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Warning ! This article contains spoilers for Punisher # 3While Frank Castle is the originalPunisher , and will assuredly always be regard as the most iconic edition of the character , the new Punisher is presently giving Frank a streamlet for his money . Joe Garrison lately took over the Punisher mantleafter Castle ’s unmistakable death . With the upcoming release of his third proceeds , he ’s already pop out to hoard some serious villain the the likes of of which Frank did n’t really confront , include one who ’s immediately terrorize .
In a preview forPunisher#3 by David Pepose and Dave Wachter , Joe Garrison is on the run from the police force , asthe Punisher is the quality suspect for the execution of his wife and kids . Garrison has just finished interrogate a crime boss who might have known something about his house ’s dying , and he ’s now chasing the lead he painfully pulled from that query . But first , the Punisher runs into an all - Modern villain : Fearmaster .
The Punisher is seemingly lured into Fearmaster ’s lair in this preview , as he ’s try out to take protection after suffering serious trauma . This all but confirm what the issue incriminate , as Fearmaster ’s powers seem to lie in a hallucinogenic , psyche - interpolate toxin that prey on her victim ’s greatest reverence . While the trailer end before readers can see the unfeigned impact it has on the Punisher , it ’s good to say that it wo n’t be pleasant .
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Marvel Wastes No Time Giving The New Punisher Actual Super-Villains
Frank Castle ’s Punisher did n’t really have super - baddie . Sure , there were a few recur eccentric bad guys like Jigsaw and Barracuda , but any crack - villain the Punisher fought belonged to other superheroes , including the likes of Kingpin , Hammerhead , and Tombstone ( all of whom are Spider - Man / temerarious rogues ) . Frank Castle expand in the more coarse-grained plot line that shied aside from super - villain , show Castle take down rout bosses and crime syndicates as opposed to colorful bad guys like the Green Goblin or Rhino .
Marvel ’s Modern Punisher having an original super - villain at the kickoff of the series is a bracing change for the legacy role , and quickly establishes Joe Garrison ’s status in the Marvel Universe . Joe Garrison ’s Punisher serial can and will sport more fantastical villains in a mode that is more in - cable with the storylines of costumed superheroes as opposed to Frank Castle ’s more gritty and realistic cartoon strip - and Fearmaster ’s introduction establishes that instantly .
This Isn’t the First Time ‘Fearmaster’ Tormented the Punisher
While this version of Fearmaster is an original ace - villain within Marvel Comics ’ Earth-616 continuity , this is n’t the first ‘ Fearmaster ’ the Punisher has faced in the broad Marvel multiverse . InPunisher 2099 , Jake Gallow ’s Punisher is torment by a scoundrel named Darryl King , who is a vice president of Alchemax Corporation . When the Punisher ’s barbaric - yet ultimately heroic - efforts start negatively affect the company , King proceed after him as his top-notch - villain alter ego , Fearmaster . This rendering of the character has almost no resemblance to the Fearmaster shown in thePunisher#3 preview , but it ’s an interesting legacy for an alt - realityPunishersuper - villain .
Regardless of meta connections to other Punisher superintendent - villains from across the multiverse , the fact that Fearmaster is inaugurate as a ace - villain this early in the new Punisher ’s continuity is incredibly exciting . It straightaway separates Joe Garrison from Frank Castle while showing he will be fighting more classic super - villain alone to his solo series the likes of which the original Punisher never really did , meaning Marvel ’s newPunisheralready has better villains than Frank Castle with the introduction of Fearmaster .
Punisher # 3by Marvel Comics is available January 24 , 2024 .
