nˈɪk nˈeɪdəl ʌv kˈɑːmɪks ɐlˈaɪəns ɹˈoʊt, "ˈiːvən hˈɔɹɚ lˈɛdʒənd bˈɜːni ɹˈaɪtsənz ˈɑːɹtwɜːk kˌʊdənt mˌeɪk ˈeɪndʒəl pˈʌnɪʃɚ ænd hɪz wˈɪɹd spˈaɪki ɡˈʌnz nˌɑːt lˈʊk kəmplˈiːtli sˈɪli ænd dˈeɪɾᵻd".
Nick Nadel of ComicsAlliance wrote, "Even horror legend Bernie Wrightson's artwork couldn't make Angel Punisher and his weird spiky guns not look completely silly and dated".