after more than 40 years in the comics
this antihero has gone through more than
a few changes welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top ten differences between the
Punisher comic and it’s Netflix TV show
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
looking at the most notable changes that
were made from the comics were adapted
to the screen since these changes
involve major plot points beware of
spoilers firing in your direction number
10 the Punishers motivations in the
comic version of The Punisher he starts
his vigilante career to get revenge for
his family’s murder after taking out the
people responsible for their death he
continues to fight crime and punishment
also although the TV version of The
Punisher starts his crusade to avenge
his family he stops killing when he
believes everyone responsible is dead he
only starts killing again to defend his
friends and to punish more people
connected to his family’s death once
frank finishes his quest he’s unsure of
what to do next
but if it were the comics he’d probably
be looking for his next target first
time as long as I can remember I don’t
have a war a fight I guess when the
artist
you’re scared number nine Karen’s
relationship to Frank we even are not
actually care what happens to you
which makes precisely one of us the MCU
is Karen page and Frank Castle have a
complicated relationship when they first
met Frank nearly shot Karen while trying
to kill a criminal since then their
relationship has changed drastically so
much so that Frank is now willing to
take a bullet for throughout this season
they take huge risks for each other and
share a few intimate moments what’s the
deal with you two but this relationship
is entirely new to the Punisher story
karen was Daredevils love interest for
most of her run in the comics and never
really interacted with Frank the MCU
maybe the first time the two have
partnered up but they’re definitely
making up for lost time
number eight he’s not a Vietnam veteran
you got any idea what they call teams
like ours they call us the American
Taliban because we go in the middle of
the night one of the cornerstones of
Frank’s backstory is his military
service in Vietnam
it’s so tied to his character that he is
still depicted as a Vietnam vet well
into the 2000s however we learned in the
show that Frank served in Iraq and
Afghanistan the update was obviously
done to modernize the character if Frank
served in Vietnam and the MCU he’d be in
his 60s Jon Bernthal is a bit too young
to pull that off secondly by routing his
military service in a recent conflict
the writers were able to make more
relevant statements about war and modern
times we were to throw a trick number
seven the spider-man connection what do
you know that was wondered when he and I
would tangle Oh make Doug out of it in
1974 the Punisher made his first
appearance in amazing spider-man number
129 as a villain he set his sights on
spider-man after being tricked into
thinking the webhead was a criminal by
The Jackal
by the end of the issue The Punisher
recognizes that Spidey is in fact a hero
and disappears after that debut story
spider-man and Punisher have made many
appearances together in both comics and
Beyond sometimes his enemies sometimes
his allies although we have an MCU
spider-man and Tom Holland we didn’t
seem swinging around this season and
considering the vast difference in tone
between the two it’s easy to see why
we’ll still hold out hope for a future
crossover though number six Billy Russo
was a good friend he’s beautiful
some things don’t change don’t call him
pretty in the series Billy Russo is a
marine that served with Frank and became
one of his closest friends but when it’s
revealed that Russo let Frank’s family
get murdered they become vicious enemies
their conflict hasn’t always been so
complicated in the comics Russo never
served with Frank instead he’s an
assassin named de beauté who’s sent to
kill the Punisher when he fails to
complete the job Frank finds him and
rams his face into glass repeatedly
Russo suffers the same fate the show
however his long history with Frank
gives the brutal punishment a more
tragic tone number five Curtis Hoyle
Barry is not all punished his friends
have gone bad in the comics Curtis Hoyle
originally met Frank while serving in
the Vietnam War after the war ended
Roy will join the drug cartel and was
eventually killed by the Punisher
fortunately Curtis chose a different
path in the TV series he not only
provides counseling to fellow veterans
but is willing to do anything it takes
to protect Frank after Jason armoire
does a great job of establishing
criticism onto Frank as well as honestly
portraying a disabled soldier his
performance turned a one-off Punisher
foe into one of Frank’s greatest allies
number four the Punishers real name
impede by the way big Leone in the
comics Frank castles birth name is
Francis Castiglioni depending on what
version of his backstory you read ether
Frank’s parents changed his name or
Frank took up the castle moniker so that
he could illegally reenlist in the
Vietnam War in the show The Punisher is
born as Frank Aston however at the
