Deadpool Vs Punisher TP

Deadpool vs. The Punisher #1-5

by Fred Van Lente, Pere Pérez (Illustrator)

It's the Merc with a Mouth vs. the One-Man Army! When a man known simply as the Bank hires Deadpool to kill Frank Castle, it should be a simple task for Wade Wilson to execute, right? Except taking out the Punisher is a lot harder than Deadpool could have anticipated--especially since he likes the Punisher. A straightforward job becomes a knock-down-drag-out fight as they trade shot for shot. But things get complicated when the mercenary and the merciless Castle wind up embroiled in a bigger, messier conflict with the Bank front and center. The bloody and brutal fight never ceases regardless of what side Wade and Frank are on, even when it's seemingly the same side--just because they have a common enemy doesn't make them partners in crime. To the victor belong the spoils, but is there a clear winner here? COLLECTING: Deadpool vs. The Punisher 1-5

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Marvel, Superheroes, Fiction, Graphic Novels Comics, Comic Book

116 pages, Unknown Binding

First published August 1, 2017

About the author

Fred Van Lente is the New York Times-bestselling author of comics as varied as Archer & Armstrong (Harvey Award nominee, Best Series), Taskmaster, MODOK's 11, Amazing Spider-Man, Conan the Avenger, Weird Detective, and Cowboys & Aliens (upon which the 2011 movie was based), as well as the novels Ten Dead Comedians and The Con Artist.

Van Lente also specializes in entertaining readers with offbeat histories with the help of his incredibly talented artists. He has written the multiple-award winning Action Philosophers!, The Comic Book History of Comics, Action Presidents! (all drawn by Ryan Dunlavey), and The Comic Book Story of Basketball with Joe Cooper (Ten Speed September 2020).

He lives in Brooklyn with his wife Crystal Skillman, and some mostly ungrateful cats.

Reviews

[Sam Quixote · Rating 3 out of 5]

Frank Castle follows the mob’s money to their head accountant, The Bank, and plans to deal organised crime a lethal blow by taking him out. The Bank also happens to be bros with Deadpool. Because see title of book. That’s right, it’s time for yet another “Deadpool Vs…” book and this time Marvel’s ever-popular chimichanga-chompin’ clown takes on ol’ grimpants skull-tee himself, The Punisher!

Aside from the odd clanger like Deadpool v Gambit, the Deadpool Vs series is mostly ok and Deadpool Vs The Punisher is no different. It’s obviously no masterwork – if anything you might lose brain cells! – but it’s a fairly entertaining romp with the occasional laugh.

The set-up is pure contrivance – Deadpool’s mates with Frank’s hit and has a close friendship with his family? Uh huh, sure he is - bet they’ve been friends a loooong time, even though this is the first time we’re seeing these characters! And Frank just happens to be targeting this crooked accountant? Ain’t that convenient?? The Bank and his family’s storyline wasn’t very interesting and the various wacky gunfights between Deadpool, Punisher, Taskmaster, Don of the Dead, etc. are as inconsequentially mundane as ever. The irony of “vs” books being that there’s never a clear-cut winner.

Still, Fred Van Lente sprinkles some amusing little moments throughout to save it from being completely boring. Like someone (usually Deadpool) getting shot in the head at the end of each issue a la killing Kenny at the end of each old South Park episode, or what happens to the hired goon “students” paying Taskmaster for work experience going up against the likes of Frank Castle. Deadpool taking the piss out of the infamous Martha scene from Batman v Superman was really funny and I enjoyed Deadpool turning to the reader at the end for a “what did we learn today?” after school special-type moment. Pere Perez’s art looked very sharp on every page.

Deadpool Vs The Punisher is fairly predictable and as a result isn’t the most memorable or compelling read but the writing and art is decent and there are a few chuckles along the way.

[Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

This wasn’t too bad at all; it had a nice balance of Deadpool wackiness and Punisher grittiness and a decent enough plot. The artwork was solid, too, with some great page designs. For a ‘currently-popular-characters-crossover’ type book, it was surprisingly entertaining.

[Chad · Rating 4 out of 5]

Surprisingly, very good. The Bank is the world's biggest money launderer for super-crime so when the Punisher finds out who he is, who goes after him like white on rice. But it turns out he has a family and Deadpool is a family friend. What follows is 5 issues of trying to chase down the bank codes while being chased by hitmen. I loved the structure of the framing sequence, it was quite inventive. Each issue ends with Deadpool getting shot in the head and then waking up in the next issue thinking he's partnered up with the Punisher. Van Lente's Punisher is a brutal, unrelenting thug reminiscent of Garth Ennis's. Deadpool cracks just enough jokes to make it fun. Pere Perez's art is quite good.

[Gianfranco Mancini · Rating 4 out of 5]

An hilarious an brutal blood-bath, so different from usual current Disney/Marvel comics for kids, some parts almost made me laugh to tears and I liked a lot Van Lente's depiction of Frank: a violent and brutal psychopath since before his family's death (he followed for good Ennis'one in The Punisher MAX: Born).
Sadly the whole storyline was far better than the ending where almost everything went downhill for me, otherwise this was going to be a full 5 stars review.

[L. McCoy · Rating 4 out of 5]

So I knew this would be good. My 2 favorite Marvel characters in one book!

What’s it about?
Punisher has a target, it turns out that said target is related to Deadpool. It however seems that they may or may not be on the same side. Will they fight or team up? Looks like a bit of both (makes more sense if you read it)!

Pros:
The story is interesting, funny, intense and well written.
The artwork is very good.
The characters are interesting. Then again, I just mentioned that the 2 main characters are my favorite Marvel characters so...
The action scenes are frequent, exciting and bloody so this book definitely gives readers what they want there! With these 2 characters you can expect a very exciting tale!
A pleasant surprise is how suspenseful this comic is.
This book, being a Deadpool comic, is very comedic. This comic pulls off dark humor, funny character interactions and movie references (my favorite being a subtle nod to Aliens in the first issue) very well.
The ending is good. Very funny.

Cons:
There’s one scene that I can’t get into detail about it because it would spoil the scene but there’s a joke that... it’s basically a common gun mistake that’s made in action movies. At first I would maybe let it slide except it happens multiple times with both characters, who use guns very frequently, how do they keep making the same unlikely mistake? One that makes almost no sense to anyone who knows how guns work.
A few scenes have things that seem like minor character inaccuracies. It’s just stuff that doesn’t seem true to the character.

Overall:
This comic is lots of fun and highly recommended for fans of Punisher and Deadpool. It isn’t quite a five star read but it’s great fun and in all honesty, fun is the main thing I look for in this kinda comic so I like it.

4/5

[Julio Bonilla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Of course! He who has no honor can feel no shame!

I liked the 2 movie references at the end. 😁 One of which was from Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice.

[Dimitris Papastergiou · Rating 4 out of 5]

FINALLY!

A FUN to read Deadpool mini series, after oh so many fucking boring as fucking fuck ones.

[Quentin Wallace · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Punisher and Deadpool are similar yet incredibly different. Deadpool is a mixture of the Punisher, Spiderman and Wolverine, and the Punisher is...the Punisher. I've never really liked the idea of putting too much humor in a Punisher story, but in this case it worked okay. The Taskmaster also shows up and there's plenty of violence and bullets. Over the top, but entertaining with nice art.

[Ant Tellez · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.3/5.0

The one-liners and brutality of this story are fun for any casual fan, but the plot of this story just fell a bit flat for my liking.

[Bobby · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was way more fun than it had any right to be.

[Dan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Better than most DP vs books but still just okay.

[Sandra (folded.between.pages.of.books) · Rating 2 out of 5]

2,5 stars
I kinda liked it, but it’s not my favourite Deadpool or Punisher story.
The art was very good, though!

