The Punisher ‘89 Book

Does this scene from Fritz Lang's THE BIG HEAT remind you of anything?

RIP

In the mid-late 80s, Slava Tsukerman had been approached by Dolph Lundgren to helm an adaptation the Italian fumetti RANXEROX...

After the Manichean Drago and He-Man, Dolph Lundgren’s RED SCORPION and THE PUNISHER both fitted right into the middle of the good-guy / bad-guy spectrum…

Reportedly Dolph contributed to the choreography of this scene

The Punisher 1989 Workprint Cut - Kim Miyori Q&A at CineFile & Deep Dive YouTube video by Superhero Stuff You Should Know

Interview with Lady Tanaka
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And ad I'd never seen for the Belgian theatrical release :)

Thanks to @melvinzed.bsky.social for sharing a treasure trove of archives!

Oh, awesome! 😜

🔥 Japanese trailer 🔥

#ドルフラングレン #パニッシャー

🇪🇸 Spanish edition just hot off the press thanks to @appleheadteam.bsky.social !

Hardcover, color, 440 pages...

🇺🇸 As for the English edition, for reasons beyond my control, it has yet to find a release date later this year but we’re getting closer!!

Double Dolph screening tomorrow in Troy, NY 📼

I first met #DolphLundgren 18 years ago, and collaborated with him for several years, now he's written the foreword of my book...

Happy 2026 to you all and thank you so much for your love and support!

All things come to those who wait...

Happy 68th Birthday, Dolph Lundgren! 🎂

Here he was photographed while promoting THE PUNISHER at NATO/Showest Convention in February 1989 (months before post-production was finished)...

🇫🇷 J'ai eu le plaisir de discuter du #Punisher '89 pendant 1h47 avec le podcast #Sep7iemeDimension !

En écoute sur toutes les plateformes habituelles :
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Note that when the first draft of the PUNISHER movie screenplay was penned in the spring of 1987, this was the last appearance of the character in comics, as the monthly run wold come out later that year...

Launched on this day 40 years ago in October 1985 (yet dated January 1986 on the cover), the first solo Punisher comic title came out in a mini-series of five issues, now commonly known as THE PUNISHER: CIRCLE OF BLOOD.

RIP legendary poster illustrator Renato Casaro
#rip #renatocasaro

As shown as in this 2-page advert, New World Pictures was not shy about announcing the movie in trades such as Variety and Hollywood Reporter a couple of times during production.

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Promotional still photographs by renowned Australian photographer Gary Heery @garyheery
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First look at ‘Dolph: Unbreakable’ at TIFF | Watch News Videos Online Watch First look at ‘Dolph: Unbreakable’ at TIFF Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

First look at ‘Dolph: Unbreakable’ at TIFF
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Nice!

Mark Goldblatt discusses the deleted prologue in this clip from his director's commentary featured in several international Blu-ray editions (German, Australian, and Japanese)...

#audiocommentary #markgoldblatt #prologue #workprint #dolphlundgren #maylloyd #brookeanderson #thepunisher1989

DOLPH: UNBREAKABLE new documentary screened at TIFF Toronto Film Festival! @tiffnet.bsky.social

Thanks, I appreciate it!

An unexpected angle!

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20 years ago, the PUNISHER soundtrack was finally released after a 16-year wait. 📀

Label Perseverance Records even included a 23-minute bonus interview with composer Dennis Dreith and director Mark Goldblatt.

In 2023 and 2024, the score was re-released on CD and LP through Notefornote Music...

#35thanniversary
In June 1990, 8 months after the film opened in Europe, Marvel Comics unexpectedly published "The Punisher Movie Special" in the U.S.
This official comics adaptation was issued in complete discrepancy with the not yet scheduled North American home video release...

Because of some unforeseen issues, the films that preceded THE PUNISHER were LOBSTER MAN FROM MARS and HOWLING V, unlike what this advert says...

#35Anniversary (US)

On July 8, 1990 was held one of the few theatrical screenings in the US, 9 months before its official home video release.