The Punisher: Year One Review (Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning)

Frank Castle’s family was gunned down by mobsters in Central Park; he survived and became The Punisher, a vengeance-fuelled killing machine waging a one-man war on organised crime.

Punisher: Soviet Review (Garth Ennis, Jacen Burrows)

Someone’s taking out Russian mobsters in New York City - and for once it’s not the Punisher! So who’s doing it and why? Frank Castle’s on the case.

The Punisher, Volume 3: King of the New York Streets Review (Becky Cloonan, Matt Horak)

Frank’s back in New York to chew bubblegum and shoot punks – well, he never really chewed bubblegum!

Daredevil/Punisher: Seventh Circle Review (Charles Soule, Szymon Kudranski)

A Russian gangster is being transported from New York to Texas because Daredevil wants him to stand trial before probably being executed by the state; Punisher wants to execute him right now in New York himself. Oh, the subtle difference between two people who’re more similar than they’d admit! And then the two slug it out. 

The Punisher, Volume 2: Army of One Review (Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon)

Before I get into the review, let’s talk about Garth Ennis’ sense of humour: sometimes it’s a bit much, I agree. As big a fan as I am of the guy, I gave up on Preacher because the “jokes” just weren’t landing. I didn’t laugh at the guy who discovered he was gay after he was raped; I didn’t laugh at the “retarded because of inbreeding” descendant of Christ - but Ennis kept hammering these “jokes” over and over and over again until I gave up on the series in disgust (though I did laugh at Arseface!).