Punisher MAX #6

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Comments

[tcampbell1000]

Placing the descriptions of Micro and Frank where they were was an interesting choice on Ennis' part. They could've easily been reversed. As it was, I briefly discounted Micro's obituary (surely it'd be easy to fake his death with all the bodies lying around, right?) and more or less went with him on his journey in those few pages. Starting with knowing he was in deep trouble but thinking maybe, there might possibly be a way out... ending being absolutely certain, in that last moment, that he was about to die.

For all Frank's claims of inhuman brutality, Micro has a bit of a point. Frank gave him a warning, which is more than 99.9999% of his victims get. What's more, the Bob Garrett story showed Frank at his most vulnerable; it's not the kind of thing you share with people who aren't your friends. Some part of him is a bit reluctant, just a bit, to snuff out his only remaining long-lasting human connection.

But that's not the part that gets to drive the bus. And it never will be again.

[nyadnar17]

I honestly never liked how things ended up with Micro. Growing up I always liked his character and the dynamic he had with Frank.

But I think you are right in your analysis and ultimately that's why Micro had to go as a character.