Summary

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Joe Garrison , Marvel ’s newPunisher , has show himself to be every snatch as violent as Frank Castle . While Frank may be run , the brutal legacy of the Punisher lives on in Joe Garrison . After endure a tragedy vulgar to all who bear the name , Garrison is out for retaliation , and inPunisher#3 , he learns that the path position before him is a dark and trigger-happy one .

Punisher#3 is indite by David Pepose and tie by Dave Wachter . ThePunisher is fighting the new FearMaster . She doses the Punisher with her fear toxin , but he is capable to fight it off .

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The battle turn in the Punisher ’s favour , and as he has FearMaster in a headlock , she asks how he is able-bodied to hold the toxin .

Garrison then snap the FearMaster ’s neck , killing her . He tells her cadaver that he does not scare easily .

The Time Had Come for a New Punisher

Frank Castle Had Wore Out His Welcome

AlthoughFrank Castle had been a Marvel icon for over 50 years , he became increasingly problematic as time went by . The character , and his earmark skull logotype , had become co - prefer by whitened supremacists , leading to calls to retire the fibre . Marvel responded by giving Frank one last campaign , in which he became one of Marvel ’s biggest villains before killing himself in a perfect storm of ego - loathing and ire . Shortly thereafter , Joe Garrison ’s fellowship was killed in what come out to be a hit , and the former SHIELD factor has localise out to avenge them .

Joe Garrison and Frank Castle have other similarities , beyond losing their families to criminal offence . Both men are former military ship’s officer , and have knowledge ( and access ) to innovative weaponry and small-arm . Garrison , as a former federal agent of SHIELD , is particularly poetise in weapon system . Frank and Joe are both also good hand - to - hired hand combatants . Their military backgrounds have also expose them to a great deal of excruciation and mental anguish , and it can be contend their service helped bend them into the killer they are today . So far , Joe has resisted giving in and amply embrace his luck .

The New Punisher Has Crossed A Line

And There Is No Coming Back Now

Yet now , by killing FearMaster with his bare hired hand , Joe Garrisonhas finally become the Punisher . In this outcome , Joe come to the realisation that there are many more monsters out there beyond the unity who killed his kinsperson and that they must all be penalize . Joe now understands that the way of life he has choose is a never - ending one , and that one decease will beget another , until he is in the same league as Frank Castle . Regardless of the initial intention , the mantelpiece of thePunisheris a lowering one , and it is leading Joe Garrison down a drab route .

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Punisher#3 ( 2024 )

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Marvel Comics' new Punisher, Joe Garrison.

Nine panels of the new Punisher reflecting on the violence that has led him here.

Six panels of the new Punisher fighting FearMaster and ultimately snapping her neck and killing her.

Image of the new Punisher Frank Castle.

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The Punisher #3 cover, featuring the new Punisher choking the FearMaster.