The Buddies

Cover date, June, 1989, Moon Knight once again starred in his own title (following Moon Knight vol 1 and vol 2) with "Marc Spector - Moon Knight" 1#. It marked the first appearance of Chloe Tran, created by Chuck Dixon and Sal Velluto. ("New Moon", Marc Spectre - Moon Knight 1#, Comic, Event)

“The Last Days of Moon Knight,” Moon Knight (Vol. 9/2021), #28.

Writer: Jed MacKay; Penciler and Inker: Federico Sabbatini; Colorist: Rachelle Rosenberg; Letterer: Cory Petit

I'm sorry spidey but when I learnt about that I had the same reaction

My collection of weird Moon Knight Panels. 

(These are all from the original 1980 run, except the chicken wings panel- from an Ultimate spiderman comic- and the burning pants one- #191 from the 2016 run)

Enough DC we need Marvel crossover, now!

Fucking bet homie. I don't nearly know as much about Marvel as I do about DC but I can dish out a decent amount for that crossover as well. (I've only read the old comics, like Iron Man is Tony's bodyguard and has to plug his breastplate into a wall socket to charge it old)

- Shenanigans happen with Danny where he's forced to possess Spiderman to keep him alive. The second Danny leaves Spidey the friendly neighborhood hero will die. For the next few months Danny has to be Spiderman since he's doing this for Parker. Basically a non parasitic Superior Spider-Man situation with Danny and Peter.

- Danny punches Xavier in the face. That disgusting ass man deserves it through and through. Don't care how but that child soldier making fuck deserves to gets socked in the jaw

- Danny meeting Wolverine throughout the centuries.

- Just a conversation with Forget-Me-Not. It can completely fit with DP continuity since Danny will just not remember afterwards.

- Nightcrawler doesn't teleport through hell to use his ability but instead goes through the ghost zone. Danny sees flashes of this blue skinned guy with a strange black and yellow suit appear randomly and then vanish in the GZ.

- Danny meets Silver Surfer and tries to convince the herald to tell Galactus to not destroy earth.

- The Human Torch, Spider-Man, and Phantom would be AMAZING friends. Their dynamic would be incredible.

- Skulker has a conniption trying to figure out which mutant he should take the hide of.

- Danny meets Mr. Knight (comic, not TV Show) because he was suspected to be a Vampire.

- Steven Grant (Moon Knight) finds a mechanic to help fix the Mooncopter: Danny Fenton

- Deadpool is like a pest to Danny. He keeps seeing Danny after his dead instead of Lady Death and Danny simply wants for this insane mercenary to get revived already so he can get back to work.

- Danny isn't worthy of Mjolnir simply because it's not his realm. He IS able to lift the hammer tho because he's just ridiculously strong

- Danny is one of Tony's kids he had as a playboy. His family didn't even know about it until they all tried a genetics test.

- Steven Grant, the billionaire playboy, takes an interest to this odd kid who's been thwarting Vlad's business deals. Danny is annoyed because he doesn't need two billionaires on his case.

(I could go on a fucking rant how the Moon Knight show is a complete bastardization of the comic and that it could have been an amazing gritty and dark detective show but they missed their mark but I am so tired. They ruined my son. Mr. Knight deserved better than becoming Steven's skin suit. He's literally a completely different character. Steven isn't even in the comics as a character, he's just a reason for why Moon Knight has a fuck ton of money. For those who want to read/watch some cool as shit Moon Knight comics please go check out this channel: The Russian ComicBook Geek. My personal favorite motion comics of these are “SLEEP” and “Moon Knight In Therapy”

Ok, sorry this has taken me so long, but here’s a brief overview of the personalities of each alter in the Moon Knight System according to the comics!

First off, when they were first designed, they weren’t designed as a system, but the same guy with three major different disguises. Marc was the host/original, Steven was who they lived as and where they got their money, and Jake was how they got their information. It was basically a short cut to make the super hero plausible; how they knew how to fight (Marc), how they afforded helicopters and gadgets and costumes (Steven), and how they knew where the action was (Jake). Combiners they make one superhero! Their long term girlfriend, Marlene, made a lot of ‘crazy’ comments in the ‘80s about Steven, who she was dating, not being able to keep his ‘disguises’ straight and actually becoming another person, laying the groundwork for them to become who they are today.

