Comic books in 'Blood', graded by CBCS

Fight or Flight: Part 1 - (W) Greg Rucka. (A/CA) Marco Checchetto. A perfect jumping on point for new readers. The Omega-effect has reshuffled the deck. Even punishment has a code and Frank Castle lays down the law for Rachel Cole. Cover price $2.99.

Fight or Flight: Part 4 - (W) Greg Rucka. (A) Marco Checchetto. (CA) Kalman Andrasofszky. The Punisher vs. the NYPD. Nobody wins. Cover price $2.99.

Fight or Flight: Part 5 - (W) Greg Rucka. (A/CA) Marco Checchetto. The Punisher and Cole reach a shared conclusion. Prepare for the War Zone. Cover price $2.99.

Written by Nathan Edmondson and Kevin Maurer. Art by Carmen Carnero and Terry Pallot. Cover by Mitch Gerads. A group of American soldiers are being held prisoner by a South American drug lord, and suddenly a new prisoner arrives…Frank Castle! But not all is as it seems on EITHER side of the bars in this jail tale! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Nathan Edmondson. Art and Cover by Mitch Gerads. THE PUNISHER gets incarcerated in a South American prison! Surely he'll be a model inmate. With Frank locked up, who is cleaning up the streets of Los Angeles? L.A. has a new crime lord with a personal vendetta against Frank Castle - and with The Punisher gone, it's open season on the police in LA. 28 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

Written by Nathan Edmondson. Art and Cover by Mitch Gerads. PRISON RIOT! A long trail of blood has led Frank here, but how much farther can he go? Abandoned in a South American prison, who could Frank possibly call for help? 28 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

Written by Becky Cloonan. Art by Laura Braga and Lolanda Zanfardino. Cover by Declan Shalvey. OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS… Frank gets help from an unlikely source. But trouble's not far behind! If you go out in the woods today, you're sure for a big surprise… 28 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

Written by Becky Cloonan. Art by Matt Horak. Cover by Declan Shalvey. AGENT OF DESTRUCTION! Agent Ortiz is no longer hunting Frank with the D.E.A. Now, as they say, it's personal. Agent Ortiz is now up against both the Punisher and an entire deadly mercenary outfit. Agent Ortiz might be in trouble. 28 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

Cover painting by Joe Jusko. "The Punisher Armory Volume Three," script and art by Eliot R. Brown; Profiles on the Punisher's arms and equipment, narrated by the Punisher himself. 36 pgs., full color. $2.00. Cover price $2.00.

Panini Edition - 1st printing. Collects Punisher (2001 6th Series) #13-18. Written by Garth Ennis. Art by Steve Dillon & Darick Robertson. Painted Cover by Tim Bradstreet. The PUNISHER team supreme ó Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon is back for more...and this time, they're bringing Wolverine with them! Softcover, 144 pages, full color. NOTE: This is an UK Edition of Punisher TPB (2001-2004 Marvel Knights) Vol. 3

Written by RICK REMENDER Penciled by ROLAND BOSCHI Cover by JEAN-SEBASTIAN ROSSBACH Who is the gorgeous, leather-clad, burn victim romantically entangled with both the Jigsaw Brothers? The answer will twist the knife buried deep in the belly of Frank Castle. The answer will shred his soul. The Punisher has fought his way though a hurricane of broken glass, nothing has broken him. He fought on. But no longer. Not after today. Not after the final revenge of The Jigsaw Brothers. The Punisher will never recover from this. 32 PGS./Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

Written by RICK REMENDER Penciled by ROLAND BOSCHI Cover by JEAN SEBASTIAN-ROSSBACH No more cat and mouse, no more games, no more Machiavellian manipulations, this is it, face to face, the unavoidable brutal showdown: The Punisher versus The Jigsaw Brothers! They've twisted the knife that The Hood left buried in Frank's gut. They've dismantled his only friendship. They've killed innocent people in their pursuit of revenge. Now, they're locked in a room with The Punisher, and they're about to get everything they worked so hard for. Then some. This is it, the shocking conclusion to writer Rick Remender's (Uncanny X-Force) Punisher saga, brutally illustrated by superstar Roland Boschi (Ghost Rider). 32 PGS./Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

Museum Edition: 599-copy print run. Features a new card-stock cover. Interior art by Dougie Braithwaite. Writer Garth Ennis lets the Punisher loose on the unsuspecting heroes and villains of the Marvel Universe. In this WHAT IF? style adventure, the wife and children of Frank Castle were killed not in a mob shoot-out, but in the crossfire of a super hero slugfest. Armed with an arsenal of advanced weaponry, Castle hunts down Spider-Man, Magneto, Captain America, the Kingpin, Daredevil, Dr. Doom, the Hulk, Venom, Wolverine and more. One by one, group by group, mutant or monster, the one-man army means to kill them all. 48 pages, with no ads.

