Punisher War Journal (2006 series)
| Punisher War Journal | |
|---|---|
Cover to issue # by Alex Maleev. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Publication date | 2006 |
| No. of issues | 26 + 1 annual |
| Main character(s) | Punisher |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Matt Fraction |
| Written by | Matt Fraction Rick Remender Simon Spurrier |
| Artist(s) | Mike Deodato Jr. Ariel Olivetti Howard V. Chaykin Cory Walker Scott Wegener Clint Langley (covers) |
| Penciller(s) | Mike Deodato Jr. Ariel Olivetti Howard V. Chaykin Cory Walker Scott Wegener Werther Dell'edera |
| Inker(s) | Mike Deodato Jr. Ariel Olivetti Howard V. Chaykin Cory Walker Scott Wegener |
| Letterer(s) | Joe Caramagna Rus Wooton |
| Colorist(s) | Rainier 'Rain' Beredo Dean V. White Jesus Aburto Shannon Blanchard Edgar Delgado - 'Pato' Ariel Olivetti Dave Stewart |
| Editor(s) | Axel Alonso Michael O'Connor Warren Simons Aubrey Sitterson John Denning Jennifer Grünwald Daniel Ketchum Cory Levine Alex Starbuck |
Punisher War Journal or The Punisher War Journal is an American comic book series published from 2006 to 2009 by Marvel Comics featuring the character Frank Castle, also known as the vigilante the Punisher. It is the second series under the title The Punisher War Journal. Unlike the main Punisher series (which was published under Marvel's MAX imprint and was set in a more realistic world) at the time of its publishing the events of this edition of War Journal take place in the main Marvel Universe, Earth-616. The series was mainly written by Matt Fraction and drawn by Howard Chaykin.
The series takes place over the late stages of the infamous Civil War storyline and its following arc The Death of Captain America, following Frank Castle and focuses on his relationship with Steve Rogers, (Captain America), whom he deeply admires despite their fundamental differences and his method of dealing with his death. Following Rogers's assassination at the hands of Crossbones and Dr. Faustus (through a hypnotized Sharon Carter), Castle decides to honor him by killing a white supremacist tarnishing his name using a modified version of Rogers' uniform, while Punisher dons a new uniform of his own with the same inspiration. The series spawned a spin-off named Punisher in 2009.