[Ray Flores · Rating 4 out of 5]

I might not be very objective with this one because Deadpool and The Punisher are two of my favorite marvel characters so, with that being said, I really loved this comic! They’re so different from each other that’s refreshing to see these two clashing together, fighting against each other not only with guns but hand to hand combat.

I have a thing for beefy guys, so there’s that too, lol.

Anyway, I think the art was really, really good and though the story and the violence was all over the top, you can’t help but to laugh at their expense. On top of that, it was a gift from a dear friend, so this means a lot to me too.

Overall, this is a nice, entertaining story and I would totally recommend it!

[Julianne · Rating 4 out of 5]

The chaos of Deadpool and the Punisher together is unreal. Deadpool is such a nuisance to Frank and it was so funny to watch. Especially because 90% of the time Deadpool had no idea what was going on (thanks to Frank shooting him in the head and erasing his memory). Overall, I really enjoyed this comic. The art was amazing. I am hoping to read more about both Deadpool and the Punisher in other series.

[Joe Young · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fred Van Lente - writer
Pere Perez - artist

Great art + meh story = this. I'm excited to see Perez's work elsewhere, but sadly his art is wasted here. Don't bother unless you are a big Deadpool fan.

3/5

[Corban Ford · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was surprisingly very good. A nice mix solid artwork, a decent plot, some Deadpool craziness and some Punisher grittiness. Laughed at more than a bit of the humor, and enjoyed this as a nice quick read at only 122 pages.

[Peter · Rating 5 out of 5]

A funny, action packed story with everything you would expect from the punisher and deadpool.

[Villain E · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is actually Deadpool versus the Punisher. They're fighting each other through the whole book.

A guy named The Bank is the accountant for supervillains, the underworld, and a certain Merc with a Mouth. The Punisher comes after the Bank and Deadpool protects the Bank and his family. Things escalate from there.

Violent. Questionable morality. Oh, and Taskmaster.

[Jaymin Ewens · Rating 4 out of 5]

Deadpool will always be my favorite.

[Nicole Westen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't realize I could actually feel genuinely sorry for Deadpool. I mean, I've felt a little sorry for him before, but 90% it is kinda his fault.

[Amy Braun · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was perfect. Everything I wanted, expected, and more. It was pure, simple, brutal, FUN. And it was freaking HILARIOUS. Honestly, I can't remember the last time a book made me laugh as hard as this one. And it wasn't just Deadpool's jokes cracking me up––The Punisher had some excellent quips as well! The story was well-written, exciting, and even added some cameos by villains into the mix. The ending kind of made me with for more, but honestly, I had so much fun reading this that I don't have any real complaints. If you love Deadpool, Punisher, over-the-top-hilarity, or are just looking for something fun to read for about an hour, this is the book you need. Totally worth the money and the time.

[Aarthika · Rating 2 out of 5]

the art was gooood.

[Phil · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a ton of fun to read. Admittedly, I enjoy Van Lente's writing a lot and in the right context both of these characters can be ridiculous. For me, the combination worked. The circumstances that set the characters against each other, and eventually on the same side, aren't the greatest, but that's okay. There are equal parts humor and grittiness that showcase both of the characters. Throw some solid artwork into the mix and this seemingly throw-away title becomes something truly enjoyable. Is it the best thing ever written? Heck no, but that isn't the point.

