| The Punisher: War Zone | |
| Schedule: | Weekly |
| Format: | Limited series |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Date: | 2008 |
| Issues: | 6 |
| Main Char Team: | Punisher |
| Writers: | Garth Ennis |
| Artists: | Steve Dillon |
| Pencillers: | Steve Dillon |
| Inkers: | Steve Dillon |
| Colorists: | Matthew 'Matt' Hollingsworth |
| Letterers: | Cory Petit |
| Editors: | Axel Alonso Mark D. Beazley John Denning Sebastian Girner Jennifer Grünwald Daniel Ketchum Cory Levine Joe Quesada Alex Starbuck Jeff Youngquist |
| Creators: | Garth Ennis |
The Punisher: War Zone Vol. 2, is the second volume in the Punisher: War Zone series is a comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics about the vigilante The Punisher. The series was written by Garth Ennis and drawn by Steve Dillon. Dillon also drew all of the covers to the series. The series is a follow-up to Ennis and Dillon's previous limited series work and marked the end of Ennis's eight-year-long run with the character.[1] [2]
The plot of the series concerns Ma Gnucci who was believed to have been killed when Frank Castle (The Punisher) fed her to a polar bear but it seems instead that she survived and has to spend her life as a paraplegic without arms or legs. She sets out to use her family to get revenge on Castle.
The series holds an average rating of 7.6 by 20 professional critics on the review aggregation website Comic Book Roundup.[3]
The series marked a return to a humorous portrayal of the character of the Punisher, something which Ennis had not done for some time due to working under the Marvel Max line which focused more on serious stories.[4] [5] [6] [7]
| No. | Title | Cover date | Comic Book Roundup rating | Estimated sales (North America) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Resurrection of Ma Gnucci, Part One | February 2009 | 7.0 by four critics.[8] | 36,420, ranked 67th first month[9] | |
| The Resurrection of Ma Gnucci, Part Two: Some People Just Refuse to Stay Dead | February 2009 | 7.8 by four critics.[10] | 29,738, ranked 86th first month | |
| The Resurrection of Ma Gnucci, Part Three: So Evil, Hell Spat Her Back Out Again | February 2009 | 8.0 by two critics.[11] | 28,420, ranked 89th first month | |
| The Resurrection of Ma Gnucci, Part Four: We're Going to Need a Bigger Bodybag | February 2009 | 7.5 by three critics.[12] | 27,345, ranked 92nd first month | |
| The Resurrection of Ma Gnucci, Part Five: Just Keep Her Away from Polar Bears | February 2009 | 7.3 by four critics.[13] | 26,053, ranked 69th first month[14] | |
| The Resurrection of Ma Gnucci, Part Six: Give Em' Hell Frank! | March 2009 | 7.8 by three critics.[15] | 25,378, ranked 73rd first month |
| Title | Format | Material collected | Pages | Publication date | ISBN | Estimated sales (North America) [Trades] | Rated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punisher: War Zone: The Resurrection of Ma Gnucci (two versions, regular and direct market) | Hardcover | Punisher: War Zone (2009) #1-6 | 144 | April 15, 2009 | 2,392, ranked 35th first month[16] | PAL | ||
| Punisher: War Zone: The Resurrection of Ma Gnucci | Trade paperback | Punisher: War Zone (2009) #1-6 | 144 | August 26, 2009 | 2,237, ranked 31st first month[17] | PAL |