The Source Material War Journal - Episode 8- The Punisher vol. 2 Annual #1 "Evolutionary Jihad"

Frank Castle gets pulled into one of Marvel’s biggest 1988 events as Source Material revisits The Punisher Annual #1 and “Evolutionary Jihad” by Mike Baron, Mark Texeira, Scott Williams, and company. Frank’s latest mission takes him to Colombia in pursuit of powerful drug lord El Caimán—but things get complicated fast when heavily armored soldiers tied to the High Evolutionary crash the Punisher’s war on crime. Suddenly facing enemies whose technology leaves his usual firepower nearly useless, Frank has to adapt on the fly while forming an uneasy alliance with the very man he came to kill. Jesse digs into the Eliminators as a different kind of Punisher threat, El Caimán’s morally complicated role as both ruthless criminal and provider for his community, the uncomfortable similarities between hunter and target, and some wonderfully over-the-top Punisher problem-solving involving advanced armor, a Stinger missile, an enormous aquarium, and one very important final bullet. Plus, there’s plenty of nostalgia for the days when a 64-page Marvel annual felt like a major event all by itself.