News surrounding The Punisher came to a screeching halt in recent weeks, when hype surrounding the show went silent in the aftermath of the Los Vegas shooting. While Frank Castle adheres to a code that spares innocent lives, sometimes that distinction is hard for those not familiar with the property to see. But the show is still on the Netflix Schedule, with a still-undisclosed premiere date, and today a review published in the December issue of SFX Magazine has made it’s way to the internet.

Some common themes that surround Frank Castle will be front and center. While author Dave Golder felt that the series resembled a 13-hour NRA ad, this didn’t detract from the overall experience.

The show impresses on many levels, especially early on, which feature some sympathetic explorations of what it means to be a soldier, and how they need to reacclimate to civilian life.

While the review is mostly positive, it does make a point to note the problematic nature of Frank Castle as a hero. Golder points out inconsistencies in Castle’s code, which may make the show harder for fans that are uncertain about cheering him on.

There’s also an ongoing problem with trying to justify Frank’s “Code” – one episode he’s worried about killing ordinary soldiers just doing their jobs, but the next he’s happy to slaughter ordinary contractors.

While I’m particularly excited to see that this show may have overcome Marvel’s Netflix pacing problem, some details from this article are more important than thoughts on the show itself. The first is that the information box states that the series is already out. While this article is from the December issue, the December issues was released on October 11, reaffirming the rumor that this series was to premier with no prior announcement last week, at New York Comic Con. The new release date is just as much of a mystery as the original.

(For the record, I just checked, and it did not premiere today, as published in another magazine.)