beginning of the series we find that
Frank is calling himself Pete
Castiglioni to avoid detection at the
end of the season the government
officially changes Frank’s name – Pete
Castiglioni thus bringing his name
change saga full circle Pete goes to
Leone was a free man number three the
skull is very subtle
I never see you coming yeah I wanted to
see me even people who aren’t familiar
with the Punisher would recognize this
symbol the white skull on a black
background is an iconic and intimidating
image most variations of the character
leave Frank wearing the symbol on a
shirt or a full-body jumpsuit but he’s
rarely if ever seen out the field
without it on TV however the skull isn’t
seen much and Frank spends most of the
season operating without it seeing as
the Punisher is a wanted criminal at the
start of the series it makes complete
sense for him to avoid wearing his
symbol on his way to the storm luckily
for fans the skull returns in a big way
near the end of the season number two
the reason his family is killed have you
seen one of them no trial no bullshit
they die in every other version of the
character Frank’s family is always
doomed to meet an untimely end but the
reason why they were murdered has
changed in most versions of the comic
the family is enjoying a day of leisure
when they witness a mob shooting the mob
immediately guns them down to eliminate
witnesses in the show Frank’s family is
killed in Central Park when they get
caught in a shootout between three gangs
however Frank later discovers that the
shootout was part of an elaborate plan
to take him out for his actions overseas
the fact that he was intended to be the
sole target of the shooting makes this
reveal another tragic update to the
punisher story number one micro is
completely different I can make you some
tea micro got a serious upgrade from his
origins in the comics David Lieberman is
a brilliant hacker nicknamed micro they
became famous for his cyber crimes after
his pregnant wife leaves him and his
nephew is killed he partners with the
Punisher to enact some vengeance the new
Lieberman has a supportive family but
has to fake his death after he discovers
an incriminating military video although
the new micro doesn’t always agree with
Frank the two stand by each other at the
end of the season their partnership
allows Lieberman to get what his
character never had in the comics a
happy ending but being an asshole here
yeah do you agree with our picks check
out these other great clips from
WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos
every day
this antihero has gone through more than
a few changes welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top ten differences between the
Punisher comic and it’s Netflix TV show
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
looking at the most notable changes that
were made from the comics were adapted
to the screen since these changes
involve major plot points beware of
spoilers firing in your direction number
10 the Punishers motivations in the
comic version of The Punisher he starts
his vigilante career to get revenge for
his family’s murder after taking out the
people responsible for their death he
continues to fight crime and punishment
also although the TV version of The
Punisher starts his crusade to avenge
his family he stops killing when he
believes everyone responsible is dead he
only starts killing again to defend his
friends and to punish more people
connected to his family’s death once
frank finishes his quest he’s unsure of
what to do next
but if it were the comics he’d probably
be looking for his next target first
time as long as I can remember I don’t
have a war a fight I guess when the
artist
you’re scared number nine Karen’s
relationship to Frank we even are not
actually care what happens to you
which makes precisely one of us the MCU
is Karen page and Frank Castle have a
complicated relationship when they first
met Frank nearly shot Karen while trying
to kill a criminal since then their
relationship has changed drastically so
much so that Frank is now willing to
take a bullet for throughout this season
they take huge risks for each other and
share a few intimate moments what’s the
deal with you two but this relationship
is entirely new to the Punisher story
karen was Daredevils love interest for
most of her run in the comics and never
really interacted with Frank the MCU
maybe the first time the two have
partnered up but they’re definitely
making up for lost time
number eight he’s not a Vietnam veteran
you got any idea what they call teams
like ours they call us the American
Taliban because we go in the middle of
the night one of the cornerstones of
Frank’s backstory is his military
service in Vietnam
it’s so tied to his character that he is
still depicted as a Vietnam vet well
into the 2000s however we learned in the
show that Frank served in Iraq and
Afghanistan the update was obviously
done to modernize the character if Frank
served in Vietnam and the MCU he’d be in
his 60s Jon Bernthal is a bit too young
to pull that off secondly by routing his
military service in a recent conflict
the writers were able to make more
