Marvel unveiled this latest teaser yesterday for the upcoming Punisher: Rest in Pieces storyline:
That’s right. Frankencastle. November 2009. And no, he is not fighting Count Chocula.
On the one hand, I can’t see this without remembering Marvel’s attempts to make the Punisher a supernatural character who was Touched By An Angel — on the other hand, if you’ve read my reviews on Rick Remender’s take on the Punisher, you’ll know I’ve really dug the series under his stewardship, and that he could make this sort of thing into an idea that’s just crazy enough to work. What say you, Rama readers?
August 5th, 2009 at 9:47 am
Awww, man. Not this again. I hated when they turned him into a Ghostbuster with a rune or whatever it was on his head.
August 5th, 2009 at 10:32 am
No. Absolutely not.
August 5th, 2009 at 11:35 am
I’ll buy this if it’s the Hood behind it, and he has created Frankencastle with pieces of his dead family. That Hood guy is a prick that way.
August 5th, 2009 at 11:52 am
Van Read, I was thinking the same thing. I would fit right in with Remender’s past indie work & current take on Punisher.
August 5th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
This is all getting too deep into continuity for me, as I haven’t been following Dark Reign outside of Remender’s Punisher series. I’ve stuck with it due to the 2.99 price and to see Frank (mis)using all that stolen Avengers tech so deviously. No harm in saying “wait and see,” right?
August 5th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
Another reason why Marvel has sucked so bad during Joey DaQ’s watch. Creative bankruptcy. Here’s hoping DC continues to kick Marvel’s ass creatively and in terms of sales. There’s simply no comparison between the two companies right now. Blackest Night = GOLD. Dark Reign = STUPID
August 5th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Van Read just read my mind (no pun intended), this is the next step for The Hood, he’s gonna create some kind of monster with parts of bad guys, IMO the head is gonna be Jigsaw, let’s wait a little bit.
Peace.
August 5th, 2009 at 4:47 pm
I wonder if this will be used to give Castle his own Infinity Formula status, so he can be a Vietnam veteran and a 21st century vigilante.
August 5th, 2009 at 9:27 pm
Let’s all remember that Frank Castle died once before, and was supernaturally resurrected in Garth Ennis’ first Marvel Knights arc. So there’s a good chance he has a dead body buried somewhere.
August 6th, 2009 at 8:16 am
You’re actually wrong, Colt. Garth Ennis didn’t bring him back from the dead, the writer before him did. Golden’s Purgatory killed and resurrected him. Ennis’ first MK run dealt with what happened after Frank stopped working for the angels.
August 6th, 2009 at 8:34 am
Stupid idea if it is what it appears to be.
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:05 pm
it’s hard to say how the future of this series will turn out, we’ll just hafta wait and see. on the other hand, i’m gettin’ sick of all the companies killin’ characters only to bring them back to life, such as this and Blackest Night. I can only hope they don’t turn Bruce Wayne into Frankenbats.