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Many fan are assuredly most conversant withGarth Ennisas the co - God Almighty ofThe Boys , though some may not do it that Ennis also had a fairly long stretch writing thePunisherfor Marvel Comics , stretch through thePunisher ’s fifth , sixth , and 7th volumes - and any fan ofThe Boyscan only conceive of how perfect that combining truly was .
Garth Ennis is incredibly talented at writing scenery and storylines that shock and disgust in the most badass room conceivable , and a number of them were so impactful , that they went on to prompt succeeding iterations and adaptations . Here are the 10 most unforgettable moments from Garth Ennis ’ originalPunisherrun !
Joe Garrison may be replace Frank Castle , but he is n’t the first young Punisher . Here ’s every Punisher , ranked from mostly harmless to most lethal .
10Garth Ennis Brought The Punisher Back From Being A Worse ‘Ghost Rider’
PunisherVol. 4 #4 by Tom Sniegoski, Christopher Golden, and Bernie Wrightson vsPunisherVol. 5 #1 by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon
Garth Ennis began his run on thePunisherat the showtime of the serial ’ fifth volume , and one of the bang-up hurdle Ennis ’ run overcame - and one of its most impactful feats - was undo what was done to the Punisher in the previous volume . InPunisherVol . 4 # 1 - 4,the Punisher was granted supernatural abilitiesfrom actual angels , abilities that he used to battle fiend . The Punisher was even rebranded during volume 4 , as he was n’t a dealer of penalization or vengeance anymore , but redemption , telling his victim to “ beg ” before he struck them down with righteous glory . Obviously , that sucked , and was fundamentally just a worse variation of Ghost Rider .
Garth Ennis saved the Punisher from this fate , and he did so mostly by just ignoring it . Ennis did a quick wrap - up in the opening return , but aside from that , he just gave the Punisher a hard reset . Other writer might have commit an intact arc to undoing what was done , but that ’s not why someone bribe aPunishercomic , and Ennis cognise that , as he promptly threw fans back into the cruel , street - level vigilantism the Punisher brings to the Marvel Universe .
9The Punisher Twisted His Victim’s Head Completely Around In A Shocking Opening Kill
PunisherVol. 5 #1 by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon
A serial publication rooted in violence likeThe Punisheris arguably only as proficient as its possibility killing , as that ’s the one that do the tone for the respite of the serial while also usually being immensely significant to the storyline that ’s to come - and Ennis ’ first step kill does both . After the Punisher is bolt down drug suppliers and dealers during a declamatory shipment deal , he pass on one guy a opportunity to turn his life around before leave . When it becomes clear that this individual will not sour his spirit around ( indeed , he was already making deals to sell the leftover product),the Punisher catch his head teacher and turn it around a full 180 degrees .
The sight of a person ’s head being rick completely around is rightfully one to lay eyes on , and in spades one reader wo n’t forget anytime soon , especially given that this one was the scuttle putting to death of an all - new run .
8The Punisher Created His Own Martial Arts Technique: ‘Splat-Fu’
PunisherVol. 5 #2 by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon
While this was admittedly more of a cheeky joke than a legitimate testament to the Punisher ’s unparalleled fight power , ‘ Splat - Fu ’ did prove to be a sincerely effective method of kill someone who is also skilled in warriorlike arts combat . In this takings , the Punisher ’s target area is a master martial creative person assassin , so rather than fight him , the Punisher keep up him into the subway , and bear on him onto the tracks .
The Punisher call this technique Splat - Fuin a dreary lightheartedness that ’s sure to adhere with readers in the form of a morbid chuckle .
7Garth Ennis Wrote The Scene That Inspired One Of The Best Moments In MCU’s Daredevil
PunisherVol. 5 #3 by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon
One of the best present moment from the 2015 Netflix - turned - MCU seriesDaredevilwas in season 2 , whenDaredevil finds himself chain to a New York City rooftop with a gun taped to his handand a simple pick portray to him by the Punisher : either Daredevil kill him , or Frank kills a outlaw . This crisis of conscience was the ultimate test for someone like Daredevil , who tries to maintain a moral codification despite fighting against the uncollectible criminals one can imagine . The Punisher attempts to break dance him of that , and this fit is his way of doing it - a scene that originated in Garth Ennis ’ run .
The legacy of this view - which is almost a shot - for - guessing adjustment from the comedian to the show - manifestly speaks for itself , as it was immortalized in both Marvel Comics and the MCU .
6The Punisher Used An Entire Zoo As A Weapon (& Punched A Polar Bear In The Face)
PunisherVol. 5 #4 by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon
When being pursued by a gang of gangster , the Punisher leads them into a menagerie , where he proceeds to utilize a identification number of different animals to kill each of the villain one - by - one . One guy gets eat down to the bone by a schooltime of piranhas , another is compress to death by a giant python , and the residual are eat by pivotal bears ( including their boss , who actually survives this particular ordeal ) .
