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1991-07-01 00:05:10
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Punisher War Journal #34

Issue(s): Punisher War Journal #34
Cover Date: Sep 91
Title: "Blackout"
Credits:
Mike Baron - Writer
Ron Wagner - Penciler
Jimmy Palmiotti, Michael Bair, Rodeny Ramos, Ariane Lenshoek, Ed Lazellari, Don Hudson, and Bud LaRosa - Inker
Kevin Kobasic - Assistant Editor
Don Daley - Editor

Review/plot:
The inkers in this issue are collectively referred to as "Inking Squad of Death, Mark II". Mark I was on Punisher #46.

Again i direct you to the cover as the most interesting part of this issue. John Beatty gives us basically the animated series version of the Punisher, and i think it looks pretty cool.

As for the interior, this is a story that examines racial tensions in New York between black and Korean communities during a heatwave.

Think of it as Do The Right Thing, except with the Punisher in a little car with a water canon on top.

And a white criminal to give everyone a common enemy to unite against.

Oh, and a mentally ill veteran receives radio waves via the metal plate in his skull that he thinks are the voice of a "man in black" telling him to kill space aliens.

Despite inevitably reinforcing racial stereotypes, it's actually a lot better of a story than it sounds!

Quality Rating: B-

Historical Significance Rating: 1

Chronological Placement Considerations: N/A

References: N/A

Crossover: N/A

Continuity Insert? N

My Reprint: N/A

Inbound References (1): show

  • Punisher #73-75

Characters Appearing: Punisher

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Comments

Ron Wagner was great on GI joe and would be a good fit for this book, but the gawdawful coloring process Marvel used made everyone look like crap.

Posted by: Bob | October 13, 2015 4:18 PM

Well, at least Baron seems to be criticizing Reagan's policy toward the mentally ill.

Posted by: Thanos6 | October 13, 2015 5:59 PM




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