Spider-Man and Punisher’s first team-up goes off the rails in new series in time for ‘Brand New Day’
Dan Abnett and Matteo Della Fonte shine the spotlight on the early days of Peter Parker and Frank Castle’s not-so-friendly relationship this July.
This summer, Peter Parker and Frank Castle revisit their earliest clashes in Punisher vs. Spider-Man , a new five-issue limited series set in the early days of the Marvel Universe.
The story picks up shortly after their first meeting in Amazing Spider-Man #129, with Dan Abnett and Matteo Della Fonte stepping in to explore how these two very different heroes first learned to work together… and why that was never going to last. Forced into the same fight by someone from Castle’s past, they try to stay focused on the bigger threat, even as tensions keep pulling them back toward conflict.
“I’m very happy to be writing these two characters in a head-to-head together, and to be revisiting the Punisher, a character I haven’t written since YEAR ONE in the nineties,” explains Abnett. “The series is a whole lot of fun and full of big action, and some genuine surprises as they learn stuff about each other for the first time. That’s the real joy of going back to this pivotal early point in continuity: there’s a freshness in their encounters and interactions that I think readers are really going to get a kick out of.”
Set against the backdrop of New York City, the series leans into the contrast between Spider-Man’s sense of responsibility and the Punisher’s more brutal methods. They may be working toward the same goal, but how they get there could tear them apart at any moment.
The first issue features a main cover by Jonas Scharf and a variant by Netho Diaz, along with interior art from Della Fonte. Fans looking to revisit their original encounter can also check out the Amazing Spider-Man #129 facsimile edition returning to shops this July.
PUNISHER VS. SPIDER-MAN #1 (OF 5)
Written by DAN ABNETT
Art by MATTEO DELLA FONTE
Cover by JONAS SCHARF
Variant Cover by NETHO DIAZ
On Sale 7/15
A WALK DOWN MEMORY PAIN!
THE PUNISHER AND SPIDER-MAN, two of the most notorious names in New York City with very different approaches to making the Big Apple safer (or not, depending on who you ask!). Join us now for a trip to the days of their earliest encounters with returning fan-favorite writer DAN ABNETT (PUNISHER: YEAR ONE) and your new favorite artist, MATTEO DELLA FONTE! Brought together by happenstance and forced to stay that way by an ally from Frank Castle’s past in need, will the web-slinger and the gunslinger be able to begrudgingly set aside their differences before they find themselves at one another’s throats?!Written by: Dan Abnett
Art by: Matteo Della Fonte, Rachelle Rosenberg
Cover by: Jonas Scharf, Alex Guimarães
Page Count: 32 Pages
Release Date: Jul 15, 2026
Ca fait très Barry Kitson dans le dessin.
The Amazing Spider-Man and The Punisher may have a lot in common, but their differences are like a time bomb waiting to explode! As they both are visited by familiar faces such as MISTER FANTASTIC and the all-new SMOKESHOW, someone lights the match, leaving both heroes and New York’s criminal element in the blast radius!
Punisher vs. Spider-Man #2
Writer: Dan Abnett
Artist: Álvaro López
Release Date: August 19, 2026
