Punisher #27

Frank Castle fills the frame on Tim Bradstreet's cover, lunging forward with two pistols in a raw, kinetic burst of motion — spent shell casings catching the air around him as he presses the attack with total focus. It's the kind of stark, photorealistic image Bradstreet made his signature on this run, and it sets a fittingly intense tone for "The Slavers Part 3 of 6," the third chapter of what Garth Ennis and Leandro Fernández have built into one of the MAX era's most unflinching Punisher arcs. If the first two issues pulled you in, this one looks like it's not letting go.