The Punisher ( 2004 series ) - wikipedia The Punisher ( 2004 series ) This article is about the comics series. For the film from the same year, see The Punisher ( 2004 film ). The Punisher The Punisher # 1 ( March 2004 ) Cover art by Tim Bradstreet. Publication information Publisher Marvel Comics MAX Comics Schedule Monthly Format Ongoing series Publication date March 2004 -- October 2009 No. of issues 75 1 annual ( 2007 ) Main character ( s ) The Punisher Creative team as of October 2008 Created by Garth Ennis Written by Gregg Hurwitz Artist ( s ) Laurence Campbell The Punisher ( retitled Frank Castle : The Punisher after issue # 66, sometimes referred to as The Punisher MAX ) was a comic book ongoing series published under the MAX imprint of Marvel Comics, featuring vigilante anti-hero, the Punisher. Contents 1 Publication history 2 Differences with mainstream Punisher 3 Collected editions 3.1 Trade paperbacks 3.2 Hardcovers 3.3 Complete Collection 4 References 5 External links Publication history Garth Ennis, also writer of the 2000 and 2001 Punisher series, wrote issues # 1 - 60 of the series. Also like the earlier series, Tim Bradstreet provided the covers for those issues. Continuing his run on the character, Ennis used the freedom of the MAX imprint to write more graphic and hard - edged stories than had previously been seen. Ennis also wrote two miniseries accompanying the main series, The Punisher Presents : Barracuda and The Punisher : Born. Several one - shots were also produced, some written by Ennis and some by other writers. With issue # 61, Gregg Hurwitz replaced Ennis as writer joining artist Laurence Campbell to do a five - issue story arc. With issue # 66 released on January 21, 2009, the series was retitled Punisher : Frank Castle, with writer Duane Swierczynski and artist Michel Lacombe coming to the series. Victor Gischler came on board for the storyline `` Welcome to the Bayou '' in issues # 71 - 74 before the title finished with issue # 75, a double - length issue with stories by Thomas Piccirilli, Gregg Hurwitz, Duane Swierczynski, Peter Milligan, and Charlie Huston. The title was relaunched as PunisherMAX in late 2009, with writer Jason Aaron and artist Steve Dillon. Differences with mainstream Punisher The series explicitly does not use a floating timeline like the Marvel Universe, instead presenting a Punisher who ages in real time. Gravestones and other references indicate that his family was killed in 1976. The Punisher has been active for almost 30 years at the time presented in most stories, with issue # 19 specifying that he has killed approximately 2,000 people. The Punisher : Born also establishes that the Punisher 's service in the Vietnam War is still in MAX continuity. Promotional art for the cover of Punisher # 44 ( March 2007 ), gives Frank Castle 's birth date as February 16, 1950, but that was removed for the published issues. The story Valley Forge, Valley Forge corroborates this date, referring to Castle as `` a twenty one year old Captain '' in April 1971. Another major difference is the complete lack of superheroes and supervillains in the series, although non-superpowered characters from the Punisher 's past, most notably Microchip, do make appearances. Nick Fury also makes several notable appearances, with his characterization echoing Ennis 's MAX - imprint Fury stories. However, the character Jen Cooke, a social worker, appeared in the Marvel Knights storyline `` Hidden ''. She then appeared in the MAX storyline `` Slavers ''. The character Yorkie Mitchell made appearances in both the Marvel Knights and the MAX Punisher comics. In the Civil War Files comic, just before the `` Civil War '' storyline was published, Iron Man talked about events in the Punisher 's past from the Marvel Knights and MAX comic : `` Captain Frank Castle, sole survivor of the Firebase Valley Forge massacre. '' `` Although recently Castle has escalated his war on crime even further, with record - breaking body counts, he is paradoxically now rarely encountered in the field by any super hero save Daredevil. '' `` It 's almost like he inhabits two worlds, one where heroes can capture him and one where they ca n't, and he can slip from one to the other with ease. '' The MAX Punisher often focus on current events, ranging from corporate fraud to sexual slavery, and the War on Terror. Many characters are past or current intelligence and military operatives from governmental agencies like the CIA, KGB, Secret Intelligence Service, SAS, militaries and militias from the Balkans and Middle East, also including the IRA, all with agendas rooted in past conflicts like the Cold War or the Yugoslav wars. Collected editions Trade paperbacks Title Material collected Writer Artist Year ISBN Vol. 01 : In the Beginning The Punisher MAX # 1 - 6 Garth Ennis Lewis Larosa 978 - 0785113911 Vol. 02 : Kitchen Irish The Punisher MAX # 7 - 12 Garth Ennis Leandro Fernandez 2005 978 - 0785115397 Vol. 