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A new Punisher is heading to the Marvel Universe

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With Frank Castle M.I.A., a new Punisher is set to take his quest for vengeance to the streets of the Marvel Universe this November as award-winning writer David Pepose (Savage Avengers, Moon Knight: City of the Dead) teaming with artist Dave Wachter (Planet of the Apes, X-Men Legends) for the next generation of punishment. “The […]

Jon Bernthal’s Punisher confirmed for MCU return in Daredevil: Born Again

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As filming officially gets underway on Marvel Studios’ Daredevil: Born Again, THR is reporting that Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdock and Vincent D’Onofrio’s Wilson Fisk won’t be the only familiar Netflix faces appearing in the Disney+ series as Jon Bernthal is also set to reprise his fan favourite role as Frank Castle, a.k.a. The Punisher. Bernthal […]

Comic Book Preview – Punisher: War Journal – Base #1

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Marvel Comics releases Punisher: War Journal – Base #1 this coming Wednesday, and you can check out the official preview of the issue below… THE ORIGIN OF THE WAR JOURNAL! Before he was the Punisher, Frank Castle was a husband, a father and a Marine. Not necessarily in that order. In this story from between […]

Frank Castle’s Cosmic Ghost Rider reawakens for new series

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Marvel’s future version of The Punisher reawakens this coming March as writer Stephanie Phillips teams with artist Juann Cabal for a brand new Cosmic Ghost Rider series which promises a sprawling space adventure with even more shocking twists and turns. “I love the humor and absurdity of Cosmic Ghost Rider, and because he’s a newer […]

Comic Book Preview – Punisher War Journal: Brother #1

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Marvel releases Punisher War Journal: Brother #1 next week, and we have the official preview of the issue for you here… Lady Bullseye failed. Lord Deathstrike failed. Every assassin sent to kill Frank fails. The leaders of the underworld crime bosses, heads of terrorist organizations, and even a corrupt government or two come together to […]

Comic Book Preview – Punisher War Journal: Blitz #1

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Frank Castle’s never-ending war on crime continues this Wednesday with the release of Punisher War Journal: Blitz #1, and you can check out the official preview of the issue here courtesy of Marvel Comics…   THE TRICK IS TO INVENT A WAR WORTH FIGHTING. Finn Fratz knows that if you want people to hate each […]

The Cinematic DNA of The Batman

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Tom Jolliffe looks at Matt Reeves’ The Batman, and the movie influences littered within… So The Batman has settled itself in cinemas across the world. The box office coffers are merrily heaving and the industry itself is given a much needed extra shot of adrenaline to keep death from its door. The verdicts have largely […]

Netflix’s The Defenders shows and Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. are coming to Disney+ this month

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With Netflix’s license for its Marvel TV shows now expired, Disney has announced that it will be expanding its Marvel Collection on Disney+ by bringing Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, The Punisher and The Defenders to the streaming service this month. The Netflix shows will arrive on Disney+ in the U.S., Canada, U.K., […]

Netflix’s Marvel shows are being removed as rights revert to Disney

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Although we’ve seen Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdock and Vincent D’Onofrio’s Wilson Fisk making their Marvel Studios debuts in Spider-Man: No Way Home and Hawkeye respectively, it’s not yet been established whether these are the same characters from Netflix’s Daredevil show, or ‘variants’ of their old Marvel Television counterparts. However, we may not have to wait […]