Marvel shines a light on Moon Knight #1

Moon Knight returns to the arena of the monthly comic in a book that merges all the of the previous takes on the character. What do you get from all that? High strangeness and a tone that could only be called ‘weird crime’.

This March, illuminate the dark corners of the Marvel Universe with MOON KNIGHT #1 – from New York Times Bestselling writer Warren Ellis and red-hot artist Declan Shalvey! Moon Knight #1 will continue the exciting wave of All-New Marvel NOW! series with a fresh and sensational take on Marc Spector and his vigilante alter ego Moon Knight!

“The touchtone for this book, for me, has been ‘Weird Crime.’ Both ground-level action and high strangeness,” says Ellis in an interview with Marvel.com. “This is a take on Moon Knight that unifies all the previous takes, making the character whole and taking him forward into a new kind of crime fiction.”

“We couldn’t be more thrilled to finally have this book out in front of readers. Moon Knight is one the most fascinating characters in the Marvel library and the depths that Warren, Declan and colorist Jordie Bellaire are taking him to will guarantee this book fits perfectly alongside acclaimed books like Daredevil, Hawkeye and Black Widow,” says Editor Stephen Wacker. “This is the comic you had no idea you were waiting your entire life for.”

As a mercenary turned super hero, Marc Spector has faced down everything from werewolves, super villains to his own fractured psyche. Fearsome foes and gruesome threats permeate the darkest corners of New York City. Is Moon Knight ready for NYC? Better yet, is NYC ready for him?

Don’t miss one moment of the action when Ellis & Shalvey kick off the newest noir/horror thriller this March in the highly anticipated MOON KNIGHT #1!

A fresh take is exactly what Moon Knight needed. The character was a mainstay in the Marvel U back in the ’90s and went on something of a free-fall ever since, tumbling all the way down to being a shadow of his former self in a very strange series that saw release not all that long ago. After that, he joined up with the Secret Avengers and things started to get just a bit more interesting for Mr. Spector.

Now at the launch of a brand new series, Moon Knight is set to head back to being what readers had come to love the character for in the first place; the interesting combination that exists between the mercenary that Marc Spector was and the etherial persona that Moon Knight is. If you’ve never read MK before, he’s more than worth a look as the white-garbed hero is pretty unique and the newest series (starting here) to bear his name is actually attempting to merge all of the previous incarnations of the hero into one. It’s no small task, but one that could make for a very cool superhero in Marvel’s pantheon.

One thing though- I seriously miss the costume.

Costume or no, Moon Knight #1 arrives from Warren Ellis and Declan Shalvey on March 4th.