[3] The second volume of War Journal, published between 2007 and 2009 by writer Matt Fraction, placed the character firmly in the ongoing Marvel Universe inhabited by superheroes such as the Avengers and Spider-Man, and super-villains such as Doctor Doom and the Masters of Evil.

Others associated with the title include multi-issue pencilers Tod Smith, Ron Wagner, John Hebert, Hugh Haynes, Melvin Rubi, and penciler-inker Gary Kwapisz.

The series was relaunched the following decade, titled simply Punisher War Journal, beginning with a new #1 (January 2007).

[7][8][9][10] The series had one annual, named If I Die Before I Wake released in January 2009 Simon Spurrier and drawn by Antonio Fuso and Lee Loughridge.

The book is referenced in Mallrats when Brody tells Renee that Issue #6 is one of the three items (along with his copy of Fletch and the remote control to his VCR) he left at her house.