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Daredevil vs. Punisher #1-6
Daredevil vs. Punisher: Means & Ends
Collects Daredevil vs. Punisher #1-6.
The battle for the soul of Hell's Kitchen! It's wall-to-wall David Lapham (Stray Bullets) as the Eisner Award winner writes and illustrates two of Marvel's biggest icons! Daredevil and the Punisher clash as half the East Coast's underworld — in chaos since the Kingpin was deposed — scramble for a shot at the big chair. And as the city descends into chaos, as murder and intimidation become the staples of the day, Daredevil and the Punisher each seek to restore order in their own unique way. For Daredevil — who's anointed himself the city's new Kingpin — this means dispensing justice at the end of a billy club. But for the Punisher, justice for these animals comes in the shape of a shotgun. Featuring more villains than you can shake a stick at, including Hammerhead and the nefarious Jackal!
The battle for the soul of Hell's Kitchen! It's wall-to-wall David Lapham (Stray Bullets) as the Eisner Award winner writes and illustrates two of Marvel's biggest icons! Daredevil and the Punisher clash as half the East Coast's underworld — in chaos since the Kingpin was deposed — scramble for a shot at the big chair. And as the city descends into chaos, as murder and intimidation become the staples of the day, Daredevil and the Punisher each seek to restore order in their own unique way. For Daredevil — who's anointed himself the city's new Kingpin — this means dispensing justice at the end of a billy club. But for the Punisher, justice for these animals comes in the shape of a shotgun. Featuring more villains than you can shake a stick at, including Hammerhead and the nefarious Jackal!
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First published February 15, 2006
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May 27, 2019
Terse little mini-series featuring the two notable Marvel vigilantes and their opposing styles of street justice. The Punisher is hitting the pavement in NYC to take down the newest top dog of the crime bosses. Daredevil is likewise attempting the same on his usual Hell's Kitchen beat, but without the collateral damage that Punisher often brings into his orbit. The two end up fighting each other - in some graphically bone-crunching and blood-spurting dust-ups - just as much as they take on the actual bad guys (a collection of a few super-powered weirdos and many hired goons). To further complicate matters they also have to deal with a impressionable teenage boy - whose diner-owning family is violently bullied for 'protection' money by local thugs - who dangerously / unwisely begins to emulate them. Can our title duo put aside their differences to keep the kid out of harm's way?
April 2, 2016
The Punisher is targeting mobsters - nothing new there - but, for no reason, Daredevil decides he’s had enough of Frank’s shenanigans and decides to fight him. Welcome to Daredevil vs. Punisher, the stinkiest David Lapham comic ever!
This isn’t just two characters brawling - though there’s plenny of that - but it’s also two ideologies battling: Daredevil’s non-lethal approach to crime-fighting, using the legal system to deal justice to criminals; and The Punisher, who shoots mobsters with guns. Never seen anyone contrast the two before...
So what does Lapham have to say about their styles? Nothing original or thoughtful. Punisher’s approach is flawed. Ok - and? Nope, that’s it! Great, six issues of emptiness. Lapham tries filling space with an extremely dull subplot about a young man who looks up to Punisher for dealing with some mobsters shaking down his pop which inevitably goes south for Lapham’s “Punisher is wrong” story to work, but that’s it.
Daredevil and Punisher fight each other, they fight mobsters, some C-list villains show up, lordy was I fighting the yawns on this one! And even though I’m more of a Punisher fan than a Daredevil one, I know Frank’s methods are highly questionable and that Matt’s, and the rest of the Marvel Universe’s for that matter, are better in every way - it’s weird that it even needs to be iterated at all.
I love Lapham’s Stray Bullets series, those comics are modern masterpieces, but this Daredevil vs. Punisher book was contrived, boring rubbish. Not even close to being a good story for either character, I recommend giving this one a wide berth.
This isn’t just two characters brawling - though there’s plenny of that - but it’s also two ideologies battling: Daredevil’s non-lethal approach to crime-fighting, using the legal system to deal justice to criminals; and The Punisher, who shoots mobsters with guns. Never seen anyone contrast the two before...
So what does Lapham have to say about their styles? Nothing original or thoughtful. Punisher’s approach is flawed. Ok - and? Nope, that’s it! Great, six issues of emptiness. Lapham tries filling space with an extremely dull subplot about a young man who looks up to Punisher for dealing with some mobsters shaking down his pop which inevitably goes south for Lapham’s “Punisher is wrong” story to work, but that’s it.
Daredevil and Punisher fight each other, they fight mobsters, some C-list villains show up, lordy was I fighting the yawns on this one! And even though I’m more of a Punisher fan than a Daredevil one, I know Frank’s methods are highly questionable and that Matt’s, and the rest of the Marvel Universe’s for that matter, are better in every way - it’s weird that it even needs to be iterated at all.
