Marvel Universe vs. the Punisher #[nn]

Goran Parlov's cover for this 2011 Marvel collection places the Punisher front and center — heavily armed, wearing a biohazard symbol where his skull insignia would normally be — while the crosshair-framed faces of the Hulk, the Joker-grinned Green Goblin, Spider-Man, and other familiar figures loom in the toxic green background behind him. The imagery sets a grim, post-apocalyptic tone, suggesting a Marvel Universe gone badly wrong with Frank Castle as its last grim reckoner. It's a striking package for fans of darker, "what if" takes on Marvel's heaviest hitter.