It’s become clear to me reading this mini-series that Rick Remender understands the Punisher perfectly; to him, Frank Castle is the perfect protagonist, and he uses him to fantastic effect in everything he’s appeared in of Remender’s. This is supposed to be the finale to Remender’s previous work on the character, and as such, it feels like we’re building towards a gruesome climax; the Punisher is on a warpath, something we’ve gotten used to over the years, but this time it’s wonderfully personal and sadistically gritty. This might only be the second best Punisher book, but while we wait through the long interim between issues of Punisher MAX, this will do as the definitive Punisher title.