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DescriptionBig add today! When you think “Punisher” you can’t help but think “Zeck” and vice versa. Collector buds who know me know I LOVE me some Zeck. I set a goal to get at least one nice published example from the following books:- Spider-Man (Kraven’s Last Hunt) - Secret Wars - Captain America - Master of Kung Fu (Shang-Chi) - Punisher I’m happy to have checked those first 4. But did recently confirm a published Punisher page featuring Frank, including from Return to Big Nothing and not just the limited series, is now out of reach. All good, though. Moved to getting a nice non-published example, but that said I definitely wanted something with a large pin up-y shot of Frank and something that looked finished. Like it could be published. Mission accomplished, I'd say, with this 11x14 beaut from Black Line Fever! Frank’s got that no nonsense look…you know someone’s in trouuuubllle. The darkened room, with only the one light source and shadow of Frank’s head also makes you feel like he’s got the drop on some poor bad guys. I also like the gun – thought it was unique looking, as well as how he’s holding the mag. Lastly, got a little grey tone via pencil! So, yes, definitely happy with this! Got my list o’ Zeck 5 checked. Does that mean I’m done getting art by him? Well…I didn’t quite say THAT :) Social/Sharing |
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Daeh Bew 
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 5/4/2022
What an awesome piece. You gotta love Mike's clean line work and use of shadows. Congrats, Khalil!
Michael McIsaac
Member Since 2020
2 - Posted on 5/4/2022
For anyone who started reading comics in the 1980s, I think it's safe to say that Zeck's Punisher is THE Punisher. If you told me that this was drawn in 1986, I'd believe it without question - take that as high praise.
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
Posted on 5/5/2022
Michael McIsaac wrote:
For anyone who started reading comics in the 1980s, I think it's safe to say that Zeck's Punisher is THE Punisher. If you told me that this was drawn in 1986, I'd believe it without question - take that as high praise.
Right there with you. Got a classic look and vibe - was definitely part of the appeal I actually don't know, as I write this, when this was done but I'm gonna try to find out. Andre wondered similarly in the comments below, too. I'm thinking not recently but also not the '80s - somewhere in between. Understand that's big range, though, lol. Thanks for the comment Micheal, and all, as always!
Tyler T
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 5/4/2022
Great piece and congrats on completing the Zeck cycle!
Harry M
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 5/4/2022
I am a big fan of Zeck's Captain America art, but that doesn't mean I don't appreciate his other work, such as this. Congrats.
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 5/4/2022
Yes, a Zeck Punisher is the ultimate get for Punisher fans! But now you still have to add another one, where his face is raging and bullets are flying. THAT'S the Punisher! Your collection continues to shape up nicely, man, and it's because you found a focus and are sticking to it as you gun down each item on that list!
Paul P Spiderversity
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 5/4/2022
Check, check, check, check and .... CHECK! Congrats on capturing #5! (And what a great list of pieces to have in your collection!). This is a really outstanding portrayal of the Punisher by the great Mike Zeck. I love the look on his face along with the crinkled brow. Congrats man!!
Galac Tun
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 5/4/2022
Stared at this for years and didn't pull the trigger. Congrats!
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
Posted on 5/5/2022
Galac Tun wrote:
Stared at this for years and didn't pull the trigger. Congrats!
Wasn't quite years for me, Larry, more like year :) Still awhile to be going back and forth! But there was a reason I kept going back, right? And when published became out of reach, I said it was time. Glad you like, man, and thanks for the add!
Troy C. Punswick
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 5/4/2022
I would be happy too to have this in my collection! Great addition!!!
Canada Jones
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 5/4/2022
WOW, this is a Great piece by Zeck!! Fantastic addition to your collection!
Ian Saint
Member Since 2021
1 - Posted on 5/4/2022
I love how the gun looks. Great Zeck Punisher piece.
Chris Snorek
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 5/4/2022
This one haunted me for a long time, KG. Perfect example IMO and it was owned by DANZIG!!!
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 5/5/2022
Chris Snorek wrote:
This one haunted me for a long time, KG. Perfect example IMO and it was owned by DANZIG!!!
Lol, yeah, fun little part of the backstory to the piece, right?! It was funny, when I got it in the mail, it was a kinda weird and cool seeing "from: Glenn Danzig" on the package :) Thanks, Chris!
