Schedule: | Monthly |
Format: | vol. 1 Ongoing vol. 2 Limited vol. 3 Limited |
Ongoing: | y |
Limited: | y |
Crime: | y |
Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
Date: | vol. 1 March 1992 – July 1995 vol. 2 February – March 2009 vol. 3 December 2012 – April 2013 |
Issues: | vol. 1 41 plus 2 Annuals vol. 2 6 vol. 3 5 |
Main Char Team: | Punisher |
Subcat: | Punisher |
Sort: | Punisher War Zone |
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, was loosely based on the series.
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".
See main article: The Punisher War Zone (1992 series). The first series was the third different Punisher title published and the second spin-off based on the character.
See main article: The Punisher: War Zone (2008 series). 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.
See main article: Punisher: War Zone (2012 series). 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.