Lion's Gate Home Entertainment has set September 7 as the release date for the debut of The Punisher DVD.  Although he didn't exactly set the box office on fire with his incendiary rounds, The Punisher did respectable business in the theaters and Lion's Gate is hoping for a strong performance on home video, where action films such as The Punisher have traditionally fared well.  The Punisher DVD features an anamorphic transfer, Dolby 5.1 surround sound and four featurettes including: War Journal: On the Set of The Punisher; Army of One, Drawing Blood, and Keepin' it Real, as well as deleted scenes and trailers.  MSRP for The Punisher DVD is $27.95.

Dawn of the Dead is another recent genre film with a comic book connection (see 'Dawn of the Dead Comic'), and Universal is coming out with a DVD of the remake of the George Romero horror classic on October 5.  Dawn of the Dead will be available in both R-Rated and Unrated Director's Cut versions.  The Unrated Director's Cut has a running time that is 9 minutes longer than the theatrically released R-Rated version (though the R-Version does include the extra footage from the Director's Cut as 'deleted scenes.' Featurettes and commentaries are also included in both versions, and the SRP for both DVDs is the same--$29.95.