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neverkayzat · 11 days

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Hey! I hope you're doing well. So basically, as I'm sure you've already seen, I'm playing Stardew Valley, and im VERY emotionally attached to Shane. It's ridiculous. Anyways, I want to know what your thoughts were on the parallels between Shane and Marc Spector because you reblogged a post of mine briefly talking about it. I just think it's interesting, and it's definitely been something I've put a lot of thought into as I've progressed through the game.

IM SO SORRY FOR THE DELAYED RESPONSE — this has been in my asks for DAYS but finals are coming up and I went to a pride parade today, so I’ve been a bit busy. Also, I’m writing this on my phone, so my grammar and everything about this response may be a bit wonky.

Also this is going to be kind of long.. soooo… I’ve been thinking about this for days, of course it’s long.

Both Marc Spector and Shane fall into the trope of the character knowing that their mental health isn’t the greatest and slowly becoming better through therapy. I love the trope, it has the ability to show amazing character progression and to raise awareness of how therapy can help someone. On the other hand, it has the ability to be completely terrible if done wrong.

I can discuss the “done wrong” aspects of this trope for Marc and the system (the number of therapists who’ve tried to kill them is high! Extremely high). However, when you look at Mackay’s run (2021-2023), you can see this trope done right. You can see him slowly becoming more venerable (Reese’s hug, Jake and Steven coming out more, apologizing to Greer—Hell, even apologizing to CAPTAIN AMERICA about the Age of Khonshu event and talking about his system in one of the Avengers Unlimited issues) over the span of Mackay’s run.

Now, comparing to Shane, the same is done here, but you’re seeing more of what has been happening to get him into the awful mental health position (compared to Mackay’s run, since you’ve seen it in Marc’s previous comics issues) and the drive to send him to therapy. You see it affecting his family and their reactions. You root for him to go to therapy! He begins going to therapy upon seeing Jas’ reaction.

However, Shane and Marc’s stories are extremely different, especially with the time constraints.

With Marc, we all know Khonshu, horrible childhood experiences, military/mercenary work, and discrimination has lead him to terrible mental health. However, he’s been here for decades, Shane has been here for a few hours at least (in game play time). In turn, Shane’s story is the more cut and dry alcoholism story than the healing from major mental and physical abuse that Marc’s story is. That doesn’t mean either story is more “valid” than the other. Both are extremely compelling stories and people do suffer with these issues every day. However, one is more easier to portray in a short amount of time due to the commonality of it—which, again, is sad.

Stardew Valley is a children’s game as well, which is why these stories differ so much. Shane’s story is easy—he gets better almost instantly upon going to therapy and everything lives happily every after (at least in my experience, I haven’t married him. Aromanticism for THE WIN! KROBUS I LOVE YOU). It’s easier to tell that to a child. It’s easier to show that in a small game. However, comics aren’t limited to time, but limited to how many sales they’re getting/how much they can cram into a run. They’re able to show the slow progression of getting better. Even if nobody lives happily ever, at least the person is the best they could be right now.

That’s my take on it, I guess. The comparisons are interesting though! They both fall under the same trope but executed wildly different due to various reasons.

Thanks for the ask! :)

#my asks #not art #moon knight #moon knight comics #marc spector #khonshu #stardew valley #shane stardew valley #tw: mental health

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neverkayzat · 23 days

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They sound like this

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#ITS THE GROAN TUBE #THATS ALL I CAN HEAR 😭#not art #reblog

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neverkayzat · 24 days

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#EVERYONE SHUT UP #THIS IS SO CUTE HELP #I LOVE THIS SO MUCH #<33 #KHONSHU MAKING THE MOON GO D O W N LMAO STOP #show off bird #moon knight fanart #moon knight #jake lockley #steven grant #marc spector #khonshu #reblog #not my art

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neverkayzat · 25 days

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How to Take Care of Your Avatar and Their System 101 (Ft. Khonshu)

(Thank you @thedevilsoftruth for the idea! It was a very fun warm up sketch, haha)

#moon knight fanart #moon knight comics #moon knight #digital art #moon knight art #marvel comics #marc spector #jake lockley #steven grant #commander moon knight #khonshu #khonsu #marvel shitpost #marvel comics fanart #marvel 616 #my art

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neverkayzat · 2 months

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Rubbing my hands together mischievously (I wanted to add a few things, like addressing Frenchie and also the Midnight Man stuff) 😈

Frenchie Clarification: it was outrightly said that Frenchie had a crush on Marc! (Which, I love, but I cannot find the panel for the life of me 😔) Additionally, he looses his legs by an explosion from Randall when he’s called… no… not.. not ShadowKnight! ANYTHING BUT THE SHADOWLAND RUN PLEASE NO—and has awesome prosthetics alongside working at a top class, fancy diner :)

Furthermore, Jake always hung out at Gena’s in the older comics. He even was highly acquainted with her boys, giving them money, and Crawley money, if they gossiped to him basically. Gena didn’t allow this anymore when… well, I’m not spoiling it, but let’s just say, Jake does not hang out at Gena’s for a reason anymore.

