The Punisher: War Zone #17

The cover by Michael Golden sets an ominous tone, with a scheming, bespectacled figure looming large in the background — billed as "The Architect of Annihilation" — while the Punisher blazes away in the foreground with dual weapons firing brilliant muzzle flashes, a second heavily-armed figure flanking him against a crumbling brick wall. It's a striking 1993 composition that promises high firepower and a dangerous new adversary in "The Jericho Syndrome," written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning with interior art by Hugh Haynes. Fans of Frank Castle at his most relentless will find plenty to enjoy here.