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Beginning with PUNISHER SHOWDOWNS: BLACK WIDOW #1, writer Tom Waltz (Marvel Zombies: War Zone) and artist Greg Land (All-Out Avengers) are showcasing previously untold conflicts between Frank Castle and other members of the Marvel Universe in a series of oversized one-shots.
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It all begins as Punisher and Natasha Romanoff, aka the Black Widow, collide during a mission to stop a terrorist attack in Las Vegas. If Frank can make it through that encounter in one piece (that’s no guarantee!), he’ll have to contend with both Wolverine and the Winter Soldier in the follow-up one-shots releasing in November and December.
On Sale October 21, 2026
PUNISHER SHOWDOWNS: BLACK WIDOW #1
A threat from a terrorist cell puts Frank Castle on a mission to Las Vegas, where the Black Widow’s intel on a Wolf Spider operative will set them all on a bullet-riddled collision course! But will Punisher and Black Widow see eye to eye or is this eye-for-an-eye going to leave bodies in their wake?! The Punisher’s one-man war on the guilty crosses paths with other denizens of the Marvel Universe with explosive and unexpected results!
- Written by TOM WALTZ
- Art & Cover by GREG LAND
- Variant Cover by JOE JUSKO
Mark Bagley Variant Cover:
On Sale November 4, 2026
PUNISHER SHOWDOWNS: WOLVERINE #1
Wolverine digs into the criminal underground of New York City as the Yakuza unleash a deadly and violence-inducing drug on the streets! The Punisher already has his sights set on these death-peddling scum, so what happens when Logan crosses paths and claws with Frank Castle? What follows, you’ll have to read to believe!
- Written by TOM WALTZ
- Art by BRUNO BÜLL
- Cover by WHILCE PORTACIO
- Variant Cover by JOE JUSKO
On Sale December 2, 2026
PUNISHER SHOWDOWNS: WINTER SOLDIER #1
When Punisher targets a death-dealing criminal with political ties, Soviet Russia activates its deadliest asset—the Winter Soldier—to intercept. But will the Punisher get his man, or will the Winter Soldier complete his mind-controlled mission?
- Written by TOM WALTZ
- Art by EDGAR SALAZAR
- Cover by IAN CHURCHILL
- Variant Cover by JOE JUSKO
Preorder PUNISHER SHOWDOWNS: BLACK WIDOW #1 at your local comic shop today.