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Punisher is the eighth Marvel comic book series featuring the character Frank Castle a.k.a The Punisher. Spinning out of the second Punisher War Journal series by writer Matt Fraction, this volume of Punisher places the character firmly in the ongoing Marvel Universe inhabited by super heroes like the Avengers and Spider-Man, and super-villains like Doctor Doom and the Masters of Evil.[1] For the majority of issues released, the series has tied into the ongoing events of Marvel's line-wide "Dark Reign" storyline, opening with Castle attempting to assassinate Norman Osborn.[2]
[edit] Story arcs[edit] "Living in Darkness" (#1-5)After Norman Osborn positions himself as "humanity's savior" following the Secret Invasion, he becomes the foremost national security officer in the country and disbands S.H.I.E.L.D., placing a new organization, H.A.M.M.E.R., in it's place. Holding Osborn accountable for his actions as the supervillain Green Goblin, the Punisher plans to assassinate Osborn. Joining forces with a new, tech-savvy young partner, Castle sets about taking Osborn down. Castle, normally favoring simple ends to his targets, must adapt his methods to Osborn’s far-reaching influence and deep-seated corruption. Castle and his new associate elect to gather evidence of the former Green Goblin’s wrongdoing in order to completely destroy his new found reputation and end his Dark Reign once and for all. Osborn, on the other hand, has an associate waiting in the wings to get rid of the Punisher.[3] [edit] "Dead End" (#6-10, Annual #1)The Hood's crime organization grows at an alarming rate, eluding the authorities of New York City, most of the superhero population, and Norman Osborn and H.A.M.M.E.R. The Punisher positions himself as the only thing resembling consequence and makes it a personal mission to bring Hood and his organization down. Although, Hood is ready for him in the form of the "Deadly Dozen," a highly trained team ready to move in on Castle and eliminate him.[4] And in the monthly's first Annual, Punisher moves in on criminals of New York City before being confronted by a dangerously strong and agile hypnotized foe: Spider-Man.[5] [edit] Dark Reign: The List - Punisher #1See also: Dark Reign (comics) Going down his list of enemies to eliminate before ascending to, what he deems, "control of the world," Norman Osborn arrives at the man who made his list after attempting to assassinate him: Frank Castle. Devoting the entirety of H.A.M.M.E.R.'s resources to the elimination of the Punisher, Osborn is surprised at the vigilante's resourcefulness in evading H.A.M.M.E.R. ground forces. To remedy this, he dispatches Daken, the Avengers' dark reflection of Wolverine, to eliminate Castle once and for all. Finding him in a New York City sewer, a fight to the death ensues between the Dark Wolverine and the Punisher.[6] [edit] "Franken-Castle" (#11-16)The next story arc in the monthly, "Franken-Castle," deals with the Punisher's apparent mutilation at the hands of Daken in the Dark Reign: The List one-shot, and apparently features the character being literally reconstructed as a patchwork monstrosity.[7] [edit] Collected Edtions
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