Moon Knight Appreciation (2019)

[Captain Craig]

Warren Ellis pretty much cleared up, and summed up, the DiD aspect in his run. So there really is no incentive going back over it.

Well this long time MK fan doesn't appreciate MK being retconned with DiD so for me I will champion it's reversal.

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Marc Spector: Moon Knight #4 Sep 1989
"Wild Midnight"
A cat burglar breaks into a building

of which Marc Spector is the Vice President. He steals from their safe

and smashes the clock at midnight!
Marc decides to throw a party to lure Midnight out.
Midnight shows up but escapes the building.

Marc is about to follow but is blind-sided by Black Cat.

Written by Chuck Dixon. Art by Russ Heath.

[Psycwave]

Moon Knight in today's History of the Marvel Universe.

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There's a new Moon Knight plot leak for Phase 4 of the MCU!

[Digifiend]

Make sure you guys read the Contagion series. Marc was one of the two stars of the final issue (Pei the kid Iron Fist being the other).

[DigiCom]

There's a new Moon Knight plot leak for Phase 4 of the MCU!

Smells fake to me. It talks about being based on the Ellis run, but then brings up "mental illness" & "wealth inequality" which weren't part of the arc at all. And calling a guy who throws someone off the building "the first flawed MCU hero" is a pretty weird definition, especially since we've seen all sorts of flaws in the MCU, including arrogance (Stark), lack of self-confidence (Parker), and depression (Thor in Endgame).

So, unless by "flawed" they mean "DCEU Batman", I'm not buying it.

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Marc Spector: Moon Knight #5 Oct 1989
"Rockin' At Midnight"
Marc manages to escape Black Cat and some FBI Agents who had been at his party.
He and Frenchie leave in the Mooncopter and Black Cat hooks a line onto them.

They catch Midnight on the Queensboro Bridge, but when Moon Knight jumps down onto his car,

they careen off the bridge into the East River.
Frenchie drops a ladder for Marc, but they lose Midnight. Black Cat is left on the bridge, pining for Moon Knight.
Marc and Frenchie return home and Marlene greets them. She notices one of Felica's white hairs on Marc and storms off yet again.
Marc is getting a drink from the fridge when Midnight appears.
The two fight and Marc manages to knock him out. When he comes to,

he explains that he is Midnite Man's son, Jeff Wilde,
and that he did all this to prove he's got the skills to be Moon Knight's partner. Marc just tells him to go home.
Elsewhere, a strange-looking and smelly man is catching a subways train.
He travels downtown and gets in a scuffle with a group of drug dealers,
and despite being shot several times, manages to kill their leader.

Written by Chuck Dixon. Art by Sal Velluto & Mark Farmer.

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Marc Spector: Moon Knight #6 Nov 1989
"One Hand In The River"
Marc is being hounded at Spector Enterprises Inc, having been absent for weeks.
He escapes to his office where he is met by Brother Voodoo,
who informs him of the Cult of Death and their zombies.

Marc asks if he has any proof of them, and Jericho says he is one of them.
As they are leaving the building, Jeff is waiting outside in a car and follows them.
They find a zombie in the streets and follow it into a building, which turns out to be Gatti's restaurant.
Two drug dealers are having lunch upstairs and are the zombie's targets.
Moon Knight and Brother Voodoo reach the floor,

and after dispatching the dealers' bodyguards,
approach the zombie, which reveals that it is strapped with an explosive.
Midnight swoops in and kicks it out the window, almost falling himself.
Marc argues with him about following them, but realises that he just saved their lives.

All three leave in Jeff's car and head to Spector Mansion.
Meanwhile, in the South Bronx, Doctor Friday--the creator of the zombies--is planning.
He is approached by El Brutale, his hirer.
At Spector Mansion, Marc and Jeff are sitting in the hallway while Jericho clears his mind of the zombie influence.

Written by Chuck Dixon. Art by Sal Velluto & Mark Farmer.

[Flash Gordon]

Yo, I'd be SO THERE for a Jason Aaron MK series.

Especially if they let him go for a more mature book.

[Prof. Warren]

According to gossip on BC, a new MK solo will spin out of Aaron's upcoming MK-centered Avengers arc.

Doesn't specify whether Aaron himself will be writing the MK series but I certainly hope that'll be the case. Aaron on MK would be a huge boost to the character.

https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/11...black-panther/

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Marc Spector: Moon Knight #7 Nov 1989
"Zombie Saturday Night"
Brother Voodoo is regaining his strength, eating everything in Marc's kitchen,
while he tells them of how he was captured and turned into a zombie.
He only managed to escape with the aid of his brother's spirit.
He soon remembers where they held him.
The team is leaving when Marc gets a call from his accountant,

informing him that he is being audited.

They arrive at Doctor Friday's hideout and fight their way in.

El Brutale, disappointed in the Doctor's failure, shoots him and leaves him to die.
When Brother Voodoo finds him, he is close to death
and Jericho is able to subdue the zombies in the room.
One zombie managed to escape, and it tracks down El Brutale.

Written by Chuck Dixon. Art by Sal Velluto & Mark Farmer.

[j9ac9k]

Is that MK/Conan/Solomon Kane mini worth getting just for MK? I'm on the fence on that one...

[Zaresh]

According to gossip on BC, a new MK solo will spin out of Aaron's upcoming MK-centered Avengers arc.

Doesn't specify whether Aaron himself will be writing the MK series but I certainly hope that'll be the case. Aaron on MK would be a huge boost to the character.

https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/11...black-panther/

This rumour pleases me greatly

[Captain Craig]

Is that MK/Conan/Solomon Kane mini worth getting just for MK? I'm on the fence on that one...

I've decided I'm going to trade wait this one already.