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The Punisher (2000) #2 cover 'Badaboom, Badabing'

Artist: Tim Bradstreet (All)

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The Punisher (2000) #2 cover 'Badaboom, Badabing' Comic Art

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Title:	The Punisher (2000) #2 cover 'Badaboom, Badabing'
Artist:	Tim Bradstreet (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Cover
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	453
Likes on CAF:	11 12
Comments:	7
Added to Site:	10/16/2024
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The gritty Marvel Knights imprint gave writer Garth Ennis an opportunity to go crazy with his brand of hard-boiled noir action, pitting Frank Castle against the Gnucci crime family. Steve Dillon and Jimmy Palmiotti provided interior art, but covers were entrusted to Tim Bradstreet, who provided a striking set of photorealistic Punishers, generally with a giant skull in the background. Bradstreet told me that his photo reference for this series was a local club DJ. The white streak in the upper right makes the skull seem to be breathing fire. Tim's fingerprints are literally all over the haze.

Comic book covers often pose a challenge when considered as freestanding pieces of art. The composition needs to make sense even when the top third is covered by the masthead for publication. But it's nice to have something there besides white space when the art enters the secondary market. Bradstreet solved this problem nicely with a mix of inked textures and bullet holes. He first drew the circles and then inked around them, rather than masking them individually. He pointed out to me a few instances where he transgressed the interior white space in the process of inking around the circles. His signature in the bottom right corner is pasted on.

Tim discusses his creation process, from photograph to vellum version to final cover, in this video.

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Robert Krolikowski
Member Since 2011

1 - Posted on 10/16/2024

Beautiful cover, if you ever want to let it go let me know

Andr� .
Member Since 2015

1 - Posted on 10/16/2024

Those are some sweet inks. Congrats!

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 10/16/2024

During this run of covers, Bradstreet must have drawn in dark and dank basements that only have a single lightbulb! Anything more than one light bulb wouldn't have resulted in the same look!

Miki Annamanthadoo
Member Since 2003

1 - Posted on 10/17/2024

These Bradstreet Punisher covers were special!

Rick W
Member Since 2017

1 - Posted on 10/18/2024

Badabadass!

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Member Since 2011

1 - Posted on 2/20/2025

Tom O'Brian, the model for the covers, will always be the Punisher for me

S Riz
Member Since 2014

1 - Posted on 8/9/2025

Amazing cover, congrats!

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