The Committee News

This post relates to: The Committee, Taskmaster, Moon Knight

The series starts with a meeting being convened by leaders of the Committee. They are discussing about the attacks by the worst enemy, Moon Knight, who had just busted another huge operation in the upper west side. They formulate a plan of somehow taking him out indefinitely. So they plan on hiring a supervillain for the job, but they had to choose on who would be perfect. They enumerate some like the Shocker, King Cobra, Constrictor, or the Wrecking Crew. It wasn't until David Benson suggested that they don't have to do anything and let the public fight Moon Knight and let the Committee finish him off. The 3rd leader asked on who was on his mind where David presented them with a file sealed with the insignia of SHIELD which is code named Contingency T, which pleased the 7 leaders. The next day, David goes to a warehouse and took an elevator down in a cellar which reveals a secret room. It is field with thugs and other bad guys, all looking at David very much they what to kill him. David walks pass them and headed to a training room were a shadowy figure is exercising. David called him and said that he has a job for him.

A week later, Frenchie called out Marc and pointed out in the TV to watch it. Marc was having his own problems as his mind is being bombarded by his different personalities and the influence of Khonshu is taking its toll on him. Frenchie then goes to Marc's room and said that what he wants to show is very important. Marc shouted to Frenchie to leave him alone, which prompted Frenchie leave angrily. Maybe out of curiosity, Marc turned the TV on and what he saw shocked him, it was Moon Knight robbing a bank and fighting the police. He doesn't understand what was going on, he hypothesizes that maybe one of his personalities is taking over him and is going on a crime spree. He concludes that this maybe the reason and so he locked himself into isolation to protect himself and the others. Later that night, the shadowy figure is again robbing a bank but the police came just in time to confront him. It turns out to be Moon Knight, but it seems that it is a different person because one of the cops said to his partner that he is carrying weapons that is not associated with Moon Knight. As the cops ready themselves to shoot, Moon Knight draws his sword and shield and charges to the cops. The police opens fire, but Moon Knight's shield easily protected him from the bullets. Moon Knight then goes on and kill the police, even using different replicas of objects used by certain superheroes at his disposal such as Spider-Man's webshooters, Captain America's shield, Swordsman's sword, Hawkeye's bow and arrow, a special glove that has three retractable blades just like Wolverine, and Moon Knight's crescent darts. The cops calls for reinforcements and a swat team but Moon Knight escaped by using his Mooncopter. All the events are being watched by David Benson and says that everything is doing well and the only thing missing is for the real Moon Knight to show up and take the fall.

In his mansion, Marc is still locked inside in his own room refusing to come out. Infuriated by this, Frenchie bust down the door and with Marlene, talked him out of his self-imposed exile. Marc refuse to go out because "one of them (his personalities)" will take over Moon Knight and will hurt people. Frenchie told Marc that Moon Knight is not controlling him and it is actually the other way around, and the Moon Knight he saw in the news is not him. Frenchie says that it was impossible that it was him because he recorded the news coverage and studies the moves of the impostor Moon Knight and that he use alot of items to fight which is not in the arsenal of Moon Knight. Marc again locked himself inside his room, but Marlene manage to talk some reason out of him, she says that he needs to be out there saving lives and not be afraid of something that he is, he needs to step up and take control. Marc took Marlene's words in him and meditated in front of Khonshu's statue. Inside Marc's head, he takes control of his personalities and told them that are to work together or he swears that he will kill himself the moment this happens again. With Khonshu looking on to him, Marc goes back to reality, opened the door and thank Marlene for her encouraging words and told Frenchie to get the Mooncopter ready because it's the hunter's moon tonight and Marc feels the need to hunt.

