Punisher War Journal by Carl Potts and Jim Lee #[nn]

In "Crucible," the Punisher closes in on Richard von Burian, the man known as the Sniper—a former Vietnam comrade now hunting down the rest of their old unit. With tension boiling and the stakes deadly, the Sniper forces a brutal choice by holding reporter Helen Shaw at gunpoint, daring Castle to make the next move.

In "On the Track of Unknown Animals," Frank Castle is sent to Africa on a bizarre dinosaur-hunting expedition, hoping to pull him from the city's relentless war on crime. When gorillas are killed during the trip, the Punisher turns his focus to the killers—only to collide with Wolvie, who's hunting a poaching ring, leading to a violent clash between two hunters in the jungle.

In "Damage," the Punisher tracks a ruthless gang led by the enigmatic and violent Damage, whose brutal tactics leave a trail of chaos in their wake. When the gang targets the Punisher’s van in a desperate heist, their mistake becomes their downfall—turning his vehicle into the trap that unravels their operation.

In "Guilt Trip," Natasha finds herself caught in a deadly situation while watching over a family in danger, drawn into a conflict she doesn’t understand. With the Punisher and the Shadowmasters forming an uneasy alliance, they face off against a ruthless squad of Sunrise Society assassins clad in battle suits.

In West Germany, the Punisher and Micro take control of a tank unit in a high-stakes pursuit of the Sniper, who’s stolen an Apache helicopter with the intent of delivering it to East Germany. With the clock ticking and the line between ally and enemy blurring, the mission tests their resolve in a landscape of shifting loyalties and escalating danger.

In "Contrast in Sin," the Punisher finds himself outmaneuvered and cornered by the unhinged Bushwacker, a killer still bound to the Marauders but now working for the Kingpin to eliminate Frank Castle after his raids on the Kingpin’s drug operations. With no allies in sight and his own methods pushed to the brink, Castle must rely on instinct and desperation to survive a deadly game where every move could be his last.

When a family’s Hawaiian vacation takes a dark turn after they stumble into a drug operation, their lives are thrown into chaos. With their only ally being Microchip, the unexpected connection draws both Micro and the Punisher into a deadly pursuit across the islands.