With the Midnight Man, Marc killed him by pushing him off of a building in front of A GIANT CROWD. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. What we’re you thinking? Anyways, yeah. No, you’re basically right. Jeff’s father, the original Midnight Man, had a deep rooted legacy by being one of Moon Knight’s rivals (he once almost drowned Marc! Just for attempting to steal paintings! I love the OG Midnight Man, personally) When he dies from cancer and when Moon Knight declines the sidekick idea, Jeff turns evil, and Marc ends his life.

On the side, I enjoy that OP discussed his father bringing him home from Putnam’s and not the act that happened in Lemire’s run, for his father plays an important role in the older comics, and it would be odd if, you know, what happens in the Lemire comic. BUT ANYWAYS—

Another few runs to read, if you want to read more older comics, are those from the Hulk magazines! However, pre-warning, some issues may not be pirated, even though it is listed on their site. Another to read is Warren Ellis’ run (Moon Knight 2014 — which OP may of already said through saying: “from the dead” — but it’s Ellis’ run! This run effectively rebooted Moon Knight into his new form from It’s weird, horrible 2000’s counterpart— what was up with the 2000 runs??)

Also! Moon Knight is a (kind of) frequent Avenger! He makes random cameo’s everywhere, so really, when reading all of the comics he appears in, it’s a large variety! You could read from Secret Avengers to Original Sin to Contagion (my personal favorite — I even have a IRL copy of Contagion because I love it)! Really, the world is your oyster for comics, and a lot of the runs are super fun! Some comics may not be your cup of tea, but try them out, see what you like, and hold on dearly to your piracy services :)

Hey!, I just finished rewatching moon knight and now scrolling through the moon knight tags when I came across a post about how Mr knight is actually Marc Spector and Steven Grant is a playboy billionaire in the comics and I was shook. Then I came across your post of you ranting about the differences from the show to the comics, which blew my mind!, and now I’m so intrigued and curious about the true lore of moon knight, every time I try to search about it on google I just get references from the shows (so frustrating) I can’t afford to buy the comics, so if you can/want could you please tell me all the important and interesting facts/lore that’s in the moon knight comics?

Sorry for the long message, just came across your page and pressed follow, love your content!. ❤️

AAAAAAGGGGHHHH HOLY SHIT. HOLY SHIT. GIIGLING AND KICKING MY FEET IN THE AIR. HEY, LOOK MA, I MADE IT!! I GET TO EXPLAIN THE MOON KNIGHT COMICS LORE TO SOME GUY ON THE INTERNET!!

in all seriousness, this made my day. I'm so glad you enjoy my content, and I will happily explain to you the MK lore!

I completely get you on the not wanting to but the comics thing. Comics are expensive. Honey, imma be real with you, readcomiconline.li is where it's at. It's where I read all of the comics I didn't have.

So before I go on a tangent and explain things, and this goes for anyone wanting to start reading the comics, heres a little list of all the comics I've read so far in what I understand to be chronological order.

It's a little bit cheesy and a VERY long run, but Marc Spector: Moon Knight from 1989-94 is maaayybbeee where you want to start off, but maybe not. I didn't start off with this run, but even as bad as the old comics are, they're a bit important.

But, I HIGHLY suggest you start out with the Lemire and Smallwood run from 2016. It was the first run I completed, and it's an amazing run and VERY important to read. Many people say it's the best run. It's certainly a run, I'll tell you that. ( Also I didn't read that one online, I received it last year as a Christmas gift. Also readcomic doesn't have all of the issues, so be warned on that. )

Next I read From The Dead. And I moved on to Vengeance of The Moon Knight from 2009. And after I'd suggest reading Age of Khonshu, Devils Reign and then The Midnight Mission. You can read all of these for free on readcomiconline.li ( don't type in comics plural because it will direct you to the wrong site ) be warned though because there are a lot of ads and you will get jumpscared by anime boobies.

Now moving onto what you asked me for. The important stuff, right.

