Punisher #9

Frank Castle radiates raw, supernatural menace on Jesús Saiz's cover for this 2023 issue — eyes blazing with golden fire, hands gripping a skull-emblazoned golden object wreathed in flames, while a golden braid trails from his clenched fists. The cover's own pull quote frames him as "fully unleashed in a state of war — a GOD among men," and Saiz's tight, intense composition makes that description feel entirely earned. With Jason Aaron writing and Matt Hollingsworth's vivid colors amplifying every lick of flame, Punisher #9 promises a chapter where Frank Castle's transformation into something far beyond a one-man war machine reaches a fever pitch.