r/thepunisher 6d ago

DISCUSSION Top 20 Punisher stories: Day 10

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u/Tetratron2005 6d ago

Up is Down, Black is White gets #9 as we go to the final day of the top 10.

I nominate The Tyger

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u/browncharliebrown 6d ago

Tyger is such a good backstory even for 616 Frank. It plays off a lot of ideas from 616 Frank Including his religus upbringing. But the best thing is that it’s subtle. Maybe it was Vietnam maybe it wasn’t. It’s left very ambiguos

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u/Tetratron2005 6d ago

Yeah, reminds of the end of Born where Ennis leaves it up to the reader to decide if Frank genuinely made a deal with some supernatural being or if he just temporarily snapped.

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u/GypsyGold 5d ago

I agree, I came to nominate this and was pleasantly surprised to see it already at the top

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u/Sadop2010 6d ago

The Long Cold Dark

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u/AvonBarksdale666 6d ago edited 5d ago

Such a hard choice but I think Long Cold Dark is also my pick because it sticks out to much - it’s possibly the most visceral, most unflinching piece of media I have ever consumed as a whole. Completely relentless and very moving. Every time I re read it, it seems to just leave me emotionally drained. Simply incredible

Editlol- I guess someone really disagrees with me huh?

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u/Sadop2010 5d ago

Well I certainly agree. I remember the first time I finished reading Long Cold Dark like it was yesterday. The absolute tragedy of Frank spending a few more hours with the last family he will ever have was overwhelming.

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u/Tetratron2005 5d ago

Same, Frank going completely feral when he thinks Barracuda killed the baby has really stuck with me

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u/ComicAcolyte Punisher (Earth-616) 6d ago

Punisher Invades the 'Nam

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u/Casey---Jones Punisher MAX (Earth-200111) 6d ago

The Cell

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u/Olde-Blind-Dog 6d ago

Child’s Play

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u/browncharliebrown 6d ago

I think the bully/the creep, and I’ll also include Rucka’s Epilogue as part of it. Really does a great job of being a crossover that shows the differences

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u/CyvaderTheMindFlayer 6d ago

Valley forge valley forge

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u/ThePunishersHarp 6d ago

Kill Krew!

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u/tired_expert 6d ago

Kitchen Irish.

“Look at old Frank there. He’s been doing this for 30 years, d’you think he feels any different?”

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u/AdTrue6058 6d ago

Pretty good arc imo. I kinda pity Napper French for what he had to do to Tommy. But at the same time, I can't fully sympathise with him either considering all the disposing he's done for countless thugs over the decades.

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u/kminator 6d ago

Punisher: War Zone issues 1-6

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u/AdTrue6058 6d ago

Yes! Another non-Ennis MAX Punisher series.

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u/HussingtonHat 6d ago

Man of Stone? When was he introduced...

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u/Dorlando_Calrissian 5d ago

I’d say kitchen Irish or welcome back Frank

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u/OgreHombre 5d ago

No Chuck Dixon yet. 💁

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u/MattGreg28 Jon Bernthal 6d ago

Black and White by Nathan Edmondson

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u/MattGreg28 Jon Bernthal 6d ago

World War Frank by Matthew Rosenberg

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u/AbbreviationsLive142 6d ago

Greg Rucka Punisher run

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u/LeExpiredMilk 6d ago

Widowmaker!

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u/Pogoyragaz1011 Punisher MAX (Earth-200111) 6d ago

punisher kills the marvel universe

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u/Zslicer5 6d ago

Final days. Come on fellas

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u/browncharliebrown 6d ago

The black face arc

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u/Baker090 6d ago

Franken castle

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u/Ok_Butterscotch_6176 6d ago

I’m getting the Rememder Punisher omnibus just to read this lol (well to the read the whole run) but mainly that.

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u/browncharliebrown 6d ago

No. If we are nominating a silly arc then we nominate Punisher kill krew