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It's Official: Punisher will Appear in The Defenders!

Jul 22, 2017

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Last night’s The Defenders Panel from #SDCC along with Stan Lee’s teaser confirms that Jon Bernthal (as The Punisher) will appear in The Defenders show helping Jessie, Luke, Matt, and Danny defeat The Hand.
DEFENDERS SPOILER:
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The SDCC footage opened with Iron Fist and Jessica Jones trying to save an injured Punisher from the Hand.
The Hand is a mysterious group of ninjas that inhabit the subterranean areas of Hell’s Kitchen. They have supernatural powers and are known to bring people, like Elektra, back from the dead. Matt and Punisher both battled the Hand at the climax of Daredevil Season 2 with Frank ending up saving Matt from the Hand.
Looks like Danny and Jessie tries to return the favor and help Punisher fight off The Hand. But ultimately The Punisher will arise to save The Defenders and help them defeat the Hand the same way he helped The Defenders save NY and Hell’s Kitchen from The Hand in The ShadowLand comic book story line which I think The Defenders series is based on.
Then Punisher will leave Hell’s Kitchen to play guitar, which I’ll share my thoughts about in the next post, and strangle a demented crook by the name of Rawlins!

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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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