As his one-man war on crime has unfolded, Frank Castle has unleashed his fair share of deadly weapons upon his foes. From a Colt .45 pistol to his signature Punishercopter, Marvel Comics has given him an entire arsenal worthy of a small military to clean up the streets over the years. To keep pace in a world of superheroes and villains, the trained soldier has even resorted to some more unconventional tools of destruction, whether by co-opting weapons like the Green Goblin’s Pumpkin Bombs or, in one issue by Garth Ennis, commandeering a steamroller to flatten Wolverine for good. For someone of his lethality, the world is a weapon and anything can be used to his advantage.
That doesn’t mean it hurts to have some big guns around when the moment calls for it, and in issue #8 of Benjamin Percy‘s The Punisher run, that’s exactly what’s provided. The story is the second piece of a bonkers four-part crossover with Percy’s Deadpool series, pitting Frank against the “Regeneratin’ Degenerate” while on the hunt for the many Badpools that have shed off of Wade Wilson thanks to his healing factor. While they’re busy trying to kill each other — or, at least, Frank is busy trying to kill Wade — a mysterious player has been pulling the strings in the background to set the two up for calamity. Within the final pages, disaster appears to finally strike when one of the most powerful weapons ever given to the Punisher falls into the wrong hands.
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Collider Exclusive · Marvel Personality Quiz Which MCU Hero Are You? Spider-Man · Daredevil · Iron Man · Punisher · Thor · Cap
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Six heroes. One destiny. Answer 10 questions to discover which Marvel Cinematic Universe hero shares your personality, values, and fighting spirit. Will you swing, fly, or thunder your way to glory?
🕷️Spider-Man
😈Daredevil
🤖Iron Man
💀Punisher
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⚡Thor
🛡️Cap
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What drives you to do what’s right? Choose the answer that feels most like you.
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It’s 2 AM. Where are you? Your answer says more about you than you’d think.
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How do you handle a villain who keeps escaping justice? Every hero has a method. What’s yours?
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How do you feel about keeping a secret identity? The mask — or the lack of one — says everything.
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You’ve lost someone important because of your heroism. How do you carry that? Every hero pays a price. The question is how they pay it.
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What’s your role when working with a team? Who you are under pressure is who you actually are.
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Where do you draw the line between justice and revenge? The answer defines what kind of hero you really are.
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When you’re not saving the world, what does life look like? The person behind the mask is always the more interesting story.
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What keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
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The battle is lost. You’re outnumbered, outgunned, and exhausted. What do you do? This is your tiebreaker — choose carefully.
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Your Hero Has Been Identified Your MCU Hero Is…
Based on your answers, the Marvel hero who matches your spirit, values, and instincts has been revealed.
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Queens, New York
🕷️ Spider-Man
You carry the weight of the world on shoulders that are younger than they should have to be — funny, loyal, and endlessly self-sacrificing.
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You do the right thing not because it’s easy, but because no one else will.
You understand that responsibility isn’t a burden you choose — it’s one that finds you.
Whether it’s a neighbourhood mugging or a multiverse crisis, you show up.
Peter Parker’s lesson — that great power demands great responsibility — isn’t a slogan to you. It’s the code you live by, even when it costs you everything.
Hell’s Kitchen, New York
😈 Daredevil
You fight in the shadows between law and chaos, guided by a fierce moral compass that refuses to let the guilty walk free.
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You use every tool available — your mind, your body, your faith — to protect those the system overlooks.
You’ve looked into the darkness and chosen not to become it, though the line has never been easy.
Matt Murdock’s duality — champion in the courtroom, devil in the alley — mirrors your own.
Relentless, conflicted, and unwilling to stop. That is exactly you.
Stark Industries, Malibu
🤖 Iron Man
Brilliant, driven, and occasionally insufferable — but always the person who solves the unsolvable problem.
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You lead with your mind and back it up with resources, innovation, and a stubbornness that borders on heroic.
You started out looking out for yourself, but somewhere along the way the world became your responsibility.
Tony Stark’s arc — from ego to sacrifice — is your arc too.