I love Lapham’s Stray Bullets series, those comics are modern masterpieces, but this Daredevil vs. Punisher book was contrived, boring rubbish. Not even close to being a good story for either character, I recommend giving this one a wide berth.
October 23, 2016
A quanto pare Testa di Martello non ha imparato proprio niente dai suoi trascorsi passati con lo Sciacallo!
Comunque la loro relazione in questo bellissimo volume di Dave Lapham mi ricordava troppo quella del Capo e il Professore in "...Altrimenti ci arrabbiamo!!!" XD
Comunque la loro relazione in questo bellissimo volume di Dave Lapham mi ricordava troppo quella del Capo e il Professore in "...Altrimenti ci arrabbiamo!!!" XD
August 20, 2016
I am not familiar with the work of David Lapham. But this Daredevil-Punisher match up looked interesting. It has more of a classic 90's Punisher feel to it. He is wearing his trade mark old uniform (the one with the white gloves and white boots) and he still dithers back and forth (based on the writer) as to whether he was a soldier or a Marine during Vietnam (he was a Marine just FYI) and he has severe flashbacks of his family being gunned down. Daredevil, meanwhile, is still a big critic of the Punisher and his methods. This is one of the few stories I've read that does show the fallout of a post-Punisher raid on the people of a certain neighborhood-so that was an interesting perspective.
The story starts with Punisher going after Hammerhead and the Jackal. Now, I vaguely recall the Jackal character so I am not sure what the history is between the Punisher and the Jackal. As Hammerhead makes the move on NYC, both Daredevil and Punisher try to mitigate the fallout. Frank goes around killing Hammerhead's captains, whilst Matt tries to get them to confess and bring down the Hammerhead clan via the law. The story certainly does allow for the differing viewpoints of both Daredevil and the Punisher. While the Punisher is correct in pointing out that Daredevil's methods are not efficient and too "soft", in return DD does a great job in showing Punisher the indirect consequences of his actions.
This is where the family comes in. They own a diner and are being hassled by the Hammerhead's men. After seeing his father get beat up, and his mother and sister threatened the young son goes and buys a gun. Ignoring his sister's advice to throw it away he instead ends up shooting a mob enforcer and starting a spiral of violence that is terrible to behold. The son is important in that he idolizes the Punisher.
This is a story about methods. Either the Punisher's method of mercilessly killing any criminals or Daredevil's method of subduing them and then having them arrested to be brought in front of the law. Lapham does a good job showing all aspects of the argument. I think many readers will form their own opinion. The story itself is nothing amazing. But, it should entertain nonetheless.
The Punisher-DD fights are well done and I think mirror both characters abilities. While the art wasn't bad it never was more than "ok". The story itself rates a solid 3 stars. I wish they had an explanation of the Punisher-Jackal history, it would have made Punisher losing his cool more plausible. Punisher does many things but accidentally shooting an innocent due to "losing it" is just not his style. None of the villains were very interesting. Not the typical criminal boss Hammerhead nor the verdant Jackal. Perhaps the best part is the end when the Jackal realizes just who else is in the Supermax with him. :)
On the whole I would recommend this for any Punisher or Daredevil fan. People who like neither overly much might still benefit from this story about a study in contrasts. The means that they employ and the ends that arise from that are the focus. I enjoyed that both sides showed the unintended consequences of their actions (both Punisher and DD). A good classic-style Punisher/DD story.A solid 3/5.
The story starts with Punisher going after Hammerhead and the Jackal. Now, I vaguely recall the Jackal character so I am not sure what the history is between the Punisher and the Jackal. As Hammerhead makes the move on NYC, both Daredevil and Punisher try to mitigate the fallout. Frank goes around killing Hammerhead's captains, whilst Matt tries to get them to confess and bring down the Hammerhead clan via the law. The story certainly does allow for the differing viewpoints of both Daredevil and the Punisher. While the Punisher is correct in pointing out that Daredevil's methods are not efficient and too "soft", in return DD does a great job in showing Punisher the indirect consequences of his actions.
This is where the family comes in. They own a diner and are being hassled by the Hammerhead's men. After seeing his father get beat up, and his mother and sister threatened the young son goes and buys a gun. Ignoring his sister's advice to throw it away he instead ends up shooting a mob enforcer and starting a spiral of violence that is terrible to behold. The son is important in that he idolizes the Punisher.