'KINGPIN,' PART 4 - Written by JASON AARON. Art by STEVE DILLON. Cover by DAVE JOHNSON. While Wilson Fisk makes his move on the leading crime families of New York, Frank Castle has problems of his own. Namely the sledgehammer-swinging hitman known as The Mennonite. 32 pages, full color. MATURE READERS Cover price $3.99.

Bullseye: Part 3 - Written by JASON AARON. Art by STEVE DILLON. Cover by DAVE JOHNSON. Frank makes a bold choice when he decides to go after a dirty cop on the Kingpin's payroll. Having the psychotic assassin Bullseye hot on his trail is one thing, but can the Punisher hold off the entire NYPD as well? 32 pags, full color. MATURE CONTENT. Cover price $3.99.

Bullseye: Part 6 - Written by JASON AARON Penciled by STEVE DILLON Cover by DAVE JOHNSON 'Bullseye' Conclusion: Bullseye has been trying to crack the riddle that is the Punisher for a long time now, and he thinks he's finally figured out the answer. And he won't have to wait long to find out if he's right, because the Punisher is out for blood and he's laying siege to the Kingpin's skyscraper. It's the final showdown between the Punisher and Bullseye in the final chapter of the second arc of PunisherMAX. 32 PGS./Explicit Content ...$3.99 Cover price $3.99.

Frank: Part 1 - Written by Jason Aaron Penciled by Steve Dillon Cover by DAVE JOHNSON. Last issue's final confrontation with Bullseye left Frank Castle wounded and reeling in more ways than one. Now confined to a prison hospital bed, Frank must begin the long painful process of healing, not just for his broken body, but his horribly-scarred soul as well. To do that, he'll have to face the darkest secret of his past, one he'd hoped would stay buried forever. 32 PGS./Explicit Content Cover price $3.99.

Homeless: Part 5 of 5 - THE FINAL BRUTAL CONFRONTATION BETWEEN THE PUNISHER AND THE KINGPIN! ONLY ONE OF THESE MEN IS GOING TO WALK AWAY ALIVE. FINAL CHAPTER OF THE HOMELESS ARC. Cover price $3.99.

Bloody Variant Cover. Written by JASON AARON Penciled by ROLAND BOSCHI Cover by CHRIS BACHALO 'AND ON EARTH PEACE, GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN' It just wouldn't be Christmas without the Punisher, now would it? There's no room at the inn for a mobster and his pregnant wife who are on the run from rival gangsters, but lucky for them Frank Castle is in a giving mood. Though keeping them alive won't be easy, what with three vicious gun-toting wise-guys and a wacked-out pimp named Shepherd all hot on their trail. But then nobody ever said Christmas miracles came easy, did they? 48 PGS./Explicit Content Cover price $3.99.

Cover by TIM BRADSTREET. Written by FRANK TIERI. Art by PAUL AZACETA. Frank Castle has come face to face with the evil that men do, in the trench warfare of the muddy battlefields of World War I. He's come home only to see his city carved up amongst the mob families, as the power of organized crime syndicates rise up to challenge that of the government. In reaction to the Punisher's War on Crime, two hitmen are dispatched to deal with him permanently: a killer whose face is a roadmap of hell, and the biggest, meanest mountain of muscle ever to come from the streets of Harlem. With Jigsaw and Barracuda on the scene, 'paint the town red' will take on a whole new meaning. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Cover by TIM BRADSTREET. Written by FRANK TIERI. Art by PAUL AZACETA. 'TWO DOWN...' The Punisher has cut a bloody swath through the organized crime families of prohibition-era New York City and now they're starting to fight back. Does Frank have what it takes to take down Jigsaw and Barracuda? The real question is, will there be anything left of him, if he does? 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Cover by DENNIS CALERO. Written by FRANK TIERI. Art by ANTONIO FUSO. The Punisher has torn through the New York underworld and now there's only one man standing between him and the man he's been aching to kill for years. But this man's got a major bone to pick with Frank. It all comes to a head in one violent night at the Bronx Zoo. The Punisher is about to experience what it's like to be on the receiving end of some payback...from Russia with love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

