Moon Knight Comics Writer Doesn't Care About TV Show Differences
Moon Knight comics writer Alan Zelenetz says he doesn't care about the TV show differences and shares his support for the Disney+ series. Originally created by Doug Moench and Don Perlin, the character made his comic book debut in 1975's Werewolf by Night No. 32 as a mercenary hired to capture the supernatural creature, only to realize he's not truly a monster and elects to help him. Moon Knight would later get his own series in 1980 after making recurring appearances in other comics, including Spectacular Spider-Man, The Defenders and Hulk! Magazine.
Moon Knight will serve as the Marvel Cinematic Universe debut of the character and center on Steven Grant, a mild-mannered gift-shop employee who suffers from blackouts that comes to learn of his real identity of Marc Spector, a mercenary suffering from dissociative identity disorder and the conduit for Egyptian moon god Khonshu. Spector eventually comes across Arthur Harrow, a religious zealot and cult leader with ominous plans to heal the world that comes in direct conflict with Moon Knight. Oscar Isaac is leading the cast of Moon Knight alongside Ethan Hawke, May Calamawy, Gaspard Ulliel, Lucy Thackeray and F. Murray Abraham.
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In a recent interview with Forward, Moon Knight comics writer Alan Zelenetz shared his thoughts on the upcoming MCU series. When asked about the show's differences with its central character, namely in that he's no longer Jewish, Zelenetz revealed he doesn't care about the changes being made and believes there is likely a good reason for such. See what Zelenetz said below:
“So he’s not Jewish and he won’t be Jewish. And Arthur Harrow won’t be the character I created. So what? If he’s not
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