André .
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 5/4/2022
I wonder what year this is? Some of his current stuff can look a little... familiar. But this is definitely a standout. Congrats on completing your (first) journey. Great piece!
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
2 - Posted on 5/5/2022
Zeck, you know we belong together
I don't have no time for you DC playing with my art like this
You'll be mine Punisher baby
No more wait
We are strong together
And you know Last Kraven’s might
Where do I Hunt for my art?
Why is it so hard to find?
Zeck we'd be forever
Shang-Chi always mine
How could you Spidey and leave me with Captain America?
When I can't sleep at night
Without holding you tight
Zeck, each time I try I just Beatty and cry
Page in my head
Oh, get cover instead
Flipping around and around
Although we've come
To the end of Marvel
Secret can't let go
It's so Zeckual
You Beyonder me
I Beyonder you
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 5/5/2022
Marcus Wai wrote:
Zeck, you know we belong together
I don't have no time for you DC playing with my art like this
You'll be mine Punisher baby
No more wait
We are strong together
And you know Last Kraven’s might
Where do I Hunt for my art?
Why is it so hard to find?
Zeck we'd be forever
Shang-Chi always mine
How could you Spidey and leave me with Captain America?
When I can't sleep at night
Without holding you tight
Zeck, each time I try I just Beatty and cry
Page in my head
Oh, get cover instead
Flipping around and around
Although we've come
To the end of Marvel
Secret can't let go
It's so Zeckual
You Beyonder me
I Beyonder you
You KNOW I'm singing these lyrics out loud, right?! "page in my head, oh, get cover instead" LOL! Zeck reading as a kid, B2M listening as I enter my teens - nostalgia double whammy courtesy o' Wai! Thanks, man!
Johnny M
Member Since 2014
Forum Moderator
1 - Posted on 5/5/2022
The detail on both Frank and the weapon are incredible! High quality commission.
Steve N. Comic/Fantasy Art
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 5/5/2022
The King of Comic OA draws a true Punisher.
Duke Fleed aka #1 Groo Fan
Member Since 2013
1 - Posted on 5/5/2022
A solid Punisher pick up. Love rhebinks and rendering. Black background adds to the ambiance. Congrats!
Nathan Hanley
Member Since 2010
1 - Posted on 5/5/2022
This is so friggin' awesome man. Love it!! Jealous and thanks so much for sharing this!
JN 80
Member Since 2016
1 - Posted on 5/5/2022
Beautiful Frank addition K. Zack did a phenomenal job
Eranga Devasurendra
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 5/5/2022
Incredible piece man...the lighting REALLY sells this piece for me. Big congrats!
Carlo M
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 5/6/2022
I am not a fan of the character but this is a great image. Captures him perfectly
Dave W
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 5/6/2022
Zeck = Punisher, Punisher = Zeck ... in my eyes at least. GREAT example. I was thinking about adding a Zeck Punisher example, and then the SW8 result happened and put that idea on the backburner where it might get fried altogether. Congrats - this is a REALLY great addition KG. Thanks for sharing!
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 5/6/2022
Dave W wrote:
Zeck = Punisher, Punisher = Zeck ... in my eyes at least. GREAT example. I was thinking about adding a Zeck Punisher example, and then the SW8 result happened and put that idea on the backburner where it might get fried altogether. Congrats - this is a REALLY great addition KG. Thanks for sharing!
Like many, when it comes to work, there are a ton of acronyms we use that no one outside would get. I thought about that when I saw "SW8", lol. But yeah, published Punisher was gonna be pretty difficult to make happen so I'm happy to have made THIS happen. Thanks, man, and glad you like!
J H
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 5/6/2022
MF-er, this look means you'd better think twice. And if that second thought is still yes, then think again. My lead isn't very patient, tho, so hurry up. This is awesome, Kahlil. You could not get a more perfect Zeck Punisher, imo. When he inks his own pencils, it's one of my favorites. Great grab. Huge, explosive congrats!
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
Posted on 5/6/2022
J H wrote:
MF-er, this look means you'd better think twice. And if that second thought is still yes, then think again. My lead isn't very patient, tho, so hurry up. This is awesome, Kahlil. You could not get a more perfect Zeck Punisher, imo. When he inks his own pencils, it's one of my favorites. Great grab. Huge, explosive congrats!
