Savage Avengers #6

Two of Marvel's most relentless warriors — a bare-chested Conan brandishing a bloodied sword and the Punisher firing twin pistols — stand back to back against a massive serpent that coils around them, its fanged maw lunging from the upper right in David Finch's wonderfully visceral cover. The dynamic pairing feels both unlikely and completely natural, and with Gerry Duggan writing and Kim Jacinto and Tamra Bonvillain bringing the interior pages to life, "Chapter Six: Blood Brothers" delivers exactly the kind of brutal, no-frills action the title promises.