Kitchen Irish

From Marvel Database

Kitchen Irish is the second story arc of the sixth volume of the Punisher series. Taking place over six issues, it was written by Garth Ennis, illustrated by Leandro Fernandez, and featured covers by Tim Bradstreet.

Contents 1 Features 1.1 Characters 1.2 Locations 2 Synopsis 3 Issues 4 Collections

Features

Characters

• The Punisher (Frank Castle)
• Yorkie Mitchell
• Andy Lorimer
• Nesbitt
• The Westies
  • Tommy Toner
  • Brenda Toner
  • Gerry
• The River Rats
  • Polly
  • Eamon
  • Danni
  • Bunk
• The Cooley's
  • Finn Cooley
  • Peter Cooley
  • Michael Morrison
• Napper French
• Maginty

Locations

• New York City, NY
  • Hell's Kitchen
  • Queens

Synopsis

After a Hell's Kitchen bar is blown up, which the Punisher happens to be in, he is drawn into a gang war between four Irish gangs vying for $10million supposedly left behind by Nesbitt, a former gang leader who made all of their lives hell during his life. Vying for the money are the Westies, the River Rats, Finn Cooley, and Maginty. The latter of whom, a literal black-Irishman, is particularly ruthless, kidnapping the Westies leader to send parts of him to his gang to scare them. Each gang was given parrt of a code, forcing them to cooperate to retrieve the money.

Finn Cooley, meanwhile, is being hunted down by MI6 assassin Yorkie Mitchell, who also wants to get his nephew Peter to allow his young partner Andy Lorimer to seek revenge for the death of his father. Since they can't get US Government sanctioning, they enlist the Punisher in their quest.

After battling each other through the kitchen only to have the majority of their people wiped out or quit on them, the gang leaders agree to a truce and go for the money together. When they get to the where the money should be, they discover a final insult from Nesbitt wired to a bomb, killing them all, while the Punisher, Mitchell and Lorimer get away, allowing Lorimer to avenge his murdered father before leaving the US.

Issues

• Punisher Volume 6 #7
• Punisher Volume 6 #8
• Punisher Volume 6 #9
• Punisher Volume 6 #10
• Punisher Volume 6 #11
• Punisher Volume 6 #12

Collections

• Punisher MAX Vol. 2: (ISBN 0785115390)
  • 144 page trade paperback released November 23, 2005
• Punisher MAX Vol. 1: (ISBN 0785118403)
  • 344 page "deluxe hardcover", with In the Beginning (issues 1-12), released September 14, 2005.