Punisher: The Cell

(Marvel, 2005)
™ and © Marvel Characters, Inc.

The Punisher behind bars? That’s how this story begins, but almost as surprising as the vigilante finally being imprisoned is the fact that he turned himself in. Why would the Punisher choose to be locked up with some of the world’s hardest criminals at Riker’s Island Penitentiary? Naturally, he needs to have a private meeting with some of those criminals—men who rule the prison from within its very cells. Frank Castle needs to speak with five old criminals who share a special history, and a deadly secret. And after he’s had a chance to talk with them, his next step will be to do the thing he does best.

This grim and well-written tale by Garth Ennis portrays the Punisher not just as a force of violence, but as the bitter and vengeful man he’s always been. The shadowy and cinematic art by Lewis LaRosa and Scott Koblish fits in perfectly with the prison setting. The MAX Comics one-shot pulls no punches and softens no dialogue.

— Andy Richardson

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July, 2005
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Garth Ennis

Lewis Larosa