Marvel released some of their June solicitations, and I couldn't be happier than to see that Punisher has been renamed to Franken-Castle. Not just the arc; the book's title. This not only implies that Franken-Castle will stick around after the current arc, but maybe for a little while.I know a lot of people don't like the change in their character, but I've said for a long time that The Punisher is a totally one-note character. His family's dead. He shoots people. That's about it for about forty years
I know he did spend brief time as a brother (which doesn't really change anything except appearance) and an angel. This time Rick Remender did the obvious thing by taking a crap character (Punisher) and turning him into an awesome character (Frankenstein).
Warner Bros. did something similar about eighty years back when the took a lame character (Frankenstein) and made him into a kick-ass character (Frankenstein). The character was later evolved in the early seventies when General Mills turned him pink and gave him a lisp. Maybe the next arc will be called Frankenberrycastle. We can only hope.
Also: if anyone is bored and wants to Photoshop a Frankenberrycastle, you should send it in.
