THE PUNISHER (MARVEL KNIGHTS 2000 SERIES)

'''The Punisher''', a 12-issue miniseries under the Marvel Knights imprint, is the fifth comic book series featuring the Marvel vigilante character known as The Punisher (Frank Castle). It ran from 2000 to 2001.
The series was a revival of a character who had previously been saddled with storylines that followed nearly every action movie cliché. Garth Ennis brought the Punisher back to his basic roots as a character and added in his own dark brand of humor. This series boosted Punisher's popularity, which was low after several previous series that had been poorly received.
The series was collected in the trade paperback ''Punisher: Welcome Back, Frank'', which became the informal series title.
Outside of comic books, the series is notable for creating several characters that were later adapted into the 2004 film adaptation of the character. These include the neighbors who lived in Frank Castle's building (Joan, Spacker Dave and Mister Bumpo), and also two hitmen that try to kill him (Harry Heck and the Russian).

Contents

Creators

Titles

See also

Creators

★ Writer: Garth Ennis

★ Pencils: Steve Dillon

★ Inker: Jimmy Palmiotti

Titles

★ Issue #1 - Welcome Back, Frank

★ Issue #2 - Badaboom, Badabing

★ Issue #3 - The Devil by the Horns

★ Issue #4 - Wild Kingdom

★ Issue #5 - Even Worse Things

★ Issue #6 - Spit out of Luck

★ Issue #7 - Bring Out Your Dead

★ Issue #8 - Desperate Measures

★ Issue #9 - From Russia With Love

★ Issue #10 - Glutton For Punishment

★ Issue #11 - Any Which Way You Can

★ Issue #12 - Go Frank Go

See also

★ The Punisher

★ List of The Punisher comics