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The Punisher Makes His Appearance In The Latest "THIS IS WAR" Teaser

We get a closer look at what Marvel's next story will be about.

Every day this week we've seen previews of Marvel's upcoming story arc that will be starting this October. We've had the chance to see everything from Iron Man being shot, to a bloody Captain America shield, and Thor's cracked Mjolnir. The caption has remained the same: "this is war." The question is, war with whom? Could it be an extension of the AVENGERS VS. X-MEN story? Is it the previously teased Ultron war?

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The latest preview gives us a tiny bit more insight into what the story is going to be about. At the center of the latest preview image is the silhouette of a gun-toting Punisher; and surrounding him are the previously released preview pictures of Cap's shield, Thor's hammer and more. Could the Punisher be behind this "war"? What do you think?

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if the punisher is in this one, SH!T will go down. HARD!

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KILL 'EM ALL.

Rucka should write it.

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I think they are advertising Punisher since Marvel Studios now has the right to his franchise movie wise and they want to get people hyped up about it for the next year and a half. Now maybe not but that would be cool.

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So lame. So very, very lame. 

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Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. If this is a Punisher vs Marvel U thing...I'll take a huge pass.

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@FadeToBlackBolt said:

So lame. So very, very lame.

I wanted to say 'lame'. Yours is better.

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and so ends all the great stuff Ruka has been doing with the Punisher

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@Remi said:

KILL 'EM ALL.

Rucka should write it.

Rucka was teasing doing this when he first took over Punisher...so i think it's safe to say he's writing

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@Mercy_ said:

Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. If this is a Punisher vs Marvel U thing...I'll take a huge pass.

I agree. And here I was getting all excited for the Ultron War. Also, the title "Punisher: Warzone" brings back some pretty bad memories.

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This better not mess up Rucka's marvelous series

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I'll read it just for the hilarity of seeing Punisher take down freaking Iron Man and Thor. What is he, Batman now?

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i like Punshier, but idk that this should be the next event

nope it shouldn't

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Yes please to Punisher Event! One caveat, Rucka HAS to write it. I'm so pumped for this, don't care what others may say.

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Didn't they already do a story where Punisher kills everyone in the Marvel U?

I'm not exactly sold but man Punisher is a guilty pleasure of mine.

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I am distraught.

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Hold up. Is the redhead MJ or Black Widow? O_o

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@Fuchsia_Nightingale said:

i like Punshier, but idk that this should be the next event

nope it shouldn't

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@Mercy_ said:

Hold up. Is the redhead MJ or Black Widow? O_o

Why would it be MJ? =P
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Punisher is just a man with big guns right? How could he possibly pose any real threat to the avengers? I dont get it! I'm no longer interested in this arc :/

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@FadeToBlackBolt said:

@Mercy_ said:

Hold up. Is the redhead MJ or Black Widow? O_o

Why would it be MJ? =P

Because 75% of the time, the colorist forgets that Widow actually has blue eyes ;p

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Thank You Sara for helping back up my theory.

You know how many responses I received telling me that me thinking it was the punisher was stupid.

...YEP

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Marvel Universe vs. The Punisher <--- Didnt we already do this!?

So, Frank Castle merges with Phoenix, gets infinity gauntlet and the cosmic cube and takes out the Avengers??

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The Punisher shouldn't have the ability to cause a war, unless he gathered an anti hero army....

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Ironic that this is announced the week after I officially quit reading Marvel.

Not really but still.

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Seriously, since when does Punisher get his own events?

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Called it.

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This looks interesting but since Marvel sucks at the moment I don't really have much hope for it being good.

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Same ol' Marvel time - same ol' Marvel channel. --- uggh

Punisher kills the Marvel Universe.

seriously - what happened to coming up with new ideas?

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I was interested until it said punisher war zone.

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@Webjaker said:

Marvel Universe vs. The Punisher <--- Didnt we already do this!?

So, Frank Castle merges with Phoenix, gets infinity gauntlet and the cosmic cube and takes out the Avengers??

Actually I think it's been done 2 or 3 times before if I recall...

Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe (2000)

The Punisher: The End (MAX Imprint, 2004)

Marvel Universe vs The Punisher (2010)

If this is true, just more rehash on top of the rehash, burned out writers with more of the same story. Punisher kills this guy, Punisher kills that guy, and the merry go round keeps turning.

Shock 'n sell.

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- I just dont get it. i mean yes, I understand the character's appeal, I have friends that are Punisher-crazy, but some dude with a gun against Super-powered heroes (banded together) - really!?

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This is amazing, anyone who is not comprehending the badassness of this announcement is not currently reading greg rucka's Punisher. Frank Castle has been stocking up on avengers equipment for some time now as seen in the pages of the Punisher and perhaps this is why, to study them.

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@Webjaker said:

Marvel Universe vs. The Punisher <--- Didnt we already do this!?

So, Frank Castle merges with Phoenix, gets infinity gauntlet and the cosmic cube and takes out the Avengers??

Remember they said that A Vs X was the first time the X-men and Avengers fought

It seems Marvel have short memories

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@Webjaker said:

- I just dont get it. i mean yes, I understand the character's appeal, I have friends that are Punisher-crazy, but some dude with a gun against Super-powered heroes (banded together) - really!?

Spidey alone could take him out in 3 seconds if he tried.

I like Frank. But Frank has never fit in with the rest of the super powered genre, he's too real. But Marvel really doesn't care about that. It's their ideas, they throw it in the pot and see if it will boil over. Hence the reason Rulk is still an Avenger (Side Show Bob grumble), because they just love Loeb...

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so... what is he gonna do to thor?

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@Mercy_ said:

Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. If this is a Punisher vs Marvel U thing...I'll take a huge pass.

This

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Avengers war against the government! (part of the ramifications of Post AvX)

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If Rucka's writing it then this won't suck.

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they need to leave spb's out of Punisher books....the hardest thing in comics for me to believe is that the Punisher is still alive in a Marvel Universe filled with spb's

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@leokearon: (whispers into ear piece) "One of them is starting to remember...what should we do?"

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This is like the fifth teaser that i've seen this year alone that the Avengers are supposed to die but ofc they don't so no i am not reading this except if someone really dies!

And also i am pissed off that the Avengers seem to win the AvsX war in the end! As always the assholes Avengers got to win so fuck u marvel! U better give me a good reason why they win in the end

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Wild speculation here, but do you think this has anything to do with Punisher appearing in X-Force soon?

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welcome back, and take em down Frank...

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WTF WHY!?

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@FadeToBlackBolt said:

@Mercy_ said:

Hold up. Is the redhead MJ or Black Widow? O_o

Why would it be MJ? =P

Because 75% of the time, the colorist forgets that Widow actually has blue eyes ;p

She reminds me more of Cole from the current Punisher series. That's who I thought she was

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Well, I just lost any interest I had in this...

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This doesn't include the X-Men, good.

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They should combine AvX and this so that Punisher gets the phoenix force and his guns become the phoenix five. Actually yall remember Wolverines Phoenix gun in Astonishing Spiderman/Wolverine?

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@SpitfireINK said:

Same ol' Marvel time - same ol' Marvel channel. --- uggh

Punisher kills the Marvel Universe.

seriously - what happened to coming up with new ideas?

Not to mention this idea is really lame. The Punisher taking on the Marvel Universe?!? This is so preposterous and contrived at Frank's favor I don't know how anyone would this.