I second this. I've been hard-pressed to find a good Punisher story since Ennis left MAX, but the whole saga of Rachel Cole-Alves really did a spectacular job of being a fun, interesting Punisher story that didn't need to leave the 616 to do it.
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It was dramatic and epic, with some humor and heartwarming integrated well. The Reach were portrayed as a very real threat, but it also shows, believably, how Jaime is able to fight them and defeat them.
Also, I'm enough of a geek to have a piece of paper that helps me decode scarab speak, and one of my favorite lines in this arc is written in it.
It has callbacks to the previous Blue Beetles that do not require more than a passing knowledge of them. The characterization, the art, the plot... it all works out so well, and shows just what kind of hero Jaime Reyes is.
My AO3In all seriousness though, the Red Hulk arc, might be the greatest superhero stuff I've read in a while.
<.< I actually did like the Clone Saga, until they scrambled to try and end it. I've ranted before on how if Ben Reilly hadn't been hastily killed off in the rush to reset everything, One More Day never would have happened.
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Rachel Cole-Alves's character arc in the most recent Punisher series (written by Greg Rucka) was incredible. The series only lasted 16 issues, sadly. A couple of those were only OK. But by and large, it was a masterfully-told series, with some brilliant characterization. Rachel's breakdown at the end was heart-breaking. I wish we could get to see more of her, because she's a great character, and doesn't deserve to simply disappear into obscurity. Sadly, I suspect disappearing into obscurity is exactly what's going to happen to her.
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