A modern re imagining of a marvel icon, with surprises to keep more classic comic book entertainment. Archie meets the punisher 1994 an offbeat intercontinuity crossover with archie comics. Welcome back frank is a goofy dark comedy, born is a fucking haunting origins story, and the max series is a. Signed and numbered by darick robertson and limited to 299 copies. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. You can also use the keyboard arrow keys to navigate between pages. An exspecial forces marine, every day is a war zone for the punisher. As comic book writers have sought to appeal to increasingly mature audiences, theyve created many antiheroes and dark protagonists to try and inject more shades of grey into the oncebright and simplistic narratives of their medium. The avengers find frank castle guilty for the mass murder of innocents. Born takes us back to the final days of the viet nam war. Its a big burden, but i trust you and frank can shoulder it. Its only redeeming value is that, once again, i can point to the punisher as the epitome of everything wrong with comics, the media, and america. Jennie one however, she is bestknown for her second collaboration with wood, demo, a 12issue limited series that was named indie of the year by wizard magazine in 2004 and nominated. For each sale discovered, we match it to the specific comic in our massive database which also includes variant covers and printings.
Those of you whove not yet read this brutal and lets be honest here tragic exploration of frank castle should do so posthaste. In this acclaimed tale, superstar garth ennis reveals the neverbeforetold story of the horrors castle was forced to face to come home from vietnam alive, ending in a shocking twist that will forever change how readers see marvel comics most famous urban vigilante. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you. Born is a fourissue comic book limited series written by garth ennis, illustrated by darick robertson, and published by marvel comics through the max imprint in 2003.
Frank castles origins has been played out countless times, but in this decisive miniseries ennis and artist darick robertson explore the years where frank castle became a man. Jan thijs the boys comics artist darick robertson on amazons adaptation, politics and the punisher salon talks to the acclaimed artist behind transmetropolitan and. Today marks the premiere of the punisher on netflix, but who is the character and how far back can his history be traced in the comic books. Dynamic forces signed edition with certificate of authenticity. The punisher character close up marvel comic reading lists. Whether youre an expert or just picking up your first comic book, these guides to the best reads, screen adaptations, characters, creators, and conventions will take you from sidekick to hero.
We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection. Which single issue punisher comics are the most valuable. Cbr senior writer brian cronin has been writing professionally about comic books for over a dozen years now at cbr primarily with his comics should be good series. This idea that the punisher was more than just a vietnam. Get the best deals on copper age punisher comics when you shop the largest online selection at. Her first major comics work came when she teamed with writer brian wood to create channel zero. We monitor the fire hose of online comic book sales across various marketplaces and report on the sales of cgc and cbcs graded books in our comics price guide. Other marvel comic superheroes in punisher comic books find out the value of spiderman, daredevil, iron man and many more. Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. Jon bernthal as the punisher in the new series on netflix. Born is a fourissue miniseries from the year 2003, which was released through marvels max imprint the story, set in october 1971, depicts frank castles last days in the vietnam war, where he leads a platoon of soldiers that operate from firebase valley forge. Yet in the isolated valley forge firebase on the cambodian border, captain frank castle is one. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. Karen and william are correct, and cpg is a good online reference, yes.
Archies girls betty and veronica comics price guide. Read comics online free crossed specials comic book. Although it did give us some insight into what frank castle is at his core, i have come to expect more from ennis. From our humble beginnings, we have grown to the largest, most complete comic book price guide with well over 1,000,000 comics in our database. The family being murdered was just his excuse to unleash his darkness. Under the backdrop of the vietnam war, castles unit is taken out onebyone by the encroaching viet cong until. Im a huge garth ennis mark, and thats all stuff he wrote for the punisher, but honestly he does a damn good job at it. I recently got into the punisher after a respectable comic buff confirmed that id love garth enniss spin on marvels iconic vigilante especially since enniss punisher books are under marvels max imprint, which is made for titles featuring gory violence, nudity, and sexual content. Becky cloonan is an american comic book writer and artist known for her mangainfluenced artwork. The chart below shows pricing trends of actual sales anyone can research on my site. If i had the opportunity to read only one punisher story, it would have to be jason aarons run on punishermax, which lasted only 22 issues and is collected in 4 trade paperbacks the omnibus version, in my opinion, is only a matter of time.
Marine special forces veteran frank castle vowed to avenge their deaths and became a oneman army in his personal war against the criminal underworld. The writing was good, and the art was crisp and clearly presented, but it left me wanting just a little bit more. The punisher 2099 19931995 a comic set in alternate continuity future of marvel 2099. With mounting casualties and a rising antiwar sentiment, americas time in vietnam is coming to a close. Punisher limited series, and two years later expanded on this statement by revealing that the miniseries would be a born prequel titled punisher. All of which leads to a spidey smackdown that punisher, and spiderman, wont soon. If you are a punisher fan, or a huge fan of ennis, i say get it. This is a guy who wears a skull on his tshirt and kills criminals thats his schtick.
The premier online comics price guide free comic book values. I did really enjoy it especially when barracuda showed up but be warned op id say that it is still a fair step down in quality from born to the rest of ennis punisher max run. Ennis combines his love for frank castle, his thirst for demented violence, and his passion for military history into one terrific origin story. Unfollow the punisher comic book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. After the events of the final days story arc, frank castle finds himself in an unusual state. Its still good, dont get me wrong, but it just doesnt quite hit the same standard in my opinion. Comic books werent exactly the place to find cuttingedge narratives in the seventies, so the story of a bad guy who kills other bad guys was relatively novel, in a book about spandexwearing superheroes. That has resulted in a truly daunting collection of great comics. If youre looking for a hard to find back issue, we probably have it. The boys comics artist darick robertson on amazons. If we dont, add it to your want list and well notify you when its in stock. Assembling a list of the best daredevil stories is an almost impossible task, because its inevitable that in a collection of 10.
Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. We offer modern, bronze age, silver age, and golden age comics. Cover by wieslaw walkuski garth ennis wdarick robertson p for decades readers thought the punisher s crusade against the criminal underworld began with the brutal murder of his loving wife and daughter in central park. Born is garth enniss prequel to his legendary run on the punisher max. Punisher limited series, and two years later expanded on this statement by revealing that the miniseries would be a. Also, the heritage auctions archives contain high quality images of comics, so the archives are also an outstanding resource for identifying your comic books. The vast majority of comics from the 1980s and later have little, if any, value today. Suicide run 19931994 an elevenpart storyline event that ran through the main punisher title, the punisher. While everyone else waits for us troops to be pulled out from the unpopular conflict, castle clings to the war, willing to do. Cover by wieslaw walkuski garth ennis wdarick robertson p for decades readers thought the punishers crusade against the criminal underworld began with the brutal murder of his loving wife and daughter in central park. Former ally becomes sworn foe, as earths mightiest disarm the murderous vigilante. We break down the archie series for the first 100 issues, plus spinoffs, annuals and christmas specials. Its not the usual punisher which has focused on mayhem and dark humor. The single most valuable punisher comic is his first appearance, in amazing spiderman 129.
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