Punisher #1

Jason Aaron, Jesús Saiz, Paul Azaceta, and Dave Stewart launch a bold new chapter for Frank Castle with this 2022 Marvel #1. Saiz's cover says everything you need to know: a battered, blood-soaked Punisher stands head-on, his skull emblem torn and dripping, flanked by an arsenal of bladed and blunt weapons — swords, katanas, maces, arrows, shurikens — arrayed like a grim trophy wall behind him. It's a striking image of a man who has taken tremendous punishment and still refuses to fall, setting a fittingly brutal tone for "The Blessings of War.