2027 is shaping as much as be an enormous 12 months for The Punisher, as he steps up and takes on a extra distinguished function within the Marvel Universe, together with presumably turning into a full-fledged Avenger. Frank Fort has flirted with Avenger membership through the years, however by no means been a longtime workforce participant. However within the wake of devastating losses, the needs of “Earth’s Mightiest Survivors” and the Punisher could be extra aligned than ever.
Not less than, that is the phrase popping out of San Diego Comedian-Con. As Marvel put it with the brand new tagline: “FIRST YOU AVENGE, THEN YOU PUNISH.”
With Jon Bernthal’s MCU model of the Punisher rumored to make an Avengers-level influence in Doomsday and its sequel, Secret Wars, Marvel is positioning his comedian ebook counterpart in a equally main function, as an A-list hero popping out of the dramatic Avengers: Armageddon.
At SDCC, Marvel introduced “The Pink Line” because the second arc of author Chip Zdarsky’s post-Armageddon Avengers relaunch. The storyline will prominently function the Punisher, and whereas the teaser makes it look like he’ll be working with the workforce, that might be a misdirect. It is also potential Frank Fort as soon as extra finds himself enjoying the function of antagonist.
The Avengers And Punisher Cross Paths In “The Pink Line,” However Will It Be As Allies Or Foes?
Marvel’s promotional poster for “The Pink Line” is a cracked Punisher cranium bathed in a blood-red aura. The “first you avenge, then you definately punish” tagline is succinct and ominous, enjoying on the perennial speaking level about how they name themselves the”Avengers,” however what they actually attempt to be are protectors, saviors even. And if that fails, then they avenge.
Whereas the Punisher is aware of precisely who he’s, and what he does. “Avenge, then punish” additionally speaks to Frank Fort’s character historical past; after taking vengeance on the criminals who killed his household, he is spent his life (and, at occasions, afterlife) since judging and “punishing” others like them. It’s a good tag for an Avengers/Punisher crossover.
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Marvel is pushing “The Pink Line” as a significant storyline, coming at a make-or-break second for the following period of The Avengers. Creator Chip Zdarsky is presently authoring the widescale destruction of the Marvel Universe in Avengers: Armageddon, and the world the survivors face is meant to be very completely different. Which may imply a world the place the Punisher’s brutal strategies are embraced by the brand new Avengers workforce. In any case, the roster can be set to incorporate Wolverine, no stranger to violence himself. However what about heroes like Spider-Man and Captain Marvel?
Punisher’s Upcoming Avengers Arc Is The Newest In A Large 12 months For The Marvel Anti-Hero
The cracked Punisher cranium in Marvel’s “Pink Line” preview artwork suggests Frank Fort will not come out of Avengers: Armageddon unscathed. Presumably, no main Marvel hero will. However may that additionally imply readers are in for one more story the place Frank is pushed over the road of anti-heroism into villainy? Or no less than, into battle with “Earth’s Mightiest Survivors,” the post-Armageddon Avengers roster Marvel has assembled?
Whether or not Punisher will work towards the Avengers, or with them, or full-on be part of them in 2027, these are all plot factors that can be simpler to prognosticate as 2026, and Armageddon, play out. The announcement of Punisher’s massive Avengers arc coming early subsequent 12 months hints at a task in Armageddon, because the crossover continues to go in surprising instructions over the following a number of months.
In simply one other week, the cinematic Frank Fort returns with a big function in Spider-Man: Model New Day. Past that, Marvel followers will discover out in December, if not sooner, whether or not Frank will get screentime in Avengers: Doomsday. Which is correct across the identical time that the comedian ebook Punisher can be suiting up for a significant Avengers function within the comics, as followers realized at San Diego Comedian-Con this 12 months.
Hold forth, Marvel readers! What do you anticipate to go down in “The Pink Line”? Is Frank Fort becoming a member of the Avengers, or no?
Video Recreation(s)
The Punisher (1990), The Punisher: The Final Payback!, The Punisher (1993), The Punisher, The Punisher: No Mercy
Forged
Jon Bernthal, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Ben Barnes, Amber Rose Revah, Deborah Ann Woll, Jason R. Moore, Paul Schulze, Daniel Webber, Michael Nathanson, Jaime Ray Newman, Josh Stewart, Floriana Lima, Giorgia Whigham, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Rob Morgan, Dolph Lundgren, Thomas Jane, Ray Stevenson
Created by
Gerry Conway, John Romita Sr., Ross Andru
