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Thoughts about what happened to Frank in #SecretEmpire

May 31, 2017

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All day long since this morning when I first found out about what happened in Secret Empire #3, I’ve been in a very bad mood. I don’t know which is worse. Nick Spenser making Punisher be in league with Hydra or the current US administration abandoning the Paris Climate Deal. This is something that I never expected. Neither did everybody else. Isn’t Punisher supposed to be exterminating terrorists who mercilessly kill innocent people? If so, then why did he joined a terrorist group who have been known to kill innocent people? Heck! Why did Nick made Punisher into a follower of Hydra instead of having him be part of the resistance movement that attempts to make a way to HydraCap’s lair so he can put a bullet in his skull?

This is like Punisher making a confession, “I killed my family.” or “I burned my harps.” and make those confessions be true no thanks to the Cosmic Cube which Red Skull used to mess up Cap’s reality and everybody else’s. This is what Marvel is making The Punisher into. Shame! Having Frank be a part of a group of Nazi-style murderers is one of the worst things Marvel has ever done. Even Jon Bernthal would have been greatly appalled by what’s going on with Frank in Secret Empire story line.

I’ve read a lot of comments on Facebook and on a few other forum threads in response to what Nick did to Punisher and read a few of them that predicts that Punisher is really going undercover as a Hydra agent to get a chance at popping a bullet in Cap’s head. Or that’s really an alternative version of Frank and not the main Earth-616 version of Frank, which is most likely what I believe in. Or he’s really a Skrull disguised as Frank or someone else pretending to be Frank. Nevertheless if that’s truly Frank being a willful member of those murderous Nazis and its Cap leader, which it is highly likely the case, then screw you, Nick Spenser for making Frank into a sleeper agent of Hydra!

Don’t you wish that Frank is a member of The Justice League fighting crime, lethal style, alongside Jason Todd (aka The Red Hood) in the rogue part of the team? I rather have Punisher be in the world of DC Comics instead of Marvel?

BTW. Sorry to say. There’s going to be a delay in the release of my newest Punisher harp art. I was supposed to have the pic done and posted online today. But because of what’s going on with Frank in Secret Empire, I prefer to release it when I’m in a better mood and something much better and joyful comes along for Frank. Especially when it involves the upcoming Punisher show on Netflix.

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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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