03 : Mother Russia The Punisher MAX # 13 - 18 Garth Ennis Dougie Braithwaite 2005 978 - 0785116035 Vol. 04 : Up Is Down and Black Is White The Punisher MAX # 19 - 24 Garth Ennis Leandro Fernandez 2005 978 - 0785117315 Vol. 05 : The Slavers The Punisher MAX # 25 - 30 Garth Ennis Leandro Fernandez 978 - 0785118992 Vol. 06 : Barracuda The Punisher MAX # 31 - 36 Garth Ennis Goran Parlov 2006 978 - 0785120230 Vol. 07 : Man of Stone The Punisher MAX # 37 - 42 Garth Ennis Leandro Fernandez 2007 978 - 0785121657 Vol. 08 : Widowmaker The Punisher MAX # 43 - 49 Garth Ennis Lan Medina 2007 978 - 0785124542 Vol. 09 : Long Cold Dark The Punisher MAX # 50 - 54 Garth Ennis Howard Chaykin ( 50 ), Goran Parlov ( 51 - 54 ) 2008 978 - 0785128144 Vol. 10 : Valley Forge, Valley Forge The Punisher MAX # 55 - 60 Garth Ennis Goran Parlov 2008 978 - 0785127550 Vol. 11 : Girls in White Dresses The Punisher MAX # 61 - 65 Gregg Hurwitz Laurence Campbell 2009 978 - 0785125204 Vol. 12 : Six Hours To Kill The Punisher : Frank Castle MAX # 66 - 70 Duane Swierczynski Michael Lacombe 2009 978 - 0785131823 Vol. 13 : Welcome to the Bayou The Punisher : Frank Castle MAX # 71 - 74 Victor Gischler Goran Parlov 2009 978 - 0785133780 Hardcovers Title Material collected Year ISBN Volume 1 The Punisher MAX # 1 - 12 2005 978 - 0785118404 Volume 2 The Punisher MAX # 13 - 24 2006 978 - 0785120223 Volume 3 The Punisher MAX # 25 - 36 2007 978 - 0785119814 Volume 4 The Punisher MAX # 37 - 49 2007 978 - 0785114178 Volume 5 The Punisher MAX # 50 - 60 2009 978 - 0785137825 Volume 6 The Punisher MAX # 61 - 74 2011 978 - 0785156567 Complete Collection Title Material collected Year ISBN Volume 1 Born ( # 1 - 4 ) In the Beginning ( Punisher # 1 - 6 ) Kitchen Irish ( Punisher # 7 - 12 ) February 2016 978 - 1302900151 Volume 2 Mother Russia ( Punisher # 13 - 18 ) Up Is Down and Black Is White ( Punisher # 19 - 24 ) The Slavers ( Punisher # 25 - 30 ) April 2016 978 - 1302900168 Volume 3 Barracuda ( Punisher # 31 - 36 ) Man of Stone ( Punisher # 37 - 42 ) Widowmaker ( Punisher # 43 - 49 ) October 2016 978 - 1302901875 Volume 4 Punisher Presents : Barracuda MAX Long Cold Dark ( Punisher # 50 - 54 ) Valley Forge, Valley Forge ( Punisher # 55 - 60 ) Punisher : The Tyger Punisher : The Cell Punisher : The End December 2016 978 - 1302902445 Volume 5 Punisher MAX Annual 2007 Punisher : Force of Nature Punisher MAX Special : Little Black Book Girls in White Dresses ( Punisher : Frank Castle MAX # 61 - 65 ) Six Hours To Kill ( Punisher : Frank Castle MAX # 66 - 70 ) Welcome to the Bayou ( Punisher : Frank Castle MAX # 71 - 74 ) Punisher # 75 ( Dolls, Gateway, Ghoul, Father 's Day, Smallest Bit of This ) February 2017 978 - 1302902742 Volume 6 Punisher MAX : X-Mas Special Punisher MAX : Naked Kill Punisher MAX : Get Castle Punisher MAX : Butterfly Punisher MAX : Happy Ending Punisher MAX : Hot Rods of Death Punisher MAX : Tiny Ugly World Untold Tales of the Punisher MAX ( # 1 - 5 ) August 2017 978 - 1302907396 References Jump up ^ Brady, Matt ( July 11, 2007 ). `` Max'ing Out the Future : Axel Alonso Talks Marvel MAX ''. Newsarama. Jump up ^ `` Punisher War Journal # 4 Review ''. ComiXtreme. Jump up ^ Punisher # 61 ( October 2008 ) at the Comic Book DB Jump up ^ `` Exclusive Preview : Punisher : Frank Castle # 66 ''. Newsarama. Jump up ^ Richards, Dave ( January 16, 2009 ). `` Swierczynski On Frank Castle : Punisher ''. Comic Book Resources. Jump up ^ Richards, Dave ( April 29, 2009 ). `` Swamp Things : Gischler Talks Punisher MAX ''. Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2010 - 05 - 26. Jump up ^ Rogers, Vaneta ( June 9, 2009 ). `` Welcome to the Bayou, Frank : Victor Gischler on Punisher MAX ''. Newsarama. Retrieved 2009 - 07 - 25. Jump up ^ Quesada, Joe ( July 14, 2009 ). `` Cup O ' Joe : Thor, X-Factor, Punisher MAX ''. Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2010 - 05 - 26. Jump up ^ `` Civil War Files # 1 ( September 2006 ) ''. Marvel.com. Jump up ^ http://comicsalliance.com/the-punisher-gets-road-rage-in-punisher-max-hot-rods-of-death/ https://web.archive.org/save/http://comicsalliance.com/the-punisher-gets-road-rage-in-punisher-max-hot-rods-of-death/ External links The Punisher at the Comic Book DB Frank Castle : The Punisher at the Comic Book DB The Punisher Created by Gerry Conway, Ross Andru and John Romita Sr. in `` The Punisher Strikes Twice ! '' Characters Supporting G.W. Bridge Rachel Cole - Alves Rampage Lynn Michaels Mickey Fondozzi Microchip Martin Soap Nick Fury Enemies Barracuda Bullseye Bushwacker Damage Hitman Hood Jigsaw Kingpin Lady Gorgon Ma Gnucci Olivier Rapido Rev Russian Saracen Sniper Thorn Comics Main 1986 series 1987 series 1995 series 1998 series 2000 series 2001 series 2004 series 2009 series 2011 series 2014 series Spin - offs War Journal 1988 series 2006 series War Zone 1992 series 2008 series 2012 series 2099 Punisher Max Other Punisher P.O.V. 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