Punisher Max

PunisherMAX is the second comic book ongoing series published under the MAX imprint of Marvel Comics featuring vigilante and anti-hero the Punisher. The series was written by Jason Aaron and drawn by Steve Dillon.

PunisherMAX
Variant incentive cover to PunisherMAX #1 (January 2010).
Cover art by Steve Dillon.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
ScheduleMonthly
FormatOngoing series
Publication dateJanuary 2010 – February 2012
No. of issues22 issues, plus 1 X-Mas Special
Main character(s)Frank Castle / The Punisher
Creative team
Created byJason Aaron
Steve Dillon
Written byJason Aaron
Artist(s)Steve Dillon

Unlike the concurrently running Marvel Universe-proper series featuring the Punisher, the MAX imprint allows the creators the freedom to write more realistic and hard-edged stories that cannot be seen in regular mainline Marvel Universe stories. Also unlike the previous MAX series, which focused mainly on Frank Castle/The Punisher's war against the mob, this series has him squaring off against MAX versions of popular Marvel super villains, such as Wilson Fisk/the Kingpin, Bullseye and Elektra. The series came to a conclusion with issue #22.

The series was a primary influence on Marvel's Netflix television series Daredevil and the second season of its spin-off The Punisher, both set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), the former in terms of the characterisation of Vanessa Marianna-Fisk (portrayed by Ayelet Zurer), and the latter in the adaptation of the Mennonite, John Pilgrim (portrayed by Josh Stewart).

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