tʃˈʌk dˈɪksən, ɹˈaɪɾɚɹ ʌv vˈɛɹiəs pˈʌnɪʃɚ kˈɑːmɪks θɹuːˈaʊt ðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z, kɹˈɪɾɪsˌaɪzd ðɪ ˌɔltɚɹˈeɪʃənz mˌeɪd tə ðə kˈæɹɪktɚz bˈækstoːɹi, ɐsˈɜːɾɪŋ, "aɪ dˈoʊnt θˈɪŋk ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪnz lˈaɪk bˈætmænz ɔːɹ pˈʌnɪʃɚz ʃˌʊd biː vˈɪzɪɾᵻd ˌoʊvɚ ænd ˌoʊvɚɹ ɐɡˈɛn wɪð ˈɛvɹɪwˌʌn ˈædɪŋ ðɛɹ tˈuː sˈɛnts ʌntˈɪl ðə sˈʌm ʌv ˈɔːl ˈædᵻd diːtˈeɪlz dˈoʊnt fˈɪt ˌɛni mˈoːɹ" ænd "pˈʌnɪʃɚz ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪn hˈæzbiːn sˈɪmɪlɚli skɹˈuːd ˈʌp, tʃˈeɪndʒɪŋ ɪnðɪ aɪdˈɛntᵻɾiz ʌv hɪz fˈæmɪliz kˈɪlɚz, mˌeɪkɪŋ ɪɾ ɐ pˈɜːpəsfəl ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn ɹˈændəm ˈækt".
Chuck Dixon, writer of various Punisher comics throughout the early 1990s, criticized the alterations made to the character's backstory, asserting, "I don't think origins like Batman's or Punisher's should be visited over and over again with everyone adding their two cents until the sum of all added details don't fit any more" and "Punisher's origin has been similarly screwed up, changing in the identities of his family's killers, making it a purposeful rather than random act".