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Welcome everyone, to a very special article. This is my promised,
mid-series review of Garth Enniss Punisher series. Weve reached
Issue 6 and I must say, there is nothing on this earth thats going to keep me
from buying the next 6. Garth Ennis and Steve Palmoitti are a
great team, and they make this series great. This will be the DEFINITIVE
Punisher for years to come. It shows exactly how The Punisher should be
done: "Hes a serial killer, but he targets criminals."
This series already has moments that will be remembered as great
moments in comic history. Issue one has Frank throwing a gangster off the
Empire State Building to announce his home-coming. Issue four's zoo
antics, including Frank punching a polar bear to get it pissed enough to
tear apart the gangsters chasing him. Issue fives introduction of Elite.
Issue six's all out gore fest. Though I think this series will be
known for the Daredevil/Punisher confrontation in issue three, the most
powerful moment in this series so far was the choice Frank gave ol' horn-head.
I dont want to give away too much for those who havent read it,
just enough to get them to want to read it. Good luck to you if you
want to try to find them, though. Issues 1 and 2 ran out of copies, and
reorders were so fast, they printed a special reprint of issues one and two. Since
theyve been printing them in such large numbers, you should be able to
find copies, but I still doubt it. Frankly (no pun intended) you gotta be nuts if
you havent been following this series, its great. Anyway, the part that
Ive been promising, and as the title suggests, what this article is all
about, THE BODY COUNT!
Mind you, this isnt official and this is my count. If you dont agree
with it,SCREW YOU! I spent time going over every issue trying to
determine the EXACT body count. This is pretty damn close if not perfect, so lay
off me.
Anyway starting with our favorite mass murderer, Frank Castle AKA The Punisher.
| Mode of death: |
Death count: |
| Various Automatic Guns | 23 |
| Bare hands (gotta love it) | 5 |
| Knife | 5 |
| Shot-gun | 6 |
| Grenade | 1 |
| Being thrown from a really high building | 1 |
| "Splat-Fu" Being pushed in front of a train | 1 |
| Vehicular homicide | 1 |
| Being thrown out of moving car, in front of truck | 1 |
| Burned alive via the flame-thrower | 11 |
| Sniper rifle | 1 |
| Dunked in tank full of Piranha | 1 (rather painful death) |
| Crushed by a Anaconda | 1 |
| Decapitated by pissed-off Polar Bears | 1 |
| Bomb | 5 |
| Being blown up in an explosion caused by gas tank being shot | 10 |
Punishers total: 74
Thats The Punishers body count, what this proves,
basically, the guy is versatile, and he likes automatic weapons.
Father Redoundo AKA The Holy
| Mode of death: |
Death count: |
| Ax | 4 |
The Holys total: 4
This crazy preacher goes straight for the ax, hes brutal too. Its
reported he cuts crosses in his victims foreheads. This guy is flat
out nuts, believes god approves of his murders.
Bud Plugg
| Mode of death: |
Death count: |
| Suicide (hanging himself by his tie) | 1 |
Buds total: 1
Yep, this poor guy only took out himself in an act of self loathing.
"3rd dimwit"
| Mode of death: |
Death count: |
| Pistol | 3 |
Dimwits total: 3
Under order, from Ma Gnucci, he kills the second dimwit, his
lifelong friend, and [her] good for nothing cousin.
Mr. Payback
| Mode of death: |
Death count: |
| Automatic handgun | 5 (7 reported injured) |
| Bazooka | 3 |
Mr. Paybacks total: 8
This guy's to the point, he hates big corporations, and hes ruthless
when he takes em out.
Elite
| Mode of death: |
Death count: |
| Pistol | 5 (and one dog) |
| Sniper Rifle | 4 |
Elites total: 9 (and one dog)
This guys a psycho. Hes "cleaning up" his richy neighborhood by
killing anything that would mess it up, be it crack dealers, or a dog taking
a leak.
Issue totals:
| #1: | 18 |
| #2: | 6 |
| #3: | 19 (13 shown 6 implied) |
| #4: | 4 (low count issue but a good one) |
| #5: | 15 (and one dog) |
| #6: | 37 (this is the gore issue) |
THE GRAND TOTAL:
99 people dead,
1 dog dead,
7 people injured,
1 mob boss maimed,
and the Punisher has fallen at the end of issue 6.
You may find yourself asking some questions. Here are some
probable questions, and my opinionated answers. Is this the greatest
Punisher ever? YES! Is the art great? YES! Should I read this Punisher
series? YES! Are you a fucking psycho for actually sitting down and
counting all this shit? YES!
Well Ill see you next time at the end of the Ennis Punisher run, 6
more issues. With the FINAL BODY COUNT!
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