Punisher MAX: From First to Last [Hardcover]

Garth Ennis (Author), John Severin (Illustrator), Lewis Larosa (Illustrator), Richard Corben (Illustrator)

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Publication Date: December 27, 2006

Collecting three deadly one-shots! The Tyger: Long before he waged a one-man vendetta against organized crime, long before he was a young lieutenant waging war in the jungles of 'Nam, Frank Castle was a 10-year-old boy growing up on the mean streets of Brooklyn. When a classmate commits suicide in the aftermath of an unspeakable act, young Frank uncovers a secret dark enough to blacken the purest of hearts. Thus begins his first journey on the road that will eventually turn him into the man known as the Punisher, a journey that will bring him face to face with the Tyger: a creature not made by God, but just as vital to the world as anything He created. The Cell: From the darkest bowels of Riker's prison, the old men preside over their empire. Nothing goes down without their say-so; no one draws a breath without their permission. And when a riot explodes, they need only fortify their defenses and ride it out. But someone else is weaving his way through the bloodstained halls, their newest neighbor: Frank Castle. The End: Legendary artist Richard Corben joins definitive Punisher writer Garth Ennis for Frank Castle's last stand! In a world gone mad, the Punisher just might be the sanest man on Earth. Now he's heading home, to the place it all began, and heaven help anyone who stands in his path. Collects Punisher: The Tyger, Punisher: The Cell and Punisher: The End

Product Details

• Hardcover: 152 pages
• Publisher: Marvel (December 27, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785122761
• ISBN-13: 978-0785122760
• Product Dimensions: 1 x 1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #624,886 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Garth Ennis is the award-winning writer of Hellblazer, Hitman, Punisher, Preacher, Pride and Joy and War Stories. He is much in demand for his hard-edged, wickedly humorous style.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quite possibly the best Punisher stories ever told, December 30, 2006

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This review is from: Punisher MAX: From First to Last (Hardcover)

It's no secret that Garth Ennis' long run on the Punisher (particularly the MAX titles) has been nothing short of superb if not visionary, and this handsome hardcover collection, featuring three seperate one-shots, further proves that point. From First to Last begins with the Tyger, a story in which a young Frank Castle embarks on his first night of vengeance as the Punisher. As he has some mob men in his sights, he recollects to a summer in Brooklyn when he was a young man, and a shocking event that only further shaped Frank's inevitable path to becoming the Punisher. This story is good, but it's not anything really great, though John Severin's art is quite good. Thankfully, everything gets better from this point on. The Cell finds Frank turning himself in and convicted of his many murders and taken to the bowels of Riker's Island. However, Frank has a reason he's here, and it involves five men who all share a secret and a link to Frank that you'll never see coming. This story alone makes this collection worth picking up, and the art by Lewis Larosa (who also worked on the first Punisher MAX TPB, In the Beginning) is gritty, bloody, and brilliant. The third and final story is the spectacular Punisher: The End, featuring art by the legendary Richard Corben, which more than makes it worth checking out alone. As part of Marvel's "The End" line, this one-shot is just that, as an elderly Frank Castle finds himself as one of the last men on Earth after a nuclear holocaust has turned the world to ash and dust. Of course, there are still those that are guilty, and need to be punished. The last two stories alone are some of the best Punisher stories ever written, period. If you missed out on the one-shots when they were first released, now is your chance to read some of the best mainstream comic gold to come along in a long time, and this collection only furthers the notion that is discussed on the book's inside flap: Ennis was born to write the Punisher.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Triple Hit Collection!!, June 20, 2009

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BadWolf (Vernon CT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: From First to Last (Punisher Max) (Paperback)

If you are not a Punisher fan, this story just may very well turn you not only into being interested in the character but also following more work done by Garth Ennis. And like me, if you already are a Punisher fan, this will bring more depth into why Frank is the way he is and just maybe even who he has always been deep down inside beginning in his childhood and beyond. The art I thought was well done, 3 different artist tackle the 3 different stories, each with their own style which I thought fit the different times the stories take place in Franks life. I highly recommend it!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Buy for Punisher Fans!, February 16, 2009

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This review is from: From First to Last (Punisher Max) (Paperback)

The three stories contained in this volume are phenomenal! They take you from Frank Castle's childhood, to his ultimate revenge, and finally to the story to end all stories. This could possibly be the "perfect" collection of punisher MAX stories written by Ennis. It is worth more than what it cost. Excellent!