I'm new to this whole comic reading stuff as well, and for anyone else reading this who knows more than I do, please add additional information I missed down in the reply section. It would mean a lot. So now I'm going to give a you a quick run down on Marc's origin story. ( And for a quick disclaimer, I will come off as not taking myself seriously in some parts of this post because I don't take myself seriously lol. )

Marc Spector was born on March 9th, 1987 in Chicago Illinois into a Jewish family. His father was Elias Spector and his mother was Wendy Spector ( his younger brother being Randall Spector )Elias was a rabbi who manged to escape Nazi prosecution during the days of Hitler and all that jazz. Because Elias was a rabbi, Randall would get picked on at school a lot, and Marc would be there to stand up for him. Even at a young age Marc was exposed to a lot of violence. That could come from growing up yk... Kinda poor and having to stand up for your lil bro.

Marc's violent nature was really born when a close family friend of his, Yitz Perlmen was discovered to be a secret serial killer who targeted Jews. From what I understand, Perlmen tried to Kill Marc ( mind you Marc was like 11 or 12 ) but Marc had escaped but his traumatic experiences led him to form D.I.D

As seen in the Lemire run, the first time Marc had encountered Khonshu was when he was 12 and was getting diagnosed for his D.I.D Marc wasn't told to his face from the doctor about his disorder and was told to step outside the office. Marc tried to evesdrop on the conversation, and from outside of the doctor's office, he meets Khonshu. Khonshu tells him, " That man in there is not your true father. I am. " Mind you, Marc is 12!!! 12!!!! Khonshu began manipulating Marc since he was twelve because he was, obviously really fucking young, and traumatized. Khonshus tactics were to strip Marc away from his religion and culture and make him submit to him.

So anyways, Marc was sent to Putnam Psychiatric Hospital and would stay there until he was 18 when his father funeral came along and he was let go for a week to go visit his family. This is where we learn Marc's relationship with his father was complex. Marc tells his mother, Wendy, that his father must have been happy to send him away because he was embarrassed by him. Wendy and Marc have an argument, which ends in Marc saying he's going to the bathroom, when he actually leaves to his childhood bedroom and escapes out the window when he hears Khonshus voice.

Marc later enlisted into the U.S marines Corps and served as a private for a couple years. But on Marc's second tour to Iraq, superiors started to report his odd behavior and they found out that Marc had lied about his disorder, leaving him to be discharged. Marc joined the CIA and served with his brother Randall. Randall was jealous of Marcs talents and killed Marc's girlfriend, Lisa, because she was going to expose a gun scheme. Marc then like... Threw bombs at Randall and shit and then assumed he was dead...but he wasn't.

Marc left the CIA after that and started doing illegal boxing, where he met his soon to be best friend, Jean-Paul Duchamp ( usually refered to as Frenchie ) and they became mercenaries together and started killing a bunch of people, in Marc's case, for mooonnneeyyy!!! Get that bag, girlie. And then Marc got put on trial for war crimes!! His crime being yk...assistanting the president of this south African country called Bosqueverde as one does.

And then he started to do missions under this group call the Karnak Cowboys and fell in love with one of his groupmates, Layla El-faouly, as seen in later issues of The Midnight Mission. Then she fucking died when an escape went wrong.

So anyways Marc meets this funny lil guy named Raoul Bushman ( he is not funny lil guy, he's killed hundred of people, probably) So Marc works for him with Frenchie and they, together, set to north Sudan to raid a dig site. ( This should start to sound familiar, as it was briefly touched on in the show when Arthur's guys captured Steven and put cuffs on him and slammed him in the back of their car ) Looks like raid shadow legends went down again, and things started to get not so epic when Raoul killed the lead Archeologist of the dig site, Peter Alraune in front of his daughter Marlene. This pissed the ever loving shit out of Marc because even though Marc likes violence, he doesn't enjoy violence against innocent people, and so he punches the fucker but uh oh! The Raoul Bushman Strikes Back, and he fucking KILLS MARC IN RETURN AND EVERYONE ELSE EXPECT FOR FRENCHIE AND MARLENE AND THIS ONE MF WHO TOLD HIM HE WOULD TELL HIM WHERE THE DIG SITE WAS. ( really Raoul left Marc mortally wounded, but he was on the brick of death, basically)

Marc was able to regain conscious and drag himself halfway to Khonshus tomb ( which is what Raoul was looking for ) Marlene and a bunch of other citizens find Marc and they carry him to Khonshus tomb. Marc hears Khonshus voice for yet another time, and Marc is revived and becomes the Moon Knight we all know and love. Then he basically killed Raoul's guys and then fell in love with Marlene.