Secondly, because comics are written by so many different writers, they’ve all had very different personalities. Like I said before about Jake, sometimes the characterization is changed. Sometimes one particular alter is the only one acknowledged in a run, etc etc. I’m going to present them how I know them overall. I highly recommend reading Jed MacKay’s run if you were going to start anywhere for a good and clear characterization of each alter. So here we go!

Marc: Marc is the host of the system. He was a prize fighter, a soldier of war and mercenary, a CIA operative, and was kicked out of the army for being too mentally unstable. Basically, when he was younger, he was always looking for a fight, looking for that next best thing. He has known Frenchie, a fellow mercenary, almost his whole life, and they worked together well after he stopped being a mercenary and started as Moon Knight; Frenchie used to fly the mooncopter. When Moon Knight system first died on a mission in Egypt and was resurrected by Khonshu, Marc turned his life around; stopped killing civilians, stopped helping grave robbers, and set out to make things right. He’s characterized a lot by his guilt; this can make him stoic, and has a tendency to present how people expect Moon Knight to present; dark, stoic, logical, a bit dramatic, haunted. In reality, he’s a tired middle aged man who is working because he’s lost everything else. Marlene left him with their daughter Diatrice, Frenchie walked away because he kept getting hurt, he has taken over the world before and now is an outcast in the superhero society, etc. He can’t help but accrue people to him, because he’s a lonely man and he cares, and he can’t do it alone. He drinks chilled vodka, and loves shows from the 80s, and genuinely cares about his friends. Right now he’s dating Tigra, sort of. (Right now the system died and so, he’s not doing much of anything right now.) Most of the time Marc is chill and reasonable, but touch his friends and he will not hesitate to go back to killing people.

Steven: Steven started out dating Marlene and running things from the mansion. He’s a businessman and philanthropist, and drinks fancy brown liquors like bourbon or whisky. He likes to look clean, with good suits and a fresh haircut, and values the appearances of the system. He too can be a bit logical, but cares more about the social relationships he holds. He values his relationship with Marlene, and now with their intern Reese, and tries his best not to harm those around the system by getting them involved or doing something in front of them that will scar them. He takes care of Marc and Jake in his own way, making sure they’re hygienic and comfortable, making sure they don’t loose all their financial stability, keeping contacts higher up for favors when they need it. He’s very organized, sometimes more so than Marc, who will suffer through inconveniences because he sometimes likes to punish himself. Steven doesn’t see the value in acts like that. He knows how to let loose at times, and enjoys art. He used to be a collector, and even had a whole exhibition. He’s a well educated man with the ability to perform well in high society. He’s eloquent and clear cut, and knows when to mince words and when to be delicate. He’s got a softer edge than Marc, as he’s not really expected to be the one actually hitting people, and doesn’t put himself in the position to do so often. He prefers the finer things, and comfort, and happy relationships. In a recent issue with a villain who induced dreams and showed people what they wanted most, he wanted a quiet place in his mansion with Marlene, alone and safe and happy. (Marc’s dream was a barbeque with Marlene, Diatrice, and his family who died; his mom, dad, and brother, with Frenchie on the way with his husband.)

Jake: Though he has recently had what I like to call an evilification, this guy is a lovable scoundrel. He’s a taxi driver with his ear to the ground and he’s not afraid to get his hands a little dirty when need be, but would rather help a homeless friend out or leave a big Steven-sized tip for a waitress than actually hurt people. His drink of choice is rum, and he has a fake mustache he wears to make the body feel more comfortable to him. Recently, when the artist is portraying Jake when he’s in the mind scape, he’s usually in a club while Steven is in an office. He’s well known at bars, and everyone knows he’s a good time at parties. He’s sociable, on a different level than Steven; he can socialize with anyone at any time just by being an open-hearted caring guy. He’s the kind of guy who will ask you how your dog is who was sick months ago, or ask how night classes are going and encourage you to study hard, or ask you about your novel you’re writing. He cares a lot about everyone, especially those most forgotten by society at large. He uses a lot of Yiddish words, mostly terms of endearment though occasionally a curse. He’s proud of their Jewish heritage, as are the rest, but he’s the only one who will use Yiddish slang in front of anyone. He’s always there with a joke or a shoulder to cry on, I think, and is genuinely a funny kind guy.

