PUNISHER ENTER THE WAR ZONE OMNIBUS MARCO CHECCHETTO COVER HC

Eisner Award-winning writer Greg Rucka's complete run! For Frank Castle, death comes easy. Life is where things gets complicated. The biggest gun of all is back, with blood on his hands and vengeance in his eyes! But how does the Punisher deal with a world of costumed heroes and super villains? (Here's a hint: He doesn't deal with it pleasantly.) A fallen Frank must learn the hidden truths of the Exchange and how it's connected to the Marvel Universe's darkest secrets! The Punisher clashes with Spider-Man and Daredevil in an epic chase across Manhattan for a mysterious treasure that could change all their lives! As the streets run red in the aftermath, Frank takes on the NYPD, plunging the city into a war zone! And when the Avengers get involved, it's a situation where nobody can win. Get ready for the Punisher vs. Thor, Captain America, Iron Man and more - with Frank's protégé, former Marine Rachel Cole, caught in the middle! Collecting PUNISHER (2011) #1-16, DAREDEVIL (2011) #11, AVENGING SPIDER-MAN (2011) #6, PUNISHER: WAR ZONE (2012) #1-5 and material from SPIDER-ISLAND: I LOVE NEW YORK CITY (2011) #1. RATED PARENTAL ADVISORY. Eisner Award-winning writer Greg Rucka is the author of nearly a dozen novels - seven featuring bodyguard Atticus Kodiak and three featuring Tara Chace, the protagonist of his Queen & Country comics. He has also penned several short stories, countless comics and the occasional nonfiction essay. In comics, he has written stories featuring some of the world's best-known characters - Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman - as well as creator-owned properties such as Whiteout and Queen & Country, both published by Oni Press. His work has been optioned several times over, and his services are in high demand in a variety of creative fields as a story doctor and creative consultant.New York Times best-selling author Mark Waid has worked for every major company in the comics industry in a nearly three-decade-long career, writing thousands of issues, including runs of Amazing Spider-Man, X-Men, Ka-Zar and Fantastic Four. His other works of note include his collaboration with painter Alex Ross on Kingdom Come, which earned an Eisner Award for Best Limited Series. Waid enjoyed his greatest outpouring of critical acclaim with the Eisner Award-winning Daredevil - which included a revered collaboration with frequent artistic partner Chris Samnee. He later took on such diverse pop-cultural icons as Princess Leia and Archie, and ushered in a new era of greatness for Earth's Mightiest Heroes in All-New, All-Different Avengers. His Marvel work continued with Avengers, Black Widow, Captain America, Champions and Doctor Strange.Marco Checchetto's early contributions to revivals of Marvel Comics Presents and Squadron Supreme revealed him as one of the industry's top new talents. Checchetto has made his mark on both the Marvel Universe - with runs on Amazing Spider-Man, Daredevil and Punisher - and a galaxy far far away with Star Wars: Obi-Wan and Anakin and the post-Return of the Jedi thriller Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Shattered Empire.Michael Lark has teamed with writer Ed Brubaker on DC's Gotham Central and the noir Scene of the Crime, as well as adding a timeworn elegance to the World War II flashbacks in Captain America. But his work with Brubaker on Daredevil set new highs - not only for their collaborative efforts, but for the narrative tapestry of Marvel's Man Without Fear.Serbian artist Mirko Colak made his Marvel debut on writer Jonathan Hickman's Secret Warriors and then collaborated with Greg Pak on the critically acclaimed miniseries Red Skull: Incarnate. Among his other credits is Ron Marz's Russian Sunset, published by Desperado.A product of the vibrant Filipino comic scene, Mico Suayan's first Marvel gig was a high-profile run on Moon Knight following noted artist David Finch. Suayan's gritty pencils meshed well with writer Charlie Huston's dark tone, and led to him being tapped to illustrate the Dead of Night featuring Werewolf by Night miniseries. He has gone on to work on several series including Immortal Weapons, Thor Annual, Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine and the What If?: Annihilation and Thor: Rage of Thor one-shots.Italian artist Carmine Di Giandomenico drew Zeb Wells' gritty Daredevil: Battlin' Jack Murdock limited series and visualized the highly stylized, street-level suspense of Spider-Man Noir with writers David Hine and Fabrice Sapolsky. With writer Greg Rucka, he pitted Frank Castle against the Avengers in Punisher: War Zone, and with Nick Spencer he illustrated the adventures of James Rhodes in Iron Man 2.0. He later united with Peter David to deliver a fresh take on a familiar team in All-New X-Factor for All-New Marvel NOW! and Marc Guggenheim for the Secret Wars tie-in series X-Tinction Agenda.