This is a story about methods. Either the Punisher's method of mercilessly killing any criminals or Daredevil's method of subduing them and then having them arrested to be brought in front of the law. Lapham does a good job showing all aspects of the argument. I think many readers will form their own opinion. The story itself is nothing amazing. But, it should entertain nonetheless.
The Punisher-DD fights are well done and I think mirror both characters abilities. While the art wasn't bad it never was more than "ok". The story itself rates a solid 3 stars. I wish they had an explanation of the Punisher-Jackal history, it would have made Punisher losing his cool more plausible. Punisher does many things but accidentally shooting an innocent due to "losing it" is just not his style. None of the villains were very interesting. Not the typical criminal boss Hammerhead nor the verdant Jackal. Perhaps the best part is the end when the Jackal realizes just who else is in the Supermax with him. :)
On the whole I would recommend this for any Punisher or Daredevil fan. People who like neither overly much might still benefit from this story about a study in contrasts. The means that they employ and the ends that arise from that are the focus. I enjoyed that both sides showed the unintended consequences of their actions (both Punisher and DD). A good classic-style Punisher/DD story.A solid 3/5.
November 11, 2018
Daredevil Vs. Punisher is a study in contrasts as much as it is a study in asymptotes. While there definitely is the conflict between the legal system driven morality of the DareDevil and the free-range (Wild West?) style justice of the Punisher, no matter the (intended?) complexity within, the parameters of the cape world put a kibosh on anything approaching a thought-provoking level approaching the level deserving of 100 IQ points (or more). With Frank Castle back in his black jumpsuit replete with white gloves and boots (stupid x10) no matter how good the germs are, they’ll only be able to grow so much.
Enter: Dave Lapham of the (not-really-so-famous) Stray Bullets fame (read my reviews!) who not only wrote but provided the pencils for this tale. Clinging to a greyer view of morality, a genuinely interesting tale (for the most part) distends over 6 issues. Yet for all its successes, only so far can a growth occur in a narrow field of artistic vision where good guys wear spandex laden outfits and all bad guys (for the most part) are explicitly mafioso types (except for the Green Bastard (not to be confused with Frank Miller’s Yellow one)).
With a strongly human perspective that (happily?) shies away from the simplistic black and white morality of the bygone Golden Era of Comics (lest we forget the Comics Code was only abandoned about a decade or so ago (depending on the publisher)) there is a strong meaty core to be savored and enjoyed. It’s just that the separate strands of story don’t really parallel themselves into anything of solid quality. Neither do most of the strands equalize along something well thought-out. Various strands are left undeveloped and with only the main one getting the lion’s share of the attention, the patch-work quilt of narrative has a disappointing uniform quality that could have been so much more complex.
As a cape tale, it well breaks some parameters of the box. As a solid graphic novel it merely laps at stream of creativity and ethical complexity beyond that box that Watchmen not only swam in but utterly destroyed through it’s unapparelled vision of creative-destruction. Sure, comparing the greatest comic of all time to a mere cape tale is unfair: true. But overall there is a deserving read that can at best point you in the direction of something far more thought-provoking and complex.
Enter: Dave Lapham of the (not-really-so-famous) Stray Bullets fame (read my reviews!) who not only wrote but provided the pencils for this tale. Clinging to a greyer view of morality, a genuinely interesting tale (for the most part) distends over 6 issues. Yet for all its successes, only so far can a growth occur in a narrow field of artistic vision where good guys wear spandex laden outfits and all bad guys (for the most part) are explicitly mafioso types (except for the Green Bastard (not to be confused with Frank Miller’s Yellow one)).
With a strongly human perspective that (happily?) shies away from the simplistic black and white morality of the bygone Golden Era of Comics (lest we forget the Comics Code was only abandoned about a decade or so ago (depending on the publisher)) there is a strong meaty core to be savored and enjoyed. It’s just that the separate strands of story don’t really parallel themselves into anything of solid quality. Neither do most of the strands equalize along something well thought-out. Various strands are left undeveloped and with only the main one getting the lion’s share of the attention, the patch-work quilt of narrative has a disappointing uniform quality that could have been so much more complex.
As a cape tale, it well breaks some parameters of the box. As a solid graphic novel it merely laps at stream of creativity and ethical complexity beyond that box that Watchmen not only swam in but utterly destroyed through it’s unapparelled vision of creative-destruction. Sure, comparing the greatest comic of all time to a mere cape tale is unfair: true. But overall there is a deserving read that can at best point you in the direction of something far more thought-provoking and complex.
April 30, 2021
Here we are again with another installment of Daredevil and Punisher not getting along. In Daredevil vs Punisher: Means and Ends the two vigillantes battle it out for who has the moral high ground, in exactly the same way they always do.