An armored car is traveling downtown carrying gold from the federal reserve, but was stopped by Moon Knight. the guard and the driver draw their guns, but they were subdued by Moon Knight's webshooters. He then goes to the side and using his sword, he cut open the armored car and was about to take the gold when a crescent dart shoot down and hit his sword, disarming him. Moon Knight look from where the projectile come from and saw the REAL Moon Knight descending from the Mooncopter. The real Moon Knight confronted the imposter and told him that he already know who he is and he can get rid of the costume. Moon Knight explained that those moves was not made by him because it wasn't his style and that he would rather that a punch that to evade it. He also stated that Moon Knight's weapons are more in his theme and not a walking novelty shop. Moon Knight then shout out to the imposter that he is not Moon Knight and that he is Taskmaster. The impostor rips out his costume and revealed that he is the villain of the Avengers, Taskmaster and told Moon Knight that he was hired by the Committee to stain him in front of the public into thinking that he has gone being a villain. He even boasted that he is the better fighter because he has photographic reflexes and he has seen Moon Knight's moves and with the combined moves of all the superheroes and villains he has seen, he will surely win. He also has been in the "business" for so long that he knows everything about a typical hero and how to take him down. While this was going on, David Benson is listening in a secluded area and he even scolded Taskmaster for revealing thier plans. Moon Knight has heard enough and throws another cresent dart at Taskmaster, with him countering by throwing a crescent dart and hitting what Moon Knight just threw. Moon Knight and Taskmaster then engage in the fight, but it seems that Taskmaster has the advantage because of his experience. Moon Knight sees no other choice but to use his true power: the Fist of Khonshu. In the gloomy night, the Moon suddenly showed up and shun Moon Knight with light and transform him into the Avatar. David was in awe when he saw this and contemplated that this is an interesting turn of event, while Taskmaster was not amused with the pretty lights and the costume change. They continue to fight, but now it is in Moon Knight's advantage  thanks to his mystical enpowerment. Taskmaster then tried to use his webshooters, but Moon Knight threw a crescent dart and hits the webshooter's chamber, exploding the web fluid into Taskmaster trapping him. When the police arrive, Moon Knight took exit and left Taskmaster for th police. Moon Knight thens tells Frenchie that the voice in his head no more, at least for now.

The last scene shows David Benson showing a video of the fight between Moon Knight and Taskmaster and the transformation of Moon Knight into the fist of Khonshu. One of the leaders shows great concern about dealing with the mytics. But David reassures the leader that it will be taken care off..

This post relates to: Mike Benson, David Finch, Werewolf By Night, Committee, The Committee, Moon Knight

The series start when a wounded man in running in the streets, being chased down by a squad of armed men. The man hide behind a corner of the street while the hunters split up to tract down their target. The wounded man wails in pain as he take a look at the sky and see the Moon at its fullest and he begin to rapidly grow body hair, his teeth becomes elongated and turns into fangs, his head structure becomes narrow and turns into a canine-like creature and he also grows a tail. As the commotion behind the alley is getting louder, the hunters converge to the location of the noise, with one of them taking point. Without warning, a creature suddenly lunge to a hunter and take him back to the shadowed street, all the while he was screaming and eventually the place grew silent as the creature comes back and confront the other hunter, locked and loaded ready to shoot. With a blood-drenched claws and a shreded piece of uniform with a piece of flesh still hanging out of its teeth, The sceen is swallowed as it turns black and the sound of gunshots and screams are heard which ends with a very long howl.

Moon Knight is out in the middle of the night whupping some bad guys in the rooftop and are wrapping them up for the police. While Moon Knight is freerunning (parkour) from building to building, he sense something was up, that he is being watched. He called Frenchie in the Mooncopter and said that he should go home and let him patrol the city for a couple of more hours, without telling him of his strange feeling. Frenchie tells Marc that he should be careful and heads off back to Long Island. Moon Knight stopped in and called out the person who is apparently behind him. When nobody comes out, he threw a crescent dart in a exhaust where a man in the shadows come out. He introduces himself as David Benson (from artist David Finch and writer Mike Benson), a sophisticated well-dressed man who claims that his superiors are in need of his assistance. Moon Knight questions him why should he come with him and help his so-called superiors. David points out that if he doesn't comply, He could simply kill him and shoot down the Mooncopter. With all of the sudden camouflaged men appear before them, all armed and point their firearms to Moon Knight and another ready to fire a RPG to the Mooncopter, which is still within firing range of the RPG. Seeing that he doesn't have much of a choice, he goes along with the men.

He is soon lead to a building, where everything is dimmed dark (which is not a problem for Moon Knight since he has the Might of the Moon). They travled in the top floor and Moon Knight is left to stand in front of what seems to be an altar. Suddenly the lights open up and he is confronted to the superiors, The Committee itself. There are 7 leaders whose faces are not shown to remain the element of mystery in their identity. They speak in loud, audible voices to make themselves god-like which they boast very much in a very arrogant manner. The leader in the 3rd row goes to speak to Moon Knight first and commented on what he had done to those nuisance family (the Maggia that he defeated in the last episode) and extended his congratulations. Moon Knight accepts it as a compliment but knew that he wasn't there to be recognize for his actions and asked what is he really doing there. The other leader in the 5th row agreed to Moon Knight's observation and told him that they need his formidable skills to capture a certain individual who is considered a commodity to the Committee. Moon Knight ask who he is and the leader in the 2nd row answered him that his name is Jack Russell and he also demanded that he should be retrieved retrieved within 3 days from tonight. Moon Knight again asked if he couldn't find Jack Russell or if he refused on helping them. The leader in the 4th row, who looks like the leader of them all made clear that he will be very dire. Moon Knight contemplates the situation he is in, and then agrees to capture Jack Russell. Very pleased, the Committee let Moon Knight leave unharmed. But after he leaved the leader in the 1st row voice out that he does not trust Moon Knight and doubts that he could even bring in Jack Russell, while the leader in the 6th row agreeing and telling the leaders that he is still a vigilante, not a mercenary. The 4th leader reassured them that everything is running according to the plan and that they need not worry. He then ordered David to follow Moon Knight and be their eyes and ears in his retrieval mission.

