He's a boxer, he's a ninja, he's a corporate whistle-blower, he's a biker, he's an armored warrior - he's the Punisher, and he's taking his anti-crime obsession across four continents and beyond! He wants nothing to do with the superhuman shenanigans of the rest of the Marvel Universe, but is nonetheless thrown against Doctor Doom, AIM, the Reavers, Jigsaw, Madam Hydra, and more! And introducing the sinister Saracen, one of the rare wrongdoers to fight the Punisher and live long enough to do it again! Plus combat tips, tech specs, and solo adventures of the Punisher's sidekick Microchip! Guest-starring Moon Knight! Collects Punisher #21-40 and Annual #2-3.
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This review is from: Essential Punisher - Volume 3 (v. 3) (Paperback)
This third collection of "Essential" Punisher stories is another good collection that has a few shining moments. For one thing, we get to see the Punisher interact with some great standard Marvel characters rather than just the usual drug dealers. Don't get me wrong, most of the stories here involve just the standard "Punisher versus druggies" storyline, but there are a few standout stories.
There is a Punisher/Moon Knight story that plays really well as you see the two differing styles come together to fight Madame Hydra and a radical new drug that has unusual side effects. The Punisher single-handedly takes on the Reavers here, hot off their "Mutant Massacre" attack. That story has a little too much of a "Robocop" feel to it as it progresses, but it's still good to see him face off against some super-powered bad guys. Unfortunately, the book ends with a 6-part Jigsaw storyline that really kills the momentum of the book. It's obvious at that point that the series was just trying too hard, as the Punisher starts getting gadgets in the battle van he's never had before (fire-extinguishing foam hoses for traffic accidents, the ability to drive off a bridge and not blow out every tire and shock in his heavily-armored van, a motorcycle with a dash-mounted machine gun, etc). Add to that the fact that Jigsaw's return was treated more as an oddity than a serious threat and you get a horrible ending to an otherwise interesting series of stories. I'm not sure if they'll take this collection to a volume 4, but if they do I hope the stories improve dramatically right off the bat or I probably won't even bother to finish it. This one is recommended for the beginning, but don't bother with the last storyline.
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This review is from: Essential Punisher - Volume 3 (v. 3) (Paperback)
Punisher Vol. 3 has some of the best storytelling that I've seen in the essentials line. Punisher didn't really take off until the late 80's, and by that time comics had history and a fan base, so actual --writers-- were penning the stories, and not guys like Stan Lee. (For everyone that comment pisses off, there will be two guys who thought it but were afraid to say it.) Most of the stories wrap up in one or two issues so it's easy to pick up every now and then. Comics today are invariably written in 5- or 6-issue arcs so they can be more easily collected in trade paperbacks. The storytelling's tight, the pencils are fantastic (maybe even better in black-and-white), and everyone has a rocket launcher in the back of their car. What are you waiting for?
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