Punisher
The Punisher is a fictional antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Gerry Conway and artist John Romita, Sr., with publisher Stan Lee providing the name. The Punisher made his first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #129 (cover-dated Feb. 1974).
The Punisher is a vigilante who employs murder, kidnapping, extortion, coercion, threats of violence, and torture in his war on crime. Driven by the deaths of his wife and two children, who were killed by the mob during a shootout in New York City's Central Park, the Punisher wages a one-man war on the mob and all criminals in general by using all manner of conventional war weaponry. His family's killers were the first to be slain. A war veteran of the U.S. military, Frank Castle is a master of martial arts, stealth tactics, guerrilla warfare, and a wide variety of weapons.
The Punisher's brutal nature and willingness to kill made him a novel character in mainstream American comic books in 1974. By the late 1980s, he was part of a wave of psychologically troubled antiheroes and at the height of his popularity, was featured in three monthly publications, including The Punisher War Journal, The Punisher War Zone, and The Punisher Armory. Despite his violent actions and dark nature, the Punisher has enjoyed some mainstream success on television, making guest appearances on Spider-Man: The Animated Series and The Super Hero Squad Show, where the depiction of his violent behavior was toned down for family viewers. In feature films, Dolph Lundgren portrayed the Punisher in 1989, as did Thomas Jane in 2004, and Ray Stevenson in 2008. Jon Bernthal will portray the character in the second season of Marvel's Daredevil, set to premiere in 2016.
Punisher (disambiguation)
The Punisher is a Marvel comic book character.
Punisher or The Punisher may also refer to:
Marvel Comics "The Punisher" franchise
The Punisher (2000 series)
The Punisher (also known as The Punisher: Welcome Back, Frank) is a twelve-issue comic book limited series written by Garth Ennis with art by Steve Dillon and published under the Marvel Knights imprint of Marvel Comics. The series features the vigilante anti-hero the Punisher and ran from April 2000 to March 2001.
Publication history
The story continued in Ennis' The Punisher vol. 5 ongoing series.
Plot
Frank, still depicted as a Vietnam War veteran, reestablishes himself in New York City by taking on the Gnucci crime syndicate. Detective Soap is assigned to "catch" the Punisher; it is purely a P.R. move as the police do not really want Frank caught as they secretly condone his actions. Frank turns the hapless Soap to his side, getting him to pass information on local crime syndicates.
Against his will, Frank gains three loyal friends in his neighbors, Joan the Mouse, Mr. Bumpo, and Spacker Dave. All end up helping him in his crusade against the Gnuccis. Some of this is self-defense as the Gnuccis learn where Frank lives and stage an attack. Spacker himself suffers torture at the hands of the Gnuccis, his piercings ripped out in a fruitless attempt to gain intelligence on Frank.
The Punisher (2011 series)
The Punisher is a Marvel comic book series featuring the character Frank Castle, also known as the Punisher. This volume of Punisher continues the tradition of Matt Fraction's War Journal series and Rick Remender's previous Punisher series and places the character firmly in the ongoing Marvel Universe inhabited by superheroes such as the Avengers and Spider-Man.
Although the series' first issue was released at the time of the Fear Itself event, Rucka stated his intent to focus the series solely on the Punisher's exploits without having larger Marvel U events interfere with the flow of the series, although because the series takes place within the shared universe, it allows him to interact with the super heroes and villains that inhabit it.
Story
The series, although being a self-titled Punisher ongoing, does not have many internal monologues, nor does Castle speak often throughout the series. It's instead focused on the impact that the Punisher's actions have on those around him, and the repercussions those actions create for other characters involved in the story. In the first arc, Castle is committed to taking down a criminal organization known as "The Exchange," and is later joined by a former Marine whose husband was murdered on the couple's wedding day.
Punisher video games
The Marvel Comics' anti-hero Punisher has made several appearances on numerous electronic and gaming platforms.
1990 (console)
A Punisher game for the Nintendo Entertainment System was produced by LJN Toys in 1990. The player controls the Punisher character from an over-the-shoulder perspective through various New York City locations, shooting thugs and battling supervillains as bosses (the final boss was the Kingpin).
The game was also ported to the Game Boy in 1991. It plays in a manner similar to Operation Wolf and features a cameo appearance by Spider-Man. The Kingpin was the final boss in all versions except for Game Boy, which used Jigsaw.
1990 (computer)
Also in 1990, MicroProse produced a Punisher computer game for DOS and Amiga. It features three different modes of gameplay: driving the Punisher's "Battle Van", walking through NYC's streets and select buildings, and scuba diving.
1993
A coin-operated arcade game titled The Punisher was released in 1993 by Capcom. The game is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up in the vein of Capcom's Final Fight, where the player can control the Punisher or Nick Fury on their quest to kill The Kingpin, and would engage on various foes in a hand-to-hand combat, occasionally drawing firearms in lieu of melee combat. A single home version was released for the Mega Drive/Sega Genesis in 1994.
Punisher (1995 series)
Punisher (1995 series) is the third eponymous comic book series starring the fictional Marvel Comics vigilante the Punisher. The series begins with Frank Castle on death row for the murder of Nick Fury, with the mafia staging Castle's electrocution in order to recruit him into their rankings, which he eventually accepts.
