Punisher: War Zone (2012 series)

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Punisher: War Zone
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Issue 1 cover by Marco Checchetto
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
ScheduleMonthly
Format Limited series
Publication date2012
No. of issues5
Main character(s) Punisher
Creative team
Created by Greg Rucka
Written by Greg Rucka
Artist(s)Carmine Di Giandomenico
Matthew 'Matt' Hollingsworth
Penciller(s) Carmine Di Giandomenico
Inker(s) Carmine Di Giandomenico
Letterer(s) Joe Caramagna
Colorist(s) Matthew 'Matt' Hollingsworth
Editor(s)Axel Alonso
Cory Levine
Ellie Pyle
Nelson Ribeiro
Alex Starbuck
Stephen Wacker

Punisher: War Zone, also known as The Punisher War Zone is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics about the vigilante The Punisher. The series was written by Greg Rucka as a follow-up to his previous Punisher series from 2011, meant to finish the story Rucka had begun in the 2011 series. The interior illustration was done by Carmine Di Giandomenico. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Publication history

Plot

During the series, Frank Castle (The Punisher) finds himself attacked by several members of the Avengers, who are all trying to stop his lethal personal war against crime, especially after he is accused of killing several police officers. Wolverine attempts to speak with him and believes Castle when he says he did not murder the policemen and lets Castle go.

Afterwards, Castle finds out that his supposed accomplice, Rachel Cole-Alves, will most likely be executed for the crime they have been accused of and he must save her. He fights with Natasha Romanoff (Black Widow) and Thor and manages to steal one of Iron Man's armors to give Alves enough time to escape. After he's beaten down by several Avengers, Castle is made to surrender by Steve Rogers (Captain America) who urges him to stand down like the military man he is after the battle is over and he knows he is beaten. Castle, unwilling to refuse an order from Rogers, whom he respects, gives up and is placed in prison.

Reception

The series holds an average rating of 7.7 by 64 professional critics on the review aggregation website Comic Book Roundup. [5]

Joey Esposito of IGN stated of the first issue that it is the kick-off to the perfect kind of event story, that it plays off what came before it but does not rely on it. He also expressed that even if one has not read Greg Rucka's previous Punisher story yet one can jump on War Zone and be up to speed on the very first page. He expressed that Rucka displays true storytelling mastery in the series, using five nearly-silent panels to give the reader the essential information to get them off and running. [6] [7] [8] [9]

Prints

Issues

No.Title Cover date Comic Book Roundup ratingEstimated sales (first month)Rated
#1Punisher Manhunt ContinuesDecember 20128.1 by nineteen professional critics. [10] 27,010, ranked 98th in North America [11] PAL [12]
#2Punisher Accomplice Refuses Not-Guilty PleaFebruary 20137.0 by seven professional critics. [13] 25,471, ranked 86th in North America [14] PAL [15]
#3"Punisher Proxy" Trial Ends, Now to JuryMarch 20137.9 by nine professional critics. [16] 23,863, ranked 85th in North America [17] PAL [18]
#4Guilty!March 20137.2 by fifteen professional critics. [19] 22,993, ranked 90th in North America [20] PAL [21]
#5Escape!April 20138.4 by fourteen professional critics. [22] 22,824, ranked 92nd in North America [23] PAL [24]

Collected editions

TitleFormatMaterial collectedPagesPublication dateISBNEstimated sales (North America)
[Trades]		Rated
Punisher: Enter The War Zone Trade Paperback Punisher: War Zone (2012) #1-5120May 29, 2013 978-0-7851-6742-6 2,100, ranked 44th the first month [25] —

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References

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  2. ↑ Sunu, Steve (November 1, 2012). "RUCKA SETS THE BOUNDARIES FOR "PUNISHER: WAR ZONE"". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved March 17, 2017.
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  6. ↑ Esposito, Joey (October 24, 2012). "PUNISHER: WAR ZONE #1 REVIEW; Frank Castle meets the Avengers". IGN . Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  7. ↑ Esposito, Joey (December 5, 2012). "PUNISHER: WAR ZONE #2 REVIEW; Black Widow goes on a manhunt". IGN . Retrieved March 17, 2017.
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  12. ↑ "Punisher: War Zone (2012) #1 | Comic Issues | Marvel".
  13. ↑ "PUNISHER: WAR ZONE #2". Comic Book Roundup . Retrieved 2017-07-04.
  14. ↑ "December 2012 Comic Book Sales Figures". comichron.com. The Comics Chronicles . Retrieved 2017-07-04.
  15. ↑ "Punisher: War Zone (2012) #2 | Comic Issues | Marvel".
  16. ↑ "PUNISHER: WAR ZONE #3". Comic Book Roundup . Retrieved 2017-07-04.
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  18. ↑ "Punisher: War Zone (2012) #3 | Comic Issues | Marvel".
  19. ↑ "PUNISHER: WAR ZONE #4". Comic Book Roundup . Retrieved 2017-07-04.
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  22. ↑ "PUNISHER: WAR ZONE #5". Comic Book Roundup . Retrieved 2017-07-04.
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