So that's his origin story. Now onto the stuff I know as fact but it won't be explained in chronological order because I haven't read a ton of comics to explain it in chronological order.

He used Steven as a a way to handle money and build wealth so they could have recourses like vehicles, weapons and a ton of other random bullshit ( go!! ) that they don't need. Jake was used as a new York taxi driver so that he had his eye in the streets and knew when shit was goin down. They're both kind of horny. Jake literally spends his free time in a strip club drinking rum. ( As seen in the midnight mission and implied on in the Lemire run. )

His relationship with Marlene was long, but didn't last because, if I'm recalling correctly, Marc had a mental breakdown and decided to basically stop working for Khonshu so he could be with Marlene. But soon after he started hearing Khonshus voice again and Marlene couldn't take anymore of it, so she left him.

And then there's that bullshit with The Midnight Man. All I know is that he passed away from cancer and had a son named Jeff Wilde. Jeff aspired to Marc and wanted to be his sidekick, kind of like Robin and Batman in the Lego Batman movie with a little less adoption, but Marc kept on refusing as a way to protect Jeff. The Jeff had this whole thing where he turned evil or some shit idk and I guess Marc killed him? I'm not sure. Please, moon knight gang, let me know what happened in the reply section because I'm ignorant.

Marc had his independence from Khonshu after banishing Khonshu to Asgardian Prison ( seen in Age of Khonshu and discussed in The Midnight Mission) and decided " fuck you, I don't need need you anymore. Imma do my own thing and you can't do nothing about it " and then he became Mr. Knight. Mr. Knight is kind of a detective and he consults with policemen ( as seen in From The Dead ) Moon Knight is the one who does all the fighting.

From where Marc's development is at right now, Marc was running a thing called the Midnight Mission, which was a place where citizens would go to to report strange things happening in the city.

Additional, fun information:

Marc has a daughter named Diatrice. He only knows about it because Jake had a secret relationship with Marlene on the side after Marc and Marlene broke up.

He sleeps all day in the tomb of Khonshu and fights crime at night. He's like a bat!!

His ringtone ( as seen in the midnight mission) is The Killing Moon by Echo and The Bunnymen. ( Y'all should listen to it, if you haven't. it's really good. ).

He drives a red convertible car ( as seen in the Brain Micheal Bendis run, don't read it it's REALLY bad and insufficient. ) and also a motorcycle ( as see in Vengeance of The Moon Knight)

He was originally supposed to fight mainly just werewolf's and um... Writers at Marvel had different ideas.

His favorite drink is an ice cold vodka ( as seen in the Midnight Mission)

He had a mansion and then his money went bye bye and now he lives in a haunted house ( as seen, once again, in the Midnight Mission)

Frenchie is also gay! Hes married to a man named Rob! ( And this is only from what I've heard, by he apparently had a secret crush on Marc at some point.)

And yeah. That's all I have for ya today. Thank you if you made it this far, and I hope I was able to satisfy your curiosity a little bit!

Goodknight everyone!!!

#moon knight comics #moon knight #marvel #marvel comics #not art #reblog #frenchie #midnight man #I LOVE MOON KNIGHT #READ THE COMICS — THEY ARE SO FUN :)

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neverkayzat · 2 months

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So I just saw a post by a random personal blog that said “don’t follow me if we never even had a conversation before” and?????? Not to be rude but literally what the fuck??????????

I’ve had people (non-pornbots) try to strike conversation out of nowhere in my DMs recently, and now I’m wondering if they were doing that because they wanted to follow me and thought they needed to interact first. I feel compelled to say, just in case, that it’s totally okay to follow this blog (or my side blog, for that matter) even if we’ve never talked before.

Also, I’m legit confused. Is this how follow culture works right now? It was worded like it’s common sense but is that really a thing?

#I will continue to scream this to the hills #follow everyone you enjoy and love their work 🗣️🗣️#do not be scared because the followed with love to see people enjoying their work #show your love! it’s very much appreciated :)#(and also it makes both you and the person feel good sooooo win win)#not art #reblog

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not to be controversial bc I know this is like…not in line with shifting opinions on fanfic comment culture but if there’s a glaring typo in my work I will NOT be offended by pointing it out. if ao3 fucks up the formatting…I will also not be offended by having this pointed out…

‘looking forward to the next update’ and ‘I hope you update soon!’ are different vibes than a demand, and should be read in good faith because a reader is finding their way to tell you how much they love it. I will not be mad at this.

‘I don’t usually like this ship but this fic made me feel something’ is also incredibly high praise. I’m not going to get mad at this.

even ‘I love this fic but I’m curious about why you made [x] choice’ is just another way a reader is engaging in and putting thought into your work.

