The Punisher Red Band #2 builds the anticipation and suspense by laying out Fisk's plans through a creative monologue matched with artwork showing Fisk in a way we have truly never seen him before. This is Fisk on a level that will shock fans without question. Read Full Review
Punisher: Red Band #2 doubles down on everything that made the debut issue hit hard, brutal violence, razor-sharp pacing, and a haunting, unstoppable version of Frank Castle that feels equal parts Terminator and tragedy. Ben Percy's script slices right to the bone, while Julius Ohta's artwork drenches every page in atmosphere and dread. It's a story of power, manipulation, and rage unchained... the kind of raw, adult storytelling that earns its "Red Band label. Read Full Review
Plot
Frank Castle takes the gun from the old woman who treated him, also takes the car keys, and heads off to stop a truck with a container containing people who are about to be sent to another country for human trafficking. Kingpin gives the Punisher the coordinates.
Kingpin constantly orders Punisher what to do; his control is absolute. Kingpin self-flagellates while Frank eliminates his targets, in a kind of twisted ritual. Kingpin has Punisher's right-hand man, Micro, tortured in a chair. Kingpin extracts all the information he needs to understand Punisher's way of thinking.
Punisher intercepts the truck and injures the driver, almost taking the wheel. This sequence is mesmerizing.
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