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July 27, 2014
I'm a big fan of David Lapham's other work. Batman: City of Crime is one of my favorite stories of the Dark Knight, and one I find wildly under-appreciated. As such, I had pretty high hopes for this story, which he both wrote and penciled (as he does with his award-winning Stray Bullets series). However, this ultimately ended up feeling pretty flat and unsatisfying.
There are countless stories about Daredevil fighting the Punisher. We get it. The Punisher thinks justice is killing bad guys, Daredevil thinks justice is putting them in jail. Great. They are diametrically opposed, just like they have been for about a million years. This story does nothing to separate itself from that tired trope. The vast majority of the character work around these two is devoted to that dichotomy, and it offers absolutely nothing new in that realm. Not to mention the fact that the characters' respective monologues are each boring, dense rehashes of these themes that just take up a ton of room on the page.
The place where this book had the potential to shine was in its view of a normal family caught in the middle of the Punisher's war with crime. Lapham starts telling what appears to be an interesting story about a boy struggling to decide if fighting back is the best thing for his mob-intimidated family, and I was into it. It presented a clear, heavy moral quandary, highlighted by Lapham's dark, gritty pencils. However, this story takes such a big backseat to Daredevil and Punisher's punching matches that it ends up falling by the wayside, never fully developing the characters involved, and ultimately feeling pretty empty, despite its clear intent to be depressing.
On the whole, I was just bored the entire time I read this. I have no idea who Hammerhead or The Jackal are, and Lapham didn't bother to tell me. I got the impression I was supposed to be very intrigued by their appearance in this story, but they ain't exactly classic Marvel villains. A little explanation about them would've been nice, but also they end up having almost nothing to do with the story, so who cares I guess.
I'd love to see Lapham take a much more hard-boiled stab at a Punisher story (maybe ditching Daredevil, since he seems more like a Punisher writer anyway), but as is this one just doesn't cut it.
There are countless stories about Daredevil fighting the Punisher. We get it. The Punisher thinks justice is killing bad guys, Daredevil thinks justice is putting them in jail. Great. They are diametrically opposed, just like they have been for about a million years. This story does nothing to separate itself from that tired trope. The vast majority of the character work around these two is devoted to that dichotomy, and it offers absolutely nothing new in that realm. Not to mention the fact that the characters' respective monologues are each boring, dense rehashes of these themes that just take up a ton of room on the page.
The place where this book had the potential to shine was in its view of a normal family caught in the middle of the Punisher's war with crime. Lapham starts telling what appears to be an interesting story about a boy struggling to decide if fighting back is the best thing for his mob-intimidated family, and I was into it. It presented a clear, heavy moral quandary, highlighted by Lapham's dark, gritty pencils. However, this story takes such a big backseat to Daredevil and Punisher's punching matches that it ends up falling by the wayside, never fully developing the characters involved, and ultimately feeling pretty empty, despite its clear intent to be depressing.
On the whole, I was just bored the entire time I read this. I have no idea who Hammerhead or The Jackal are, and Lapham didn't bother to tell me. I got the impression I was supposed to be very intrigued by their appearance in this story, but they ain't exactly classic Marvel villains. A little explanation about them would've been nice, but also they end up having almost nothing to do with the story, so who cares I guess.
I'd love to see Lapham take a much more hard-boiled stab at a Punisher story (maybe ditching Daredevil, since he seems more like a Punisher writer anyway), but as is this one just doesn't cut it.
April 6, 2020
David Lapham is a brilliant writer of crime noir and how it intersects the lives of normal people. And, there's a bit of that in DvP:M&E, and when it takes center stage, it's great.
The problem is the rest of the volume.
Because as the title promises, that Daredevil fighting Punisher. And then they do it again. And again. There's little nuance, little of interest exchanged between these two characters. Just fists and bullets.
Lapham does offer a twist to Frank's story that could have been masterful. He brings back the Jackal, who was a critical element of Frank's first appearance, and could have told an interesting story here. But, Lapham never really reminds us how that first appearance went down (and it was 30 years in the rearview mirror even when this volume first appeared), then he writes a really pathetic Jackal, and then the conflict just fizzles out. (It looks like it was supposed to be continued in some other Punisher title, but I doubt it was ever followed up on.)
Overall, a grave disappointment, saved only by the human elements. (And they weren't Matt or Frank.)
The problem is the rest of the volume.
Because as the title promises, that Daredevil fighting Punisher. And then they do it again. And again. There's little nuance, little of interest exchanged between these two characters. Just fists and bullets.
