Marvel’s Woman Without Fear is taking on one of the deadliest vigilantes the world has to offer.

Daredevil: Woman Without Fear #2 picks up not long after the titular hero’s defeat of the murderous mercenary known as Crossbones. Unfortunately for Elektra Natchios, she isn’t the only one who has her sights set on Crossbones, as Marvel’s newest Punisher has his own plans for the villain. Worse still, Joe Garrison has no intentions of letting Crossbones get away, even if it means taking down Daredevil along with him.

Written by ERICA SCHULTZ Art by MICHAEL DOWLING Colors by DEE CUNNIFFE Letters and production by VC’s CLAYTON COWLES Main cover art by DAVID YARDIN & ROMULO FAJARDO JR. Variant covers by YASMINE PUTRI and SERGIO DÁVILA & CECI DE LA CRUZ

Elektra has been a prominent figure in Matt Murdock’s orbit since her debut in 1980’s Daredevil #168 by Frank Miller. After the tragic loss of her mother at an early age, Elektra’s father pushed her to train in martial arts in a bid to protect herself from future harm. This would eventually lead her into the path of Stick, the mysterious, blind master combatant who also trained Matt Murdock as Daredevil. While Elektra couldn’t complete Stick’s training, her anger and rage made her the perfect agent for the malevolent Hand.

Elektra took up the mantle of Daredevil in the pages of 2020’s Daredevil #25 by Chip Zdarsky and Marco Checchetto. At the time, Matt Murdock was imprisoned for murder, which he was admittedly guilty of due to having killed a man in combat with what should have been a non-lethal attack. In order to maintain watch over Hell’s Kitchen, Elektra stepped into Matt’s old shoes as the new Daredevil, a moniker she has continued carrying even after Matt’s release from prison.

Joe Garrison, the new Punisher, debuted in the pages of 2023’s Punisher #1 by David Pepose and Dave Wachter. A former soldier turned S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, Joe is one of the most capable vigilantes the Marvel Universe has ever seen. Much like his predecessor, Frank Castle, Joe lost his family to a horrifying act of violence which set him on track to take revenge by any means he could. Since then, Joe has fought tirelessly as the Punisher against all manner of threats, including the latest incarnation of the classic supervillain team known as Night Shift.

Daredevil: Woman Without Fear #2 is on sale August 21 from Marvel Comics.

Source: Marvel Comics