Jason Aaron's Punisher

Oh man I have to go back and read Scalped. Jason Aaron killed that Ghost Rider series (yes, you heard me -- he made GHOST RIDER readable and not because he looked cool with a flaming head in a leather jacket you wish you weren't too big of a n00b to wear). He's doing well on a 3rd Wolverine series (Whhhyyy?). And he looks like he enjoys adult beverages and video games (as opposed to all the euro-hipsters who are writing comics these days -- BK Vaughn, you heard me). Now he's writing the Punisher. It's an open question why Ennis isn't still doing the book he was on and, frankly, I'm shocked anyone wanted to touch Punisher after that seminal treatment for the better part of the decade. But Jason Aaron has it figured out that what will make a Punisher series that can exceed those expectations created by Ennis will be a. big, gruesome villains b. integrated into the main Marvel U. and c. overcome by the brute unstoppable force of Marvel avenging bad boy. The first arc, without spoiling anything, concerns the Kingpin. Read it, but be prepared for Preacher-style brutality and moral ambiguity. The Steve Dillon art helps. But Aaron has a taste for blood and he is delivering it monthly in this relaunched Marvel Max title.