painted cover by joe jusko garth ennis/joe jusko ? THE SCOOP: The term "bleeding hearts" takes on a new definition as comics' two most violent vigilantes make a love connection! ? THE STORY: One saw his family gunned down?and became a one-man army. The other was blown out of a 12-story building?but rose again to gain revenge. So what happens when two of the most prolific killing machines to ever live finally come face-to-face? It's love at first sight, of course! That is, it is for Painkiller Jane?much to Frank Castle's dismay! Can the Punisher end this blind date in a painless manner, or will it be guns and roses for these two lovebirds? And more importantly, can the world survive this rifle-totting romance? ? THE CREATORS: Talk about your killer couples! Is anyone hotter?or better suited?than PUNISHER's own Garth Ennis to write this vicious valentine? And you know painter Joe Jusko will deliver the goods! ? THE FORMAT: This one-shot is 32 pages, with ads, and features a cardstock cover. FC, 32pg Cover price $3.50.

The vampire hunter Chester Goudal is cleaning the NYC streets by killing the demons, and the Punisher is hot on the trail of Deke, the mutant monster thought responsible for the spree of brutal slayings. Another day in the Big Apple. Written by Jim Starlin, with art and painted cover by Bernie Wrightson. Cover price $4.95.

Written by GARTH ENNIS Pencils and Cover by GORAN PARLOV 'OH THE %^$%^%$%^ PLACES YOU'LL GO' What? You didn't actually think that a load of buckshot to the chest in shark-infested waters was gonna put him down for good, did you? The Punisher's wildest foe is back -- give or take a few boy parts -- this time he's embarking on a solo mission: playing bodyguard to the hemophiliac son of a dangerous mob boss. First stop: A Banana Republic whose dictator owes a thing or two to Barracuda. With rebels storming the palace and bullets flying -- where could be safer? 32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Explicit Content ...$3.99 Cover price $3.99.

Written by GARTH ENNIS Pencils and Cover by GORAN PARLOV CONCLUSION! They threw everything and the kitchen sink at Barracuda, but it didn't spoil his day. What's more, the guy he was paid to protect just became his sidekick. Get ready to meet the baddest hemophiliac on the planet. His name is Oswald -- but you can call him 'Hemo' -- and you'd best get out of his way. 32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Explicit Content Cover price $3.99.

Painted cover art by Simon Bisley. Stylized Punisher skull on interior Front and back covers by Jimmy Palmiotti. Rough Cut, script by Pat Mills, pencils by Mike McKone, inks by Mark McKenna and Mike Gray (background inker); De Sade is back and trying to make a snuff film with the Punisher as the star. High Risk, script by Chuck Dixon, pencils by Flint Henry, inks by Terry Austin; A salesman tries to sell the Punisher some life insurance in the middle of a firefight. The Local, script by Chuck Dixon, art by John Hinkelton; Punisher brings down some thugs while taking a subway ride. Coming Soon to Punisher War Journal, art by Mark Texeira. Back cover Punisher art, pencils by Chris Sprouse, inks by Joe Rubinstein. 52 pgs. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

Innocent victims are killed in a crossfire when the Punisher attempts to stop a pack of drug dealers. Is he being haunted by their ghosts? Recovering from a concussion, he vows to get even with the perp, namely the Kingpin. Written by Jim Starlin, with art and cover by Tom Grindberg. Cover price $5.95.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Business As Usual!" Collects Punisher (2001-2004 6th Series) #13-18. Written by Garth Ennis. Art by Steve Dillon & Darick Robertson. Painted Cover by Tim Bradstreet. The PUNISHER team supreme ó Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon is back for more...and this time, they're bringing Wolverine with them! Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Punisher (2011 9th Series) #6-10, Daredevil (2011 3rd Series) #11 and Avenging Spider-Man (2011) #6.

Written by Greg Rucka, Mark Waid. Art by Michael Lark, Stephano Gaudliano, Marco Checchetto, and Mirko Colak. Cover by Michael Lark.

A fallen Frank Castle learns the hidden truths of the Exchange and how it's connected to some of the Marvel Universe's darkest secrets!

Then, when ex-Hydra and AIM agents team up to bring down the Punisher, Frank finds himself up against a soldier who's more like him than either of them realize. And when the Exchange targets the Punisher with some unique technology, things get loud.

Finally, Punisher clashes with Spider-Man and Daredevil in an epic chase across Manhattan for a mysterious treasure that could change all their lives! Forced to work with two Avengers, the Punisher makes a promise: "Trust no one hurt everyone." The three heroes set their sights on a blitzkrieg takedown of New York crime, but who says they're all working together?

Softcover, 160 pages, full color. Parental Advisory

Cover price $16.99.