Lapham does offer a twist to Frank's story that could have been masterful. He brings back the Jackal, who was a critical element of Frank's first appearance, and could have told an interesting story here. But, Lapham never really reminds us how that first appearance went down (and it was 30 years in the rearview mirror even when this volume first appeared), then he writes a really pathetic Jackal, and then the conflict just fizzles out. (It looks like it was supposed to be continued in some other Punisher title, but I doubt it was ever followed up on.)
Overall, a grave disappointment, saved only by the human elements. (And they weren't Matt or Frank.)
July 29, 2011
It was billed as basically a fight book. With Laphams name on it though, I was curious to see how he would handle it. He didn't disappoint! Not just a damned find DD/Punisher book, but he manages to weave in a very will told (albeit predictable) subplot that deals with the collateral damage that is caused that wouldn't be out of place in his own superb title STRAY BULLETS. Very satisfying this one!
March 13, 2025
Good focused punisher story featuring daredevil trying to intervene in his tactics and methods.
January 7, 2024
6/10:
As far as generic Punisher/Daredevil stories go, this is certainly one of the better ones, and I think that’s because there’s a sense of understanding how the crimes in Hell’s Kitchen impact the ordinary civilians of the neighborhood. None of the villains ever felt like they were a genuine threat to either Punisher or Daredevil, and were all incredibly lame (especially Hammerhead and Bushwacker).
The best part about this story is that most of it is told from the perspective of Punisher, allowing us a greater glimpse into the conflicted mind of Frank Castle. The examination of his psyche is one of the most fascinating parts of the character, and I appreciate this addition to that understanding.
As far as generic Punisher/Daredevil stories go, this is certainly one of the better ones, and I think that’s because there’s a sense of understanding how the crimes in Hell’s Kitchen impact the ordinary civilians of the neighborhood. None of the villains ever felt like they were a genuine threat to either Punisher or Daredevil, and were all incredibly lame (especially Hammerhead and Bushwacker).
The best part about this story is that most of it is told from the perspective of Punisher, allowing us a greater glimpse into the conflicted mind of Frank Castle. The examination of his psyche is one of the most fascinating parts of the character, and I appreciate this addition to that understanding.
April 18, 2009
I enjoyed this story of Daredevil and Punisher each pursuing their shared goal of crime prevention, but utilizing drastically different methods and achieving very different results.
The character development of the Punisher is explored in more detail (why violence is the best) than the development of Daredevil (why the legal system is best). However, one gets a better understanding of both characters through their disapproval of each others actions.
The character development of the Punisher is explored in more detail (why violence is the best) than the development of Daredevil (why the legal system is best). However, one gets a better understanding of both characters through their disapproval of each others actions.
July 28, 2016
I love David Lapham, but this was some seriously by the numbers Daredevil/Punisher stuff. The art is Lapham, so you know it's solid, but the writing was predictable and tepid, especially when compared to his virtually spotless creator-owned career. Just read Stray Bullets again instead.
July 20, 2016
I was really not impressed with this one. It was too wordy in areas - like more word balloons than pictures, and the story was kind of hard to follow and seemed a little pointless (but that could also be because it was not catching my interest). The last half was much better than the first half.
July 20, 2025
Puntaje: 4 Estrellas.
Daredevil es uno de los personajes centrales en Marvel, pues representa la rama urbana de los héroes. Al menos esto es lo que la serie de Netflix nos dió a entender, pues a partir de Daredevil conoceremos a otros héroes y personajes urbanos como Luke Cage, Iron Fist (Cuando está con los defenders), Jessica Jones, Punisher, entre otros. Estos son personajes que, de una otra manera, siempre estarán presentes en las historias del demonio de Hell’s Kitchen.
Pero, además de la cercanía con sus colegas Defenders, es Punisher uno de los personajes más llamativos que tiene una relación entre amistad y rivalidad con Daredevil. Y es precisamente basándose en esta relación entre ambos personajes que David Lapham ha desarrollado este cómic.
Primero un poco de contexto: Daredevil logró detener al Kingpin, quien fue enviado a prisión, dejando así su puesto en la jerarquía criminal libre para quien lo quiera tomar. Esto evidentemente ha provocado que los otros mafiosos se enfrenten entre sí para ver quién será el nuevo líder de las mafias.
En este cómic veremos los tres lados de la moneda: Los criminales, el héroe (Daredevil) y el antihéroe (Punisher), todos con objetivos y puntos de vista diferentes, todos enfrentándose entre sí, pero sólo uno puede salir victorioso.
Estoy leyendo este cómic después de ver la primera temporada de la serie de Disney de Daredevil, por lo que me causa curiosidad ver las diferencias en la relación entre Punisher y Daredevil en etapas diferentes de la vida. En la serie de Disney ambos son mayores, con muchos años de experiencia y un notable cansancio acumulado, mientras que en el cómic se nota que no ha pasado tanto tiempo.
