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Moon Knight Episode 6 - Gods & Monsters Welcome to a special edition of the Phases of the Moon Knight podcast.  We have covered almost 300 Moon Knight comics since the start of the year, and have searched out and discussed dozens of spoilers, trailers, articles and rumors about the TV show.  Now, we finally get to put it all together, and actually see what Marvel has in store for us as we take...

Episode 23 - The Age of Khonshu While we wait just 1 more day for the final episode of the TV Show, Dan and I dive into the Avengers and story that sets Khonshu and Moon Knight at odds with the Avengers. We’ll also take a look at an annual story that sends Moon Knight through time to recover some artifacts that will stop Kang the Conqueror. We will also talk about the passing of a comic book legen...

Moon Knight Episode 5 - Asylum Welcome to a special edition of the Phases of the Moon Knight podcast.  We have covered almost 300 Moon Knight comics since the start of the year, and have searched out and discussed dozens of spoilers, trailers, articles and rumors about the TV show.  Now, we finally get to put it all together, and actually see what Marvel has in store for us as we take a look at th...

Episode 21 - Happy Crazy Family Still reeling from what we saw this week in episode 4 of the TV Show, we dive into books that came right after the Lemire/Smallwood run that served as inspiration for the show called Moon Knight Legacy. These books featured a battle with Ra the Sun King, a horrific origin story that starts to explain how Marc Spector became the man he is today, and the introduction...

Moon Knight Episode 4 - The Tomb Welcome to a special edition of the Phases of the Moon Knight podcast.  We have covered almost 300 Moon Knight comics since the start of the year, and have searched out and discussed dozens of spoilers, trailers, articles and rumors about the TV show.  Now, we finally get to put it all together, and actually see what Marvel has in store for us as we take a look at...

Episode 19 - Welcome to New Egypt The Moon Knight TV show is leaning into Marc Spector’s struggles with Dissociative Identity Disorder, and this week’s books by Jeff Lemire (Le Meyer) and Greg Smallwood (with Jordy Bellaire and Cory Petit) are a deep dive into Marc Spector’s childhood and the formation of Moon Knight’s many DID “alters.”  This is a fast moving, dreamlike and/or nightmarish story t...

Moon Knight Episode 3 - The Friendly Type Welcome to a special edition of the Phases of the Moon Knight podcast.  We have covered almost 300 Moon Knight comics since the start of the year, and have searched out and discussed dozens of spoilers, trailers, articles and rumors about the TV show.  Now, we finally get to put it all together, and actually see wha  t Marvel has in store for us as we take...

Episode 17 - Meet Mr. Knight This week we are going to start by talking a bit about the upcoming 3rd episode of the Disney+ show, and then move on to look at the “Marvel Now” Moon Knight run that was published from 2014 to 2015.  This was the seventh volume of Moon Knight, and it lasted for 17 issues.  Declan Shalvey and Greg Smallwood each drew six beautiful issues during this run, and Moon Knigh...

Moon Knight Episode 2 - Summon the Suit! Welcome to a special edition of the Phases of the Moon Knight podcast.  We have covered almost 300 Moon Knight comics since the start of the year, and have searched out and discussed dozens of spoilers, trailers, articles and rumors about the TV show.  Now, we finally get to put it all together, and actually see what Marvel has in store for us as we take a...

Episode 15: Secret West Coast Imaginary Avengers We visit a bit about some recent Moon Knight TV series news, Dan engages in vague and somewhat ominous foreshadowing about something called "The Lemire Run" and we roll though a number of different Moon Knight comics from in or around 2011.   The Stack for this week Onslaught Unleashed 1-4 Moon Knight Volume 6 #1-12 Secret Avengers #16-21 Topics and...

Episode 14: Review of The Goldfish Problem Welcome to a special edition of the Phases of the Moon Knight podcast.  We have covered almost 300 Moon Knight comics since the start of the year, and have searched out and discussed dozens of spoilers, trailers, articles and rumors about the TV show.  Now, we finally get to put it all together, and actually see what Marvel has in store for us.   There is...

Episode 13  Its our last week living in a world without live-action Moon Knight!  Disney is ramping up its marketing, Dan is hiding from spoilers, and we look at what Moon Knight was up to in the years 2009 to 2012.  We get to talk about how The Sentry is not just Marvel’s version of Superman, see the unlikely return of Raul Bushman, and get to watch Moon Knight once again try to become a team pla...

Episode 12: Thunderbolts and Tequila!  We are closing in on the release of the Moon Knight TV show, and this week we got some new footage, and early reviews started to come out.  Meanwhile, our review of Moon Knight’s history pushes onward.  Moon Knight tangles with Norman Osborn’s Thunderbolts, tries to take a low-key trip to Mexico, and stars in his first holiday special! The Stack for this week...

