The Punisher Presents: Barracuda Max #2

Part two of this five-issue MAX limited series puts the massive, grinning Barracuda front and center — rifle slung over one shoulder, a bag in his other hand, striding through a heap of fallen bodies and scattered weapons with unmistakable confidence. Beside him, a wide-eyed kid in goggles looks equal parts stunned and caught up in the chaos. Goran Parlov's cover art captures the series' gleefully brutal tone perfectly, and with Garth Ennis writing, this 2007 Marvel MAX outing promises exactly the kind of unfiltered, R-rated storytelling that made this corner of the Punisher universe its own wild territory.