Punisher Noir #1-2 (Of 4)

Marvel is putting out more comic books reminiscent of the genre of the thirties and none seems more suited than the Punisher. Although some elements of the regular Punisher story carry over with Frank Castelione, a World War I veteran and single father after his wife died of cancer sometime after the war, --aside from the obvious time difference, which takes place in the late twenties--provides a few surprises and does a good job of differentiating itself from the regular Punisher story.

Frank Castle has come face to face with the evil that men do, in the trench warfare of the muddy battlefields of World War I. He’s come home only to see his city carved up amongst the mob families, as the power of organized crime syndicates rise up to challenge that of the government. In reaction to the Punisher’s War on Crime, two hitmen are dispatched to deal with him permanently: a killer whose face is a roadmap of hell, and the biggest, meanest mountain of muscle ever to come from the streets of Harlem. With Jigsaw and Barracuda on the scene, “paint the town red” will take on a whole new meaning. WRITER: Frank Tieri; PENCILS: Paul Azaceta --

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