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A mysterious "man down below" is gathering the homeless underground as a violent means to unknown ends. And when a young woman becomes their target, the Punisher enter the fray with guns blazing.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Punisher Vs Wolverine, May 8 2004

By	Robert evans (USA) - See all my reviews

This was a great volume in the Punisher series.
Though the Wolverine/Frank Castle Team was a little odd but comes back to pace around the end of there conflict. Mob bosses that are shorter than an 8 year is funny too.

This isn't Ennises best but it is one of his finest.
This one also had some pretty violent scense. Poor wolverine is what I can tell you. If you're a fan of the punisher series check this one out. Its a great one for some one who wants to see wolverine get what he deserves.

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2.0 out of 5 stars decent feature story, poor back-up, Feb 5 2004

By	"abones80" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

I had come to hope for the best from Garth Ennis, who many have said is the definitive Punisher writer. For the most part I have enjoyed his other Punisher stuff (including Born and Welcome Back Frank), unfortunately this one falls short of the mark. This trade starts off pretty well with a standard story about corrupt cops and how Frank should handle it. Not bad, but nothing I havent seen before. The next one around is about a mob enforcer who is obsessed with finding a giant squid, he looks for it off the East River or something. It was pretty strange, but I liked the change of pace. The third story was terrible, it revolves around bums from the tunnels of New York kidnapping people for some strange purpose. How many times does this lame plot have to be rehashed? Everyone from Neil Gaiman in his novel Neverwhere to Todd McFarlane have done this story to death. It also takes a turn for the pointlessly grotesque when it is revealed that the leader of the bums was trapped for days under his enormously fat mother after she had a heart attack. It may sound interesting but the story just ends up being disgusting. Big dissapointment there. Not the best of efforts from Ennis, who can be provacative but here trades his edginess for standard plotting and stupid gross outs.

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3.0 out of 5 stars "Filled muh pants for Jesus, Captain!", Jan 13 2004

By	Zagnorch (Terra, Sol System) - See all my reviews

Although I've enjoyed the latest Punisher comic series for the most part, I feel that writer Garth Ennis-- known far and wide for penning some of the most bizarre and sickeningly funny stories in the four-color realm-- is tryin' TOO hard to be bizarre with each new issue that comes out, and it just isn't working like it used to. I also think he might be suffering from a bit of burnout and/or is slightly miffed with Marvel placing certain limitations on what he can do in the book, and thus isn't making as great an effort to really cut loose like he usually does. Which shouldn't be too much of a problem anymore, as the Punisher and Ennis move on to the gore-splattered, obscenity-laden, and nudieful Max line next month (as of this writing)...

Oddly enough, this collection starts out with a rather normal and surprisingly down-to-earth story arc. It's a "cops-on-the-take-vying-for-redemption" tale that plays out and ends in pretty much the same way as most "cops-on-the-take-vying-for-redemption" tales do. For the most part, the titular anti-hero is an observer and pot-stirrer of the events as they unfold, although he does get a few kills in to keep in shape.

Following the police corruption story is a one-shot featuring a mobster with a strange hobby who is haunted by the ghosts of colleagues recently taken out by the Punisher. The spirits eventually harangue the guy into taking revenge on their killer, and he almost succeeds in carrying out his vengeance. That's when the Ennis-trademark "bizarre" element comes into play to seal his fate. Which wasn't quite as bizarre or as amusing as one would usually expect from the writer...

Winding things up is the main man running through the NYC subway tunnels followed by a soup kitchen attendant, searching for the "man down below" who is recruiting street bums to... well, you'll hafta see it to believe it. The "bizarre" element here is the origin of the "man down below" shown in flashbacks to his childhood and a mother who makes Rosie O'Donnell look like an Ethiopian. Speakin' of mothers: half the dialogue the "man down below" utters are loud shouts of "MOMMMEEEE!" Which most likely is Ennis' response to the fans who were gettin' a bit sick 'n' tired of previous Punisher characters-- mostly mobsters and allegedly macho men--uttering "mommy" just before they get waxed in some unusual fashion. Or it could be a culmination of the scribe's frustration with Marvel over the somewhat watered-down dialogue he was allowed to write for the pre-Max books. Of course, I could just be looking a bit too deeply into the whole affair... but I doubt it.

'Late

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4.0 out of 5 stars Never quite kicks into full gear
Volume 4 of the Punisher TPB series; Full Auto collects three stories that are alright but never quite kick into high gear. Read more

Published on Dec 31 2003 by N. Durham

3.0 out of 5 stars Good main story, supplements a little lacking
As the previous review mentions, the main story here follows the Punisher on the tail of two cops who may or may not be dirty. Read more

Published on Dec 23 2003 by Bobquest3

3.0 out of 5 stars did not gear into full auto
Garth Ennis is an excellant writer and his first punisher was one of the characters greatest moments. This volume seems to be a collection of offbeat and so-so stories. Read more

Published on Dec 9 2003 by punishing fan