Frank Castle is gone, but the Punisher lives on. Marvel’s newest version of the character is Joe Garrison, an ex-SHIELD agent framed for his family’s murder. The change in identity brings the Punisher mantle closer to its roots, something Frank Castle had abandoned near the end of his tenure. Marvel traded in Castle’s vengeful crusade and armory of weapons for a magically revived family and new ninja skills to distance him from his own tainted iconography. However, these changes are nothing compared to the drastic overhaul the character received in 1998’s The Punisher: Purgatory.
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