Moon Knight - Burdened by an Unknown God
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- Опубліковано 28 чер 2017
- On the dark burdens of religion and an unknowable god in Warren Ellis and Declan Shalvey's Moon Knight comic book series for Marvel Comics.
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“I’ve died before. It was boring, so I stood up.” Sounds like a pretty cool line to me.
Moon knight tv show coming soon
I don't consider death as something terrifying, but simply boring, boring nothingness.
@@kullingen6909 Interesting.
@@justincruz5720 I still fear danger, but the thought of death it self do not feel scary.
@@kullingen6909 Alright, then.
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Whoa how do you get those emotes?
@@PortCityBalrogwhat on Earth do you mean
The DID condition and personal relationship with Khonshu are one of the rare examples of a retcon actually greatly improving a character. In the original stories, the Lockley and Grant characters weren't really dissociative personas, just disguises that Spector maintained. He would sometimes mention having a little trouble "getting out of the head" of one of his disguises, especially Lockley the cabbie, but it was never treated as delusional, just behavioral. Ellis' run made pronounced changes to the character and ignored some of his decades of history, but unlike so many other retcons, Ellis made the character vastly more compelling.
I was about to type this but you did a way better job
The multiple-personas predates Ellis, though, going all the way back to MK's original run: in Doug Moench's run (from the late '70s!) Marlene is rarely sure which persona she was addressing, for example.
@@AmanojakuX I disagree. I'm not going to restate my post, except to reiterate that Spector never lost touch with reality in his original books; he always knew he was Spector and thought of Grant and Lockley as characters (barring story driven moments of extreme duress). And Marlene wasn't "rarely" sure who she was speaking to, except that, somewhat oddly, she consistently spoke to him as Grant even though she originally met him as Spector. She would really only bring up the "who am I talking to"thing when they were fighting, which to be fair, was a lot.
That issue where moonknight fights his way through the building to save the girl is literally one of my favorite comic issues of all time, its straight forward, beautifully drawn, and brutal! SO GOOD!
Great video!
Feels like one of those Daredevil fight scenes
Yes, exactly! It's why I'm SO sad Netflix is losing all their Marvel stuff- I had hoped for a Moon Knight series...and there's just NO WAY Disney would do it justice.
@@jasoncaldwell5627 👀 hey 2 years later that’s a contentious statement you made right? Disney so be killin’ it hard now and fo’eva
@@anthonyhughes8026 no Disney has messed up a lot of marvel characters and Disney makes everything kid friendly and moon knight is certainly not kid friendly.
PLEASE TELL ME THE ISSUE!!!
“Where is my money dracula” “Give me my Ketamine too”
I've always liked Moon Knight's look, but realizing how deep his backstory is, and how intricate his persona is really makes me intrigued.
I've always been into more psychological-driven characters, so this Moon Knight fella with his DID sounds like a fun time, and just the fact that humans can't handle that kind of strain and how that reflects through Moon Knight makes it seem like this series takes psychology more seriously which is fantastic. Like the "I never want to be loved" dialogue. That changes someone and for the worse. I imagine Moon Knight eventually giving into his broken mental state, 'cause Moon Knight can't have a happy ending. It's way too late for him. And that could lead to a pretty great arc haha. Great video :)
Same here.
Haha crow
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I love Khonshu's line "I have not forsaken you, you are still my son."
"DONT MAKE ME COME DOWN THERE AND WATER BOARD YOU SHIT HEEL!"
One of the great things about Moon Knight is that he leaps into situations that any normal person would pause. The absolutely insane and macabre villains that would be more suited to a Dr. Strange, mean nothing to him. Unlike Bruce Wayne, he literally cut off his arch-nemesis' face. MK lives in a brutal world without mercy.
I always hate amnesia stories where the person's first question is "who am I?" Why is that one of the first questions? How often do you think about who you are? In any meaningful sense? I could potentially see myself going for hours without realizing that. At the very least, they should lead up to that. The "where am I" is a reasonable start, since they don't recognize their location. Then, you think "ok, where was I last night?", then they realize they don't know that either. And then they think "Ok, let's walk this back. So I was at my house, which is....where again?". THEN they can think "why do I not know where I live?", and then you go down the rabbit hole of "trying to remember anything at all".