Throughout the series, he is later betrayed by the mob boss, and survived numerous attempts on his life. He is also recruited by SHIELD to provide protection to a pastor who preaches equality for both humans and mutants alike. The series concludes with Castle, now suffering from amnesia, living in an abandoned Catholic Church. He does remember bits of his violent life, and seems to believe he has a mission.
Publication history
This series followed The Punisher (1985 limited series) and The Punisher (1987 ongoing series), just without the "The" of the previous two. It is the fourth ongoing series to feature the Punisher after the 1987 series, The Punisher War Journal (1988–1995), and The Punisher War Zone (1992–1995). The series was published by the Marvel Comics imprint Marvel Edge and ran for 18 issues from November 1995 to April 1997, all written by John Ostrander.
Punisher
ALBUMS
- Tunnel Trance Force, Volume 35 released: 2005
- The World of Scott Brown released: 2000
- Comin' From tha D (Installment 3.0) released: 1999
- Isometric released: 1997
- Funkmaster Flex Presents: The Mix Tape, Volume 1: 60 Minutes of Funk released: 1995
- Comin From Tha D: Ghettotech released:
Tunnel Trance Force, Volume 35
Released 2005- Hello! (Good to Be Back) (club mix)
- Neptuna
- Love Message (Tune Up! vs. DJ Manian remix) (feat. Trixi Delgado)
- Love U More (Public Domain's Stadium mix)
- Das Boot (extended mix)
- Energizer Reworked (DJ Dean & Danny K. remix)
- The Megara 2005 (club mix)
- Fight Hard (club mix)
- Fourth Joyride (Buckle Up)
- Love or Die (DJ Shog remix)
- Outbreak
- Intense (Morning Dew edit)
- 12 Inch (Rocco vs. Bass-T remix)
- One More (club mix)
- The Sun's Meridian
- Storm (original mix)
- Without You (original mix)
- Jam Rocker
- Dancing Devil (extended club mix)
- Hurricane (original club mix)
The World of Scott Brown
Released 2000- Basic Nature
- Hallelujah (Exclusive Hardcore 2000 mix)
- Power of Love (Scott Brown 98 remix)
- Yeah Oh Yeah
- Falling to the Earth
- Vitality
- Elysium
- Do It Hard
- Every Time I Close My Eyes
- Lost Generation (Scott Brown remix)
- Pilgrim
- Turn It Out
- I Don't Need Nobody
- Check It Out Now
- Brain Basher
- Falling to the Earth (Exclusive Hardcore 2000 mix)
- Crushed Testes
- You Are Hardcore
- Back Tracker
- Pilgrim (Exclusive Hardcore 2000 mix)
- Liberation
- Rubbernut
Funkmaster Flex Presents: The Mix Tape, Volume 1: 60 Minutes of Funk
Released 1995- Everyday & Everynight
- Get Up
- Freestyle
- Zulu War Chant
- Loud Hangover
- 20 Minute Workout
- Award Tour
- Freestyle
- Shook Ones, Part II (a cappella) / Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing Ta F'Wit
- Incarcerated Scarfaces
- Freestyle
- 20 Minute Workout, Part 2
- I-Ight
- Freestyle
- Let's Be Specific
- Hey Girlfriend Promo
- 900 Number
- All for One
- Party Groove
- Freestyle
- Give Up the Goods (Just Step)
- Puff Daddy Promo
- Freestyle
- Freestyle
- 20 Minute Workout, Part 3
- Puerto Rico
- Freestyle
- Peter Piper
- Eric B. Is President
- Make the Music With Your Mouth
- Nobody Beats the Biz
- I Got It Made
- Rock the Bells
- Droppin' Science
- Freestyle
- KRS-One Speech
- Flex Outro
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ALBUMS
- One Riddim Collection, Volume 1: Agua Riddim released: 2008
Hip Hop
Hip hop, a way of life
Chosen by the ghetto youth out of necessity
It involves graffiti, deejaying, breakdancing and emceeing
Which all rely on raw, artistic skill
You know, they used to tell me that this music would never last
Now look at it now, it influences all music here today
So either you respect it we gon' take it back
Hip hop, the voice of the street, the voice of the youth
The voice that you hear, the voice that only we produce
The way that we salute that makes the wildest niggas start to shoot
The voice that recoupes only 12% of the loot
The voice of the groups, like OutKast, LOX and The Roots
The voice of the truth, that no society can ever mute
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The God-given rights, they had no choice but to fight
The voice of the black, latino and the white
The voice of the club that makes the freaks come out at night
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The voice of the crooks at gambling spot with hot dice
The voice of the church, mosque, synagogue and temple
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The voice that says "rap!" when I hear a instrumental
The voice that don't stop and it's just that simple
The voice that don't stop and it's just that simple
The voice that don't, d-d-don't, d-don't...
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From the bottom straight to the tip top
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So if you with the LC, nigga, lick shot
If you live that life they call hip hop
Worldwide everyday tic-toc
This life is like nothin to play with, ock
That's why when I say "shit" you say "shit hot"
That's why when I say "shit" you say "shit hot"
That's why when I say "shit" you say "shit hot"
That's why when I say "shit" you say "shit hot"
That's why when I say "shit" -
(*excerpt from the movie _Wildstyle_*)
[ Double Trouble ]
Cause here's a little story that must be told
About two cool brothers that were put on hold
Tried to hold us back from fortune and fame
They destroyed the crew and they killed our name
They tried to step on the ego and walk on the pride
But true blue brothers stand side by side
Through thick and thin, from beginning to end