I thought this was the only issue of that series not to be blogged here yet, but even if not, I hadn't read it before just now! From 1985,
Moon Knight #2, "Deadly Knowledge" Written by Alan Zelenetz, pencils by Chris Warner, inks by E. R. Cruz.
The second issue of the brief "Fist of Khonshu" run, and the status quo was still being established. Marc now had more pronounced super-strength under the moon, as demonstrated when he accidently knocks a boorish jerk through a window. He also misses the chance to try and talk to Marlene, who takes off at the sight of him. That's not a good sign...Marc at one point also considers, he was rich, and he could hire P.I.'s to track her down; but rejects the notion, yet still chases her cab in his Corvette. But, his pursuit is interrupted, by another vision, from the "priests of Khonshu." (That was retconned, I think in
West Coast Avengers; I forget how.)
The vision sends him to the Yucatan, where Moon Knight rescues a pretty (crabby) doctor from a kidnapping. Dr. Grail was trying to expose researcher Arthur Harrow, whose own disfigurement and pain had driven him to human experimentation. He had already built several zombie-like slaves, impervious to pain. Harrow was also an operative of
O.M.N.I.U.M., a secret organization...that never came up again? Harrow himself escapes, and also never appears again...until the Disney+
Moon Knight series! Well, I suppose they couldn't start that show with Bushman, that'd be throwing the viewers into the deep end right away. But the two versions are completely different, except I don't think either were ever sympathetic characters, just straight monsters.
I suppose if we haven't got more of the Moon Knight show by now, it's probably not happening, huh? Too bad.
I’m really not sure about the show’s status either. The most recent information about it that I can find online is that as of November of last year, Disney cancelled any plans for a second season in favor of adapting whatever the story for said 2nd season was going to be into an official movie instead. So basically limbo hell for right now. Which definitely sucks because I absolutely enjoyed the tv show & damn wanted to see what the second season would’ve looked like after the cool ending to the first one, but unfortunately we can’t have nice things.
ReplyDeleteI know one excuse is that the cost of making so many live action shows was becoming more and more expensive & less profitable based off the supposedly low revenue returns from the last couple of shows, like She-Hulk, Echo, etc, as well as the series of “flops “ like Antman & Eternals, so Disney was pumping the brakes there.