This summer, Peter Parker and Frank Castle revisit their earliest clashes in Punisher vs. Spider-Man, a new five-issue limited series set in the early days of the Marvel Universe.
The story picks up shortly after their first meeting in Amazing Spider-Man #129, with Dan Abnett and Matteo Della Fonte stepping in to explore how these two very different heroes first learned to work together… and why that was never going to last. Forced into the same fight by someone from Castle’s past, they try to stay focused on the bigger threat, even as tensions keep pulling them back toward conflict.
“I’m very happy to be writing these two characters in a head-to-head together, and to be revisiting the Punisher, a character I haven’t written since YEAR ONE in the nineties,” explains Abnett. “The series is a whole lot of fun and full of big action, and some genuine surprises as they learn stuff about each other for the first time. That’s the real joy of going back to this pivotal early point in continuity: there’s a freshness in their encounters and interactions that I think readers are really going to get a kick out of.”
Set against the backdrop of New York City, the series leans into the contrast between Spider-Man’s sense of responsibility and the Punisher’s more brutal methods. They may be working toward the same goal, but how they get there could tear them apart at any moment.
The first issue features a main cover by Jonas Scharf and a variant by Netho Diaz, along with interior art from Della Fonte. Fans looking to revisit their original encounter can also check out the Amazing Spider-Man #129 facsimile edition returning to shops this July.
PUNISHER VS. SPIDER-MAN #1 (OF 5)
Written by DAN ABNETT
Art by MATTEO DELLA FONTE
Cover by JONAS SCHARF
Variant Cover by NETHO DIAZ
On Sale 7/15
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