Cannibal predator Spider-Man has captured the priest and the
little boy to force Punisher to listen to his proposition and as a sign of good
faith he releases his hostages. Spidey tells his tale: Spider-Man and his tribe
claimed Manhattan and there were wars among all of the predator tribes plus
surviving superheroes. And then the King of Death moved in, a smarter predator
whose tribe systematically wiped out all of the other tribes except for
Spidey’s—and they have captured Spidey’s mate. Spider-Man asks Punisher to kill
the King of Death and rescue his mate and in return, Spidey will reveal the
location of more survivors and leave them alone as Castle relocates them
anywhere he wishes outside of Manhattan. The priest talks Castle into taking
the mission as only a killer can save them….
That night, Punisher enters the danger zone and encounters
Black Widow, Scorpion, and (another) Deadpool; as Spider-Man’s minions, they
accompany him to the King of Death’s lair and from a balcony they discover the
penned up survivors, including Mary Jane Watson. But it’s a trap, King’s men
surround them and a huge brawl breaks out; Castle’s tactic is to set off
grenades, killing everyone as he jumps to safety. He calls to Mary Jane and
finds that she is not infected—and she is pregnant. Then Punisher is knocked on
the head and captured by the King of Death, formerly known as the Kingpin….