The Realm Of The Punisher

In June 2016, Rodrigo Duterte won the Philippine presidential election by a landslide. Infamous for his bombastic temper and un-PC wisecracks, he is waging a brutal drug war that has killed more than 12,000 people so far. Over the last nine years, British writer Tom Sykes has travelled extensively in the Philippines in order to understand the Duterte phenomenon, interviewing friends and enemies of 'The Punisher' - as he is known - in politics, the media, the arts and civil society. Sykes witnesses anti-government demonstrations in the capital Manila and visits the provincial city of Davao, where Duterte began his crusade against crime using police and vigilante death squads. By delving into Duterte's troubled childhood of violent rebellion, Sykes discovers what motivates the man today in his pursuit of a merciless 'war on the poor' - as Amnesty has described it - that has no end in sight. The Realm of the Punisher also examines oppressed and marginalized groups in the modern Philippines through encounters with a transgender rights campaigner, an 86-year-old former sex slave to the Japanese in the Second World War, a public artist who must work while under attack from Maoist rebels, and slum-dwellers resisting violent eviction by a real estate company. The past is never far away from these present-day problems and Sykes' travels to festivals, cemeteries, war memorials and a tomb housing an embalmed corpse reveal the ways in which key figures in Philippine history - from José Rizal to Ferdinand Marcos - have influenced current affairs. Funny, tragic, enlightening and uncompromising - and infused with the author's strong sense of social justice - The Realm of the Punisher is the first major travel book by a Westerner to explore Duterte's Philippines.

In June 2016, Rodrigo Duterte won the Philippine presidential election by a landslide. Infamous for his bombastic temper and un-PC wisecracks, he is waging a brutal drug war that has killed more than 12,000 people so far. Over the last nine years, British writer Tom Sykes has travelled extensively in the Philippines in order to understand the Duterte phenomenon, interviewing friends and enemies of 'The Punisher' - as he is known - in politics, the media, the arts and civil society. Sykes witnesses anti-government demonstrations in the capital Manila and visits the provincial city of Davao, where Duterte began his crusade against crime using police and vigilante death squads. By delving into Duterte's troubled childhood of violent rebellion, Sykes discovers what motivates the man today in his pursuit of a merciless 'war on the poor' - as Amnesty has described it - that has no end in sight. The Realm of the Punisher also examines oppressed and marginalized groups in the modern Philippines through encounters with a transgender rights campaigner, an 86-year-old former sex slave to the Japanese in the Second World War, a public artist who must work while under attack from Maoist rebels, and slum-dwellers resisting violent eviction by a real estate company. The past is never far away from these present-day problems and Sykes' travels to festivals, cemeteries, war memorials and a tomb housing an embalmed corpse reveal the ways in which key figures in Philippine history - from José Rizal to Ferdinand Marcos - have influenced current affairs. Funny, tragic, enlightening and uncompromising - and infused with the author's strong sense of social justice - The Realm of the Punisher is the first major travel book by a Westerner to explore Duterte's Philippines.

Collects War of the Realms Strikeforce: The Land of the Giants, The Dark Elf Realm and The War Avengers. Earth's heroes undertake a multi-pronged mission to win the War of the Realms! With Thor trapped in Jotunheim, Captain America takes up the God of Thunder's ax, Jarnbjorn, and leads a team including Spider-Man, Wolverine, Luke Cage and Iron Fist into the land of ice and snow in search of their fellow Avenger! Meanwhile, All-Mother Freyja leads the charge to shut down Malekith's Black Bifrost - and Hulk, Blade, Ghost Rider and Punisher follow her straight into the Dark Elf's home territory! And it's up to Captain Marvel and her War Avengers - Weapon H, Captain Britain, Venom, Deadpool, Winter Soldier and Black Widow - to reclaim the Earth! But Malekith's army is vast, and Carol is fighting a losing battle!