[Christopher · Rating 3 out of 5]

Deadpool vs. The Punisher is a collection of five comic book issues that are gathered together as a graphic novel. The story is written by Fred Van Lente and features art by Pere Pérez and coloring by Ruth Redmond. As the title suggests, it follows Deadpool (Wade Wilson) and The Punisher (Frank Castle) squaring off against each other due to their missions coming into conflict with each other. The graphic novel's art and coloring are competent, and the graphic novel is very cinematic, especially since, early on, the perspective keeps shifting between Wade and Frank, an aspect that I really like. I also really like how Deadpool doesn't really break the fourth wall in this story, as I have mixed feelings when he does do that; it's usually pretty funny but also can take you out of the story and make it difficult to suspend disbelief. After all, how can a character actually be a character if he knows that he is a character? (As I said, though, he doesn't really do that in this story, which I really appreciate.) I also like that Deadpool is a bit more serious in this story than he usually is. Sure, he is still funny and is still definitely the merc with a mouth, but he also tends to take things pretty seriously in this graphic novel and even acknowledges that it was a bad day that made him the killer that he is today (which reminded me a lot of Alan Moore's Batman: The Killing Joke). There are two aspects of this graphic novel that I really do not like, however, and they are, in fact, egregious enough to cause me to knock two stars off my rating. The first is that at the end of the fourth issue, there is a huge cliffhanger that left me scratching my head wondering how the hell it was going to be resolved. (Those are the best kinds of cliffhangers - the kinds that seem to have no possible resolution.) The fifth issue quickly ties the cliffhanger up, however, in a neat and tidy fashion that, to me, seems way too convenient and even illogical. (It makes absolutely no sense to me.) I also don't much care for something that Frank says in the fifth and final issue. He and Wade are having a verbal disagreement about what caused them to be the killers that they are today (a conversation that I briefly mentioned earlier in a different context), and Frank more or less says that he is grateful for what happened to his family because it freed him, made it so that he no longer needs to try to hide who he truly is. This seems a bit strange and potentially out of character to me. I do understand that, as is the case with most (or at least many) comic book characters, there are many different versions and interpretations of The Punisher out there and that a writer does (and honestly should) usually have creative license to interpret the character whom they are writing as they wish, but that still seems really strange for Frank Castle to say. In the Netflix television series The Punisher, Jon Bernthal's Frank says something somewhat similar; he says that his family's murder didn't make him who he is, that he had always been who he is and that his wife (Maria) loved him anyway even knowing that. With that being said, however, in Deadpool vs. The Punisher, Frank, as I said, basically says that his family's death freed him, implying that he's grateful that it happened, and that is what bothers me. I am not comfortable with a Punisher who would feel that way regardless of the interpretation. Frank here comes across as more of a villain than he does an antihero, but I think that Van Lente is likely trying to emphasize the similarities between Wade and Frank. All in all, however, despite the big bones that I had to pick with it, I enjoyed reading Deadpool vs. The Punisher, especially with it being a crossover between two of my favorite comic book characters.

[JM S · Rating 4 out of 5]

Deadpool Vs. The Punisher Review:

Deadpool is *sigh* once again a Deadpool Vs. mini series. It seems to me that they do this every year and it is getting a bit tiresome imo. But this time however, Deadpool faces off with the Punisher himself. This one is easily my fave among the rest of the other Deadpool Vs. books.

It is the one I enjoyed the most and really the one that I've been waiting for. The artwork is a bit on the weaker side compared to the other ones, but it still a really good one. The story while very predictable from start to finish is quite entertaining. There are some really funny dialogues here as well.

The action though is what sold me here, because the fight didn't really disappoint me imo. There are also some other characters appearing and it was also pretty fun. The interaction between Deadpool and The Punisher is great. There is also a kid in the story and his relation with DP was also nice.

Tbh, this is perfect match to do a Deadpool vs mini series. I had a blast reading it and like I said, while the story is a bit weak and predictable. It was still really entertaining for me imo. The action amd the fight between Deadpool and Punisher was amazing. This is actually my fave one among the rest.

