If The Punisher Can Get Laid, So Can You!

Marvel released The Punisher: Bloody Valentine last week, and it's the best Punisher story I 've read in years. I'm not a big fan of what's been done with the Punisher recently, but Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray have a script that delivers action, humor, and...romance. Yeah, it's fucking unbelievable, but the Punisher gets all soft and mushy on this assassin called Suspiria. He dropped her off a roof in a previous tale, not that Suspiria holds much of a grudge: "I spent nine months learning how to walk again. All you had to do was visit Home Depot." Suspiria is one tough chick: she's good with guns, knives, and she's smarter than the Punisher, because she's got tons of money and ample resources. After they blow up a warehouse full of WMDs, Suspiria whisks the Punisher on an airplane bound for Europe. Punisher knows he's in for a good time: "She looks good, damn good...so I put up with this round-the-world tour for information I could have had hours ago with a little force." He gets laid three times in this book, nothing shown but implied, but hey, it's the most sex the Punisher has had since his wife got killed. Paul Gulacy's artwork complements the script beautifully--he makes Suspiria a bad-ass and sexy chick without going over the top. He also recaps the Punisher's origin in a very cinematic way, and contrasts that against the death of Suspiria's husband. If you're a Gulacy fan, you should definitely check this out. Nuff said.

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