I can be patient, but my lead? Not so much. I suggest you get to it :) I too love Zeck inking himself...but him and John Beatty a dynamic duo do make. Don't make me choose! Thanks, man!
kent mansley
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 5/7/2022
Now that's an awesome image by Zeck! Huge congrats!
David Askani’Son
Member Since 2012
Forum Moderator
1 - Posted on 5/8/2022
Badass Check! Awesome Get Check! Congrats on this beauty bud!
Ryan Barrett
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 5/11/2022
Congrats, K! I remember talking to you about your adoration of Zeck as an artist. His Punisher was a big part of my childhood as well. So seeing you own this makes me happy for a great fellow collector like yourself.
Seeing Zeck's shading on Frank's chest above and inside the skull and then the shading on the gun is so cool. The deeper, darker blacks are also so well placed. This oozes brilliance to me in terms of technique in particular. It really is perfect, dude.
Thank you for sharing this here with all of us.
Daryl R
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 5/12/2022
Duuuuude.... you KNOW how much I love this one!!! Completely perfect example of Zeck's Punisher! Published or not... who cares? This is a fully finished, highly detailed example as worthy of publication as anything else out there. I'm so glad this one ended up with you man! I'm gonna keep enjoying it online in your gallery and I'm stoked that it found its way into your collection!
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 5/13/2022
Daryl R wrote:
Duuuuude.... you KNOW how much I love this one!!! Completely perfect example of Zeck's Punisher! Published or not... who cares? This is a fully finished, highly detailed example as worthy of publication as anything else out there. I'm so glad this one ended up with you man! I'm gonna keep enjoying it online in your gallery and I'm stoked that it found its way into your collection!
Thanks, Daryl, and thanks for talking through with me before I pulled the trigger (pun!). Love your Zeck Punisher collection, man, and I'm glad to now have joined the club! "Published or not...who cares?" Totally agree, and have felt that even more so since I got it in hand! Glad you dig it like you do, and thanks for the comments!
gene o
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 5/14/2022
I'd take a big, detailed drawing like this over published panel art any day of the week. Awesome!
Jason Hussa
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 5/19/2022
Beautiful pick up, KG! I know how badly you wanted a Zeck Punisher, and how much this (obviously) means to you. It sounds like you scouted out the perimeter of this one for a while, and there's something to be said for those pieces we keep going back to over and over again... MEGA congrats on making this a reality! I love Frank's expression here: battle hardened... battle weary... hardly weary...? Fantastic lighting, too, with the light source from the left (and the full window square of light center page to set Frank's head against, then allowing the gun to pop back in the shadows on the right). Another gorgeous piece for your excellent collection, sir. Great score, man!
Steve . M
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 5/26/2022
So awesome! Great piece. Was it on the BLF site or did you buy it in person? Did you get to meet Glenn?
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
Posted on 5/26/2022
Steve . M wrote:
So awesome! Great piece. Was it on the BLF site or did you buy it in person? Did you get to meet Glenn?
Naw, it was on the BLF site. Had been there awhile, too, but I was holding out to see if I could make a published example happen. When I confirmed that wasn't going to be the case, I pulled the trigger. Didn't get to meet Glenn, but was cool receiving a package addressed from him :) Thanks, Steve!
Bill J
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 6/2/2022
Splendid Mike Zeck Punisher piece! Love Zeck's Punisher--Bad to the Bone!
Matt Todd
Member Since 2014
1 - Posted on 8/11/2022
Great example of Zeck and the Punisher. Congrats on such a fantastic addition to your collection my friend.
Ken Martin
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 12/14/2022
Just looking at your new in 22 pieces and you got some great ones. I love this Zeck Punisher.
A K
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 12/27/2022
Ross Andru and John Romita, Sr. may have created the visual look of the Punisher, but Frank Castle never looks sharper than when Mike Zeck renders him. This is an amazing piece, my friend! Congratulations!
Some Collector
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 1/21/2023
Zeck and the Punisher? What more could anyone want?
matt d.
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 11/3/2023
Great Puni! Congrats! I like the black parts around... perfect composition!
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