8/10

Next: Deadpool Vs. Old Man Logan

[Guilherme Smee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Não me perguntem a razão de eu ter comprado este encadernado. Eu não sou fã do Justiceiro e acho que o Deadpool tem sido muito mal explorado principalmente nesses especiais versus caça-niqueis dele. Eu nem olhei a equipe criativa. (Acho que fui é fisgado pela capa). Depois é que fui ver que era escrito pelo Fred Van Lente, um cara que costumo curtir bastante o trabalho. Então, meus amiguinhos, meus cumpádis, eu tenho que dizer que acabei gostando muito desta edição. Ela é muito bem construída e tem uma narrativa muito bem executada por Pére Pérez. Frank Castle e Wade Wilson estão numa batalha entre si e ao mesmo tempo trabalhando conjuntamente para salvar a mulher e o filho de um agiota e contador dos criminosos. Este homem, chamado Senhor Banks, precisa esconder seus segredos sobre as fortunas dos maiores fora-da-lei do mundo e que ele é o responsável pela administração das finanças. Mas o problema é que os segredos do Senhor Banks estão de posse de sua mulher e filho. Então Deadpool e Justiceiro sairão em combate e em uma aventura pelo mundo para que esta família não seja dilacerada pelo Treinador! Um surpreendentemente bom quadrinho!

[Alex E · Rating 3 out of 5]

This seems like a battle that would be bloody and merciless, which it totally is, but also has a ton of humor in it.

Fred Van Lente found a really funny and interesting way of dealing with this matchup, as - let's face it, Deadpool would wipe the floor with Frank eventually. I'm sure Frank would take the first few rounds, but Deadpool doesn't stop. If he has a target in mind, it's pretty hard to stop him. But there is the rub - "in mind". Frank realizes this as well, and we have this great "team up" book that is really a "vs" book. Really clever writing by Van Lente.

I also really liked the art by Pere Perez, who does a great job of not only illustrating some great action sequences, but also the quieter moments of just the characters talking. His style was realistic enough to give the book a serious tone, but cartoony enough to handle the more silly aspects. Mostly dealing with Deadpool of course.

Overall a fun read. Recommended for fans of these two characters.

[Harley · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Punisher is no match for Deadpool.

Pros
Loved the concept of two great killiers my man Punisher as expected won compared to Deadpool losing 3 out of 5.
Violence was great, as expected
Deadpool wasen't as crazy as the other comic i read of him, which was good i mean i hated Deadpool making song references which made no sense what so ever. But i kinda like him now kinda.
Good story, one that was the same the whole book through.
funny and great team ups.
Cons
Saying Deadpool won at chapter 3 when, the punisher was alive, yay the craters got that wrong Deadpool died and they said he won wtf.
In Conclusion.

Overall i loved this 5/5 is great i mean it had everything, even Skeletor from He-Man. Great book for anyone who enjoys Deadpool getting his ass wiped by the Punisher will enjoy or just Punisher fans in general.

[Angel Guerrero · Rating 4 out of 5]

Disfruté mucho este encuentro, tanta guerra, violencia, diversión, Punisher y Deadpool son tan distantes como parecidos que me parece extraño que este team up haya ocurrido pocas veces en el pasado.

Me gustó mucho su dibujo, es muy detallado y casi táctico, la historia es muy buena, esperaba algo más genérico de team ups y esto a pesar de contar con muchos clichés se mete en la vida personal de Wade y conecta profundamente el problema con ambos antihéroes.

Tiene buenos giros, buenísimos combates y momentos muy hilarantes que te tienen preocupado genuinamente por la integridad de sus personajes, creo que hace uso de chistes recurrentes que los vuelven muy cansados rápidos pero en general es un gran team up seas o no fanático de los personajes.

[Izzah Zulaikha · Rating 5 out of 5]

My first ever Marvel Comic. Needless to say, after watching Ryan Reynolds’ potrayal of Deadpool, i fell in love. With both. Ryan and Deadpool. So when this comic was on sale ofcourse i picked it up. And i. Am. Hooked.

I watched Daredevil tv series so i knew a bit of The Punisher, neither character are new to me. But i never would’ve thought the chemistry they’d make! The storyline was good, i like it along with the banter between Deadpool and Punisher. Will definitely he reading more Deadpool comics!