Paradise X #2

In *Paradise X #2*, the Punisher confronts the ghosts of his past as his dead enemies rise against him, while Mar-Vell’s enigmatic Paradise begins to bleed into the Negative Zone. Karnak faces off against the Guardians of the Galaxy in a clash of wills and power, all under the watchful, unsettling gaze of Alex Ross’s striking cover art. Written by Alex Ross and Jim Krueger, with Doug Braithwaite’s dynamic interior art and Todd Klein’s precise lettering, this 2002 Marvel issue blends psychological tension with cosmic stakes.