New York City Becomes A Hunting Ground As A Predator Runs Into Frank Castle in PREDATOR VS. PUNISHER This Fall

By Chad Burdette

on August 2, 2026

Announced earlier today at the Marvel Comics: Next Big Thing Panel at San Diego Comic-Con, PREDATOR VS. PUNISHER, a four-issue series by Frank Tieri (Alien Vs. Captain America) and Jesús Saíz (Eddie Brock: Carnage), launches in November.

After explosive battles against Marvel’s greatest heroes, the galaxy’s deadliest hunter sets his sights on Marvel’s most relentless vigilante! It’s a matchup that fans have dreamed about for decades as Frank Castle and the Predator face off in a collision that pushes both legendary hunters to their absolute limits!

Tieri teased about the crossover:

“This is the series that’ll answer the age old question of who is pop culture’s greatest killing machine.

Now, fans know I’ve written the Punisher before—in everything from Punisher Noir to the legendary Space: Punisher—but this is the first time I’m actually tackling the Predator.

And as a teen who was front row glued to his seat in the theaters as Arnold yelled ‘Get to the Choppa!’ pitting these two against each other is especially a thrill for me.”

“Our story sees the Predator instigating a mob war between some of Marvel’s biggest gangland characters—but the thing is, we’ll quickly realize the mob might not be his only target… but rather a certain vigilante with a skull on his chest, as well.

Fans can expect—SPOILER ALERT—a $%^& ton of blood and violence, but also a lot of twists and turns… including an unexpected shared past between our two combatants. ‘

If it bleeds we can kill it.’ The only question will be… who is it that ends up getting killed?”

Editor Mark Paniccia added:

“Seeing two iconic killers test each other in ways neither expects is a guilty joy,” “Frank Tieri and Jesús Saíz are the perfect choice to deliver a showdown this ruthless, visceral, and unforgettable. They’ve created an instant classic!”

Check out a promo piece by Dustin Weaver, along with a variant cover by Alex Maleev and an homage variant cover by Leinil Francis Yu inspired by Frank Castle’s iconic first appearance in Amazing Spider-Man #129.

Alex Maleev Variant Cover:

Leinil Francis Yu Homage Variant Cover:

PREDATOR VS. PUNISHER #1 (OF 4)

THE PUNISHER TAKES ON THE PREDATOR!

New York City becomes a hunting ground when a Predator arrives looking for worthy prey and finds Frank Castle! As crime bosses fall, the body count rises and the streets run red, two legendary killers violently collide in a brutal showdown featuring a murderer’s row of underworld villains including KINGPIN, JIGSAW, SILVERMANE, THE OWL and more!