Punisher : Soviet

In 2020, Panini France brought together Garth Ennis, Jérémy Manesse, and artist Jacen Burrows for a single-issue Punisher story that expands the grim, morally complex world Ennis built for the character. Titled Punisher: Soviet, this one-shot sees Frank Castle crossing paths with a former Soviet soldier, forcing the Punisher to confront the brutal legacy of the Cold War through a lens of shared violence and haunted pasts. It matters as a taut, self-contained return to Ennis's definitive take on the Punisher—a writer who shaped the character’s modern identity—delivered with Burrows’s stark, visceral art. This is a lean, potent entry for readers who appreciate the Punisher as a weapon forged by history, not just a vigilante.