Punisher: Welcome Back, Frank
Garth Ennis · Steve Dillon
Story era 06 · Heroes Return, Modern Dawn
Welcome Back, Frank combines Ennis’s Earth-616 Punisher with dark comedy and an eccentric supporting cast.
Setup & reading order
- After Punisher (2000) #12
Jump forward to Greg Rucka’s grounded 2011 Earth-616 run; the time gap is intentional.
Optional context & path
Path: Punisher, Earth-616. Related projects that read well in this order; the order is a suggestion, not a requirement.
Only required setup and earlier volumes in the same project affect the queue. Everything here is optional.
About these books · 4 sources
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The books
Punisher: Welcome Back, Frank
Book 1 of 1 · Heroes Return, Modern Dawn
A compact Earth-616 Frank Castle landmark before Ennis’s separate MAX-continuity work.
See reading checkpoints9781302969325Planned edition#1–12Edition sources
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Duplication across this project
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