10 Most Anticipated Comics Still To Come In 2017

6. Punisher: The Platoon

Release Date: October 4 (this week!)

It's been a while since we last saw Garth Ennis on a Punisher book, but - fortunately for us - he'll be making his return to the character with Punisher: The Platoon - a prequel of sorts to his seminal 'Born' storyline that fundamentally reinvented Frank Castle's origins.

The story will take place during the Vietnam War, and will see Frank on his first major tour of duty. Goran Parlov will handle the book's pencils, and we've been promised a look into Castle's very first time in combat and, more specifically, his very first kill.

The book won't be for the feint hearted, with Ennis having already established himself on the character during the Max-era - a period which saw Frank Castle blow away more than his fair share of bad guys with little restraint, depicted in full horror by the pencils of the late, great Steve Dillon. Keeping with that theme, we can expect plenty of gruesome moments in the upcoming comic, and while that might be enough to put off some readers, Punisher fans will no doubt be eager to pick it up once the series drops.

Born made readers totally reevaluate their perception of Frank Castle. If the Platoon can provoke a reaction just as strong, then it could be one of the year's greatest hits. At five issues long it's also accessible, so if you're after the perfect accompaniment to the upcoming Netflix series, then this could just be the book for the job.