Marvel reports the classic skull logo for Frank Castle in Punisher: Red Band
The years spent the last time readers saw Frank Castle He brings his emblematic skull. During his kingdom in front of HandThe anti -hero had left that image behind, replacing it with a demonic symbol This reflects his role as Lord of the Assassins. However, in Punisher: Red Band #1Marvel has decided to make a risky turning point: The punishment returns to New York, without memory and with the skull in his chest.
The return is not exempt from the mystery. The last time we saw the character, I lost myself WeirdworldA fantastic dimension far from the urban crudeness that characterizes its stories. Now, the great stranger is Who brought it back and for what purposeSince progress suggests that a certain strength in the shadows has returned it to the city to manipulate it like a machine to kill.
Punisher and its symbol
Beyond the return of Frank Castle, who really put fans in alert is The recovery of the original logo. Marvel had avoided for years by showing him because of his controversial appropriation in the real worldwhere the extremist groups and some police sectors used it as a standard. Authors like Garth Ennis They defended that the character could work without the skull, while Jerry Conwayco-creator of the punishment, he searched regain the symbol for progressive causesreaching a clothing line with versions designed by color artists in support of movements such as The lives of the blacks count.
The weight of the dispute
Marvel had tried to resolve the situation narratively: first with the Demonic logo During his stage as the leader of his hand, and then with a substitute, Joe Garrisonwhich transported an altered version of the skull Punisher volume 14. However, the decision to return to the castle his emblem seems to be a calculated movement, even more if it is taken into consideration Daredevil: born again Explore how the corrupt police use the symbol as a flag of violence. Is it an attempt to wonder for the recovery of the icon control and give it a new meaning?
A new bloody beginning
The new stage, written by Benjamin Percy and designed by Julius Ohtaarrives with the seal Red bandThat is, with classification only for adults. This means that readers should prepare for a version Much more brutal and explicit of Castello. Without memory and looking for a purpose, the punishment takes his war against crime in a New York that was not waiting for him, with the risk that his return obeys someone much more dangerous.
Between nostalgia and reinvention
The return of the logo of the skull is a Symbolic Rebirta. For many veteran readers, it is the return of a classic. For others, it will be the test si marvel Redefine the icon without falling into disputes or strengthening problematic speeches. The truth is that Punisher: red band Opens the door to a new era and everything indicates that the castle is about to act in one of its most bleeding and controversial phases.
Punisher: Red Band #1 Reaches US bookstores 10 September 2025marking the beginning of a new cycle in the history of the most feared antieroe of Marvel.
While Frank Castle It has always been a lone wolf, its paths have gone through numerous occasions with other Marvel heroes. His relentless vision of justice has put him in direct conflict with figures such as Spider-man or Daredevilwho see in their methods a danger for the line that separates the heroes from the bad guys. However, he also collaborated with characters like Glutton or even Captain Americawhen circumstances requested it. This duality has made punishment an uncomfortable but necessary character, someone who exposes the darkest moral dilemmas of the Marvel universe.
