Marvel Knights Punisher By Garth Ennis

Collecting Punisher (2001) #6-7 and #13-26, and material from Marvel Knights Double-Shot #1. Nobody writes the Punisher like Garth Ennis — and these brutal tales prove it! When ex-Marine Frank Castle saw his wife and children murdered by the mob, he began a war on crime! So why is he trying to rescue a Mafia don from angry guerrilla fighters in South Africa? And Frank faces off against Wolverine as the two compete to take down a bizarre underworld predator who’s cutting off crime at the knees! Plus: Belfast-born Ennis brings Frank face-to-face with terrorism in Northern Ireland. The Punisher investigates a drug ring — and the cops meant to be dismantling it. Frank helps a social worker who has discovered a dark secret beneath the streets and does a little dental work in a tale drawn by Joe Quesada!

Welcome back, Frank! The Punisher returns, more brutal than ever, courtesy of writer Garth Ennis - and his perfect artistic partner, Steve Dillon! The critically acclaimed creators that brought you Preacher restore one of Marvel's most popular characters to ultraviolent glory - as a one-man army locked, loaded and ready to take out anyone in his way. And Frank starts with Ma Gnucci and her entire crime family! Spacker Dave, Joan the Mouse and Mr. Bumpo all await in one of the most celebrated Punisher stories ever told! And Frank's war on crime continues as he targets disgraced General Kreigkopf, and has a very unique team-up with Spider-Man! Plus, in Ennis' very first Punisher story, watch as Frank Castle unleashes his fury on the entire Marvel Universe! COLLECTING: PUNISHER (2000) 1-12, PUNISHER (2001) 1-5, PUNISHER KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE

The bodies of drug dealers, murderers and the scum of the Earth litter the streets...the Punisher is back, courtesy of writer Garth Ennis! The critically acclaimed creator that brought you Preacher restores one of the most popular characters in the Marvel Universe to his former glory and ultra-violent roots. Stripped of sidekicks, spiritual directives and other excess baggage, the vengeance-crazed vigilante hits the mean streets of New York City with a renewed sense of purpose. Lawbreakers beware: Frank Castle is locked, loaded and waiting for you to slip up!

Collects Punisher (2001) #27-37 and Punisher War Zone (2008) #1-6. The Marvel Knights era of Punisher comes to an explosive close! First, guns meet blades as Frank faces perhaps the only person more deadly than he is: Elektra! Next, the Punisher heads to the Lone Star State for a high-noon showdown on the streets of Laredo! Then, when Daredevil, Spider-Man and Wolverine join forces to finally bring Frank’s killing spree to an end, can he make three of Marvel’s greatest heroes look like a confederacy of dunces? And how does the Hulk figure in to it all? Finally, Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s sequel to their classic “Welcome Back, Frank” sees the resurrection of Ma Gnucci turn the Punisher’s world into a war zone — which is just the way he likes it!

Collects Punisher (2000) #1-12. Frank Castle, the one-man army known as the Punisher, is forever redefined in the latest volume of our series of graphic novels handpicked by Marvel Editorial to showcase pivotal storylines written and drawn by some of Marvel’s most acclaimed creators! Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon made the Punisher a force to be reckoned with once again, delivering a wild ride of innovative chaos! But not everyone is happy about Frank’s return. Two unlucky cops have him, while the ruthless mobster Ma Gnucci and her gang will stop at nothing to see him dead! The Punisher must also contend with a colorful crew of nosy neighbors and the arrival of three copycats — the Holy, Elite and Mr. Payback — who want him to join their crime-cleansing force. Welcome back, Frank!

Nick Fury has a dangerous mission for the Punisher: break into a Siberian nuclear missile silo and steal a lethal retrovirus. But Castle's mission soon sets off a chain reaction that will bring him into conflict with a ruthless Russian General - and take the world to the brink of war. Then, mobster Nicky Cavella returns to plague the Punisher, but when his scheme unleashes a wave of violence that rocks New York to its core, other predators start to emerge from the darkness. COLLECTING: PUNISHER (2004) #13-30.

Frank Castle, the one-man army known as the Punisher, has dedicated his life to waging war against the criminal underworld. But that isn't the whole story. In the tradition of "Wolverine: Origin," witness the true birth of the Punisher years before, as Frank Castle the man enters his third tour of duty in Vietnam, but leaves as a force of nature.

When Frank Castle's family was gunned down by mobsters, he became the obsessed vigilante known as The Punisher. In this new volume, the acclaimed creative team of Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon, and Jimmy Palmiotti take the Punisher on a blood-soaked round-the-world cruise. From the heights of New York's Empire State Building - where an old enemy returns to battle both Castle and the Amazing Spider Man - to the criminal sanctuary called Grand Nixon Island, the Punisher cuts a swath of destruction throguh criminals and corrupt military men alike. Then it's back to Manhattan for the offbeat short story "Do Not Fall in New York City," and a haunting, wordless epilogue. It's a night with the Punisher that you'll never forget