The Punisher: Suicide Run

The Punisher (1987) #85-88

by Steven Grant, Chuck Dixon, Larry Hama

Collects Punisher (1987) #85-88, Punisher War Journal (1987) #61-64, Punisher War Zone (1992) #23-25. Frank Castle stars in an explosive epic so big it took three titles to contain it! When the Punisher undertakes his most extravagant hit of all - collapsing an entire skyscraper on a group of crime bosses - he ends up presumed dead himself! A vigilante vacuum is created on the streets, and a number of psychopathic killers lay claim to the Punisher's crown - and iconic chest symbol! Take your pick from the skull-masked Hitman, jaded cop Lynn Michaels, postal worker Desmond Kline, media-savvy author Dean Swaybrick or British Frank-ophile Outlaw! Bullets fly as the pretenders take on criminals and each other, learning the hard way that to step into Castle's shoes is virtual suicide... But in all the chaos, will the one true Punisher make his return?

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Graphic Novels

344 pages, Paperback

First published August 16, 2017

About the author

Steven Grant is an American comic book writer best known for his 1985–1986 Marvel Comics mini-series The Punisher with artist Mike Zeck and for his creator-owned character Whisper.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_...

Reviews

[Connor Nutton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okay, I liked this book's premise, and its opening chapter delivers what I came for. And then the book really, really drops the ball, which I blame on two things: that this was written pre Ennis, and that it had to bring in a tonne of...bullhonkey. I guess this books issues come from it being written in the eighties when punisher comics had to be restrained. Even the artwork is only sort of middling for the period in which it was written. Everyone of the characters who get roped in as punisher wannabes is weak. The anti-vigilante squad who look like starship troopers is laughable and boring . I do dig the final "get frank" road trip gang War. Overall I'm not sad I read the book, but I regret the price I paid. It has a great setup, but it suffers from being a child of the eighties, because it has not aged well.

[Rodrigo Tello · Rating 3 out of 5]

Macrosaga a la moda de los 90 en los que el personaje principal era reemplazado por uno o varios vigilantes, como ya se vio en Knightfall o la Muerte de Superman. Me entretuvo bastante y creo que funciona sólo por tener a Chuck Dixon como el principal guionista cohesivo de los 10 números, el resto de guionistas y dibujantes cumplen con lo justo. Hay que agradecer a Dixon haber hecho tanto por Punisher

[Bobby · Rating 2 out of 5]

A rambling mess, with big, dumb, art. The worst of the early 90s. Punisher was still years away from getting creators who understood that Frank isn't some B-movie knockoff character.

[alejandro galvez · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was ok.

It was an ok story. Not the best. Not the worst. Middle of the pack story that I was glad I got on sale.

[Dony Grayman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Crossover entre distintas series de Punisher, ya que recopila Punisher (1987) #85-88, Punisher War Journal (1987) #61-64 y Punisher War Zone (1992) #23-25. Desconozco si se editó en castellano.