relevant statements about war and modern
times we were to throw a trick number
seven the spider-man connection what do
you know that was wondered when he and I
would tangle Oh make Doug out of it in
1974 the Punisher made his first
appearance in amazing spider-man number
129 as a villain he set his sights on
spider-man after being tricked into
thinking the webhead was a criminal by
The Jackal
by the end of the issue The Punisher
recognizes that Spidey is in fact a hero
and disappears after that debut story
spider-man and Punisher have made many
appearances together in both comics and
Beyond sometimes his enemies sometimes
his allies although we have an MCU
spider-man and Tom Holland we didn’t
seem swinging around this season and
considering the vast difference in tone
between the two it’s easy to see why
we’ll still hold out hope for a future
crossover though number six Billy Russo
was a good friend he’s beautiful
some things don’t change don’t call him
pretty in the series Billy Russo is a
marine that served with Frank and became
one of his closest friends but when it’s
revealed that Russo let Frank’s family
get murdered they become vicious enemies
their conflict hasn’t always been so
complicated in the comics Russo never
served with Frank instead he’s an
assassin named de beauté who’s sent to
kill the Punisher when he fails to
complete the job Frank finds him and
rams his face into glass repeatedly
Russo suffers the same fate the show
however his long history with Frank
gives the brutal punishment a more
tragic tone number five Curtis Hoyle
Barry is not all punished his friends
have gone bad in the comics Curtis Hoyle
originally met Frank while serving in
the Vietnam War after the war ended
Roy will join the drug cartel and was
eventually killed by the Punisher
fortunately Curtis chose a different
path in the TV series he not only
provides counseling to fellow veterans
but is willing to do anything it takes
to protect Frank after Jason armoire
does a great job of establishing
criticism onto Frank as well as honestly
portraying a disabled soldier his
performance turned a one-off Punisher
foe into one of Frank’s greatest allies
number four the Punishers real name
impede by the way big Leone in the
comics Frank castles birth name is
Francis Castiglioni depending on what
version of his backstory you read ether
Frank’s parents changed his name or
Frank took up the castle moniker so that
he could illegally reenlist in the
Vietnam War in the show The Punisher is
born as Frank Aston however at the
beginning of the series we find that
Frank is calling himself Pete
Castiglioni to avoid detection at the
end of the season the government
officially changes Frank’s name – Pete
Castiglioni thus bringing his name
change saga full circle Pete goes to
Leone was a free man number three the
skull is very subtle
I never see you coming yeah I wanted to
see me even people who aren’t familiar
with the Punisher would recognize this
symbol the white skull on a black
background is an iconic and intimidating
image most variations of the character
leave Frank wearing the symbol on a
shirt or a full-body jumpsuit but he’s
rarely if ever seen out the field
without it on TV however the skull isn’t
seen much and Frank spends most of the
season operating without it seeing as
the Punisher is a wanted criminal at the
start of the series it makes complete
sense for him to avoid wearing his
symbol on his way to the storm luckily
for fans the skull returns in a big way
near the end of the season number two
the reason his family is killed have you
seen one of them no trial no bullshit
they die in every other version of the
character Frank’s family is always
doomed to meet an untimely end but the
reason why they were murdered has
changed in most versions of the comic
the family is enjoying a day of leisure
when they witness a mob shooting the mob
immediately guns them down to eliminate
witnesses in the show Frank’s family is
killed in Central Park when they get
caught in a shootout between three gangs
however Frank later discovers that the
shootout was part of an elaborate plan
to take him out for his actions overseas
the fact that he was intended to be the
sole target of the shooting makes this
reveal another tragic update to the
punisher story number one micro is
completely different I can make you some
tea micro got a serious upgrade from his
origins in the comics David Lieberman is
a brilliant hacker nicknamed micro they
became famous for his cyber crimes after
his pregnant wife leaves him and his
nephew is killed he partners with the
Punisher to enact some vengeance the new
Lieberman has a supportive family but
has to fake his death after he discovers
an incriminating military video although
the new micro doesn’t always agree with
Frank the two stand by each other at the
end of the season their partnership
allows Lieberman to get what his
character never had in the comics a
happy ending but being an asshole here
yeah do you agree with our picks check
out these other great clips from
WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos
every day
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