#SavePunisher This is The End..

Apr 21, 2015

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…of this Punisher run that is.

Punisher #20 Last issue of The Edmondson run.

Art by Mitch Gerads

This is part of the Marvel Comics’ July solicits that has just been released today. Yes, this is part 2 of “The Last Days of The Punisher.” Yes, this is Punisher #20, the final issue of Nathan Edmondson’s Punisher run. No, I don’t want to see The Punisher character to end, like lose his life and be gone for good. I want Punisher alive! In fact, when Secret Wars end, I want to see Marvel Comics do another Punisher run, hopefully with Mitch Gerads’ doing all the artwork. His artistry is incredible! I may want to have the main Marvel heroes find a way to restore all of the Marvel Universes to what it once was before The Beyonders brought on the Incursion, Collision, and eventually BattleWorld first. Perhaps go back into time and successfully change the coarse of history for the better once they find a way to do it so that the Incursion, Collision and BattleWorld would’ve never happened.
Then Marvel can bring on a new Punisher storyline for the Fall and Winter seasons and beyond. Maybe do a major Punisher storyline that will affect all of the Marvel Universe like what World War Hulk have done. Or do a Punisher/ Batman crossover storyline that’s just as major as Convergence is. That would be something to see if DC and Marvel would like to do it. Or do a storyline based on my concept where Frank is portrayed as a harpist who plays the harp in memory of his family and punish criminals– like this!

I posted this before, but I want to post this again. This is an early fanart I made of Frank shooting arrows at a criminal target using WarHarp as an archer’s bow. May have to do a remake of this fanart. Even create a new fanart where Frank uses his other harp to do the same thing as WarHarp.

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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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