Everything You Need To Know About Marvel's New Superhero 'Moon Knight'

Good-old friendly and humourous Marvel Cinematic Universe is now taking a dark chapter from a vigilante tale of Marvel Comics. Marvel¡¯s Moon Knight starring Oscar Issac, Ethan Hawke, and May Calamawy in lead roles is the brand new addition to the list of shows being launched by Marvel in the OTT space.

This is the first time, Marvel is going to tell the origin of a new superhero through a limited series. However, before jumping right into watching the show there are a few things about the character that everyone needs to know.

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Moon Knight was first mentioned as a guest in a comic called Werewolf By Night, in which he played the role of a villain.

From his first appearance, he was depicted as a vigilante, an anti-hero with an alter ego of a character called Marc Spector who is paid by a bunch of shady businessmen to bring in Werewolf so that he can be used for their evil schemes.

In 1980, Moon Knight got his solo comic series, in which the new roots of the character extend to the deserts of Egypt. Marc Spector dies at the hands of his eventual nemesis, Raoul Bushman, after attempting to save an archaeologist at a dig site. However, Spector is resurrected in the tomb of Khonshu, the Egyptian moon god, and he awakens with a new purpose. He borrows a white cloak from the tomb to become the Fist of Khonshu¡ªa knight for the vengeful god. Instead of a billionaire the protagonist in the show there is just a museum-shop clerk and the villain is a cult leader rather than just a crazy scientist.

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In the comics, Khonshu, the Egyptian God is said to have four identities i.e¡­ pathfinder, embracer, defender, and watcher. The protagonist of the show has a dissociative identity disorder and is seen to be dealing with serious mental issues. This is how the movie would mainly differ from comics as it would show ways to tackle such serious issues rather than just ignoring or making fun of which is usually done in the comics.

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Oscar Issac talked to Vanity Fair and highlighted that the only way to respect mental health problems is to completely dive into them and build a whole story around someone experiencing a mental crisis and making a journey of healing and integration. Overall, Marvel has dived into a chapter that is very dark as well as it tackles serious health issues which is frankly the need of the hour.