Punisher: Kingdom Gone (Marvel Graphic Novels) [Paperback]

Chuck Dixon (Author), John Wellington (Author), Jorge Zaffino (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Marvel Graphic Novels | Publication Date: August 1990

2004193; Clean, tight, crisp. Great cover art on the jacket. ;

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Marvel Comics; First Edition, First Printing edition (August 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 087135652X
• ISBN-13: 978-0871356529
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,639,638 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

CHUCK DIXON
Born in Philadelphia, Pa.

Chuck Dixon has more than twenty-five years of experience in the graphic novel field as an editor, writer and publisher. He has contributed well over a thousand scripts to publishers like DC Comics, Marvel, Dark Horse, Hyperion and others featuring a range of characters from Batman to the Simpsons. His comic book adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit continues to be an international bestseller. Considered to be one of the most prolific writers in his field, this award-winning storyteller currently writes G.I. Joe and A-team for IDW, The Good the Bad and the Ugly for Dynamite, The Simpsons for Bongo Comics along with many creator-owned projects for various publishers. He is also the co-publisher of an ambitious line of graphic novels based on the American Civil War.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good battles with some undercurrents of political and military satire, March 14, 2011

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Charles Ashbacher (Marion, Iowa United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Punisher: Kingdom Gone (Marvel Graphic Novels) (Paperback)

The Punisher is a lone man fighting with a vengeance against crime and corruption. He was known as Frank Castle before his family was shot down when caught in the midst of a gun battle between rival gangs of criminals. As a vigilante, the law has as much interest in stopping his actions as the criminals do; yet the Punisher is clever and resourceful at evading the legal authorities and overcoming the bodyguards of his targets.
In this case, the Punisher is after an accomplished swindler, drug runner and killer named Greaves. When Greaves just manages to escape from the Punisher in the city, he goes to a small island nation in the Caribbean called Puerto Salvaje. The country is a democracy when he arrives but the first thing that Greaves does when he gets there is buy the bank so that he can take over the country. He also takes over a palatial estate, hires a small army of mercenary guards and kidnaps one of the local beauties
When the U. S. government learns that the runway of the airport has been extended, they send in the marines under the pretext that there has been a communist takeover. This does not deter the Punisher; it only makes his task more difficult. The battles are harsh, brutal and short but eventually the Punisher prevails and exacts his revenge on the arrogant Greaves.
The Punisher and all characters like him appeal to our emotional need to exact revenge for wrongs. As banks and financial institutions fail and screw their customers, it is a natural desire to want to hang the rascals high. Fortunately, there is the artificial world of comics like the Punisher that allow us to act on that desire with a harmless fantasy. This story has great action and at the end conforms to the old comics code requirement that "crime must not pay." Of course the path to that point is very graphic.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good punisher book, January 25, 2010

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This review is from: Punisher: Kingdom Gone (Marvel Graphic Novels) (Paperback)

I enjoyed the punisher book "Kingdome Gone" It was about the punisher going to a tropical paradise on the trail of drug kingpin Hamilton "Bo" Greaves. The punisher is smart and tough but so is drug kingpin greaves who puts his tough black henchman against the punisher in a great great fight. the drug kingpin Greaves manages to elude the punisher for awhile and even get off the tropical island but their is a HUGE surprise awaiting for him at the very end!....which I LOVED !!! I thought the punisher book was good. I like the weapons the punisher uses in this book it's pretty cool,plus I also like the drawings. the artist draws the punisher like a crazy man killing beast,which I love. all in all an enjoyable read,punisher fans should like this book. I recommend it!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Extraordinary Hero in an Average Comic Book, November 29, 2001

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This review is from: Punisher: Kingdom Gone (Marvel Graphic Novels) (Paperback)

This grahic novel by Chuck Dixon, Jorge Zaffino and John Wellington is average at best. The story, initially promising falls short and at times is quite boring. The illustrations resembles some of Klaus Janson work -like in "Batman:Gothic."

Set in a third world island, the Punisher is out to stop a drug kingpin. The comic is fairly slow, but one part involving a fight between the Punisher and a black hinchman is great. It is more realistic than most as it portrays a serious street fight. That four pages alone makes this book worthwhiole, otherwise, it would be better off on the shelf.