Frank Castle is gone, but the Punisher lives on. Marvel’s newest version of the character is Joe Garrison, an ex-SHIELD agent framed for his family’s murder. The change in identity brings the Punisher mantle closer to its roots, something Frank Castle had abandoned near the end of his tenure. Marvel traded in Castle’s vengeful crusade and armory of weapons for a magically revived family and new ninja skills to distance him from his own tainted iconography. However, these changes are nothing compared to the drastic overhaul the character received in 1998’s The Punisher: Purgatory.The four-issue miniseries was an attempt to breathe new life into the character, both figuratively and literally. After a mysterious death, Frank Castle is resurrected as a spirit doling out violent justice on behalf of the innocent. As he investigates the cause of his revival, the Punisher is dragged into a war between angels and demons led by an archangel more dangerous than Satan. The resulting adventure was certainly memorable, but not in the way most likely intended. Purgatory pulled from the most reviled clichés and stylings of 90s comics to create what was arguably the most regrettable version of the Punisher ever seen.In 1998, Marvel attempted to revitalize the Punisher by giving him a complete overhaul. The Punisher: Purgatory (by Christopher Golden, Thomas E. Sniegoski, Jimmy Palmiotti and Richard Starkings) reinvented Frank Castle as a spirit of vengeance, albeit one much less theatrical than Ghost Rider. After meeting his end, The Punisher is revived as a supernatural dispenser of street-level justice capable of being summoned by the prayers of desperate civilians. Battered women leave offerings at alley shrines dedicated to him. Children of abusive families draw his skull logo in rainy windows. Frank Castle is revered as a vengeful version of Beetlejuice, with the utterance of his name summoning violent justice upon those deserving of his wrath.A Different Breed of Marvel Zombies Turned a Violent Antihero Into the Ultimate SurvivorMarvel’s Punisher Has Called Out the Avengers for Being Hypocrites- And He’s Absolutely Right
Frank Castle is gone, but the Punisher lives on. Marvel’s newest version of the character is Joe Garrison, an ex-SHIELD agent framed for his family’s murder. The change in identity brings the Punisher mantle closer to its roots, something Frank Castle had abandoned near the end of his tenure. Marvel traded in Castle’s vengeful crusade and armory of weapons for a magically revived family and new ninja skills to distance him from his own tainted iconography. However, these changes are nothing compared to the drastic overhaul the character received in 1998’s The Punisher: Purgatory.
The four-issue miniseries was an attempt to breathe new life into the character, both figuratively and literally. After a mysterious death, Frank Castle is resurrected as a spirit doling out violent justice on behalf of the innocent. As he investigates the cause of his revival, the Punisher is dragged into a war between angels and demons led by an archangel more dangerous than Satan. The resulting adventure was certainly memorable, but not in the way most likely intended. Purgatory pulled from the most reviled clichés and stylings of 90s comics to create what was arguably the most regrettable version of the Punisher ever seen.
In 1998, Marvel attempted to revitalize the Punisher by giving him a complete overhaul. The Punisher: Purgatory (by Christopher Golden, Thomas E. Sniegoski, Jimmy Palmiotti and Richard Starkings) reinvented Frank Castle as a spirit of vengeance, albeit one much less theatrical than Ghost Rider. After meeting his end, The Punisher is revived as a supernatural dispenser of street-level justice capable of being summoned by the prayers of desperate civilians. Battered women leave offerings at alley shrines dedicated to him. Children of abusive families draw his skull logo in rainy windows. Frank Castle is revered as a vengeful version of Beetlejuice, with the utterance of his name summoning violent justice upon those deserving of his wrath.
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