I know this isn’t a lot, but again, if you get the chance to read either Jed MacKay Moon Knight (2021), or even Lenore’s Moon Knight (2016), they really go into the differences of the alter’s in the system. I also wrote a short 3,600ish fic about the boys called Blood Brothers on ao3, my username is The_Fools_Errant, and I wrote sections with each of them. I might write some more for you, but I wanted to give you some recommendations for your own reading and a bit more in depth for each of them. Happy reading, and best of luck!

Don’t worry about. I really appreciate you putting anything together for me and I’ll be sure to keep those runs in mind next time I go looking for comics. I’ll probably check our your fic too 👍

Thank you for this and I’ll be sure to do my best when I get around to writhing them :))

WHOS FRENCHIE

THATS MARC’S BESTIE. JEAN-PAUL DUCHAMP.

he’s a pilot. he and marc met back in marc’s mercenary days. they worked together for a while and frenchie would go on to be the pilot of the coolest comic book vehicle in existence, the MOONCOPTER

eventually because of a variety of reasons they had a falling out and right now he kind of doesn’t want anything to do with marc. but we do know he exists in the mcu because his name is on marc’s missed calls when steven finds his phone

frenchie’s also canonically gay so. there’s your gay rep in the mcu. name on phone screen

The High Priestess: What is the smartest thing your muse has ever done? { dealer’s choice }

Tarot Cards | Accepting

"Haha." He accepts the Ben Solo original cocktail napkin with a roll of his eyes, brown flashing gold in the lighting. "If it doesn't go in the trash."

Grant nurses an old fashioned. House whiskey. Should have shelled out for a brand. Yes, he did make the appointment; Lockley picked the location. The sort of place sartorially dressed individuals would go bordering on satire. Too on the nose.

Business can wait. He doesn't want to spend another second thinking about the project he's been saddled with.

Ben lobs a question back. Grant sits back in the leather backed chair, head tilted. Considering the musician's current outfit, the focus.

"Never living in LA. I would rather fly back and forth than live there." Swirl of the glass, "Coach, if I must. I'd take Midwest 'nice'-" he airquotes with a shake of his head, "-and New York over the games they play in California."

He wonders whether or not he's in the right profession at least twice a week.

Main Verse Notes:

Marc can tactically plan. It's just that his plans are all 'I like them to see me coming' and scaring the shit out of people rather than anything logical.

Speaking of logic, Grant's still coasting on "I money-laundered Marc's mercenary fortune into real money. I picked Long Island because there's plenty of private aircraft that the mooncopter will blend in nicely."

Grant and Jake continuing to point out that their condition is a strength.

Hellooo just got back from uni ANDDDD

Found our moony with his mooncopter lmaooo (me and my friend were like O.O when i found this page and we really wanna scream but it's goddamn library 😭)

A new Mooncopter, though this one is much more of a Moonplane... also it kinda reminds me of a airspeeder from Star Wars + wings...

long time no see (prev. mooncopter)

“Homecoming,” Moon Knight Annual (Vol. 3/2022), #1

Writer: Jed MacKay; Artist: Federico Sabbatini; Colorist: Rachelle Rosenberg; Letterer: Cory Petit

GO GENA! KICK SOME ASS!

Honestly she's a badass character in the Moench run. Raised her kids and a bunch of neighbouring ones all by herself, all while managing the diner. And from time to time when people attack the diner she gets ABSOLUTELY FERAL and beat the shit out of them.

There's this comic near the end of Moench in which they're alternatively showing two fights going on at the same time, MK is getting absolutely trashed by the villain while Gena is totally wrecking the villain's goon attacking her diner. Truly a queen. I'm happy to see her back and getting some justice after all this time (last appearance was a brief cameo in Shadowland)

Ooooooo they mentioned the mooncopter again. That name almost vanished from canon with time

Ok, considering the moon"copter" hasn't been an actual helicopter for a while now (in MS:MK they changed it into a plane-like vehicle despite it being still called helicopter) and how silly 70s names sounds today it's understandable

Mr. Lemire seems to have done his homework and I respect that.

(although he knocked Marlene out, but if he didn't the book would've only lasted 5 issues tops. She's powerful like that)

MY INABILITY TO STOP THINKING ABOUT MOON KNIGHT IS GENUINELY INTERFERING WITH MY SLEEP SCHEDULE

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