Vigilante Frank Castle Resumes Deadly Crusade in 'The Punisher' Return
Get Ready for a Bloody Return of the Punisher! 💥
It's high time to welcome back the lethal anti-hero, Frank Castle, AKA the Punisher, to the comic book scene. Say hello to Punisher: Red Band, a hard-hitting, five-issue miniseries penned by none other than the talented scribe, Ben Percy (Wolverine) and brilliantly illustrated by Julius Ohta (Iron Man).
This new adventure finds Frank without any recollection of his prior life, but he's still got a bullet for every bad guy and a thirst for revenge that knows no bounds. Reminiscent of his small-screen counterpart, this Punisher is up to his old bloodthirsty tricks. He's on a murderous rampage, and if you're asking yourself if things are going to get messy, the answer is a resounding YES! That's why this series comes with a "Red Band" label – it's got more explicit content than you can shake a stick at.
When asked about his new work, Percy spilled the beans: "Frank Castle is one of my all-time favorite characters, and the Punisher is a series I've been dying to write for ages. I'm all-in, going full tilt on this one – we're talking hair-raising, gut-wrenching, action-packed chaos."
Marvel has had its fair share of struggles deciding how to handle Frank Castle, with the Netflix series and the timing of a heavily armed vigilante on TV sometimes colliding with real-world events like mass shootings. Additionally, law enforcement had once appropriated his symbol to decorate their vehicles, but that got some proper justice served through the Daredevil: Born Again series, which saw Frank offing a bunch of Punisher cops and telling them to shape up.
Tune in on September 10, 2025, to witness Frank Castle's gritty and brutal comeback in Punisher: Red Band.
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In the realm of entertainment, fans eagerly await the return of Frank Castle, aka the Punisher, in the gritty five-issue miniseries, "Punisher: Red Band". This high-octane series, penned by scribe Ben Percy and illustrated by Julius Ohta, promises a bloody and intense adventure for the anti-hero. As Percy shared, he's thrilled to bring the Punisher to life with "hair-raising, gut-wrenching, action-packed chaos". If you're a pop culture enthusiast, don't miss out on this addition to the Marvel universe, and keep an eye on other exciting projects from Gizmodo, io9, Movies-and-TV, Star Wars, Star Trek, and the DC Universe.
