Marvel Comics is marking June 16 — that’s “616 Day” — with the announcement of “Big Guns,” a four-part crossover launching in September that runs through Benjamin Percy’s Wade Wilson: Deadpool and Punisher series.
The crossover kicks off in Wade Wilson: Deadpool #8, which is illustrated by Geoff Shaw, then continues in Punisher #8, which is drawn by José Luis Soares.
“When you’re writing The Punisher, and you’re writing Deadpool—two street-level characters with opposite personalities—the math works itself out,” Percy said. “I had to bring them together. Violently. Get ready for non-stop mayhem, the re-invention (and glow-up) of a classic villain, and the introduction of the Merc-mobile (a rolling HQ I’m pretty damn excited about) as well as a new weapon that will change the 616 forever. Unlike Frank and Wade—who naturally despise each other—Geoff Shaw and José Luis are a perfect pairing, the best pens drawing the biggest guns.”
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