Punisher: In the Blood

Punisher: In the Blood
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Schedule	Monthly
Format	Limited series
Genre	Superhero
Publication date	2010-2011
No. of issues	5
Main character(s)	Punisher Henry Russo Microchip Stuart Clarke Jigsaw
Creative team
Written by	Rick Remender
Artist(s)	Francesco Mattina Mick Bertiloronzi
Penciller(s)	Roland Boschi
Colorist(s)	Dan Brown

Punisher: In the Blood is a five-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics. The Punisher will face in the final battle against Jigsaw. The series was released in 2010 written by Rick Remender.

Plot

After the Dark Reign storyline, the Punisher started hunting the Hood but without results so he went after Microchip and make him pay for murdering G.W. Bridge. Meanwhile, Microchip is knocked unconscious by Jigsaw. At their hideout, Henry Russo tells the Punisher how he hated his father because he would constantly abuse his mother and idolized the Punisher for being a thorn in Jigsaw's side. Henry suspects that his father may be alive and despite the Punisher's protests, goes to visit his mother to make sure; however, when he arrives, he is confronted by his father Jigsaw and Stuart Clarke. Meanwhile, the Punisher heads to Microchip's lair but instead of finding his old partner, he finds a mysterious woman in black leather and seemingly burnt skin attacked him. She called Frank in the story "Angel" and after she escaped, Frank suspected that he may know this woman.

Jigsaw and Stuart (now known as the Jigsaw brothers) to tells Henry that Jigsaw here protect him from the Punisher, believing he attempts to kills him. Jigsaw escorted his son, Henry to his warehouse mansion. Stuart visited in warehouse mansion's captive Microchip. He explains his girlfriend was killed by the Punisher and swears to make him accountable, but his revenge failed. Stuart walks away and tells him that the Punisher is coming. Meanwhile, the Punisher determined to find Microchip takes down multiple gangs to find his target and attacks Mirage and threatens him everything he knows where Microchip is, but Mirage was shot by the mysterious woman. The Punisher believes that mysterious woman was his wife, Maria.

Sometime later, the Punisher cannot get over the fact about Maria had been alive after her resurrection by the Hood and burn her in flames to torture him, the Punisher takes down more multiple gangs seeking information of Jigsaw's whereabouts. Jigsaw and Stuart are their plans to manipulating the Punisher. Later, Henry questions his father why the Punisher was manhunt to messing with the Punisher's mind, Jigsaw replies that referring to himself and knowing that Henry with him. The Punisher location Jigsaw's hideouts and killing Jigsaw's men, but the Punisher confused that Henry is confronts him, saying he knowing the plans and shocks the Punisher with a teaser. Jigsaw proud his son Henry has subdued the Punisher.

Jigsaw shows his son Henry the monitor renderings where Punisher is held captive, Jigsaw allows him to kill Microchip by slashing his throat. Jigsaw got inference by Stuart about his inheritance fund. Henry realizes his father is manipulating the Punisher and helps him to escape. The Punisher is confronts his wife, Maria was unwilling to kill her, Maria attempts to burn him with flamethrower, but the Punisher receiving a call from Henry revealing that Maria is an imposter the female assassin, the Punisher allows to kill the imposter. Henry is caught by Stuart to cut his arms with the razor blades but Jigsaw stabs Stuart tells him is wrong and promptly shoots Stuart, then he attempts to kills his own son.

Jigsaw attacks his son in pain, until his stop upon seeing his young Henry, Jigsaw apologizes for he did, but Henry kicks him away. Unfortunately the battle causes the warehouse to go up in flames, Henry runs on the rooftop when Jigsaw show up and the Punisher salvation is well. While both hand-to-hand with Jigsaw each other Henry tells his father that want his life and made the choices he will, roof is collapse the battle causes, the Punisher unconscious where Jigsaw whack him to death with an wood platform, though Henry beat his father to it while trying to save the Punisher, nevertheless Henry grabs his father arm to keep him from falling in flames. However, Jigsaw grins let it go, and fall into the flames was eventually killed, thankfully the Punisher sits up and saves Henry and jumping off from flames. The Punisher forces Henry to leaves, weeks later Henry and his mother are relax and start a normal life.