#SavePunisher: Punisher will LIVE!!

Mar 6, 2015

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Lately Marvel Comics have been releasing previews of upcoming tie-ins to the Secret Wars storyline where in Battleworld there is a place where some of the Marvel Heroes and villains are portrayed as cowboys in the Old West. The comic is 1872 where in a town called Timely (named after Timely Comics, the original name for Marvel Comics) we find the Original Nick Fury as Marshal, Steve Rogers as Sheriff, Bruce Banner as a doctor, Tony Stark as a blacksmith, Kingpin as a possible outlaw, and you know who as a western vigilante!

Punisher to appear in 1872 SecretWars Comic. Art by Doc Shaner.

This is Doc Shaner’s awesome artwork design of The Punisher who may or may not be the same as The Punisher incarnation from Earth 1602 who appeared in a one-shot storyline called A Man Named Frank where Frank goes after and kills a group of outlaws responsible for the deaths of his family.
The sight of various forms of Frank, including the main version, appearing in BattleWorld other than in FrankenCastle form is making me feel a whole lot better about Marvel’s upcoming Secret Wars storyline and the fate of Marvel’s deadliest vigilante is shown to be in our favor. In a Twitter conversation exclusive, Mitch Gerads, an illustrator who does incredible Punisher artwork for Marvel Comics, let @punisherhq on a little revelation:

@punisherhq Haha, I think we’re confused. I’m saying I’m staying on Punisher longer than issue 19 .

— Mitch Gerads (@MitchGerads) March 4, 2015

Mitch is staying on Punisher beyond issue 19 to create more fantastic Punisher art and comics. Now that’s music to my ears! More Punisher. More comics about Frank. The more I find news like this, the much better I feel about Marvel Comics and SecretWars. The so-called Last Days of The Punisher tie-in will not be Frank’s Last Days at all. So therefore, it can only mean one thing– Punisher will LIVE! 😀

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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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#SavePunisher: Punisher will LIVE!!