Get Castle

Just a quick update to say that Marvel have announced their January solicits and they include PUNISHER MAX: GET CASTLE by myself and Laurence Campbell. Oh, and a cover by the amazing Tim Bradstreet too (see below).

First and foremost, it was a complete joy to work with Laurence again. We’ve done a few stories together now – BREATHING SPACE for 2000AD and WOLVERINE: BETTER TO GIVE for Marvel a couple of years back. Not only is he a very good friend but he also happens to be one of my favourite artists and, in terms of storytelling sensibility, we’re usually on exactly the same page. I’d love to show you some of his work from this issue but I’d better not yet. But some of it – two pages from the final act in particular – are, for my money, the best work he’s done. Just extraordinarily good.

And yes, this is the Punisher comes to Wales. Why British writers feel the need to bring US characters to their stomping ground is a persistant mystery. From my point of view there’s something very funny about Frank Castle catching the 4.15 from Hereford. And I think he fits right in with some of the meaner parts of my South Wales home. There’s certain rough pubs where Frank walking in would make perfect sense.

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