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Five women, linked by tragedy... and obsession. The Punisher killed their husbands - put them down like dogs - and shattered their lives. Now, they want payback, and they've hatched the perfect plan to get it. To bring the wolf to their door, all they need is bait. Collects Punisher MAX #43-49.
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3.6 out of 5 stars (8 customer reviews)
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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Pure brutality and pure Ennis equal pure Punisher, Sep 14 2007
By N. Durham "Big Evil" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Punisher Max - Volume 8: Widowmaker (Paperback)
Widowmaker, the eighth collected volume of Garth Ennis' monolithic run on the Punisher, finds the tabled turned on Frank Castle. Over the years, Frank has racked up an incredible body count of mob low lifes and gangsters, and five vengeful mafia widows are looking to even the score. While Frank may not see this coming, an unlikely ally is waiting in the wings to exact some revenge of her own; with the end result being one of the most violent and just plain brutal tale of revenge to ever be seen in a Marvel comic. Ennis is once again in spectacular form as he delivers an incredibly compelling story that concludes with Frank on the shelf and witness to seeing what happens when someone attempts to follow in his foot steps. Lan Medina's artwork is exquisite and lush; drawing one of the best modern renditions ever seen of Frank Castle that's been seen since Steve Dillon and Lewis Larosa collaborated with Ennis on the title. All in all, Widowmaker is another spectacular chapter in Ennis' mature re-imagining of the Punisher, and here's hoping he's still got more to come.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Cognitive Dissonance..., Jun 11 2010
By Radio Saturday - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Punisher Max - Volume 8: Widowmaker (Paperback)
This is, just to show where I stand, one of my favorite storylines of Ennis's Punisher MAX run. The story is tight and the action is exciting (and it is possible for action to be boring, trust me). But the best thing about this story, for me, is the characterization: Ennis, while often accused of creating unrealistic female characters, manages to equal some of the other 20th century greats (and by "20th century greats," I mean straight novelists) in the form of Jenny Cesare. The utter pathos of this character, combined with the inability of either the other characters or the reader to pity her -- not because she doesn't deserve it, but because she doesn't want it -- is an amazing feat on Ennis's part.The only element in this story keeping it from getting 5 stars from me is the artwork. Lan Medina's work is unfamiliar to me other than this, but his work on this story is shameful. Certain panels were so awkward, so poorly composed and so ridiculous in the characters' anatomies that it was distracting to the point of inducing anger (for me, in any case).
However, for Ennis's writing alone, the story is still well worth reading. In fact, I would go so far as to say that anyone attempting to write a female bad@ss should study Ennis's work -- this and other series, as well -- for the best illustrations of how to do it.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Very unexpected, Dec 21 2010
By danny boy "dbswongv" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Punisher Max - Volume 8: Widowmaker (Paperback)
In terms of a plot, this is not a head-turner. Five mafia widows want to try to kill the Punisher (yeah as if that was plausible). Their dialogue and interaction with each other indicates their lack of credibility in trying to take on the Punisher.Here the Punisher almost sleepwalks thru the whole storyline as these pathetic protagonists are almost not worthy of his attention.
The real surprise here is the character of Jenny Cesare. Truly unexpected in terms of her depiction, what weakens her potential is her characterisation. Lured into a wife-bashing marriage by these women, and her later attempted murder by her sister and one other woman, her motivation to seek revenge on all the other women is not convincing. Neither is her adulation for the Punisher who had put down her rabid husband. The scene with her finding satisfaction (literally) with the Punisher and then committing suicide is truly unreal.
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