The Punisher #2

The Punisher stands dual-wielding assault rifles atop a vehicle hood, guns blazing with spent casings in mid-air, while a shattered windshield and a prone figure below frame the explosive street confrontation unfolding around him — it's a visceral, kinetic image from Bryan Hitch and Paul Neary that immediately signals the relentless tone of this 2011 series. Behind Frank Castle, a yellow truck with a cracked windshield and a pursuing vehicle with armed occupants close in, fireballs lighting up the sky in the background. With Greg Rucka scripting and Marco Checchetto and Matt Hollingsworth bringing the interior pages to life, this is a Punisher run that wears its gritty ambitions right on the cover.