Marc Spector stalks the streets of New York City again in a brand new Moon Knight series by writer Warren Ellis and artist Declan Shalvey.
Marc Spector is a mercenary brought by to life by an Egyptian God who became a billionaire by day and crime fighting vigilante by night.
Moon Knight has been given more shots at a solo series than almost any character I can think of.
With multiple personalities and an Egyptian God’s influence Marc is one of Marvel’s strangest vigilantes and Ellis explains how the odd background of the antihero will fuel his new series.
“The touchstone for this book, for me, has been “Weird Crime.” Both ground-level action and high strangeness. I didn’t really read super hero comics when I was younger. One exception to that was Frank Miller’s Daredevil. Another was Doug Moench & Bill Sienkiewicz’ Moon Knight. They were really reaching for something new in their run. It’s that run, specifically, that I am bearing in mind as I write these stories,” Ellis told Marvel.com.
Billionaire who wears a mask and cape at night may sound familiar but Spector may be even more crazier than Wayne.
“The man is demented in more interesting ways than I think Batman ever was…his cape is actually a crescent moon and he goes out only at night and dresses in reflective white so you can see him coming. Now that’s nuts…I like that.” Ellis told Hero Complex.
The character was created by Doug Moench and Don Perlin in Werewolf By Night #32 in 1975. There have been at least 6 volumes of a series starring Moon Knight – I recommend the 2006 volume by Charlie Huston and David Finch.
Moon Knight #1 arrives Wednesday. Below are two stunning variant covers.
By Editor