Punisher MAX, Vol. 1
by Garth Ennis, Lewis Larosa
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Author: Garth Ennis, Lewis LarosaEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-08-15
ISBN: 0785118403
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Marvel
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Book Review: Ennis will surely influence me...
Summary: 5 Stars
Let me just start this by saying that this is the one time that I've loved something so much that I actually didn't care that people thought that I was my mother when I wrote a review. I'm 17 and waiting until next year to get my own Amazon Account.
Well, growing up,I was always looking up to my older brothers. They are 11 and 13 years older than me. My older brother highly influenced my taste in music and video games. My oldest brother highly influenced my taste in books and movies.
I remember that my oldest brother always liked reading. He would take maybe ten books into the bathroom and not come out until he was finished reading them all. Well, besides reading Stephen King novels, he also read a lot of comic books (not so much anymore).
I also remember trying to develop my own taste in comics (because I know how annoying it is to have someone constantly copying you). So one summer I bought a Punisher comic. it was 48 pages. It was good, but not what I expected. It was about the Punisher hunting down a villain who was into the snuff movie business. (A snuff film is a movie where a person or persons actually die on-screen.)
The Punisher was in his street clothes and that was cool. Then at night, he put on these tacky black tights, with skin tight white boots, and a matching top. Then I thought, 'I don't care who you are, if you go around New York City fighting crime in tights, you're going to get killed by gangsters who will call you choice words. No vigilante in their right mind, let alone a person with military training, would run around fighting crime in spandex (Batman is exempt from this rule)... Not that Frank Castle is sane. Ever since then, I didn't care for the Punisher, or any other comics for that matter. I felt they were made for little seven-year old kids. Then I found out about Watchmen, and I started getting into graphic novels, which were more adult-oriented, I felt.
When I found out about Marvel's MAX series and that it was adult oriented, I got excited. This was actually my third graphic novel. I was looking for a character to call my own favorite superhero, my brother's is Batman, and my father's is Thor. When I saw the cover of 'Punisher MAX, Vol. 1,' and saw that The Punisher wasn't wearing some flamboyant spandex outfit, I had to check it out. I read all the great reviews, and decided to buy it. (Honestly, the whole 'Don't judge a book by it's cover' theory is rubbish. If you weren't meant to judge a book by it's cover, it wouldn't have a cover, it would be a solid color with the title on it. These companies would spend money on producing book jackets if it didn't make a difference in sales.)
Waiting for it to come in the mail, I was very impatient as well. I spent the whole week looking up sneak peeks to the series, and pictures of The Punisher in his glory. I got it, read the first part, 'In the Beginning' and thought, 'This is cool.' Then I read the second part, 'Kitchen Irish' and thought, 'This is the greatest thing I've ever read.' The first part really seems more informative than anything. There's an epic battle at the end, which was very good.
But 'Kitchen Irish' is the really the best part, Ennis does a wonderful job developing many other characters, as well as The Punisher. No more tacky spandex, no more symbols instead of curses, no more censorship, just pure, realistic story. 'In the Beginning' is essential to the story of The Punisher, and I highly recommend reading it. Ennis has a knack for twists, and his Punisher series is full of them. If you're looking for something really good to read, get this. Now. I actually just finished the book today, and I'm gonna order the next two volumes this week.
Ennis will surely influence me as a filmmaker, which is the career I'm currently pursuing.
Summary of Punisher MAX, Vol. 1
In the first story "In the Beginning," Frank Castle's old associate Microchip is back, and he's after the Punisher. But first, he's got an offer for Frank that he'd better not refuse. Get ready for blazing bullets, bloodbaths, and bold beginnings! In "Kitchen Irish," Frank embarks on a deadly mission that pits him against two rival gangs when a bomb explodes in a Hell's Kitchen pub. One thing is certain: The Punisher won't be pulling his punches! Collect Punisher (2004) #1-12 and Punisher: The End.Mystery Books
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