En los últimos dos volúmenes del cómic se explora el efecto negativo que genera lo que hace Frank Castle. Vemos a un chico que, inspirado en el Punisher, decide comprar un arma para defender a su familia, y las cosas no salen de la mejor manera. Vemos como Frank reconoce este efecto negativo, incluso se plantea que él mismo ha cruzado la línea. Sin embargo, sigue creyendo que su rol es esencial para la sociedad. Al final, este chico y su familia terminaron siendo un daño colateral de este dilema.
Este es un cómic entretenido, con buenas escenas de combate y con momentos que ponen a reflexionar a los personajes acerca de si están haciendo lo correcto. La batalla entre Punisher y Daredevil es genial, pero siento que fue romantizada. Creo que ambos personajes tienen una esencia cruda y ruda que no se vió reflejada en esta novela gráfica. Esto es de lo único que no me convenció del todo, siento que se suavizó un poco el ambiente, tal vez para apuntarle a un público un poco más jóven.
Daredevil es uno de los personajes centrales en Marvel, pues representa la rama urbana de los héroes. Al menos esto es lo que la serie de Netflix nos dió a entender, pues a partir de Daredevil conoceremos a otros héroes y personajes urbanos como Luke Cage, Iron Fist (Cuando está con los defenders), Jessica Jones, Punisher, entre otros. Estos son personajes que, de una otra manera, siempre estarán presentes en las historias del demonio de Hell’s Kitchen.
Pero, además de la cercanía con sus colegas Defenders, es Punisher uno de los personajes más llamativos que tiene una relación entre amistad y rivalidad con Daredevil. Y es precisamente basándose en esta relación entre ambos personajes que David Lapham ha desarrollado este cómic.
Primero un poco de contexto: Daredevil logró detener al Kingpin, quien fue enviado a prisión, dejando así su puesto en la jerarquía criminal libre para quien lo quiera tomar. Esto evidentemente ha provocado que los otros mafiosos se enfrenten entre sí para ver quién será el nuevo líder de las mafias.
En este cómic veremos los tres lados de la moneda: Los criminales, el héroe (Daredevil) y el antihéroe (Punisher), todos con objetivos y puntos de vista diferentes, todos enfrentándose entre sí, pero sólo uno puede salir victorioso.
Estoy leyendo este cómic después de ver la primera temporada de la serie de Disney de Daredevil, por lo que me causa curiosidad ver las diferencias en la relación entre Punisher y Daredevil en etapas diferentes de la vida. En la serie de Disney ambos son mayores, con muchos años de experiencia y un notable cansancio acumulado, mientras que en el cómic se nota que no ha pasado tanto tiempo.
En los últimos dos volúmenes del cómic se explora el efecto negativo que genera lo que hace Frank Castle. Vemos a un chico que, inspirado en el Punisher, decide comprar un arma para defender a su familia, y las cosas no salen de la mejor manera. Vemos como Frank reconoce este efecto negativo, incluso se plantea que él mismo ha cruzado la línea. Sin embargo, sigue creyendo que su rol es esencial para la sociedad. Al final, este chico y su familia terminaron siendo un daño colateral de este dilema.
Este es un cómic entretenido, con buenas escenas de combate y con momentos que ponen a reflexionar a los personajes acerca de si están haciendo lo correcto. La batalla entre Punisher y Daredevil es genial, pero siento que fue romantizada. Creo que ambos personajes tienen una esencia cruda y ruda que no se vió reflejada en esta novela gráfica. Esto es de lo único que no me convenció del todo, siento que se suavizó un poco el ambiente, tal vez para apuntarle a un público un poco más jóven.
June 9, 2020
★★★
Giustizia e Vendetta.
Questa raccolta di sei episodi di "Daredevil vs Punisher" è un volume godibile anche per i fan Marvel di ultima generazione che hanno conosciuto i due protagonisti grazie alle pregevoli serie recentemente prodotte da Netflix.
La trama è semplice: è la lotta contro la malavita svolta da Daredevil e Punisher su due percorsi differenti ma che tendono ad incrociarsi in una notturna Hell's Kitchen, ambientazione metropolitana dal fascino cupo che fa da sfondo perfetto per gli scontri a base di cazzotti e pallottole.
Daredevil rappresenta il perfetto eroe paladino che affianca e supporta la legge, senza mai porsi al di sopra di essa; Punisher, il Punitore Frank Castle, impersonifica la vendetta: soldato, a cui hanno tolto tutto, decide, a suon di proiettili ed esplosioni, di uccidere tutti i criminali senza concedere alcuna possibilità di redenzione.