Not only does the Punisher wipe out these people with an entire zoological garden , but he also perforate one of the diametric bears in the aspect before sprain them on the relaxation of the mobster , which is arguably just as memorable as the passive murders he orchestrated .
5Garth Ennis Gave Fans One Of Marvel’s Coolest Fights: The Punisher vs The Russian
PunisherVol. 5 #10 by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon
The Punisher has campaign some very formidable opponent in his day - from Asgardian teras to even Spider - Man himself - but none of them could match the Russian , who was an hatchet man called in only under the most extreme circumstances . The Russian is capable of killing an intact squad of elect soldier like it ’s nothing , he scantily feels pain , he laughs at a gut - shot , and can literally oppress other man with his stripped hands .
The Punisher nearly died fighting the Russian , and for good reason , as he was one of the most badass ( albeit short - lived ) villains in the Punisher ’s cadre .
4Garth Ennis Created An Original Team In Marvel Comics: The Vigilante Squad
PunisherVol. 5 #11 by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon
Most of the fourth dimension , when a writer takes over a running game for an iconic Marvel Comics eccentric , they normally just play with the characters who have already been establish - Marvel does have quite a declamatory sandpit , after all . However , Garth Ennis decide to supply to this universe a minute with the creation of an all - new squad of ‘ crime - fighters ’ : the Vigilante Squad . The squad had three members : the Holy , Elite , and Mr. Payback . The Holy was a serial cause of death priest who slay those who fink their sin to him , as he believed he was tasked by God to do so . Elite was a affluent white man who was only interested in killing people he deemed lesser than himself ( which , as one could imagine , was almost solely racially motivated ) . Mr. Payback was the near to the Punisher out of all of them , but his lack of planning while killing criminals resulted in a number of innocuous casualty , and he did n’t seem to worry one bite .
In genuine Garth Ennis fashion , they were all horribly despicableand tainted in the worst ways conceivable , and the Punisher promptly killed all three member by the end of the run after they approached him about being their leader . However , just because they were short - lived , does n’t detract from the significance of their inclusion body , as it ’s not every twenty-four hours that raw characters are include in Marvel Comics , and Garth Ennis pulled it off brilliantly .
3The Punisher Scares A Squad Of Mob Enforcers In The Series’ Most Iconic ‘Nope’ Moment
This entire run is about a mob family trying to obliterate the Punisher by any means necessary , and so , when the Punisher literally render up at their doorsill , a little army of enforcers goes out to meet him . However , the Punisher is n’t alone , as he also brought the severed headspring of the Russian , whose repute was arguably even more infamous than the Punisher ’s - and there he was , drained by the Punisher ’s hand .
One looking at this and every mobster knew they were going to die if they fought the Punisher , sothey all dropped their guns and walked awayin what was perhaps the most memorable ‘ nope ’ moment in comic book fiction .
2Garth Ennis Made The Punisher’s Ma Gnucci Suffer To An Absurd Degree
PunisherVol. 5 #12 by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon
Ma Gnucci is the principal scoundrel of this entire discharge , and she committed some truly queasy heinousness to earn that title , though it ’s just to say that Garth Ennis made her salary for all her crimes and then some by the oddment of the story . Ma Gnucci was the chief who survive getting maul by polar bears , though she did mislay her arms and legs in the summons , and live in a state of perpetual torment for what little remained of her life . Then , when the Punisher pose his hands on her in the final issue , he literally kick her like a association football ball into a blaze house flak , where she slowly burned to death with no chance of escape .
The level of suffering brought down upon this lineament was laughably extreme , and by all odds one of the more memorable parts of this peculiar run .
1The Entirety of Garth Ennis’ Punisher Vol. 5 Inspired The Fan-Favorite 2004 Film
PunisherVol. 5 #1-12 by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon
Garth Ennis’The PunisherVol . 5 ran from 2000 to 2001 , and only a few years later on , fundamentally the intact thing was adapted into the 2004Punisherfilm . The comic started with the death of the mob foreman ’ Word ( the guy wire whose head was misrepresented ) , which sparked their anger against the Punisher , which is the exact same overarching secret plan in the moving-picture show . Then , the Punisher moves into a dilapidate apartment with three lineament named Dave , Bumpo , and Joan in the comedian , which is the exact same affair that chance in the movie . Then , the mob engage the Russian to wipe out the Punisher , which is what happens in the movie . Then , the Punisher wipe out the mob boss with fire after level their entire organisation , which is what hap in the movie .
This is n’t to say anything bad or decisive of the 2004 movie , far from it , actually . The fact that a specific political campaign of a comic can act upon an adaptation so heavily is significative of how iconic the original comic running play genuinely is , and there are fewPunisherseries that are more memorable thanGarth Ennis ’ original twelve - take run , and these 10 unforgettable moments prove it .
