The Punisher War Zone

*The Punisher War Zone*
The Punisher War Zone
	Cover to the 1992 debut issue by John Romita Jr.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Schedule	Monthly
Format	vol. 1; Ongoing; vol. 2; Limited; vol. 3; Limited
Genre	Crime;
Publication date	vol. 1; March 1992 – July 1995; vol. 2; February – March 2009; vol. 3; December 2012 – April 2013
No. of issues	vol. 1; 41 plus 2 Annuals; vol. 2; 6; vol. 3; 5
Main character(s)	Punisher

The Punisher War Zone or Punisher War Zone is a comic book spin-off title featuring the Punisher, a fictional character published by Marvel Comics. The 2008 Marvel film, Punisher: War Zone was loosely based on the series.

Publication history

The first installment of the series ran for 41 issues^[1] and two 64-page annuals. Multiple writers contributed to this series during its three-year run from 1992 to 1995.^[2] The series served mainly as a vehicle for longtime Marvel artist John Romita Jr., who had returned to Marvel after a lengthy hiatus from drawing a monthly title. In 2009, Marvel published a 6-issue limited series under the same title. The storyline was called "The Resurrection of Ma Gnucci".

Volume 1

The first series was the third different Punisher title published and the second spin-off based on the character.

Volume 2

This series was written by long-time Punisher writer Garth Ennis and drawn by long-time Punisher artist Steve Dillon. The series is a follow-up to Ennis's other Marvel Knights Punisher series.

Volume 3

This series was written by Greg Rucka and is a follow-up of Rucka's previous Punisher series from 2011. It was written to complete the story which Rucka did not get to do in the main title due to its cancellation.

Collected editions

The Punisher: War Zone, Vol. 1 (collects The Punisher War Zone #1-6), September 2002, 978-0-7851-0923-5
The Punisher: Barbarian with a Gun (collects The Punisher War Zone #26-30), November 2008, 978-0-7851-3428-2
The Punisher: River of Blood (collects The Punisher War Zone #31-36), December 2005, 978-0-7851-1542-7
Punisher: War Zone - The Resurrection of Ma Gnucci (collects Punisher: War Zone vol. 2, #1-6), April 2009, 978-0-7851-3822-8 (HC), August 2009, 978-0-7851-3260-8 (TPB)
Punisher: Enter the War Zone (Collects Punisher: War Zone Vol. 3 #1-5), June 2013, 978-0785167426

References

^ Egan, James (2016). 1000 Facts about Superheroes Vol. 3. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781326619749.
^ Frye, Todd (2014-12-20). Marvelous Mythology: How the world's greatest superheroes were created. Todd Frye. ISBN 9780989135467.

External links

The Punisher War Zone (1992) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
Punisher: War Zone (2009) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
Punisher: War Zone (2012) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)

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[1] Egan, James (2016). 1000 Facts about Superheroes Vol. 3. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781326619749.

[2] Frye, Todd (2014-12-20). Marvelous Mythology: How the world's greatest superheroes were created. Todd Frye. ISBN 9780989135467.

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