I just feel like a lot of authors take any comment that’s not perfectly articulated glowing praise in the exact manner they’re hoping to receive it in bad faith.

fic engagement has been dropping across the board over the last several years, and yes it’s frustrating but it isn’t as though I can’t see how it happens. comment anxiety can be a real thing. the last thing anyone wants to do is offend an author they love, and that means sometimes people default to silence.

idk where I’m going with this I guess aside from saying unless a comment is outright attacking me I’m never going to get mad at it, and I think a lot of authors should feel the same way. ESPECIALLY TYPOS PLZ GOD POINT OUT MY TYPOS.

#I got one where they offered a really cool story maker system #and also was critical of my writing #and honestly #they were right!#i was a hater and I despised that I was a hater #I took the fic down not because of the comment #but #because the fic was straight up me in my hater arc #and I didn’t like that #but I realized that because of the comment!!#so please comment!! not all has to be praise! actually I like the ones who do not haha!#the ones that do not make me realize stuff I wouldn’t have thought about before and makes me grow! so yeah! :)#not art #reblog

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neverkayzat · 2 months

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#stop this is actually crazy what #reblog #not art

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neverkayzat · 2 months

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Hi OP! I’m taking a seminar class right now, which is why I’m writing this super lengthy response. Since I’m taking this class, this post really shows how cool debates are and the implications of everything, even if you don’t realize it—I thing I have learned extensively in my seminar class.

Under is a rant about the questions and implications of this argument, haha. It’s really, really cool, at least to me :)

I normally don’t reblog this stuff, but this argument is a really good one once you break it down from its core: What makes a superhero? What makes an anti-hero? Does an anti-hero have to be super violent? Can a superhero be super violent and have ill intentions but still be a superhero? Many questions arise from this post!

While Iron Man may be a hero in both my eyes and yours, that is not the case in others! Think about his actions, yes?

Taking from the MCU, would a superhero basically influence the creation of a child soldier? (Spider-Man) Would a superhero actively try to murder the man, who was under heavy manipulation and brainwashing from HYDRA, who killed his parents without realizing the severity of the situation the man was under? From the comics, he brainwashed Captain America when he disagreed with him, trapped people in the Negative Zone, and more.

However, once again, taking from the MCU: he saved the world countless times. He even saved the entire galaxy, if you think about it, by snapping people back to life. From the comics: he’s been a longtime Avenger, saved the world basically thousands of times, and is currently saving the world in Mackay’s run (from the Ashen Combine)!

So, is he truly a hero? What is more prominent, the good or bad? Is he an anti-hero? What is an anti-hero?

While you compared the most violent of anti-hero’s to Iron Man, there are others who are not violent. There are other anti-hero’s who haven’t done nearly as bad things like Ironman, but still are anti-hero’s. So, are they super hero’s even if they’ve done one or two bad things? Is it their morals that make them a superhero or anti-hero?

I firmly believe that the term “anti-hero” is a spectrum. Take 8-Ball from the comics for example: He went from a D-Class villain to a non-violent anti-hero who works to save others in the Midnight Mission. So, is he a hero then? Due to him saving others now? Or does his past actions make him forever a villain?

Can people change?

I say, yes. People can change. While Iron Man may have made some controversial decisions, people change. Imagine a human being as a glass of water. Over time, the water will evaporate. Or, over time, someone will accidentally hit the glass and spill water everywhere— what matters is change. Peoples morals change, people’s actions change.

However, as humans, we don’t like change. That’s a given fact, haha. While Iron Man may have been an anti-hero at some point and a hero at others, some focus too much on the bad; some focus too much on the good. That’s how we work as humans. It’s hard to accept both.

So, this post raises a ton of questions and implications!! I secretly love reading obvious posts that were made by pure anger and critically thinking about them. What are the implications of this debate? What makes a person a person?

Anyways, that’s my rant. Thanks for reading!! :)

i just had a conversation in which the other person referred to iron man as an anti-hero.

iron man. an anti-hero.

have we lost our fucking minds????? were just putting iron man in the same category as deadpool, venom, and the fucking punisher now?????????

#we love critical thinking :)#my seminar class has really helped with thinking about the world #there’s so many sides and implications to everything but a lot of people don’t realize that #everything means something and everything has a purpose #you just have to take a deep breath and look closer #read in between the lines #and then everything becomes a lot cooler #not art #reblog #iron man #the avengers #marvel 616 #marvel #marvel comics #marvel mcu #8 ball #debate

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