ðə kˈɑːmɪk hˈæzbiːn ɹˈɪdɪkjˌuːld fɔːɹ ɪts ɹᵻvˈæmpɪŋ ʌvðə pˈʌnɪʃɚ mˈɪθoʊz, wɪð mˈæt dˈuːɑːɹt ʌvðə wˈiːkli kɹˈaɪsɪs mjˈuːzɪŋ ðætˈɪt "ˈeɪliənˌeɪɾᵻd mˈɛni ɹˈiːdɚz ænd mˌeɪd ðə kˈæɹɪktɚ tˈɑːksɪk ʌntˈɪl ɡˈɑːɹθ ɛniz ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹd hɪz ɹᵻvˈaɪvəl sˌʌm jˈɪɹz lˈeɪɾɚ".
The comic has been ridiculed for its revamping of the Punisher mythos, with Matt Duarte of The Weekly Crisis musing that it "alienated many readers and made the character toxic until Garth Ennis engineered his revival some years later".