Inspiration for New Punisher Revealed as Marvel Promises John Wick-Level "Gun-Fu"

Frank Castle is the Punisher no more. While Marvel’s most famous anti-hero’s war may have finally ended (for now), the world has no shortage of humanity’s worst in dire need of punishment. The Punisher is next to join Marvel’s ever-growing list of legacy characters, with a new man taking up the mission and the mantle: Joe Garrison. Legacy characters aren’t a new concept for Marvel, but it’s a trend that’s grown steadily more common in recent years. These new faces behind familiar names often tweak the winning formula, exploring the character through the lens of a different background, gender, nationality ethnicity, or power-set. For Joe Garrison, part of what will set him apart from Frank Castle’s Punisher is his fighting style.