Warning! Spoilers ahead for Moon Knight: Black, White & Blood #2
The latest issue of Marvel Comics’ Moon Knight: Black, White & Blood confirms that Marc Spector and his powers are still underestimated. Achieving a feat worthy of the Hulk in this new issue, Moon Knight proves what an avatar of an Egyptian moon god really looks like. Likewise, Khonshu’s rank as a supernatural deity is confirmed as well.
The latest hero to receive the Black, White & Blood treatment, Moon Knight certainly brings the white and plenty of blood to this unique anthology miniseries. Following other heroes and villains such as Wolverine, Elektra, Carnage, and Deadpool, the first issue had a collection of short stories featuring a Moon Knight team-up with Spider-Man, a Moon Knight from the future, and a Moon Knight story told in reverse. Now, a new tale from David Pepose, Leonardo Romero, and Chris Sotomayor featured in Moon Knight: Black, White & Blood #2 sees Marc holding an important meeting with his alternate identities (and his god).
In “A Hard Day’s Knight”, Marc is eating in a diner while debriefing with Khonshu and his alters. Wanting details as to how he received certain injuries from those who were in control of his body, Spector is particularly interested in the reason why he’s lost a tooth. Surprisingly, the blame falls on Khonshu who didn’t think his latest encounter was worth his avatar’s time. Incredibly, it turns out that the Egyptian mood god took down the normally unstoppable Juggernaut.
Being similarly bonded to the demon god known as Cyttorak, it seems as though Cain Marko’s Juggernaut was no match for Khonshu who was in control of Moon Knight’s body. Although Cyttorak’s power has allowed Juggernaut to go toe-to-toe with the Incredible Hulk himself, it seems the Egyptian moon god is the more powerful entity between the two. Likewise, this story is the perfect example that proves just how powerful Moon Knight is and could be consistently if he and Khonshu were on better terms than they are. After all, Khonshu isn’t the most altruistic or merciful god to be found in the Marvel Universe.
At any rate, Moon Knight is extremely underestimated. While much of that stems from the majority of Marvel heroes believing he was fully crazy before the recent Avengers’ Age of Khonshu event, there are still some real-life fans who think he’s just another vigilante on par with someone like Daredevil. In truth, Moon Knight’s power levels put him more in line with someone like Thor or the Hulk if he simply tapped into the greater levels of power he has as Khonshu’s Fist of Justice.
Moon Knight: Black, White, and Blood #2 is available now from Marvel Comics.
