The Punisher #48

The Punisher goes global in issue #48, with a striking cover by Hugh Haynes and Terry Austin that puts Frank Castle astride a massive artillery shell hurtling toward a distant cityscape — arms spread wide, skull emblem gleaming, as the tagline "Next Stop: Baghdad!" makes the destination unmistakably clear. It's a bold, vertigo-inducing image that captures the series' willingness to rip its stories straight from 1991's headlines. Mike Baron's "The Brattle Gun Part Two" promises high-stakes action on an international scale.