Deadpool vs. The Punisher #5

The fifth and final issue of this 2017 Marvel miniseries delivers a cover that says everything without showing anything: a cracked, bullet-riddled composite mask splits Deadpool's red-and-white design against the Punisher's skull, both symbols fused and shattered at once, with spent shell casings and a rifle scattered below. Declan Shalvey's stark, blood-splattered design makes the tension between these two violent antiheroes feel genuinely consequential as their clash heads into its conclusion. With Fred Van Lente writing and Pere Pérez and Ruth Redmond bringing the interiors to life, this parental-advisory closer is a fittingly grim capstone to the matchup.