Genre Superhero | Schedule Monthly | |
Format vol. 1Ongoingvol. 2Limitedvol. 3Limited Publication date vol. 1March 1992 – July 1995vol. 2February – March 2009vol. 3December 2012 – April 2013 Number of issues vol. 141 plus 2 Annualsvol. 26vol. 35 | ||
The Punisher War Zone is a comic book spin-off title featuring the Punisher, a fictional character published by Marvel Comics.
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Publication history
The first installment of the series ran for 41 issues with two 64-page annuals. Multiple writers contributed to this series during its three-year run from 1992 to 1995. 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.
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 form 2011. It was written to complete the story which Rucka did not get to do in the main title.