Episode 11 It's been a big week in Moon Knight News, with a new featurette and some more posters, as well as a brand new comic released.  Also, our weekly review has entered the 21stCentury.  Moon Knight turns 25, joins another team, and reconnects with Bushman in a very memorable encounter.  It's finally time to talk about Moon Knight vol. 5, by Huston and Finch! The Stack for this week Marvel Kn...

Episode 10 This is a big week here at the podcast, as we celebrate our 10th episode with you while crossing the 150 issue mark for comics covered.  We will start out with a look at some new posters and spoilers relating to the Disney+ show, take a minute to talk about the just-released movie starring “DC’s answer to Moon Knight” and then partake of three different series  (and a 1-shot) that bring...

Episode 9 Marc Spector: Moon Knight careens to a deadly finish this week, while Duane gets hit with the full force of 1990s comic craziness.  Moon Knight spends four issues lost in space during the Infinity War event, has a fight to the death with his own car, and finds out that he and Jean-Paul (don't call him Frenchie!) are both descended from ancient families of demons and defenders.   Dan cele...

Episode 8 This week we spend a bit of time talking about the Empire magazine feature on Moon Knight, talk about the Super Bowl spot, and roll through the middle issues of Marc Spector: Moon Knight!  We find out what really happened in Bosqueverde all those years ago, see the return of Stained Glass Scarlett, and get guest star visits from Spider-Man, Punisher an others! The Stack for this week inc...

Episode 07 Moon Knight in the 90s! After the untimely end of Moon Knight vol 2 our hero took a few years off to hang out in California with the West Coast Avengers.  We join up with him again in 1989 as he returns to New York and is rejoined by old friends (and old enemies) in Marc Spector: Moon Knight.  Duane tries to keep up with all the new characters as Black Cat, Silver Sable, the Punisher an...

Episode 06 The Sage of Arthur Harrow About a year after the end of Moon Knight Vol. 1. our hero got a second chance to headline his own series.  Moon Knight Volume 2 from 1985 changes the character's powers and costume, and radically alters his world.  The second issue of the series is also the first - and so far the only - appearance of Dr. Arthur Harrow.  With Harrow set to be a major character...

Episode 05 Moon Knight After Moench and Sienkiewicz This week we are going to dig into the final issues of Moon Knight Volume 1, which were published in 1983 and 1984.  This week sees both Bill Sienkiewicz and Doug Moench move on from the title, after which a rotating cast of writers and artists bring Moon Knight’s first volume to a close.  Our hero faces off against bad cops, teen hoodlums, and a...

Episode 06 Direct Market Madness! This week we are going to dig into the middle issues of Moon Knight Volume 1, which were published in 1981-1982.   Moon Knight defeats a guy dressed as a rat, Marlene becomes a bikini-clad bodyguard to a terrorist leader, and Morpheus and Scarlet return. We also talk about the Khonshu-themed backups and ponder why Moon Knight's villains are so prone to lethal acci...

Episode 03 Gods and Villains! We dig into the first Moon Knight solo series from 1980 this week, and Duane has questions.  He isn't sure about Moon Knight's new Egyptian resurrection origin story, and Dan also has to work to convince him that despite the fact that Moon Knight is a billionaire playboy with issues and a cape, he is NOT just Marvel's version of B**man.  We discuss key takeaways from...

Episode 05 The First Trailer Dan and Duane take a few minutes off from talking about Moon Knight's past, and instead focus on the future.  We talk about what's in the new footage, what isn't there, and where we think they may be going with all this.  There are a lot of things that are not exactly clear, but we agree that it looks spectacular!  March 30th can't get here soon enough!!   Questions or...

Episode 02 Mysteries By Moonlight We take a look at the classic Moon Knight stories from Hulk! Magazine and Marvel Preview this week.  Duane tries to wrap his head around why Moon Knight stories are in a Hulk comic, Dan celebrates the arrival of Bill Sienkiewicz, and along the way we talk about the Comics Code, discuss the impact of inkers, and enjoy the creepy goodness that is the Hatchet Man sto...

Episode 01 Original Origin Duane and Dan start off their run through the history of Moon Knight with a look at his earliest appearances.  Is he a villain?  A hero?  A throwaway character who accidentally took a star turn?  Its an episode filled with werewolves, Life Model Decoys, and all the craziness that was 1970s Marvel!   The Stack for this week includes: Werewolf By Night #32 and #33 Marvel S...