You Wont Believe Which Avenger Just Got Beat Up by Moon Knight

With new comic books finally trickling back into stores following the recent Diamond Comic Distributors shutdown, Marvel has finally kicked off the eagerly anticipated "Age of Khonshu" storyline in the pages of The Avengers. It was certainly worth the wait, especially with The Avengers #33 revamping Moon Knight to become a serious threat to Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Why is Moon Knight suddenly waging war on his former team? Read on to find out, but beware of spoilers for The Avengers #33 ahead! [poilib element="accentDivider"] [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=see-moon-knight-battle-iron-fist-in-avengers-age-of-khonshu&captions=true"] Marvel has a tendency to drastically revamp Moon Knight and his place in the Marvel Universe every few years, and this new storyline is no exception. This already psychologically troubled hero has seemingly gone full-villain in 2020. This issue features Moon Knight hunting down and battling several Avengers, with each encounter ending with Moon Knight stealing his opponent's power and storing it within a different ankh pendant he wears around his neck. It isn't long before Moon Knight manages to harness the power of the Iron Fist and Doctor Strange's Eye of Agamotto. He even steals Ghost Rider's demonic car. In perhaps the most impressive and unlikely upset of the issue, Moon Knight manages to beat the Mighty Thor himself. He reveals to Thor that the enchanted metal that makes up Mjolnir was actually forged from an ancient moon, giving the mortal Marc Spector control over one of the most powerful weapons in the Marvel Universe. Thor is less than thrilled at this latest development. [caption id="attachment_2358127" align="aligncenter" width="920"] Art by Javier Garron. (Image Credit: Marvel Comics)[/caption] Why has Moon Knight suddenly become so powerful and so villainous? While the character is often compared to Batman, he does have a certain degree of superhuman power that waxes and wanes with both the moon itself and with Spector's connection to the Egyptian mood god Khonshu. Because Spector has seemingly repaired his dysfunctional relationship with Khonshu, and because the Marvel Universe is experiencing its "biggest supermoon in a million years," both Khonshu and his herald are stronger than they've ever been. So what is Khonshu's endgame here? This issue reveals the moon god has tasked Spector with absorbing the powers of every hero connected to the "Avengers of 1,000,000 BC" introduced at the beginning of writer Jason Aaron's Avengers saga. Moon Knight now has Odin's hammer, Iron Fist's mystical chi, Agamatto's magic and Ghost Rider's vehicle. Unfortunately, he still lacks the Starbrand, the Phoenix Force and the might of Black Panther (the one hero who manages to successfully resist Moon Knight in this issue). Even so, Khonshu and his herald seem ready to take on their true enemy. Khonshu apparently wants to wage war on the Devil. [caption id="attachment_2358128" align="aligncenter" width="912"] Art by Javier Garron. (Image Credit: Marvel Comics)[/caption] Presumably, the devil Moon Knight refers to here is Mephisto. Mephisto appeared in a recent issue of the series, where we learned the demon lord may actually be Iron Man's true father. Mephisto's plans appear to be threatening the gods themselves, hence why Khonshu is taking the advantage of the supermoon and launching a preemptive strike against this threat. Let us know what you think of this huge Moon Knight revamp in the comments below. And for more on this kooky Marvel hero, check out our Moon Knight Explained feature and find out what we know so far about the upcoming Disney+ series. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/05/28/logan-director-shares-test-footage-confirms-hugh-jackman-never-wore-wolverine-mask-ign-news"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

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