The Punisher’s brutal brand of justice makes heroes across the Marvel Universe uneasy, but what if they followed in his footsteps?
This February, acclaimed artist Ario Anindito (Star Wars: The High Republic) imagines a world where Spider-Man, the Avengers, the X-Men, and more embraced Frank Castle’s methods in HELL’S KITCHEN VARIANT COVERS.
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The new variant cover collection arrives just in time for the launch of the new PUNISHER ongoing series by Benjamin Percy and Jose Luis Soares where the character ignites his latest war against organized crime while searching for answers about his missing memories.
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The art pieces gave Anindito a chance to design new costumes inspired by Punisher’s classic costume, replacing the iconic skull with emblems reflecting the individual heroes.
Anindito shared in a Marvel press release:
“I was really excited and honored when Marvel asked me to do the HELL’S KITCHEN cover program!It’s such a cool chance to dive deeper into the characters and give them a darker vibe, designing a gritty look and adding a badass tactical goth-rocker twist.
These characters are already iconic, so it’s definitely a challenge, but also really fun to do. I drew inspirations from re-reading the Punisher MAX series and re-watching the ’98 Blade movie. Let’s just say these HELL’S KITCHEN versions are the last ones you’d want to mess with!“
Check out the first six covers below:
On Sale February 4, 2025
AVENGERS #35 HELL’S KITCHEN VARIANT COVER BY ARIO ANINDITO – 75960620426703541
UNCANNY X-MEN #23 HELL’S KITCHEN VARIANT COVER BY ARIO ANINDITO – 75960620917002321
WOLVERINE #15 HELL’S KITCHEN VARIANT COVER BY ARIO ANINDITO – 75960620841801531
On Sale February 11, 2025
MARC SPECTOR: MOON KNIGHT #1 HELL’S KITCHEN VARIANT COVER BY ARIO ANINDITO – 75960621496900131
On Sale February 18, 2025
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #22 HELL’S KITCHEN VARIANT COVER BY ARIO ANINDITO – 75960621001502251
KNULL #2 HELL’S KITCHEN VARIANT COVER BY ARIO ANINDITO – 75960621388700221
UNCANNY X-MEN #24 HELL’S KITCHEN VARIANT COVER BY ARIO ANINDITO – 75960620917002421
On Sale February 25, 2025
INFERNAL HULK #4 HELL’S KITCHEN VARIANT COVER BY ARIO ANINDITO – 75960621361000421
PUNISHER #1 HELL’S KITCHEN VARIANT COVER BY ARIO ANINDITO – 75960621516400141
THOR #7 HELL’S KITCHEN VARIANT COVER BY ARIO ANINDITO – 75960621284200731
preorder all ten HELL’S KITCHEN VARIANT COVERS along with PUNISHER #1 at your local comic shop today!