You don't think of it often because you've never forgotten it. If you did, it would definitely be something you'd notice.
“I’ve died once it was boring so I stood back up” is sick
The Ellis story run is incredible, if no ones read moonknight before it's a great place to start
Ellis didn't do much the guy who took over after him actually did something good
Damn, he's truly the embodiment of mentally broken. That's what makes me like his character more than character like Spider-Man because Moon Knight has real problems and doesn't babysit his enemies. He gets the job done and calls it a night. I never got the chance to read his stories, but when I start buying issues again Moon Knight's entire collection is where I'll begin.
What? Is Spiderman being a broke young guy who juggles a crappy job with saving lives daily not "real problems"? Don't overhype something because it goes down a different direction than something pre-established. Spiderman comics are just as compelling.
@@br9760 Not over hyping anything. I'm not telling anyone to buy his title over Spider-Man's. Simply stating how interested I am in the character and what I don’t like about the other. I've read some Moon Knight and a lot of Spider-Man. I personally would prefer to get back into Moon Knight's more. You seem to be taking it way more personally. I just never liked Spider-Man's style of dealing with enemies and other things when I read his titles during the 90s. I felt the character wasted his potential back then. Same thing with Superman. Interesting for a while then same old, same old. It's not the boy scout thing cause I always enjoy Captain America. I'm just on and off when it comes to Spidey and Supes.
Lol Spider-Man is valid too, he doesn’t want to kill because he wouldn’t be able to live with it. Soldiers live with it too
@@moonknight4053 Not sure what you mean by valid. I just personally would rather read Cap and Moonie over Spidey and Supes if I had to choose. Doesn't mean I wouldn't read them. I love comics in general, create my own characters and stories, but like everyone have my favs that are my go to titles and others I read only if I have to for a crossover story.
Why do people compare comic book characters to eachother in that aspect? It’s stupid. Take them for what they are, moon knight and spider man both have interesting lives. They are both broken. It’s not a competition as to whose the most broken
Hot damn, I didn't know Moon Knight was this cool. From everything I've seen prior, I had believed he was some Batman-esque antihero that wanted money from Dracula.
That too 🤨
it pains me to say that the dracula money thing is faked. but oh, how i wish it werent
Yeah alot of those ridiculous comic panels are faked. Still funny though.
@Proxima damn Batman hurt you or something?
Proxima Batman is a legend and is the face of comics, there is no validity in saying he is overrated. Even Superman does not compare
This got recommended to me after I made my Moon Knight video and now I'm super jealous of yours.
I love the points you made about how the authors comment on the real world stuggles of believers and their seemingly unknowable religions they follow. As a Christian I can say myself that these problems do exist. There are times where I am confused and feeling distant from a God I do not understand. Moon Knight is such an interesting character and has always been one of my most favorite marvel hero's. Great work on the essay, and the visuals as well. Love the channel.
Same here man. Same here
As CG Jung with say the collectives has a lot of subconscious knowledge that will come out.
Religious people are dumb. Spiritual people tho they cool
@@Original-Phantom bro stfu
@@Original-Phantom
If you hate Organized religion, than you should become Orthodox, because there is no Religion less organized than Orthodoxy.
Sounds more like a living Hell than almost any other afterlife I've heard of... that poor guy. He's like Spawn, if he didn't know if he was working for God, or Lucifer... and the confusion, the not knowing, is the part that lingers, when everything else has faded. Sticks in the brain. It's utter torment.
Is this video blowing up? If so, FUCK YEAH! One of my favorites.
A very in depth telling of a character that has long been overlooked. I was impressed at your understanding of the character's psychological trappings in addition to his damaged mind.
I can't wait for the Disney + series. Moon Knight is one of those characters that can either be really dark, really silly, or both.
Either way, Oscar Isaac is going to kill it.
Well, looks like I'm going to have to check out some Moon Knight comics. His relationship with the God has a real Lovecraftian feel to it, which I adore.
