic.twitter.com/Z34PlYQWYi — Rick Remender (@Remender) March 23, 2020 Moving to Punisher designs Here is the concept folder for Franken-Castle by Tony Moore pic.twitter.com/s26gb1NPlU — Rick Remender (@Remender) March 24, 2020 A Punisher design by @JeromeAOpena in[...]

In the 1980's, it was Richard Gere – today, it's Jon Bernthal turn, as the The Walking Dead and Marvel's The Punisher alum is set to play male escort Julian Kaye in Showtime's pilot for a series adaptation of American Gigolo David Hollander (Ray Donovan) is set to write and direct, with Bernthal producing, and[...]

This week's issue of Punisher: Soviet sees Russians attempt to buy influence with a prominent American politician by contributing to his campaign funds. Does this mean Frank Castle is going to kill President Trump? No This is a Senator we're talking about. Besides, Trump is a good friend of Marvel Chairman Ike Perlmutter. That would be called biting[...]

Punisher/Captain America: Blood & Glory, a three-issue comic by Klaus Jansen and Daniel G Chichester, also joins Marvel Unlimited this month. And, of course, there's the usual chunk of time-delayed new comics hitting the service, and you can see a list below But those are the ones that get all the attention from Marvel, so we[...]

First up is War Machine Punisher which features a great design Empyre #1 will be getting a special variant cover featuring this Pop Vinyl figure too I do hope we can see a glow in the dark version in the future because an added red element in the eyes would be awesome Next up in[...]

Cosplaying as The Punisher, he managed to get through security with an arsenal of weapons consisting of three loaded handguns, a loaded shotgun, a combat knife, pepper spray and throwing stars as well as wearing body armour Charged with attempted first-degree murder, attempted aggravated assault, aggravated assault of an officer, resisting arrest, misconduct with body armour,[...]

In April, Punisher Max villain (and not the Heart song that is definitely about a vibrator) Barracuda will make a Marvel Universe proper debut in a new mini-series by Canadian Hero Ed Brisson and Art-Cred-Man Declan Shalvey aptly titled Punisher vs Barracuda The five-issue prestige series (prestige being a term which here means "with at[...]

Two days ago, Bleeding Cool ran an article about QAnon conspiracy recruiters being the latest to utilise the Marvel logo for The Punisher after a QAnon-tracking podcaster picked one up at a rally in Tampa, Florida We also detailed other ways that people have used the Punisher logo in recent years as well as linking[...]

This month, Marvel is adding new issues of Classic X-Men, Daredevil, and The Punisher. Classic X-Men was a series that reprinted old issues of X-Men comics with new scenes and edits to old scenes added to provide additional context and make the story work better with the benefit of hindsight Classic X-Men #2-11 are coming to[...]

Punisher: Soviet #3 is in stores from Marvel Comics next year, by Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows, and we've got a preview below. The story so far: Frank Castle has met and teamed up with the Russian version of himself, and this issue will tell us the origin story of the Russian Punisher, Valery Stepanovich. And it's[...]

Punisher: Soviet #2 is in stores from Marvel Comics next week, by Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows, bringing the Punisher back to his MAX days. And in this preview, The Punisher has come face to face with a copycat, a man doing Punisher's job of brutally murdering criminals, but leaving Frank to take the credit… or[...]

Punisher 2099 #1 is set to hit stores from Marvel Comics next week, cashing in on and tying in with the 2099 event running through Amazing Spider-Man This issue is by Zonnie Tadler and Matt Horak, and we've got a preview below. In the future, private police force The Public Eye maintains order for corporate overlords[...]

Not only will Wolverine be launching his own series in February, starring in several other X-books, and appearing in Black Cat #9, but he'll also be joining the Punisher to guest star in February's Ghost Rider #5! Not only that, but Lilith is getting her own one-shot spinoff from the main Ghost Rider series in Spirits[...]

There's been a lot of reports in recent years about police officers using the Punisher's skull symbol to identify themselves, prompting a lot of criticism due to the fact that the Punisher is a vigilante who murders people outside the confines of the law Even Punisher co-creator Gerry Conway has spoken out against the practice,[...]

Punisher Kill Krew #5 is in stores next week, the final issue of this mini-series that answered the question: what if the War of the Realms super-mega-crossover event could drag on for another few months after the war was over? In this issue, by the Gerry Duggan of Comics, Gerry Duggan, Juan Ferreyra, and Cory[...]

Punisher Soviet #1 is in stores from Marvel Comics this week as Garth Ennis returns to the character alongside Jacen Burrows, Guillermo Ortego, Nolan Woodard, and Rob Steen We've got a preview below, finally answering the question: what if the Punisher had a Max rating again? What will it mean? Will Punisher go full Batman Damned? Maybe[...]