Moon Knight comes back to his Long Island mansion, where he summoned Frenchie and Marlene about the current situation he was in. They find out that the Committee is a legitimate business firm much like his Marc's firm, SpectorCorp, run by a group of anonymous but filthy-stinking rich people. But they also deal with superhuman affairs in order to gain more profit and buy out New York to run the place as an Aristocracy. Frenchie thought they just barged in and take them out, but Marc decide against this because its too dangerous, they're a lot of them and better armed. Marc decides that the best way to defeat them is going inside and busting them wide open outward. They run a profile run to look at what they are dealing with. The next day, Marc, in his Steven Grant personality, calls David as he want to put an investment on their company (David is working as businessman as his day job). David invites Steven and Frenchie (disguise as driver/bodyguard) to take a tour of the Committee's facilities. During the tour, Steven wanted David to become his liason in the Committee and maybe even a business partner. While the two men are having a conversation, Frenchie detach himself from the group to snoop around the place. He sneeks into an employee's computer and manage to hack his way through the Committee's mainframe. Because of shortness of time, Frenchie made a copy of the files to his laptop and soon left before the employee can come back. Soon after, Steven and Frenchie left the Committee. While in the car, Steven reverted back to his original personality and he asked if he "got everything about them", with Frenchie replying that they got everything they need. They look into the files and search for their target, Jack Russell. They found what they're looking for and realized that he is the famed Werewolf by Night and that the Committee is using his lycanthrope anatomy sell as a form of serum for the criminal community, which in turn, grant them much profit. They also found out that Jack had escaped from their facility, with a lot of people dead in his wake. Marc then suits up as Moon Knight to prepare for the hunt, Marlene screams that he is crazy if he going to hunt down Jack in his werewolf form. Marc reinterated her by telling her that Jack has killed those people, even though they're working for some bad people, the fact remains the same. In his room, he talks to the statue of Khonshu on what he should do, and Khonshu spoke through him that this will be a challenge that he must face in oder to prove himself to be the rightful owner of the title as the Avatar of Khonshu. When Moon Knight is about to set out, Frenchie offered himself to help, but Marc holds him back, saying that he needs this to test himself, sort of a religious thing.

In midtown, Jack is now a beggar in the streets. Jack was then being pestered by the other beggars and wants to drive them out of their territory. Jack points out the moon and says, "its the full moon, you wouldn't like when I'm under the full moon" (slight nod to the Hulk). When one of the bully beggars tried to strike him, Jack catches his fist and the bully begins to scream from the pain. The rest of the beggars witness the slow transformation of Jack into the Werewolf. Before he could take a bite out of the bully, a crescent dart comes shooting down and hit the Werewolf at the back. the Werewolf turns and sees Moon Knight in the rooftop ready to battle. The fight starts that spills out the busy streets, buildings and finally in Central park, where Moon Knight manage to pin him down into submission and tranquelize him. After the fight, David appears and extend his congratulations to Moon Knight and commented the fierce battle, he even said that there were times that he could have intervened, but he was commanded not to do so by the Committee. Moon Knight then dragged the unconscious body of the Werewolf before the Committee. The Committee had the body of the Werewolf transfered to a medical facility. The Committee then had Moon Knight apprehended and forcfully asked him to be their enforcer, which Moon Knight angrily reject. The Committee, voicing their disappontment, ordered their men to torture Moon Knight until he agrees, with which Moon Knight quickly had himself release from the hands of his captors and begins to fight them. Not visibly shaken, the Committee ordered additional reinforcements, but was denied of this because the Werewolf had awoken and is starting wreack havoc in the facility. Moon Knight planned this and had the traquelizer at a low dose. When Moon Knight throw his crescent darts to the Committee, they are protected by a force field surrounding the altar. They escape while their soldiers cover for them. With Moon Knight completely surrounded, the soldiers were about to attack him but the odds shifted to Moon Knight's favor when the Werewolf barged in and continously attacked them. Moon Knight and the Werewolf stand triumpant over the Committee's personal army, while the Committee swore that Moon Knight will pay dearly for his disgresions against them. Later, Moon Knight and Jack talk about how being feared but still being a hero can be a burden within one's self, but he did give some hero advice to Moon Knight about using the fear of the night as a weapon of intimidation. At that point, Moon Knight left to patrol the streets, knowing that he has made an enemy out of an organization, but also made his first ally in the superhero community, albeit a feral one.

