Punisher: War Zone #1

The reunion Marvel fans had been waiting for arrives with this 2009 Marvel Knights miniseries — Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon back on Frank Castle together for a six-issue run. Dillon's cover plants the Punisher front and center, skull emblem on his chest and pistol leveled straight at the viewer, while a crimson-faced, grinning figure looms ominously at his side — a composition that radiates quiet menace without saying a word. With a story subtitled "The Resurrection of Ma Gnucci, Part One," this opener promises exactly the kind of gritty, purposeful storytelling that defines Ennis's work with this character.