Marvel Comics’ Punisher offers a new look at Frank Castle
By Mark Lynch
Jason Aaron’s run of The Punisher in Marvel Comics gave fans a different kind of Punisher and it won’t be forgotten.
When Marvel announced that Jason Aaron would be writing a Punisher maxi-series, this writer was excited. Jason Aaron is a phenomenal writer who’s given fans Thor: God of Thunder: The God Butcher, an epic run of Wolverine comic books, and he just wrapped up a five year run of Avengers.
It should also be mentioned that Aaron previously worked on Punisher MAX. His series helped conclude Garth Ennis’ classic sixty issue run. This is why Aaron writing a story starring Frank Castle was a no-brainer. However, no one could have expected what Jason Aaron would do in this maxi-series.
***WARNING! SPOILER FOR JASON AARON’S PUNISHER RUN!!!***
During this 12-issue run, Frank Castle joined The Hand, gained supernatural powers, and his wife Maria was resurrected. All of this concluded after Maria attempted to kill him. She hated how he used their family’s death to fuel his war. Frank didn’t understand until she took half of his worth and started a charity in their children’s names. She told him that’s the right way to honor their son and daughter. After that, Frank used the last of his powers to disappear. He’s later seen in Weirdworld keeping kids safe.
12 issues and Jason Aaron created something different. He created a series about a nearly fifty year-old man and changed him from top to bottom. This is something that should be praised.