#SavePunisher It has happened before.

Feb 21, 2015

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It’s easy for us to get carry away when news suddenly comes out about our favorite comic book characters getting killed off like in The Death of Archie and The Death of Wolverine from last year. When it happens we tend to get carried away only to realize that this has happened before; our favorite characters being killed off only to end up being brought back to life, never to really be dead and gone for long. Superman, Captain America, Wolverine, even Punisher experience those unpleasant circumstances only to end up being brought back to life to fight villainy once again. These circumstances have been made up as gimmicks to increase comic book sales. To get people to buy the comics so they can find out what’s going to happen to their favorite characters. I guess this is what Marvel Comics had in mind when they brought up the major remake version of the 1985 Secret Wars storyline. They’ve been planning on doing this storyline for a long time, waiting for the right moment to write and draw such stories and then publish them in May and in June. It’ll be a 5 month long storyline event from May to September. Then everything gets back to normal for all the Marvel Characters, except it will be a new normal for them as they try to adjust to their new lives living in BattleWorld. Now if only they change Thor back into a man in future issues of Thor afterwords…

OwossoHarpist

Sherry Konkus lives in Owosso, MI. She is the proud owner of the Camac Athena EX Concert Grand Harp named “Grover” and Camac Mademoiselle named “Ernie.” She’s also the proud author of The Punisher Harp Zone. Sherry is the one who came up with the idea of portraying The Punisher from Marvel Comics as the punishing harpist who plays the harp in memory of his family who was killed by the mob years ago.

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Why does The Punisher play the harp?

It’s easy to imagine The Punisher shooting up criminal hideouts and blowing off the heads of thugs and mob bosses as the ultimate punishment for their crimes. But it’s hard to imagine (and believe) that there is also very gentle side to The Punisher no one knows about except for The Defenders (Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist), Microchip (aka David Linus Liberman), and Spider-man (aka Peter Parker) who actually saw and became amazed at him doing something no one has ever thought he could do with his violent hands– play the harp. A gentle stringed musical instrument no one could ever believe that The Punisher would have such talent and ability to use his otherwise destructive hands to gently and tenderly pluck and caress its strings.

Indeed, it’s very hard to imagine and believe that the Punisher’s violent hands that brake bones, strangle necks, and punch out guts are the very same hands that softly and tenderly pluck, caress, and gracefully sweep across the strings of the harp.

Why does he do it, you asked? Because Frank is doing this in memory of his family whom he communes with through songs, poems, and prayers as he gracefully wave his battle-scarred arms and hands across the strings to fill his private family shrine with harp music that moves The Punisher to joyful tears.

Where did the Idea of The Punisher and his Harp come from?

It’s a concept I, Sherry Konkus made up myself. It combines my new found obsession with The Punisher that I had since 2014 and my life long love for the harp. It is the very best concept I ever made. This is my version of The Punisher from Marvel Comics who is portrayed by me as the punishing harpist who plays the harp in memory of his late family who got killed by a criminal mob years ago and whenever he needs a break from waging a one man war against organized crime.

The Punisher was created by Gerry Conway with the help of artists John Romita, Sr. and Ross Andru. His name coined by Stan Lee. The Punisher is owned and trademarked by MARVEL.

The idea, concept, and inspiration behind The Punisher’s portrayal as The Punishing Harpist who plays the harp in memory of his family is in fact my own. Sweetest. Idea. Ever.

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