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10 Moments From The Civil War Comic That We Wish Had Been Included In Captain America: Civil War

Captain America: Civil War is an incredible movie, something you've no doubt figured out for yourselves now that Marvel's first Phase 3 film is finally playing in US theaters. However, while there's no denying that this is quite possibly the studio's finest effort yet, it's hard as a comic book fan not to compare it to the tale it takes its name from.

5) The Punisher

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It’s starting to become clear that Marvel has no intention of bringing any of Netflix’s Defenders to the big screen, and with the clashing production schedules of Daredevil and Captain America: Civil War, this one would have always been hard to make happen.

Regardless, it was in theĀ Civil War comic book series that a mysterious masked figure is spotted keeping an eye on Team Cap on a number of occasions, and it’s only when he steps in to save a fleeing Spider-Man from the Thunderbolts that we learn it’s The Punisher.

Steve reluctantly allows him to join his group of Avengers, but when Frank guns down a couple of crooks Cap has recruited, the patriotic hero kicks him out in a surprisingly brutal fashion.