By M&C News Jul 19, 2005, 21:31 GMT
Huston, an avid comic book reader growing up with a penchant for darker material, will create a six-issue limited series entitled Moon Knight: The Bottom.
The initial storyline centers on Marc Spector facing the idea that his time as a hero may be up. His knees are hamburger, his personal relationships are self-inflicted wreckage, and his god hasabandoned him. But Moon Knight soon realizes he has a lot of unfinished business. Someone is going to get their teeth kicked in.
"I've always been a huge fan of Doug Moench's original Moon Knight series. His dark themes tackled complicated issues and served up moral quandaries for the men and women in tights.” Charlie Huston said in a press release. “I don't think it can be done any better than it was by Moench, but I will certainly try to do Moon Knight justice. One thing I will promise fans - it will be dark!"
Top 10 Artist David Finch, who helped catapult the New Avengers into the top spot of the sales chart since its debut, will illustrate the series! A member of Marvel's "Young Guns," Finch is one of the most sought-after artists in the market today, and working on Moon Knight is a dream come true for him.
"Moon Knight is a true cult favorite among Marvel fans,” Joe Quesada, Editor-in-Chief of Marvel Comics, said in a press release. "We are thrilled to reintroduce the series into the Marvel Universe. With Charlie's powerful storytelling and love of the original story, the new run not only will entertain long time Moon Knight fans, but also create a whole new audience of comic book readers."
Moon Knight has been one of the Marvel Universe's most unique heroes. Faced with certain death, the mercenary Marc Spector collapsed before a statue of the Egyptian moon god, Khonshu.
In exchange for saving his life, Khonshu conscripted Spector as his instrument of vengeance on Earth. As Moon Knight, Spector employs multiple personalities and a violent, sometimes deadly, brand of vigilante justice in the darkestcorners of New York City.
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