Like it or not, it’s been surprisingly easy to ignore Marvel’s television output ever since things began reopening and we all weren’t glued to our televisions trying to make sense of Wandavision. Sure, the truly faithful have been going in for Loki and Hawkeye and What If? each week, but it’s just sort of hard to grab one’s attention in the streaming era. That might change, however, with the arrival of Moon Knight, a new Disney+ limited series focusing on a character totally new to the MCU: Marc Spector, a billionaire with D.I.D. and a potential connection to an Egyptian God. He’s basically schizophrenic Batman (well, even more so than that character already is), and he’s played by Oscar Isaac, which means that we’re gonna watch no matter what. Disney dropped a trailer for the series on Monday night during that awful Rams/Cardinals playoff game, and it looks pretty damn cool. Aside from the costume, that is.
Peep it:
Here’s a surprisingly informative synopsis:
“The series follows Steven Grant, a mild-mannered gift-shop employee, who becomes plagued with blackouts and memories of another life. Steven discovers he has dissociative identity disorder and shares a body with mercenary Marc Spector. As Steven/Marc’s enemies converge upon them, they must navigate their complex identities while thrust into a deadly mystery among the powerful gods of Egypt.”
The first episode of Moon Knight will hit Disney+ on March 30, with each subsequent installment of the six-episode miniseries arriving each following Wednesday. It’s just like going to the comic book shop to pick up your Pull List, only all you have to do is sit on the couch and give the Mouse your undivided attention. Well, also your hard-earned cash for the streaming service, but that’s neither here nor there. Anyway, if you’d like to read a good Moon Knight comic (and see which costume they should have used instead of the strange one they went with), check out this one by Warren Ellis and Declan Shalvey. Yes, it’s out of print, but hell, you can still read it on an iPad.