This post relates to: Committee, The Committee, Maggia, Moon Knight

In the next episode, Marc, Marlene, and Frenchie all go to New York to relocate and to start his superhero career. Marc also had the statue of Khonshu transported with them as a sort of source of physical inspiration. Marc uses his small fortune from his mercenary days to buy a mansion/rest house in Long Island, New York. from a real estate agent who was reluctant to sell one of the mansions owned by some rich guy named "Stark" (slight nod to Iron Man). he also used his fortune to build up a business firm named SpectorCorp (I don't think he will be competing with Stark Enterprises or Oscorp, I can assure you that) as a cover and to finance his "necessities" for crime fighting. He wanted to use a new identity so that no one would suspect a new businessman arriving in New York, so he created a new alias, Steven Grant. He was asked why didn't he use his name for his company, he replied that he named it after his  "adoptive" father, (he was not adopted, again, this is just a cover). And Marc also bought a cab and created another alter ego, Jake Lockley. He figured that small time crooks always planned their activities in the streets, which is also the best place to snoop around.

In the high-rise skyline in the middle of New York, the Maggia crime family is having a meeting where they are discussing the disturbances made by some superheroes on their business. One of them suggest that hiring more guns, but another complain that there just not enough men because they keep getting put into jail courtesy of the superheroes. Another suggests that they hire supervillains to be bodyguards to their criminal activities, but someone judge against because it might be too expensive. The last one suggest that they use their own merchandise to protect themselves from the "supers", but again it was countered that those merchandise are for profit, not self-gain. The family meeting was adjourned prematurely with no decisions made.

The other night, Marc is preparing and getting suit up to start his crusade. He asked Frenchie what he was working on the garage/warehouse at the back of the mansion, he only said that he will find out soon enough. In the wet, rainy city, a woman is being held-up by a thief in a dark corner of the street. She kept on crying for help but her cry was being smothered by the noise of the city. When the thief threatened to cut her tongue of for not shutting up, a crescent dart comes out of nowhere and hit the knife out of the thief's hand. When he look behind him to search for the one who hit him in the hand, he saw a very intimidating white cowl standing in the rooftop. He descended to where the thief is standing, eyes glowing blue (his night vision working), his fist all clenched up, ready for his first action. The thief picked up his knife and slashed the costumed hero, but it magically healed very quickly he shunned in the moonlight. The costumed hero warned the thief to not let him see again because if he does, he will return the wound that he gave to him back. The thief ran out scared, while the hero help the woman back to her feet. She says her thanks but ask who might he be, he replied "I am Moon Knight" and then he left. While Moon Knight is patrolling, he saw a drug shipment facilitated by the Maggia, he goes down there, kick all there asses and wraps them up for the police to take them on, with one escaping to let the criminal underworld know that even in the night, no one is safe when the Moon is shining to the wicked.

The escapee reported back to the Maggia of the new hero in New York. The patriarch decided to confront this new hero and giving him a welcoming gift in the form of his best hencemen taking in the merchandise. Word got out fast about the challenge of the Maggia to Moon Knight, which he accepts immediately. That night, Moon Knight confront the Maggia, where he wupped all the bodyguards present. Little did he knew that those were just jobbers to soften him up. Another wave of bodyguards show up, but this time these guys are taking the merchandise which happened to be MGH or the Mutant Growth Hormone, which is more salable to the people who want to have powers on their own. Moon Knight was in a predicament, he may have bitten a big piece of the Maggia that even he couldn't chew. Lucky for him, the moon is in its half quarter, where he single-handedly defeated all the MGH-powered Maggia bodyguards. While the patriarch escaped, Moon Knight knew that he couldn't chase it down. Suddenly, Frenchie arrived piloting a moon-shaped aircraft, the Mooncopter (the one Frenchie has been working on for sometime) where he lets down a rope ladder for Moon Knight and they chase down the patriarch's limousine. With accuracy, Frenchie shot the wheels of the limousine with the Mooncopter's mounted machine gun. After that, Moon Knight jumped out of the Mooncopter and landed in the limousine, effectively stopping the patriarch. Shortly after, the police arrive to see a tied up Maggia family members and Moon Knight leaving in the Mooncopter. It was a night of celebration as Moon Knight is now a legitimate  hero, a nocturnal vanguard of justice. While the other heroes "save the day", Moon Knight pick out the scraps at night. He has little time to celebrate because an unknown man has been observing the fight that night and is reporting to a shadowed council. He gives word to his superiors that he is "perfect for the job" and his superiors gives him authority to invite to meet The Committee.