Another great video man! Only thing I'd suggest is to work on some of your image movements. They can be a bit abrupt sometimes; just a heads up. Keep it up!
Core Ideas Thanks! I'm always trying to fine tune the image movements on these videos so the feedback is appreciated. Moon Knight is an awesome character and I think this run is a great place to start.
He's actually fighting Cthulu in the new series heh
I really want a Netflix Moon Knight series.
There is a Disney series now coming
Max Ryom Hansen Quiroz since when?
@@bobbyshewan4229 They announced it at the same time as the other Disney + Marvel shows. Like Scarlet Witch and Vision and Winter Soldier and Falcon.
@@brendondellinger355 can confirm, Oscar Isaac has been cast as Marc Spector in the Disney+ show
@@ThatGuyWithAComment Oh sweet! He actually seems like a pretty good cast. Hopefully he does the character justice! Thanks for the info.
Go on Netflix....you know you want to
they all cancelled
I wish netflix didn't cancel their stuff, this would've been awesome
There is rumors now he'll get his own feature film..Here's hoping!
@@CMKseven And it ended up as a Disney+ series.
They would've ruined the character... facts
Please Marvel, GIVE US A MOON KNIGHT SHOW!!!
I'd love a crossover with Daredevil, have an episode like episode 3 of Daredevil Season 2 where he and Punisher talked about ethics and vigilantism, but in this case about religion and the differences between their gods
They won't. Too R rated
@Mikhail G nope, Disney is just going to ruin Moon Knight like they tried to ruin Deadpool.
@@CL32582 deadpool will stay r rated
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So this character is just a Warlock that constantly changes their pact weapon and even player themselves, neat.
Don't
I... Wouldn't say so? If we wanna compare to D&D, mechanically, only his ghost-punching form would be a Warlock to any degree; Mr. Knight would be a Rogue of sorts, Moon Knight the tech one would probably be an Artificer.
But, yeah, def a Warlock if we wanna compare flavor instead of mechanics. Either way, very neat still.
@@benjoffe948 I didn't say this guy is a full Warlock, he could easily multiclass.
@@theddexaggerator7884 You know, that is also a very valid explanation. Neato.
It is the pact not the warlock
Warning everyone in the afterlife to run? That's brilliant. I'm a fan all of the sudden.
I just like Moon Knight's obsession with ketamine and the 15 dollars Dracula owes him. I always thought he was similar to Deadpool, with some real deep themes and then some random stuff the writers pulled out of their hats.
I've only seen the memes of Moon Knight. I've never read any comic, yet.
Edit; Damn, over 900 likes. Wasn't expecting that... uhh, thanks.
Yeah, the memes are hilarious, but they're all just edits. I would definitely love to see someone make a non canon storyline where he doesn't take himself so seriously
@@eddieboy1910 Well, that's disappointing that the meme edits aren't real. I actually thought that they were the real thing. Oh well. Moon Knight is still pretty cool.
@@SalamiMilk Dracula does owe him money
It would be great if Deadpool was unwittingly at the mercy of some god of whimsy.
@@SalamiMilk Also in the comics he does actually say, "Random bullshit go!". Its in response to some goon saying "Oh its moon knight, I wonder what random bullshit he's going to throw at us this time."
Moon Knight has been my all-time fav for like 30 years. I'm glad he has finally received some praise.
Warren Ellis's Moon Knight run is excellent, one of my absolute favorite comic series.
Ok, but hes gonna need his money back from Dracula.
Loved the Warren Ellis series and I really wished he stayed on.
Your channel has been great. Each video covers something different and told with strong, non biase perspective. Please keep up the great work.
Tao Jones T.jones Thank you! I try to constantly change things up to stay fresh. Ellis seems to love leaving series as soon as possible unless it's his original creation. He's a fascinating writer.
He also won't hesitate to chew people out if they piss him off.
+Tao Jones T.jones Oh yeah, he's a real curmudgeon!
If you still haven't - you need to read Injection. Ellis teams up with Shalvey again, it is like a spiritual successor to their Moon Knight.
You know, I've never cared much about Moon Knight, but I think you've just convinced me to pick up some of these and give him a whirl.
