1986s Circle Of Blood was the miniseries that convinced Marvel Comics to heavily invest in solo stories for The Punisher. It was gruesome, deadly, and is probably far too dark for the Marvel Cinematic Universe to adapt to the screen. The story saw Frank sprung from prison by an organisation called the Trust. They encouraged him to kill any criminals he wanted, which sent The Punisher down a dark path (which included falling for and subsequently being betrayed by a film noir-esque femme fatale). The worst part came when Frank, opting to shoot everything in his path at this stage, accidentally gunned down and killed an innocent child. This forced Frank to reconsider his crime-fighting techniques, as well as triggering dark flashbacks and prompting him to say things like It has to stop The poor children. Of course, this set back was only momentary and The Punisher soon returned to punishing. You can bet that the MCU wont adapt this. Theyd be making a rod for their own backs if they showed one of their heroes screwing up as catastrophically as this. The Punisher will surely kill a lot of people in Daredevil season 2 and beyond, but probably not any innocent children. Which The Punisher comics do you reckon Marvel will adapt for the MCU? Put your best guesses in the comments...
