Largely refusing to draw your main character, seems like a baller way to say "this costume blows."

I'm absolutely not blaming the creative team, but if this issue was missing the cover or you flipped to the middle; you might have a hard time identifying the title. From 2019, the Punisher #11, "War in Bagalia, part six" Written by Matthew Rosenberg, art by Szymon Kudranski, colot by Antonio Fabela.

Like the title says, this issue is in Bagalia...a name I don't recognize at all; but it's controlled by Baron Zemo and Hydra. Per the recap, Jigsaw had been sent to stop Frank; failing that he had taken Frank's ally Sister Mercy hostage, and a motorcycle chase ensued. Frank chews up Jigsaw's men, who do seem impressed with his motorcycle skills, and Jigsaw is forced to leave Sister Mercy's corpse to stall him. In the middle of a reception to push for diplomatic legitimacy, Zemo is less than thrilled to have to take a call from Jigsaw:

I never saw Z. curse out the Thunderbolts, and they turned on him! Disobeying orders, Jigsaw decides to make for Zemo's "precious tower," even though he sees Zemo's copter leaving--because Zemo blows it up! It's a massive explosion and Frank and Jigsaw are maybe twenty yards away? Ah, they're fine; but their shootout is delayed when Jigsaw points out Zemo is getting away. Zemo makes an announcement that the Punisher "set off a bomb," and the citizens should evacuate the city but also kill Frank if they see him. Frank gets to the airfield in time to jump on Zemo's plane: although the pilot thinks it's nothing, Zemo knows what's up, shoots the doubting pilot, and orders Hydra Air Control to shoot down his own plane! You'd think they would jump at that order.

Zemo bails out, leaving Frank to take the dead pilot's seat and parachute out himself. But the rescue copters are there for Zemo; the Punisher couldn't have possibly survived...A Hydra rescuer mentions sending a crew to check later, which is just as good as giving Frank a ride home. Send the depth charges if you want to be sure. (I hadn't planned on two with rescue copters in the same week!)

I don't know if this was a choice, but Frank is hardly seen this issue; and when he is? He's got a shaved head and his shirt is a small Punisher skull over a Hydra logo, for Secret Empire. I'm guessing they didn't sell a lot of those shirts; even though Twitter is full of dicks gagging for fascist Punisher. I think Rosenberg would do better later; but I can't blame him for not getting that silk purse from Secret Empire's sow's ear.
EDIT: I may have been wrong on the continuity; this may have been more after Secret Empire than I had thought.