Preacher: Gone To Texas - Garth Ennis

The Punisher Vol. 5: The Slavers - Garth Ennis

with any questions) Hi my name is PJ and I am a massive fan of the punisher. I own all of the MAX punisher series as I think Garth Ennis truly understands the character and sucks you into his world, but will you want to enter... read on... The punisher is the alter ego of Vietnam veteran Frank Castle, a beast of a man with combat training whose family were shot dead by mafioso hitmen during a shootout in a park. From that moment on Frank Castle chose to be The Punisher who punishes those who break the law, using his fists, his guns and every so often torture. This story is (as the majority of the other MAX issues are) a standalone story following Frank s attack on ...

The Punisher Vol. 5: The Slavers - Garth Ennis

*Spoiler free section* This is going to be a fairly gushing review, this is one of the best written graphic novels I have read and deals with subject matter I will admit I knew very little about, and almost wish I still didn't. Be warned, this is not your usual superhero adventure or even your usual Punisher MAX story. I found the violence in previous books brutal and sometimes shocking, but the criminals in this story, and the punishments meted out by the titular character are several notches above anything seen before. *Spoilers* A problem with the Punisher as a character is that no matter what situation he finds himself in, because his name is on the cover you know ...

The Punisher Vol. 3: Mother Russia - Garth Ennis

good, though it is clear by the end of the book that he truly does care for Gina. What is great about this story is that the writer, Ennis, is able to put the protagonist into a seemingly inescapable situation but manages to keep the story and ending, if not realistic, then plausible. However this is by no means a perfect piece of work. At points the art can be very dark and the writing a little hard to read, particularly if you like to read in the car like I do. The other problem is with the Punisher himself. Frank Castle is fascinating to watch in action but this is in spite of personality rather than due to it. As a result Ennis relies on some very well written ...