Punisher #16

Part four of "Mother Russia" arrives in this Marvel MAX series, with Tim Bradstreet's cover painting Frank Castle mid-crash through a shattering wall of glass and debris, his battered face grimly determined as fragments explode outward around him. The red-and-gold tones bleeding through the chaos give the image a distinctly Cold War flavor that suits the arc's Russian setting perfectly. Garth Ennis, Dougie Braithwaite, and Bill Reinhold continue their uncompromising collaboration on one of the most mature Punisher stories of 2005.