You build, you plan, and when the moment comes, you’re willing to give everything. Because in the end, you’re Iron Man.
New York City
💀 The Punisher
You’ve been through fire that would break most people — and it did change you, completely. What’s left is unyielding, relentless, and operating by a code forged in grief.
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You don’t ask for forgiveness, and you don’t expect gratitude.
You see a corrupt, broken world and you’ve decided to do something about it, consequences be damned.
Frank Castle’s war is born from love twisted by loss — and so is yours.
Uncompromising and unflinching — the world may not agree with your methods, but your conviction is absolute.
Asgard · Protector of the Nine Realms
⚡ Thor
Powerful, proud, and on a lifelong journey to become worthy of the legend you carry.
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You lead with strength but have learned — sometimes painfully — that true greatness comes from humility and growth.
You’re larger than life, yet more vulnerable than you let on.
Thor’s story is one of transformation: from arrogant prince to worthy king, from isolated warrior to beloved protector.
You bring the storm when it’s needed — and the warmth when it matters just as much.
Brooklyn, New York · The Avengers
🛡️ Captain America
You believe in something bigger than yourself — and you fight for it even when the world has moved on and nobody else will.
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You don’t bully the small guy, and you never stop when it gets hard.
Steve Rogers didn’t become a hero when he got the serum — he was always one. So were you.
Your strength isn’t in your fists; it’s in your refusal to compromise what’s right, no matter the cost.
In a world full of people taking the easy road, you’re the one who picks up the shield and stands up — every single time.
Spoilers below for The Punisher #8.
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‘The Punisher’s War Machine Armor Is Being Pulled Out of Storage
Image via Marvel Comics
Image via Marvel Comics
Image via Marvel Comics
After a confrontation with the Punisher, the Merc with a Mouth finds himself handcuffed to a pipe on the wall of a S.H.I.E.L.D. facility, forcing him to chew his own hand off to pursue Frank. His adversary was last seen standing over a very dangerous weapon that Nick Fury warned needed to be kept out of the reach of those with ill intent, as it could fire shots throughout history. That could be useful for Frank to finally get around Deadpool’s healing factor, for instance, but they both have even bigger fish to fry. Leaving his hand behind accidentally created more of the fleshy Badpools, who quickly overwhelmed the guards in front of a top-secret weapon and took advantage of their IDs to break inside. What the sentient scar tissue pieces found was none other than War Machine, still decked out with the Punisher’s skull insignia. Their excitement confirms this is the namesake for the “Big Guns” storyline, and it’s about to get very messy for both Wade and Frank.
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While the War Machine armor is most closely associated with James “Rhodey” Rhodes, Frank took command of the suit himself in The Punisher #218 back in 2017. Nick Fury Jr. loaned him the suit for a special job that required someone of his expertise — to head to the country of Chernaya and clean up the political mess there caused by a band of rogue S.H.I.E.L.D. agents. However, when it came time to return the weapon, Frank simply blew him off and kept it to aid in his crime-fighting, punching above his weight by going after Hydra itself. Rhodes eventually convinced him to return the weapon, but evidently, the Model 8 suit he used was kept in storage all this time, and now the Badpools are poised to run wild with it in Deadpool #9.
The Punisher #8 is now available for purchase. Stay tuned here at Collider for more on the latest Marvel Comics releases throughout the year. Sign up for a free trial of Audible to explore more books and comics.
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Release Date
2017 – 2019-00-00
Network
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Netflix
Showrunner
John Romita Sr.
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Directors
Jeremy Webb, Jim O’Hanlon, Andy Goddard, Tom Shankland, Jet Wilkinson, Dearbhla Walsh, Kari Skogland, Kevin Hooks, Michael Offer, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Stephen Kay, Stephen Surjik, Antonio Campos, Iain B. MacDonald, Meera Menon, Alex Garcia Lopez, Stacie Passon, Jamie M. Dagg
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Writers
Steve Lightfoot, Dario Scardapane, Felicia D. Henderson, Bruce Marshall Romans, Christine Boylan
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