#Best marvel dc crossover upgrade

#Best marvel dc crossover upgrade

However, along with the undefinable element that empowered the Punisher to take on the deadliest villains on Apokolips, there was one other aspect to Castle’s DC upgrade that has nothing to do with his own physical abilities: Wonder Woman. Given the fact that Darkseid is way stronger than Thanos, their combined form gave Thanos an immense power-up as well–so when the Punisher goes up against Thanoseid, he’s really challenging a being much more powerful than the original Thanos ever was while his own power level, realistically, never changed, given how neither Frank nor Steve had any superpowers to offer. While Frank Castle was simply merged with another human soldier from the DC Universe, their combined might held some sort of ‘X Factor’ that made the Punisher strong enough to take down parademons and even challenge Thanoseid himself. By the end of the issue, Thanoseid is defeated (though not permanently) and their son is relatively safe, and the Punisher’s violent actions were, in no short order, directly responsible for that victory. When they get to Apokolips, Wonder Woman makes a dash directly for Thanoseid while the Punisher decides to steal some otherworldly tech to help in the battle–and he kills a number of parademons and other powerful minions along the way. In this issue, their son gets kidnaped by Thanoseid (Thanos/Darkseid fusion), and the two heroes have to reluctantly join forces to save him. This Punisher is an amalgamation of Steve Trevor and Frank Castle, though aside from his relationship with Wonder Woman (as the two share a son and a failed marriage), his backstory is pulled directly from Frank Castle’s original life. This comic features Wonder Woman (who stays relatively the same aside from some personality/motivational changes to her character) and the Punisher aka Trevor Castle.

In Bullets and Bracelets by John Ostrander and Gary Frank, readers are thrown into the Amalgam Universe after two universal deities combine the DC and Marvel realities into one, creating mashups of fan-favorite heroes in the process. While normally the idea of the Punisher going toe-to-toe with Thanos would be laughable, DC actually made it possible. This means that it’s no surprise that perhaps the greatest cosmic villain out there, Thanos, has come across Castle’s radar on more than one occasion. However, throughout the vast majority of his publication history, the Punisher has been a mortal human who isn’t afraid to tangle with anyone, including elder beasts and cosmic villains (with War of the Realms being the perfect example to that effect). Sure, there were moments when the Punisher would be given supernatural or otherwise superhuman abilities–like when he was given angelic powers or that time Punisher literally became a Frankenstein–those moments were few and far between (with the current Punisher continuity going through yet another ‘super-Castle’ experience, as well).

Despite being one of the deadliest warriors in the Marvel Universe, the Punisher has no superpowers and relies solely on his military training and inherent proficiency in killing.