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The Punisher, a 12-issue comic book miniseries written by Garth Ennis with art by Steve Dillon and published under the Marvel Knights imprint of Marvel Comics. The series feature the vigilante anti-hero, the Punisher, and ran from April 2000 to March 2001.
[edit] PlotFrank re-establishes himself in New York City by taking on the Gnucci crime syndicate. Detective Soap is assigned to 'catch' the Punisher, it is purely a P.R. move as the cops don't really want to. Frank turns Soap to his side, getting him to pass information on local crime syndicates. Against his will, Frank gains three loyal friends in his neighbors, Joan the Mouse, Mr. Bumpo and Spacker Dave. All end up helping him in his fight against the Gnuccis, partly out of self-defense as the criminals learn where Frank lives. Spacker suffers torture at the hands of the Gnuccis, unwilling to give up Frank's location. In the end, the Gnuccis are destroyed, no longer a threat. Soap becomes police commissioner. Frank's friends find themselves wealthy with stolen Gnucci money and Frank himself had moved on. Joan and Spacker would play larger roles in Frank's life later, Bumpo suffers a medical accident and must live in the hospital. [edit] ReceptionThe series was collected in a trade paperback as The Punisher: Welcome Back, Frank, which became the informal series title. The series is notable for creating several characters that were later used in the 2004 film adaptation of the character: Frank Castle's neighbors (Joan the Mouse, Spacker Dave and Mister Bumpo), and two hitmen sent after him (Harry Heck and the Russian). The movie retells this storyline, with only minor alterations, such as the lack of Joan's shyness and the events happening in Tampa. Yet another version of the story runs through the 2005 Punisher video game. [edit] Issues
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