Se da un lato il "diavolo di Hell's Kitchen" rappresenta il "sentiero del giusto" secondo cui un eroe delle sue capacità dovrebbe esercitare i propri poteri, impersonificando la giustizia, Punisher è tratteggiato con un maggior approfondimento psicologico, appare con più difetti: la sua sete di vendetta presenta i suoi limiti mostrando come possa portare Frank Castle a perdere il controllo, coinvolgendo innocenti, ma per questo appare più umano con la sua fragilità dietro all'inquietante scorza di vendicatore inarrestabile.
Il finale è amaro, porta ad un esagerato bagno di sangue, ma d'altronde c'è da aspettarselo in fumetto Marvel quando c'è di mezzo The Punisher.
Giustizia e Vendetta.
Questa raccolta di sei episodi di "Daredevil vs Punisher" è un volume godibile anche per i fan Marvel di ultima generazione che hanno conosciuto i due protagonisti grazie alle pregevoli serie recentemente prodotte da Netflix.
La trama è semplice: è la lotta contro la malavita svolta da Daredevil e Punisher su due percorsi differenti ma che tendono ad incrociarsi in una notturna Hell's Kitchen, ambientazione metropolitana dal fascino cupo che fa da sfondo perfetto per gli scontri a base di cazzotti e pallottole.
Daredevil rappresenta il perfetto eroe paladino che affianca e supporta la legge, senza mai porsi al di sopra di essa; Punisher, il Punitore Frank Castle, impersonifica la vendetta: soldato, a cui hanno tolto tutto, decide, a suon di proiettili ed esplosioni, di uccidere tutti i criminali senza concedere alcuna possibilità di redenzione.
Se da un lato il "diavolo di Hell's Kitchen" rappresenta il "sentiero del giusto" secondo cui un eroe delle sue capacità dovrebbe esercitare i propri poteri, impersonificando la giustizia, Punisher è tratteggiato con un maggior approfondimento psicologico, appare con più difetti: la sua sete di vendetta presenta i suoi limiti mostrando come possa portare Frank Castle a perdere il controllo, coinvolgendo innocenti, ma per questo appare più umano con la sua fragilità dietro all'inquietante scorza di vendicatore inarrestabile.
Il finale è amaro, porta ad un esagerato bagno di sangue, ma d'altronde c'è da aspettarselo in fumetto Marvel quando c'è di mezzo The Punisher.
December 15, 2017
good story. Todd through two perspectives, the punisher and a omniscient third person for daredevil. the artwork leaves something to be desired but is consistent the whole book. I would have been mad if I got an awesome splash page somewhere, I feel like it would have told me the artist was slacking. with the artwork being consistent you don't feel cheated by it. the story explores the relationship between the two titular characters well. other DD punisher stories tend to be on the superficial side. I'm not sure why DD gets top billing, maybe tradition, because it is much more a punisher tale.without looking in to it I feel like the artist and writer are new to the game. the story is ambitious yet at times feels like a deadline had to be met, and I've already addressed the artwork. I would recommend this over DD punisher seventh circle. Don't let the artwork dissuade you from picking this up. it does at a moment feel like a PSA. but I really got emotionally involved in that subplot. I'm not afraid to say I was moved to tears in this book. which does not happen to me a lot in comics. if you like a crossover a step up from superficial this is up your alley
July 24, 2025
I have never liked the Punisher as a character and believe he is best used sparingly, like his appearances in Frank Miller’s original Daredevil run. I would never read an issue of an ongoing Punisher series.
Thus it was with trepidation that I picked up the collection of the six-issue Daredevil Vs. Punisher miniseries. It was readable, it pretended to grapple with the reprehensible morality of the Punisher, and it had a couple of good villains in the form of Hammerhead (who essentially disappears midway into the book) and the Professor, formerly known as the Jackal. Daredevil seems bland and like a cipher in his own miniseries.
I like David Lapham’s art on Stray Bullets but found his art on this project stiff and stilted with faces showing cartoony emotions. Overall, a series that will soon recede into hazy memories.
Recommended for hardcore Daredevil fans only.
Thus it was with trepidation that I picked up the collection of the six-issue Daredevil Vs. Punisher miniseries. It was readable, it pretended to grapple with the reprehensible morality of the Punisher, and it had a couple of good villains in the form of Hammerhead (who essentially disappears midway into the book) and the Professor, formerly known as the Jackal. Daredevil seems bland and like a cipher in his own miniseries.
I like David Lapham’s art on Stray Bullets but found his art on this project stiff and stilted with faces showing cartoony emotions. Overall, a series that will soon recede into hazy memories.
