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JohnnyBgood
05-23-2005, 01:20 PM
Anyone here reading this monthy series by Max? Its grusomely nice, its written by Garth Ennis(the author behind the wickedly grim Preacher) and it showcases the punisher as the most realistic and unforgiving vigilant depicted since; righting the wrongs in the most extreme ways imaginable. Its nothing entirely new though, but its certainly entertaining. Currently its in a 6 part series titled "Up is down and Black is white", which is in its third issue.

The one before that had a pretty good back story on Nick Cavella, a returning villian from the first arc of the run, "In the Beginning". Normally a issue that doesn't even feature the main character wouldn't rank as one of my favorites, but this one is problably my favorite issue so far.

Another good arc, problably the best in the series so far, was "Mother Russia". What Ennis is insinuating here about America is problably the most controversial thing he's done on the series, especially in light of the post 911 world we now live in, its problably his most daring...problably suffered heaps of hate mail as a result, I would imagine.

Dwight
06-08-2005, 10:04 PM
I got Volume 1 and 2, excellent novels... Is Volume 3 out?

Dwight
06-08-2005, 10:06 PM
I have this - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0785113916/qid=1118286311/sr=8-3/ref=pd_csp_3/104-7177230-9386357?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

And this - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0785115390/qid=1118286311/sr=8-2/ref=pd_csp_2/104-7177230-9386357?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

And I see that Mother Russia is out, 10 dollars on Amazon.....

Have to dig up some money to buy them.

tedward
07-06-2005, 04:00 AM
I havent read any punisher stuff before, what would you recomend as a first purchase?

I was thinking of getting "Punisher MAX Vol. 1: In the Beginning" The first link above. Mother Russia sounds cool.

DieselPower
07-06-2005, 12:48 PM
The MAX series have really lifted the Punisher comics to a better stance. I'd say Mother Russia is one of the best one in the MAX series. And you should check them all out, the art alone is worth it!

I just bought the "Up is down and Black is white" vol 1, 2 and 3. Lookin forward to readin 'em :D

DieselPower
07-08-2005, 12:12 AM
I also got the 4th volume to the Up is down and Black is white...The story has a great build up to it...but its slow. The real Punisher violence will start in the 5th and 6th volume. There's something some nut this in this series that hit the Punisher hard...prolly the craziest thing anyone could do...prolly wanted a death sentence.

The nut un-graved Punisher's wife and kids skeleton and pissed on it...how dumb could someone get! Like I said...great build up.