An old soldier and a young kid, punisher actually intereacts with another human being

[detective_deathman08]

This is a portion taken from Punisher #5 with Frank recovering from his fight with the new vulture(from spiderman that did not do much). Frank is hiding out in a shed where he meets a kid.







When you turn around you will shit bricks kid. Anyway the boy comes back.



And this by far has tobe the most social Punisher has been in the whole series. Honestly there is no internal monologue and no banter. Frank castle is only fluent in bullets and car crashes. But hey glad to see he can still interact positively with a child.



Ahhh I see a mix matched friendship popping up. Frank rekindles a sense of self he lost years ago and finds more peace in his life, and the young man finds a cool adult role model to teach him how to rig C4 and shoot.

And then Comic books happen



Bwa ha ha wow Frank, you ever have that awkwars moment where you say something offensive about someone or a group and then that person or group is behind you Whoopsie. But dont worry they can still forge through this incredibly awkward moment.



Nice, I really like this regulations the kid gets a friend in this lonely city. He thinks punisher is a war hero on a secret mission, and he just wants to help him out. So thanksgiving day he brings him dinner.



5.4..3...2....1 PUNISHER comic



Happy Thanksgiving frank. I dont get it, Punisher can not babysit one kid, but wolverine can be a headmaster. Um they both kill people but Frank was a parent and he does not have a habit of hard drinking and sex addiction. Wolverine is a parent too but do we really need to go into that.

Ah well that last line by the boy really brought up a good point. The opening to each issue states that frank is only a soldier, but if he is not a soldier then what is he.



My first post in a long time.

Comments

[darkknightjrk]

"I dont get it, Punisher can not babysit one kid, but wolverine can be a headmaster."

Well, Frank and Logan are obviously very different people--Logan has struggled with his berserker rage and his ability to kill for a large part of his life, and at this point he kills so that no one else in his team has to; Frank, on the other hand, gets the closet to what he feels to satisfaction from his kills and has absolutely no remorse.

[halloweenjack]

Plus there's obviously some connection there between the kid (and/or his parents) and the army. And I bet that a lot of the X-kids would probably shit themselves twice and run home (or a reasonable facsimile thereof) if they knew some of the gnarlier bits of Logan's backstory.

[rainspirit]

Yeah. It's hard to get past the whle "Punisher is a broken, psychotic human being whose devotion to killing criminals is practically a superpower." Logan has had the opportunity to be taught to be better by his association with the X-Men. Not every dark hero can be cuddly on the level of Batman with kids.

This was a touching, sad scene, though. I liked it. Poor kid being let down by what Frank is. :(

[mrstatham]

Frank Castle is... Big Boss?

[omgwtflolbbqbye]

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[mrstatham]

Whose footprints are these? Whawas that noise?

[rainspirit]

DID I HEAR FOOTSTEPS?

[mrstatham]

"JUST A BOX!"

[thistleburr]

I'm glad I wasn't the only one thinking this... XD

[thatnickguy]

Frank? Frank, answer me. Frank? FRANK!

FRAAAAAAAAAANK!

[mrstatham]

Nah, that's his clone son. Solid Frank.

[rainspirit]

Damnit! You made the joke before I could! :(

[spikespeigel]

David says hi!

[mrstatham]

Hal says "It's just like one'a my Japanese animes!!!"

[spikespeigel]

Do you still believe that love can bloom on a battlefield?

[mrstatham]

Ah, such an epic bromance.

My favourite was always Liquid (preferably ALLCAPS plus exclamations - LIQUID!!!!) and his 'Snnnnake! Did YOU like my SUNGLASSES?' or 'CAMPBELL! YOU'RE too LATE!'

[damar148]

Logan has a decent trackrecord of mentoring young people. Frank has a hard time being friends with responsible adults.

And why did the kid get angry? Because he thought Frank lied to him about being a soldier, or because he found out Frank was the Punisher which is interesting as it seems to say the Punisher is seen by the public as a dangerous lunatic than a heroic vigilante like some people I know think.

[darkblade]

Almost every title he's been in the last few years supports the idea that the majority of the public thinks he's dangerous gunman. He has some support from various people on the fringes of society but they are statistical outliers.

[omgwtflolbbqbye]

Also I think there's the factor/question about whether Frank really wants to make friends and reconnect with humanity.

Logan is constantly trying to mend the mistakes and traumas he suffered and inflicted over his long life, so he's happy to reach out to help and be helped.

Frank's primary preoccupation is his mission, and he probably still sees relationships as a luxury at best, liability at worst.

[espanolbot]

Huh, Frank actually looks good with a beard, weird that.

[damar148]

He also looks leaner, usually he's more heavier built.

[mrosa]

Frank looked very handsome here with the beard; he looked like Hugh Jackson.

[kd_the_movie]

But... but.. Frank isn't a soldier, HE'S A MARINE!!!!

[glprime]

+1 point of Actually Getting It

[thanekos]

Frank Castle, serious Rockstar Games protagonist.

(Or, of course, Rucka noir protagonist.)

I like how the book's picking up bits and pieces of the louder parts of the MU, too; new Vulture's sky-dying, Norah Winters, and the cartel of AIM/HYDRA guys.

[darkblade]

I'd actually play a Rockstar style Sandbox Punisher game.

[blackruzsa]

Ah, this art <3 Good god.

[halloweenjack]

Poor kid. He and Joan the Mouse should form a support group.

Also, cute "M4X" label on that ammo box.