The end of Garth run on Punisher is here and...it's kind of a mixed bag.

Barracuda actually takes the spotlight in the first four issues of this book. The thing is, Barracuda is a fun character, but by himself? not as much. Still, the mini-series is entertaining enough and builds towards the next arc which is a million times better with the final showdown between Punisher and Barracuda. Then the next arc is Punisher dealing with the Military in a interesting way, and while overly long and unneeded letters from soldiers plotline was there, it still hit some good emotional moments. The last two stories are Punisher tying up loose ends on the people who killed his family, which is fantastic. Then there's Punisher The End, taken place in the future and it's pretty cheesy and not really all that interesting.

Like I said, mixed bag. Not as strong as volume 2-3. While nothing horrible it had some meh storylines that went on WAY too long. But still, the good parts worked well to give a good sendoff to Ennis who obviously gave Punisher a huge boost in popularity. A 3.5 out of 5.