I love Punisher Max, and the first volume of Cassanova wasn't too bad, but I'm not sure if I should read War Journal or not.
I was going to buy it when it started but the first issues were Civil War and I was, and still am, ignoring that. Then by the time I remembered about it, the Punisher was running around dressed like Capitan America which was just really stupid IMO. So I never bothered to start reading it and now am wondering if I should read some of the trades.
Its a great book, not the ball busting mature read that was Punisher MAX. Its a lot of fun, very inventive, and if you liked Fraction's other Marvel work, you'll like this too...
Put it like this: I have never liked the Punisher as a character or story; just isn't my cup of tea.
Now, Fraction was already involved in taking another character I never much cared for, Iron Fist, and crafting a fine story and making me give a crap for the character. So I grabbed PWJ...
I love it. I collect the trades now (my pull list is already pretty expansive/expensive), and couldn't enjoy the book more. Nice mix of gritty and comedy.