When a bomb explodes in a Hell's Kitchen pub, Frank Castle embarks on a deadly mission that pits him against two rival gangs.

The epic showdown is here: the God of War vs. the Fist of the Beast! As Frank Castle, subsumed by the evil of the Hand, wrestles with devils within and without, the resurrected Maria Castle finds more and more of her memories returning - including the fateful days when her husband first returned from war. Or did he? The all-powerful Ares is coming for Frank with an army of heavily armed Apostles at his back, looking to turn him back into his old self...