The Return of Moon Knight!

*cqb101* · 07-19-2005, 11:15 AM

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Moon Knight, the dark and mysterious Super Hero first introduced by Marvel in Werewolf by Night #32 in 1975, will be reintroduced in February 2006 in a spectacular new series by acclaimed author Charlie Huston, best known for Caught Stealing and Bad Things in his Hank Thompson trilogy, and the highly anticipated vampire novel, Already Dead.

Huston, an avid comic book reader growing up with a penchant for darker material, will create a six-issue limited series entitled Moon Knight: The Bottom. The initial storyline centers on Marc Spector facing the idea that his time as a hero may be up. His knees are hamburger, his personal relationships are self-inflicted wreckage, and his god has abandoned him. But Moon Knight soon realizes he has a lot of unfinished business. Someone is gonna get their teeth kicked in.

Top 10 artist David Finch, who helped catapult the New Avengers into the top spot of the sales chart since its debut, will illustrate the series! A member of Marvel's "Young Guns," Finch is one of the most sought-after artists in the market today, and working on Moon Knight is a dream come true for him.

"Moon Knight is a true cult favorite among Marvel fans," said Joe Quesada, Editor-in-Chief of Marvel Comics. "We are thrilled to reintroduce the series into the Marvel Universe. With Charlie's powerful storytelling and love of the original story, the new run not only will entertain long time Moon Knight fans, but also create a whole new audience of comic book readers."

Huston added, "I've always been a huge fan of Doug Moench's original Moon Knight series. His dark themes tackled complicated issues and served up moral quandaries for the men and women in tights. I don't think it can be done any better than it was by Moench, but I will certainly try to do Moon Knight justice. One thing I will promise fans – it will be dark!"

Moon Knight has been one of the Marvel Universe's most unique heroes. Faced with certain death, the mercenary Marc Spector collapsed before a statue of the Egyptian moon god, Khonshu. In exchange for saving his life, Khonshu conscripted Spector as his instrument of vengeance on Earth. As Moon Knight, Spector employs multiple personalities and a violent, sometimes deadly, brand of vigilante justice in the darkest corners of New York City.

Hell. Yeah.

Mandi-chan · 07-20-2005, 09:04 AM

Is this the same Moon Knight that's shown up in the Ultimate Spider-Man comic? Sounds interesting.

*cqb101* · 07-20-2005, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Mandi-chan

Is this the same Moon Knight that's shown up in the Ultimate Spider-Man comic? Sounds interesting.

Yep, that's him.

07-20-2005, 09:04 AM	#2
Mandi-chan Stone Warrior Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 932	Is this the same Moon Knight that's shown up in the Ultimate Spider-Man comic? Sounds interesting.