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Set to go head-to-head once again are two of Marvel’s biggest street-level heroes, in Daredevil/Punisher: The Devil’s Trigger.
The devil you say
Daredevil and Frank Castle, otherwise known as The Punisher, have been at odds for a long time in Marvel’s superhero universe. That rivalry has recently spilled out into the MCU as well, via Disney+, as both heroes have become more mainstream than ever. This fall though, Marvel will be taking the feud back to its roots, in a comic book mini-series written by Jimmy Palmiotti, and with art from Tommaso Bianchi.
Daredevil/Punisher: The Devil’s Trigger will launch into stores in November, and set the men against each other, as the Gnucci family’s new “criminal empire” rises in NYC. His methods being what they are, Frank’s out to blast the mobsters to the afterlife. On the other hand though, DD is a little concerned about The Punisher’s one man war tearing the city apart.
DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO PULL THE TRIGGER?
DAREDEVIL and THE PUNISHER – two of Marvel’s mightiest with one of the most celebrated and storied rivalries in comics find themselves at odds, not only with each other, but with New York’s criminal element once again! Writer Jimmy Palmiotti revisits the Marvel Universe, pitting Frank Castle against the Gnucci crime family for their most violent and visceral confrontation yet! As their conflict threatens to tear Hell’s Kitchen apart, it’ll fall to Daredevil to contain the chaos!
“Honestly, writing this series has been a blast and a true gift for me,” Palmiotti shared. “Reconnecting with this storyline, originally sparked during the Marvel Knights era, is pure adrenaline and nostalgia for me and gives me the opportunity to dive deeper into what makes both the Punisher and Daredevil unique in the Marvel Universe. Revisiting these iconic characters and their explosive ideological clash feels like slipping back into a gritty, familiar alleyway for me. The Punisher’s wiped the Gnucci family off the map, but the vacuum doesn’t stay empty for long as Daredevil witnesses the birth of four new crime syndicates as they rise from the ashes to take over the city.”
“As Daredevil pursues the next wave of criminal empires, Frank’s determined to teach Matt Murdock that permanent justice comes at the barrel of a gun,” he continued. “It’s philosophy vs. firepower as Hell’s Kitchen becomes a battleground not just for turf—but for the soul of justice itself. Writing this has been an absolute thrill—almost criminal in how much fun I’m having. Stepping into Matt’s mind has been both a blast and a real gauntlet; the deeper I go, the clearer it becomes: both men are right, and both are wildly wrong. That tension? That moral knife-edge? It’s the heartbeat of this entire series.”
Check out the main cover by bestselling cover artist Kendrick “Kunkka” Lim, which will also be available as a virgin variant cover, and preorder DAREDEVIL/PUNISHER: THE DEVIL’S TRIGGER at your local comic shop today!
Marvel Comics press release
Catch Daredevil/Punisher: The Devil’s Trigger #1 (of 5) in stores this November 26th.
