History ComicBook / Punisher2022

''The Punisher'' (subtitled ''The King of Killers'' for collected editions and interior titles) is a 2022 comic book series by Creator/MarvelComics, written by Creator/JasonAaron, with art by Jesus Saiz and Paul Azaceta, and colors by Dave Stewart. The series is the thirteenth volume of ''ComicBook/ThePunisher''.

''Punisher'' (2022), subtitled ''"The King of Killers"'' for collected editions, is a series from Creator/MarvelComics, starring the eponymous [[ComicBook/ThePunisher Punisher]]. It's written by Creator/JasonAaron, with art by Jesus Saiz and Paul Azaceta, and colors by Dave Stewart.

Set in the shared Franchise/MarvelUniverse, the series takes Frank Castle in a new direction, appointing him as High Slayer for the demon-worshipping ninja clan known as [[Characters/MarvelComicsTheHand The Hand]].

!!''Punisher (2022)'' provides examples of:

* ContinuityOverlap: Aaron's ''Punisher'' runs parallel to Chip Zdarsky and Marco Checchetto's ''Comicbook/Daredevil2022''. The Hand is the main connective tissue between the books, as Frank leading the cult has created complications for Matt and Elektra's brewing campaign against them over in their book (and Frank is well aware here in his book that his enemies are gathering).

* KickTheDog: [[spoiler:While Maria Castle [[JerkassHasAPoint isn't wrong when she tells Frank that killing evil people in her name is not the right way to honor somebody, and is technically justified in divorcing him for his actions, she unfortunately does it in a way that is unnecessarily hate-filled, vindictive and condescending by going out her way to try and kick Frank while he is still down, from shooting him dead, to verbally abusing and demeaning him to the point of making him fall into despair, before ultimately abandoning him and telling him to "stay dead".]]

* UngratefulBitch: [[spoiler:After being resurrected by Doctor Strange, after being shot dead by Maria, Frank still can't bring herself to stop loving Maria, and even requests the Avengers to protect Maria from harm's way and to make sure she remains alive and safe. Despite this, she repays Frank by giving him a vicious [[ReasonYouSuckSpeak]] speech before divorcing him, pushing him into a state of despair]].

* {{Hypocrite}}: Maria condemns Frank and divorces him for killing evil people in her name, despite the fact she previous shot Frank dead, making her views on killing being wrong very muddled. [[MoralMyopia Neither the story or the superheroes call her out for it]].

* {{Jerkass}}: Maria Castle, of all people, after being resurrected from the dead. [[spoiler:While she has every right to divorce Frank for his war on crime in her name, she goes about it in a way that is nothing short of vindictive and cruel, [[WhatTheHellHero by shooting Frank, killing him, and then going out of her way to verbally break him and make him fall into despair]], after Doctor Strange brings Frank back to life]].

* Hypocrite: Maria condemns Frank and divorces him for killing evil people in her name, despite the fact she previous shot Frank dead, making her views on killing being wrong very muddled. [[MoralMyopia Neither the story or the superheroes call her out for it]].

* BrokenAesop: The series really wants the audience to see Frank Castle and his war on evil as morally wrong, with the message being that taking the law into your own hands by becoming a vigilante to slaughter evil people to avenge your loved ones makes you just as bad as the criminals you kill. Unfortunately, the comic ends up contradicting its own message by having Maria Castle shoot Frank Castle dead, [[MoralMyopia and we are supposed to see her in the right for doing so]], even though she [[Hypocrite basically did exactly what she criticized and eventually left Frank for doing]].

The first issue was released March 09 2022. The run concluded with ''The Punisher'' #12, in May 2023.

* DepartureMeansDeath: Maria will die again if she leaves the Hand's Citadel.

The first issue was released March 09 2022. The run concluded with ''The Punisher'' #12, in May 2022.

* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:The Hand have resurrected Frank's [[DeathByOriginStory murdered wife Maria]]]].

* NeverFoundTheBody: Enforced. [[spoiler:When cornered, after being left by his dead wife who has since tried to kill him, Frank extends a prayer to the Beast and is given just enough magic to disappear into Weirdworld.]] Strange tells the others that Frank is no longer on their plane of existence.