"Let Them Eat Cake!" Story by by Mike Baron. Art by Steven Butler and Kim DeMulder. Photo cover by Don Daley and Eliot R. Brown. Punisher and Microchip cater a wedding for the mob. Punisher pinup by Ed Shea and Joe Rubinstein. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.75.

"Good Money After Bad!" Story by Chuck Dixon. Art by Steven Butler. Cover by Joe Jusko. The Punisher stumbles upon a pack double-crossing thieves. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.75.

Embossed cover art by Steve Geiger. Unfriendly Skies, script by Chuck Dixon, art by Mark Texeira. Trespassers, script by Steven Grant, art by Shawn McManus. Punisher 2099 sneak preview, script by Pat Mills and Tony Skinner, pencils by Tom Morgan, inks by Jimmy Palmiotti. Preview of Punisher 2099 (1st app). Cover price $2.95.

Cover art by Mark Texeira. Final Entry: Conclusion!, script by Steven Grant and Chuck Dixon, pencils by Hugh Haynes, inks by Scott Koblish, Peter Palmiotti, Don Hudson, and Rodney Ramos; Lynn is revealed to be the new Punisher, tries to get the Punisher War Journal, and goes to Payback for assistance. 52 pgs. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

Written by MATT FRACTION. Pencils and Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI. Civil War tie in The Punisher. Captain America. Uneasy allies in even the best of times, now two fugitives fighting a common enemy in CIVIL WAR. Every war is won or lost based on one decisive battle-- this might be the endgame for CIVIL WAR. A clash that's been building for thirty years comes to a ferocious head as The Punisher and Captain America finally collide, and the reverberations will be felt for months to come. Cap made a deal with the devil -- what happens when the devil comes to collect? 32 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.

Written by MATT FRACTION Art by HOWARD CHAYKIN Cover by ALEX MALEEV MISFITS PART 2 (of 2) Stuart Clarke has found himself in the unlikely and unenviable position of becoming The Punisher's weapons-master, sidekick, and partner. He was once known as Rampage-when he combated the classic Los Angeles superteam The Champions. He was once a weapons designer for Sunset Bain-when he designed the War Machine armor. And he ended up a prisoner on The Raft-one that escaped during The Breakout. The two constants in his completely insane life have been his absolute brilliance, and his utter hatred of Tony Stark. And now, in his way, he too is a victim of Frank Castle...Take a look inside the life and times of this very special madman, courtesy of Matt Fraction (THE IMMORTAL IRON FIST, THE ORDER, CASANOVA) and Howard Chaykin (Wolverine, Howard Chakin's American Flagg!) 32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99 Cover price $2.99.

Jigsaw: Part 4 of 6 - Written by MATT FRACTION & RICK REMENDER Penciled by HOWARD CHAYKIN Cover by ALEX MALEEV JIGSAW PART 4: The Hand and it's cadre of fantastic killers makes its move against the Punisher as every shooter in New York City has their sites trained on Frank Castle...and with his only allies in hiding, Frank brings the fight underground. As the entire city watches Frank run, S.H.I.E.L.D. -and Bridge's Girls-follow. The creative genius of JIGSAW is in full bloom...how much punishment can one man take? You have no idea. By Matt Fraction (UNCANNY X-MEN, INVINCIBLE IRON MAN) and Rick Remender (Fear Agent, The Atom), with art by the legendary Howard Chaykin (WOLVERINE, WAR IS HELL: THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE PHANTOM EAGLE). 32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$2.99 Cover price $2.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Jigsaw!" Collects Punisher War Journal (2006-2009 2nd Series) #18-23.

Written by MATT FRACTION and RICK REMENDER. Art by HOWARD CHAYKIN. Cover by ALEX MALEEV.

All the players are assembled...the stage is set...the lights are lowered...and a conspiracy 18 issues in the making begins. This is it: the ultimate revenge saga as designed and engineered by Punisher's arch-rival, Jigsaw!

He's killed off the loose ends from Frank Castle's life before the Punisher; he's replacing him on the streets with a leaner, meaner psychotic; and now Jiggy's taking out everyone and everything that Castle holds dear and framing him for it. And this is just the bloody beginning.

Hardcover, 144 pages, full color. Parental Advisory

Cover price $19.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Jigsaw!" Collects Punisher War Journal (2006-2009 2nd Series) #18-23.

Written by MATT FRACTION and RICK REMENDER. Art by HOWARD CHAYKIN. Cover by ALEX MALEEV.

All the players are assembled...the stage is set...the lights are lowered...and a conspiracy 18 issues in the making begins. This is it: the ultimate revenge saga as designed and engineered by Punisher's arch-rival, Jigsaw!

