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Presenting The Vintage Punisher Figure and his first harp performance!

Dec 9, 2017

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The other day I ordered a brand new Punisher figure from Ebay. He’s part of Hasbro’s new vintage collection that commemorates the package art made by the now defunct Toy Biz company back in the 1990s’ era.

What The Retro Punisher Package looks like. Kind of reminds you of the time you were buying figures like him from Toy Biz, doesn’t it?

Yesterday he arrived at my doorstep. I brought Frank in, freed him from the package and provided for him a harp.

Here's The Punisher standing right next to a harp I provided for him. — There he is standing right next to a harp I provided for him.

He knelt down behind the harp and began to play.

Playing the harp for the first time since Frank left the toy package.

As he plays his harp, Frank strains his ears to listen to the music made by his battle scarred hands that make the harp strings dance.

The music was soothing. Frank was really enjoying the instrument. But then he got tired of kneeling and harping after awhile. So I provided for him a stool to sit on while he plays his harp.

Frank found it much better than having to kneel and play the harp all the time.

Posing while he's playing. — Posing while he’s playing.

So now Frank enjoys playing the harp which is what he enjoys besides reading poems and literature during his downtime from the war.

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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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Presenting The Vintage Punisher Figure and his first harp performance!