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word of advice : plunderer for The Punisher # 4 ahead!When Marvel introduced Joe Garrison as the newPunisherin 2023 , it was uncertain if the eccentric would be a gadget - based superspy or a merciless force of vengeance like his predecessor . Now , with Joe wee-wee a dark and irrevocable choice , the new Punisher is finally Frank Castle ’s reliable replacement .
In David Pepose , Dave Wachter , Dan Brown , and Cory Petit ’s climacticPunisher # 4 , Garrison impinge on back againstthe newly promote Jigsawas the offence lord undertake to poison a pacification group discussion with rage - inducing gas . While the fight is ab initio full of appliance and gimmicks such as Garrison ’s wire " stun - chucks " and Jigsaw ’s cane - dagger , Jigsaw ’s taunt finally pushes Garrison across the line , and he bosom his role as the Punisher .
Tackling his foe through a window , Garrison impales Jigsaw on a decorative statue before in cold blood cease him off with a heater -the first casualty in his young state of war .
While fan of the coloured antihero worried that Garrison ’s tenure would be more about superspy mission and non - lethal gadgets , Punisher # 4confirms that Garrison is cut from the same cloth as Castle ’s grim and grainy antihero .
The Punisher may be one of the deadliest men in the world , but to go up against superhumans , you have to have a superhuman armoury .
Jigsaw’s Death Crowns Garrison as a True Punisher
Garrison Seemed Like a High-Tech Superspy, But He’s Finally Become the Punisher
Marvel has long had a problem with Frank Castle ’s real - world public perception , especially after the character ’s iconographywas co - opted by Alt - right-hand hate groups . After Castle ’s exile from the mainstream Marvel universe in 2022’sPunisher # 12 , Marvel was straightaway to precede his substitute in Joe Garrison : an ex-wife - S.H.I.E.L.D black - ops agent , whose mission of vengeance is supported by his coach , Triple - A. However , Garrison never wanted the Punisher claim . His S.H.I.E.L.D. armour accidentally recreates a negative of Frank ’s skull logo , and after he ’s seen by members of the world , the press wrong hold him the new Punisher .
Jason Aaron , Jesús Saíz , Paul Azaceta , Matt Hollingsworth and Cory Petit’sPunisher ( 2022)is a must - read for all Frank Castle sports fan .
The former issues ofPunisher ( 2023)present Garrison as a gadget - based superspy who ’s on a specific commission - a far yell from Frank Castle ’s improvised armoury and eternal war . By the end of issue 4 , however , Garrison has finally put his gadgetry away and shows he has accepted his role as the Punisher through his cold execution of Jigsaw . The trust on gadgetry and gizmos in the beginning only serves to highlight how starkly dissimilar the tone becomes when Garrison forsake the superheroics andtruly becomes the replacement to the ' King of Killers ' .
Frank Castle’s Legacy Will Live On After All
Joe Garrison Declares “I am the Punisher”
With all the controversy that has surrounded the Punisher throughout the franchise ’s chronicle , it wee signified that Marvel would want to outstrip itself from Frank Castle ’s existent - man luggage - the only enquiry was how far the publishing company would go todifferentiate this new Punisherfrom his forerunner . While fans of the colored antihero worried that Garrison ’s land tenure would be more about superspy missions and non - lethal gadgets , Punisher # 4confirms that Garrison is snub from the same fabric as Castle ’s grim and gritty antihero , giving thePunishermantle a true successor .
Punisher # 4(2023 )
Punisher # 4is uncommitted now from Marvel .
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