The Punisher (2026-) #2

Punisher (2026) (Single Issues)

by Benjamin Percy, José Luís Soares (Artist), David Márquez (Cover Art)

JIGSAW IS BACK! Frank Castle's most notorious foe, JIGSAW, is back - and this time, he's not launching all-out assaults or wars in the street! Instead, he's taking a more surgical approach to dismantling THE PUNISHER, targeting his body, mind and soul with a game of death designed to spill innocent blood and to push Frank Castle to his absolute limit!

Genres: Marvel, Comics, Crime

Kindle Edition

Published March 25, 2026

About the author

Benjamin Percy is the author of seven novels -- most recently The Sky Vault (William Morrow) -- three short fiction collections, and a book of essays, Thrill Me, that is widely taught in creative writing classrooms. He writes Wolverine, X-Force, and Ghost Rider for Marvel Comics. His fiction and nonfiction have been published in Esquire (where he is a contributing editor), GQ, Time, Men's Journal, Outside, the Wall Street Journal, Tin House, and the Paris Review. His honors include an NEA fellowship, the Whiting Writer's Award, the Plimpton Prize, two Pushcart Prizes, the iHeart Radio Award for Best Scripted Podcast, and inclusion in Best American Short Stories and Best American Comics.

Reviews

[Connor]

I think this proves that Red Band is just a money making gimmick when the unbagged on-going series is just as if not more violent and gory than the poly-bagged Red Band series but i wont bang on about that. Second issue is going steady at setting up the forthcoming story. Not a whole lot happens but that's not me saying that it goes nowhere, i always give the first 1 to 5 issues time to boil and take me to where its leading and with this being an On-going (for however long it lasts because we know Marvel cant help but reboot every few months) they often benefit from a slow burn start. Art is suitable and feels dirty fitting the tone of the story which itself is pretty clear and ramping up. Welcome back Frank, we've been needing you.

[David Treichel]

Jigsaw is one scary mf

[Zach]

(4.5)

[Jason]

Hero Psychology Comic Review: Punisher #2

Quick Comic Review: 4.25/5:
- Excellent art and story for this run so far. Frank feels and looks very Frank. I like Percy as the writer for this title.

Hero Psychology Analysis (Frank Castle):
- Monomyth: Call or Refusal of the Call
- Identity Status: Moratorium
- Psychosocial Stage: Initiative vs. Guilt

- Frank appears to be having some kind of stroke or seizure, but despite massive physical and psychological trauma, there is no medical evidence for why he should be having them. They prevent him from carrying out his mission, raising the question of whether some repressed unconscious force is at play.

- Would your Hero Psychology analysis be different?
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[alejandro galvez]

Really really good.

So happy Frank is back. He was missed a lot by a lot of readers. Yeah he is controversial to some, but that's fine. Not everything is candy and teddy bears. Except Frank. He is a big bloody Teddy Bear. And that's how we love him!

[jeff]

3 1/2

very solid still, i like how frank wants to solve whatever is wrong with him with micro. it's very fun seeing this concept for frank and jigsaw trying to take over the position of being kingpin.

[David Dalton]

More of the Red Band style of Punisher! Count me in.

[Nolan McNulty]

Not too much happens in this issue, but it’s setting the ground towards a bigger threat and what’s to come.

[Craig Schorling]

This is setting a great tone and has several moving pieces that I want to see where they land. Artwork is very good.

[Blue]

Well

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