He's killed off the loose ends from Frank Castle's life before the Punisher; he's replacing him on the streets with a leaner, meaner psychotic; and now Jiggy's taking out everyone and everything that Castle holds dear and framing him for it. And this is just the bloody beginning.

Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Parental Advisory

Cover price $16.99.

Cover art by John Romita Jr. and Klaus Janson. Closer to the Flame, script by Chuck Dixon, pencils by John Romita, Jr., inks by Klaus Janson; while working undercover as Johnny Tower for the Carbone mob, Frank Castle, who hits on Rosalie, is knocked unconscious and trapped in a car that is set to explode. 36 pgs. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

Cover art by John Romita Jr. and Klaus Janson. Feeding Frenzy, script by Chuck Dixon, pencils by John Romita, Jr., inks by Klaus Janson; Shotgun saves Frank Castle from dying in a car that is about to explode, Frank and Shotgun save Mickey from the Carbone mob. 36 pgs. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

Cover art by John Romita Jr. and Klaus Janson. The Carrion Eaters, script by Chuck Dixon, pencils by John Romita, Jr., inks by Klaus Janson; Punisher, Mickey, and Shotgun disrupt a mob wedding, mobsters get shot and eaten by a shark on the Island of the Sleeping Sharks. 36 pgs. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

Cover art by Mike Manley. Goners, script by Chuck Dixon, pencils by Mike Harris, inks by Mike Manley and Jimmy Palmiotti; Rosalie's hired assassins work to earn the five million dollar bounty on the Punisher; Tequila and Garotte attacked the Punisher, who is going after the Central Park rapist. 36 pgs. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

Cover art by Joe Kubert. River Of Blood Part One: Scorched Earth, script by Chuck Dixon, art by Joe Kubert; two Russians, trying to import heroin into New York, are investigated by the Punisher. 36 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

The Resurrection of Ma Gnucci: Part 4 of 6 - Written by GARTH ENNIS Pencils & Cover by STEVE DILLON Variant Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR. ' The latest offering from the red-hot Marvel Knights line reunites the seminal creative team of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon for a special, weekly-shipping 6-part limited sequel to their legendary story arc, 'Welcome Back, Frank.' It all starts when two mobsters take a trip to the zoo and piss off the wrong monkey. Limbs are lost (the kind you can't easily replace), vultures are fed (with said appendages), and then things get, like, really crazy. Like back-from-the-dead crazy. That's right -- she's back and she wants payback. Ma Gnucci. Eighty-five pounds of hairless, armless, legless evil. 32 PGS.(each)/Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

The Resurrection of Ma Gnucci: Part 6 of 6 - Written by GARTH ENNIS Pencils & Cover by STEVE DILLON ' The latest offering from the red-hot Marvel Knights line reunites the seminal creative team of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon for a special, weekly-shipping 6-part limited sequel to their legendary story arc, 'Welcome Back, Frank.' She's back and she wants payback. Ma Gnucci. Eighty-five pounds of hairless, armless, legless, supposed-to-be-dead evil. And that's not the end of Frank Castle's problems! It would appear that someone else Frank put six feet under is alive and kicking -- and wants dibs on the Punisher. Enter: Elite. 32 PGS.(each)/Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

(W) Greg Rucka. (A) Carmine Di Giandomenico. (CA) Marco Checchetto The Punisher vs. The Avengers. Welcome to the War Zone. Cover price $2.99.

(W) Greg Rucka (A) Marco Checchetto, Marco Checchetto The Punisher vs. Thor. Cover price $2.99.

Final issue! Revealed at last: the bloodsoaked events leading up to the Punisher's first appearance in Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) #129! This issue ties up all the loose ends of Frank Castle's origin, as he creates and dons the Punisher uniform for the first time. Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Art by Dale Eaglesham and Scott Koblish. Cover by Dale Eaglesham and Vince Evans. Cover price $2.50.

Limited 1 for 20 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Peter Miligan. Art by Robert Gill. Cover by Kalman Andrasofszky. Oi! Comics icon Peter Milligan (Hellblazer) and upstart artist Robert Gill (Armor Hunters: Harbinger) are about to introduce a different kind of magic into the back alleys of the Valiant Universe… From a posh girls' boarding school, to the slimy gutter of the London punk scene, to sniffi ng voodoo glue in a Louisiana swamp…how did the Punk Mambo haul herself from the upper crust to the backwater? Now, Punk Mambo is about to head back home to spread some much-needed anarchy in the UK! The punks and the voodoo priests she used to know have cleaned themselves up, and she's a loud, belching ghost from their past, come to break in the new furniture…and break some faces! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.