Franken-Castle #17

Remender, Boschi, and Brown bring their darkly inventive run to issue #17 with a cover by Mike McKone that sets a brooding, gothic tone — a heavily armed, mechanically augmented Frank Castle looms against a stormy sky crackling with lightning, a medieval castle silhouetted behind him. At his feet lies a gravestone marked "Maria Castle, R.I.P.," surrounded by fallen figures, grounding this supernatural saga in the grief that has always defined the Punisher. It's a moody, atmospheric image that captures the unique horror-meets-vigilante spirit of one of 2010's most unusual Marvel titles.