The online site Ranker recently ran a list of the 100 most popular superheroes and villains in comic books, with Batman topping the list and other iconic characters such as Superman, Wolverine, Spider-Man, Captain America and Iron Man in the Top 10. But when we get to the likes of Martian Manhunter, Sunspot, Jubilee and Juggernaut, well, there are only so many hours in one’s life, and I’ll freely admit I know little or nothing about some of those latter figures. (Please don’t throw things at me at the next Something-Con if we cross paths.)
So it goes with Moon Knight, who made his Marvel Comics debut nearly 40 years ago and has appeared in animated series and video games but is just now getting the full MCU treatment in the Disney+ series of the same name. (This is the first live-action Marvel series that’s a pure origins story and isn’t spinning off characters we’ve already seen in the franchise, e.g., “Wandavision” and “Hawkeye.”)
