10 Punisher Graphic Novels You Must Read Before You Die

10. Punisher Kills The Marvel Universe

In this alternate reality, Frank Castle's family are killed not during a mob hit, but during a super-powered battle between the X-Men and one of their foes. And so Castle's Punisher takes the costumed heroes and villains of the Marvel Universe as his enemy, taking them out one by one.

Garth Ennis' distain for superheroes is evident throughout Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe, as the Punisher mercilessly tears through beloved character after character, taking even the likes of Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk in his stride.

Captain America and Daredevil command a little more respect, but those expecting a happy ending have come to the wrong comic book. This is the Punisher at his most nihilistic, Ennis taking no prisoners. It's a format so good, Deadpool has already done it twice.