Good Riddance to Secret Wars!!

Jan 13, 2016

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Secret Wars #9 is out. And boy, am I glad it’s over! I’ll try not to spoil it too much, but here’s a review of what happened in the final issue of Secret Wars storyline. Owen, The Molecule Man, was hungry and when Reeds Richards (aka Mr. Fantastic) and Doctor Doom see him, Owen asks for snacks. But they didn’t give him any which lead Owen to destroy BattleWorld (Good Riddance!) while Reeds and Doom battle each other over their rivalry (and none of them brought snacks!). Meanwhile Black Panther (aka T’Challa) takes the Infinity Gauntlet and travel back in time to the day of the 1st Incursion only to find that no Incursion was taking place, but a brand new space program set up by Wukanda is being formed and the Marvel Universe as we know of gets restored with Miles Morales, who gave Owen a burger, happily reunited with his lost parents.
The Main Marvel Universe 616 (now renamed The Prime Universe) is restored thanks to The Future Federation made up of Reeds, his wife Susan, and their kids who are now the gods and goddesses of the Marvel Multiverse. Peter and Miles are web slinging together and Doctor Doom in Latveria standing tall and proud with a new face and a new outlook on life.
That means The Punisher is back (Hooray!!)! He along with everyone else is alive and well. That makes me happy!! And relieved to know that it’s all over. This hateful prolonged overblown, overwhelming Fantastic Four storyline of Jonathan Hickman’s has finally come to an end after months of comic book delays and a teaser that did not suit me well. Like I said I never would’ve cared about it had the storyline never include The Punisher’s demise at the Final Incursion. I didn’t want to see my favorite Marvel character die and not come back. I rather see him alive, well, and unaffected by the all of events of the Marvel World. Perhaps in some future major Marvel/DC Comic event we’ll see him get sent to the DC Comics Multiverse where he’ll end up battling Batman over ideologies of how crime should be fought but then later on team up to combat a more dangerous villain than the usual villains Batman has to put up with in Gotham City on a daily bases and eventually be a permanent character in the DC Comics universe.
Hey. I know I’m dreaming, but it could happen. I’m just glad Secret Wars is all over and done. I can get over it now and do some more projects with The Punisher and his Harp.

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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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Good Riddance to Secret Wars!!