I read the 2016 vol by Jeff Lemire and it's awesome. If I remember correctly, in that volume you can't really tell if the moon god is real or if he just imagined all of it. It's also when they introduced the astronaut persona.
Moon Knight #1 was the first comic I ever owned, haven't read much else about him though. This sounds like a great place to start.
Up till now I've known nothing about this guy but now he might be the coolest superhero I've ever seen
Getting some Rorschach vibes from this
the first time I saw the drawing of moon knight, I was only 9 and knew nothing about him, but I immediately latched onto him, and the more I learned about him the more I've felt understood. I have a lot of mental issues, so having this character to relate to when there's all these other guys who are cool, but too perfect for me to even hope to be like is really nice. some people relate to captain America or to iron man or any number of other super heroes, but I have moon knight, and the fact that he's getting recognition makes me happier than you know. thanks for the awesome video
This is wonderful.
My Moon Knight experiences began with Werewolf Ny Night and various other cameos and his early runs.
I stopped regularly buying comics in the eighties and have just returned in the last decade.
Your video has given me a focus to explore via Marvel Unlimited.
Thank you.
If anyone can defeat deadpool, it’s moon knight.
It's a damn shame the likelihood of this run getting another physical reprint is pretty low due to the allegations surrounding Warren Ellis, since thus is definitely tied with Lemire/Smallwood for my favorite interpretation of the character
Thing is, and a lot of people miss this is, MK does not meet out Justice. He passes Judgement.
The Egyptian Gods didn’t play. Spector embodies the one aspect that Khonshu values above all else:
Violence. That trait defines Spector and has since childhood. And the more fear Spector spreads, the more power Khonshu gains.
Fun fact: after fighting Dominus with the WCA, it was revealed that Spector never consciously
Joined them. Khonshu did.
Came straight here after hearing Moon Knight is getting a Disney+ series!!
But why does Dracula owe him so much money
No one remembers, not even Moon Knight, but he is a man of honor, and honor demans he gets it back
He only owes him like 16 bucks.
bridge bridge#2 that could be tons of money if it was lent a long time ago before inflation tooo it’s toll
He doesn't.
Dracula is one of the avengers eh,
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Omg I just binged so many of your videos you have an amazing channel! Keep it up
Geekroots Thank you very much! I hope you enjoy the videos coming up in the next few weeks, too!
It should be noted that Khonshu's existence has never been confirmed or denied in spite of many believers.
One theory that I love is Khonshu isn't even a god, he's just a really old alien that gets off from messing around with people's mind
Imagine if Garth Ennis got a shot at making a storyline for Moon Knight, that’d be awesome but definitely violent
My favorite hero since 1980. No matter how many times we fall, we can get back up, and try again.
Moon Knight’s Best ability is the ability to not get stains on his costumes
Real DID/OSDD here, the line "I've died before. It was boring, so I stood up." Reminds me of one of my headmates. (other people in this body for the uninformed) It's become sort of a joke in our system that Tuch won't stay dead, he just refuses to.
Out of curiosity, is this person very aggressive and angry towards unknown figures?
@@fallongarens6734 he used to be a fragment, took a long time to widen his emotions from just rage. He's one of the oldest in here, and a very important part of our system.
@@themenagerie5622 That's shockingly similar to my Malo.
@@fallongarens6734 do you use discord? I'd love to talk more about it
@@themenagerie5622 i do indeed
I've been a fan of the character since day 1. Aside from Doug Moench and Bill Sienkiewicz run, Warren Ellis short 6 issues run is the only Moon Knight really worth reading.
This dude's rad. And underrated.
Great job as always
*I LOVE THIS CHARACTER*-
“WHERE’S MY 15 DOLLARS”
-moon knight
Savvy distillation of the (somewhat esoteric) Moon-Knight. Definitely inspires a read
Wow your presentation, choice of dialogue on how u summerize the story and characters is amazing please do more stories
kavon brown Thank you very much! More videos will be on the way in the next few weeks, so make sure to subscribe to get notified when they go live.
Really good review. I am a huge MK fan since 1985. Thanks.
Excellent artwork!