Collects War of the Realms: The Punisher #1-3 and material from War of the Realms: War Scrolls #3. Frank Castle: Avenger of Midgard! The War of the Realms has brought monsters and mayhem to the streets of New York City, but New York has a homegrown nightmare all its own: the Punisher! And he'll be damned to Hel if he's going to let a bunch of tin-pot tyrants from the Ten Realms terrorize his town. But given that he's just one man against an army of elves, giants, creatures and more, Hel might soon have him despite his best efforts! Swords and steel meet bullets, bombs, grit and guts as Marvel's one-man army joins the War of Realms! Expect all-out war. Expect punishment! Plus: Bonus war stories starring She-Hulk and Doctor Doom!

Frank Castle: Avenger of Midgard! The War of the Realms has brought monsters and mayhem to the streets of New York City, but New York has a homegrown nightmare all its own - the Punisher! And he'll be damned to Hel if he's going to let a bunch of Ten Realms tin-pot tyrants terrorize his town. But given that he's just one man against an army of elves, giants, creatures and more, Hel might soon have him despite his best efforts! The War of Realms is about to meet Marvel's one-man army. Swords and steel will meet bullets, bombs, grit and guts. Expect all-out war. Expect punishment! COLLECTING: WAR OF THE REALMS: THE PUNISHER 1-3, WAR SCROLLS 3 (B AND C STORIES), MATERIAL FROM WAR OF THE REALMS: OMEGA (2019) 1 (PUNISHER KILL KREW STORY)

The Ten Realms have all fallen to Malekith and his army -- except one. Now, at last, Midgard burns! All hell breaks loose as Malekith and his allies begin their assault on Earth -- and with Thor trapped in the land of the Frost Giants, Earth's forces are overwhelmed! What can possibly stop the diabolical Dark Elf and his army? Spider-Man, Captain America, the Punisher, Ghost Rider, Blade, Hulk and more join the fray as Jason Aaron's epic THOR saga reaches a crescendo that explodes across the Marvel Universe! Collecting WAR OF THE REALMS #1-6; WAR OF THE REALMS OMEGA; WAR OF THE REALMS: WAR SCROLLS #1-3; WAR OF THE REALMS STRIKEFORCE: THE LAND OF THE GIANTS, THE DARK ELF REALM and THE WAR AVENGERS; GIANT-MAN #1-3; WAR OF THE REALMS: JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #1-5; SPIDER-MAN & THE LEAGUE OF REALMS #1-3; WAR OF THE REALMS: PUNISHER #1-3; WAR OF THE REALMS: UNCANNY X-MEN #1-3; WAR OF THE REALMS: NEW AGENTS OF ATLAS #1-4; ASGARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #8-10; TONY STARK: IRON MAN #12-13; VENOM (2018) #13-15; THOR (2018) #8-16; AVENGERS (2018) #18-20; CAPTAIN MARVEL (2019) #6-7; CHAMPIONS (2019) #5-6; DEADPOOL (2018) #13-14; FANTASTIC FOUR (2018) #10; MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR + SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN (2019) #7-8 and UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL (2015B) #43-46.

The battle for the soul of Hell's Kitchen! It's wall-to-wall David Lapham (Stray Bullets) as the Eisner Award winner writes and illustrates two of Marvel's biggest icons! Daredevil and the Punisher clash as half the East Coast's underworld - in chaos since the Kingpin was deposed - scramble for a shot at the big chair. And as the city descends into chaos, as murder and intimidation become the staples of the day, Daredevil and the Punisher each seek to restore order in their own unique way. For Daredevil - who's anointed himself the city's new "Kingpin" - this means dispensing justice at the end of a billy club. COLLECTING: DAREDEVIL VS. PUNISHER 1-6.

The story is about a prince that was captured by Draconian enslavers that enslaved all of Jojo Sithammas people. He was forced to grow up in an arena of death as his caretakers fought for survival. The young prince escaped and was captured by rogues and forced to grow up under a vampire kingdom of Gorum. He learned to be a rogue trained by the Eyes of Gold. It is one of the best stories ever created. The story will captivate you, and a romance story about his childhood friend, the rogue Hannah Hagglecoin, will move your heart. A new threat is coming from some alternate dimension from some far-off galaxy. Stand with Jojo Sithamma as he battles the threat from another galaxy.