Recommended for hardcore Daredevil fans only.
August 30, 2025
Occasionally when these two characters cross paths it can be great. This is not one of those times. The whole story is pretty tragic with lots of collateral damage and innocent people getting accidentally killed with some loose larger plot happening in the background.
The only redeeming thing about this book was that there were some decent character moments, and it's kind of fun to see how Lapham thinks these two would stack up against each other.
Also unfortunately, I think his own art worked against him. It's far too cartoony and uses a rather bright color scheme and sharp, well inked lines, which kind of went against the whole dark, brooding, and morally ambiguous story noir-esque story.
Wasn't my thing. But didn't disgust me either. You won't lose sleep if you happen to pass on this one.
The only redeeming thing about this book was that there were some decent character moments, and it's kind of fun to see how Lapham thinks these two would stack up against each other.
Also unfortunately, I think his own art worked against him. It's far too cartoony and uses a rather bright color scheme and sharp, well inked lines, which kind of went against the whole dark, brooding, and morally ambiguous story noir-esque story.
Wasn't my thing. But didn't disgust me either. You won't lose sleep if you happen to pass on this one.
February 16, 2020
I picked this up since (1) I tend to enjoy Daredevil stories and (2) I figured a mini-series would be easier to tackle at my leisure. And while I did get a Daredevil story with the expected contrast between him and the Punisher and their respective ways of tackling crime. The actual beats of the story were direct enough but also the sort of no-consequence stories you get in a mini-series that does not what to potentially disrupt the ongoing stories of two different comic titles.
But it lacked a certain something to really make it feel like a solid story with real weight and impact. There's just a lot of back and forth and multiple players poking around and randomly the Jackal working with Hammerhead, of all people.
But it lacked a certain something to really make it feel like a solid story with real weight and impact. There's just a lot of back and forth and multiple players poking around and randomly the Jackal working with Hammerhead, of all people.
April 25, 2025
Empieza muy lento pero termina muy shockeante, creo que no me agradó que pasara tras bambalinas uno de los objetivos de los perosnajes pero igual funciona y avanza la trama hacia un ángulo más interesante.
Personajes buenos con un notable desarrollo y una tragedia que envuelve a nuestro héroe y antihéroe representando todo lo malo que es Punisher y como su instrucción o ayuda puede resultar en algo aún peor para la sociedad y aún así, remarcando la necesidad de su brutalidad.
Me gustó su dilema, su giro y la cruelda de la historia pero si sentí que se narraban cosas diferentes por momentos por manejar subtramas ligeramente relacionadas pero algo distantes, buen dibujo muy acorde a la época.
Personajes buenos con un notable desarrollo y una tragedia que envuelve a nuestro héroe y antihéroe representando todo lo malo que es Punisher y como su instrucción o ayuda puede resultar en algo aún peor para la sociedad y aún así, remarcando la necesidad de su brutalidad.
Me gustó su dilema, su giro y la cruelda de la historia pero si sentí que se narraban cosas diferentes por momentos por manejar subtramas ligeramente relacionadas pero algo distantes, buen dibujo muy acorde a la época.
March 21, 2019
A pretty cool collection. I randomly bought this at Powell's because it seemed interesting. The clash of ideals between Matt Murdock and Frank Castle is really the most compelling part of the plot. You can tell that the Netflix Daredevil series took a lot of inspiration from this book when they introduced the Punisher character in season 2. I felt the ending was slightly lackluster. Overall, this is a fun read though.
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April 3, 2020There are worse ways to spend an hour. But look at the title and cover and you know exactly what you’re getting into: a not-so-subtle contrast of Punisher and Daredevil’s styles of vigilantism couched in fighting. There’s a dull plot with Hammerhead and Jackal that pits the two together, plus a side story where a regular family gets caught up in the violence. This part actually had some depth, even it was also predictable. Like I said, not terrible but not very good either.
January 20, 2021
This was a gift for me from my boyfriend, it was one of his favorites when he was younger. I’ve never read a comic book before but the story was very moving. My heart hurt when some of the characters went through tragedies. Overall, I’m not big on superheroes but the other characters are what made the story for me.
November 29, 2018
Re-read kvůli přednášce. Příběh dobrý, message trochu skřípala, postavy jsou zbytečně vyhrocený.
March 6, 2021
İdare eder.
March 21, 2021
Murdock is as annoying in the comic as he's in the TV series .
December 8, 2021
Otro buen cómic que, además de la intriga entre mafias, es una lucha moral
April 10, 2022
Wasn't a fan of this.
December 16, 2023
| 8/10 |
Took WAY too long to read this but it’s great.
Took WAY too long to read this but it’s great.
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