I Leaning towards the dark, found a great interest in the moon Knight. I understand the depth of religious paradox. At this time Khufu is in a dark mood. But yet what if we bring out his human side? The new figure of Moon knife as the plague doctor is very interesting especially during this time of a world-wide pandemic. I think the artist could not help but to incorporate subconscious knowledge.
One of my all-time favorite story arcs. You seem ti habe the same taste if comics that I do :)
OMG don’t think I didn’t notice the midnight at the end
Damn. What a banger of a video.
Moon Knight was my boy. Right behind Daredevil. If they could figure out how to put it on screen I think it would be a surprise hit.
It always strikes me how you've changed your form over the years.
I've only been following you for 3 or so years.
Always a pleasure, regardless.
Hey great video, I especially like the end song you use, great band hands down
Much respect for focusing on the superb Warren Ellis run and largely ignoring what Bendis did. One suggestion; incorporate a notion of polytheism into an analysis of what is obviously not a christian god
What did Bendis do? I've only ever read his Daredevil, Avengers Illuminati and Ultimate Spiderman runs....
"Random bullshit, go!"
Okay, but why does Dracula owe him money?
A Video on Moon Knight, finally. More of these please.
Dude you've got Batman and Superman I you need is a Wonder Woman video to complete the DC trinity.😁👍💪🦸👸💙❤️💛✨
Great stuff.
I think the MCU could do him justice with a rather darker movie, with their signature marvel humor.
Julian Blake a movie wouldn’t be allowed to go darker and unable to give his mental health and the deep relationship with khonshu justice. a TV show like Daredevil would be better
Power corrupts all, even gods.
You made a video about moon knight which is one of my favorite heroes. You interpret moon knight, how moon knight does what he does, and the characteristics of moon knight, etc. I'm really looking forward to your new video because of how you make them and you earn yourself a subscribe 😁👍👌and a like.
Thank you very much! New video coming this Thursday.
Matt Draper nice can't wait
I've just read the 6 issue run and really enjoyed it a lot. Hope the show is in a similar vein!
Just perfect break down...left nothing unaddressed
Awesome
I read this comic on Marvel unlimited and it is one of the best comic I have ever read ☺️
Love your videos!!!! Have you considered doing a video about Vision, perhaps his macabre and unique ANAD iteration? I'd love that!
Great series
Can't wait for the Disney+ series.
Great video
"WHERE THE HELL IS MY MONEY DRACULA!"
Ótimo vídeo e explicação, Matt. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The newest run just started, and it looks to be playing on some of the themes you identified here with its new villain, the Hunter's Moon, who claims to be the left hand of Konshu while Marc is the right.
Also worth noting Max Bemis' run which, for better or worse, tried to explore a relationship with a sun God avatar as adversary. It wasn't that great, but it stands as an example of how the series has continued to explore these themes.
I love this character. What are your thoughts of Lemire's 2016 run?
I really enjoyed it! It definitely reads like a continuation of Ellis' run and brings some closure to the ideas here, but I especially loved the way it played around with perceptions and dimensions. Might eventually do a video on that run, as well.
If you do, i'll definitely watch it. Or any video you choose to make, really. Your in depth analysis of stuff like Spider-man Blue or All Star Superman makes your content wonderful imo.
mcmahon212 I really appreciate that! I've got another comic book video coming out this Thursday and I hope you enjoy it!
It would be so cool if a revision of moon knight went full lovecraft
I just pray that there will be more comics with khonshu, bast, tumatauenga, hades, etc everyday I hope to see comics with lesser known gods! But with the right kind of writers
Great analysis, topped off with The Midnight outro?? 😘👌
You got yourself a new fan, my guy
Liked and subscribed
That's deep what he said at the end I didn't even know about this character here. He must be new.
Hes been around for a long while
He's abit underrated
If MCU shows anything, Moon Knights gonna be some soldiers that survived the ambush in Iron Man1
As soon as I heard Warren ellis... I knew we had a winner.
So in other word Moon Knight is crazy. I like it.
Moon Knight sounds like a crazy bad ass, why have i never seen him in any video animation
The writing 👌
Excellent video review I hope you cover more moon knight