Punisher War Journal - Volume 4: Jigsaw (Punisher (Marvel Hardcover)) (v. 4) [Hardcover]

Matt Fraction (Author), Rick Remender (Author), Howard Chaykin (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Punisher (Marvel Hardcover) | Publication Date: December 31, 2008

All the players are assembled...the stage is set...the lights are lowered...and a conspiracy 18 issues in the making begins. This is it: the ultimate revenge saga as designed and engineered by Punisher's arch-rival, Jigsaw! He's killed off the loose ends from Frank Castle's life before the Punisher; he's replacing him on the streets with a leaner, meaner psychotic; and now Jiggy's taking out everyone and everything that Castle holds dear and framing him for it. And this is just the bloody beginning. Collects Punisher War Journal #18-23.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Marvel (December 31, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785130225
• ISBN-13: 978-0785130222
• Product Dimensions: 1 x 1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,107,185 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Punisher VS Jigsaw, January 6, 2009

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This review is from: Punisher War Journal - Volume 4: Jigsaw (Punisher (Marvel Hardcover)) (v. 4) (Hardcover)

Matt Fraction's run on Punisher War Journal started off horribly to say it lightly, but it slowly and surely got better with each passing issue, combining elements of dark humor and current Marvel continuity to make for a worthwhile trip (though still even nowhere as good a combo as what Garth Ennis did on his pre-MAX Marvel Knights run). The fourth collected volume, Jigsaw!, is pretty self-explanatory, as Frank takes on his most popular and deadly foe. Fraction's story drags on in the beginning, but there is a decent enough payoff as the book reaches its conclusion to make it worth checking out. Howard Chaykin's artwork is something you'll either take or leave, but his renderings work much better than anything from Ariel Olivetti ever did. All in all, Matt Fraction's Punisher War Journal run doesn't reach what Ennis achieved during his Marvel Knights run (and certainly not his MAX run), but for what it's worth, his later issues of the series are still worthy of checking out regardless.