Punisher's New Mission Proves Captain America Is Failing
Warning: contains a preview for Punisher #3!
Frank Castle, the Punisher, is using his newfound powers as the High Slayer of the Hand to do the job that Captain America should be doing. The Punisher is directing the resources of the assassins' sect against Hydra, the terrorist organization that recently took over the United States using Captain America as its figurehead.
Captain America has been fighting Hydra for close to a century, beginning with World War II when the group was aiding the Nazi war effort under the command of Baron Wolfgang von Strucker and the Red Skull. Hydra survived the fall of the Third Reich, and after Steve Rogers woke up from his long hibernation Captain America clashed with the fascist organization time and time again, always foiling their plans of world domination. Most recently, a new Hydra was created by the Red Skull, who used a Cosmic Cube to replace the real Captain America with a twisted version of himself indoctrinated by Hydra. This version of Steve spent months planning a successful takeover of the United States (including recruiting the Punisher into his ranks) culminating in the Secret Empire event, where the real Captain America returned to set things right. However, Hydra still put the United States under a fascist regime for months, soiling Captain America's name.
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After Secret Empire, Captain America stopped worrying about Hydra, spending most of his time leading a new team of Avengers against cosmic-level threats, such as the Celestials or the Cotati. Meanwhile, the Punisher found out that he is the latest in the long line of «Fists of the Beast», and therefore the chosen leader of the Hand. The group
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