Moon Knight, Marc Spector, Steven Grant, and Jake Lockley: four different aspects of the same man who was resurrected by Khonshu (the Egyptian Lunar-God of Vengeance and Justice) to serve as his "avatar." Those unjust mortals who prey upon the innocents traveling at night, with powers that come from the moon, beware the Vengeance of the Moon Knight!
Here's where I tell you what I think will happen in... well comics!
It wasn't too long ago when Marvel announced the release of a new Moon Knight comic book series. The book will be brought to life by team that are famous forDaredevil, Spider-Woman and Scarlet: Brian M. Bendis and Alex Maleev. Question is, who will Marc Spector be confronting in this new series?
Recap:Moon Knight is one of the many B-list Marvel characters (or is it C-List) that is very hard to get right. A lot of writers have tried to make this character stand out but sales don't always favor this dark and confused character. The last solo series Marc Spector was spotlighted in was Vengeance of Moon Knight (2009) which lasted 10 issues. Now he is part of Steve Rogers' Secret Avengers as a repercussion of Siege.
Moon Knight #1
Facts: When Marvel released a first look at the book (Which you can see HERE) it came with this short description:
Moon Knight heads to Los Angeles as a one-man Avengers team to dissolve a criminal syndicate tearing the City of Angels apart. Except there will be no warm welcome, because once word gets out about Marc Spector’s arrival, the mastermind behind LA’s crime circuit will stop at nothing to make an example of any Avengers who cross him. Plagued by incurable schizophrenia, can Moon Knight hold it together to clear out a city riddled with villains. This May, two of comics’ biggest talents reunite to redraw, and redefine one of Marvel’s Big Shots , only in Moon Knight #1!
The June solicitation for the second issue of this new series says the following:
Moon Knight’s startling true nature as a one-man Avengers team stands revealed! Now, in the guises and identities of Spider-Man, Wolverine and Captain America, Marc Spector wages war against organized crime in Los Angeles. But who is the Kingpin of crime in L.A. and how does Moon Knight plan to bring him down?
During C2E2 , Bendis answered a few questions about Moon Knight and what his place will be while in the City of Angels:
BIG SHOT information was revealed. We know Moon Knight by Bendis and Maleev was announced (Moon Knight moves to LA to take on the mysterious Kingpin of LA, who is known and will be revealed in the first arc).
So Moon Knight is going to spend his time in Hollywood, and while he won't exactly step in the Runaways' vicinity I am thinking that he will meet another rising Marvel character. Who is "the mysterious Kingpin of LA"?
Daken: Dark Wolverine #10
X-23 and Daken are having a family reunion right now during the Collision story arc in Madripoor , but apparently after this "collision" between Wolverine's offspring Daken will be making a few location changes. The June solicitations say this about Daken: Dark Wolverine #10:
WELCOME TO HOLLYWOOD! Daken’s new life starts here! After razing his father’s old stomping grounds of Madripoor and installing himself as its kingpin, Daken decides to expand his enterprise…and Los Angeles seems ripe for the picking. Don’t miss out as rising star ROB WILLIAMS teams up with fan favorite [] to bring you an all new chapter full of glitz, glamour and the first step towards global domination.
See where I'm going with this? If you don't I think you need to check if you are literate.
Hypothesis: While Daken has not been established as Los Angeles' kinping, he is Madipoor's and he wants to branch out by heading to Hollywood. I say this "mysterious" kingpin the Moon Knight teasers keeps mentioning is actually Wolverine's son.
Is Moon Knight, the one-man Avengers team, going to head-to-head with Daken, the Dark Wolverine? I think so! Do you agree?
-- Geo (sora_thekey) 24/7 geek! -- Follow me on Twitter:@sora_thekey
I think if someone would take the time to write a real Moon Knight backstory, story arc, development, & establishing story (be it fan-fic or whoever), then people would be super accepting of this as well as his integration into mainstream Avengerism.
I don't know a lot but there are two types of people that read comics: 1. Ones who like the pictures and awesome powers. These can be dedicated fans or people looking for nostalgia. 2. Ones who can't enjoy a story until they are emotionally committed to the character. I believe these are the people on CV.
" I think if someone would take the time to write a real Moon Knight backstory, story arc, development, & establishing story (be it fan-fic or whoever), then people would be super accepting of this as well as his integration into mainstream Avengerism. I don't know a lot but there are two types of people that read comics:1. Ones who like the pictures and awesome powers. These can be dedicated fans or people looking for nostalgia.2. Ones who can't enjoy a story until they are emotionally committed to the character. I believe these are the people on CV. "
Actually, I usually like a story if it is written well and is factually accurate.
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