Marvel Knights co-founder Jimmy Palmiotti returns to the revolutionary imprint’s signature stars with Daredevil/Punisher: The Satan’s Set off, a brand new five-issue restricted sequence launching in November.
The sequence will probably be illustrated by rising star artist Tommaso Bianchi, recognized for his acclaimed work on the current Thunderbolts: Doomstrike sequence. The newest chapter of their historical past of violent clashes and tense team-ups, Marvel’s most iconic street-level heroes will go head-to-head after Punisher unleashes hell on an rising felony empire, forcing Daredevil to place an finish to his one-man battle earlier than it destroys the town.
Divided by ideologies, the pair’s advanced relationship has resulted in a few of their most memorable tales, and it feels like this newest saga will probably be their most intense showdown but. Here is the official description:
DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO PULL THE TRIGGER?
DAREDEVIL and THE PUNISHER – two of Marvel’s mightiest with one of the crucial celebrated and storied rivalries in comics discover themselves at odds, not solely with one another, however with New York’s felony component as soon as once more! Author Jimmy Palmiotti revisits the Marvel Universe, pitting Frank Fort towards the Gnucci crime household for his or her most violent and visceral confrontation but! As their battle threatens to tear Hell’s Kitchen aside, it’ll fall to Daredevil to include the chaos!
“Actually, penning this sequence has been a blast and a real present for me,” Palmiotti shared at present. “Reconnecting with this storyline, initially sparked throughout the Marvel Knights period, is pure adrenaline and nostalgia for me and provides me the chance to dive deeper into what makes each the Punisher and Daredevil distinctive within the Marvel Universe.”
“Revisiting these iconic characters and their explosive ideological conflict appears like slipping again right into a gritty, acquainted alleyway for me. The Punisher’s wiped the Gnucci household off the map, however the vacuum doesn’t keep empty for lengthy as Daredevil witnesses the beginning of 4 new crime syndicates as they rise from the ashes to take over the town.”
“As Daredevil pursues the following wave of felony empires, Frank’s decided to show Matt Murdock that everlasting justice comes on the barrel of a gun,” he continued. “It’s philosophy vs. firepower as Hell’s Kitchen turns into a battleground not only for turf—however for the soul of justice itself. Penning this has been an absolute thrill—virtually felony in how a lot enjoyable I’m having.”
“Entering into Matt’s thoughts has been each a blast and an actual gauntlet; the deeper I’m going, the clearer it turns into: each males are proper, and each are wildly improper. That rigidity? That ethical knife-edge? It’s the heartbeat of this whole sequence,” Palmiotti concluded.
Try the primary Daredevil/Punisher: The Satan’s Set off #1 cowl by bestselling cowl artist Kendrick “Kunkka” Lim beneath.
DAREDEVIL/PUNISHER: THE DEVIL’S TRIGGER #1 (OF 5)
Written by JIMMY PALMIOTTI
Artwork by TOMMASO BIANCHI
Cowl by KENDRICK “KUNKKA” LIM
Virgin Variant Cowl by KENDRICK “KUNKKA” LIM
On Sale 11/26