148-401: [REDACTED] (Redirected from MK ) MK or mk may refer to: In arts, entertainment and media Fictional characters Moon Knight , a Marvel Comics superhero M.K., an Into the Badlands (TV series) character Mary Katherine "M.K." Bomba, the protagonist in Epic (2013 film) Video games Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of
296-510: A Force Recon Marine and briefly as a CIA operative before becoming a mercenary alongside his friend Jean-Paul "Frenchie" DuChamp . During a job in Sudan , Spector is appalled when ruthless fellow mercenary Raoul Bushman attacks and kills archeologist Dr. Alraune in front of the man's daughter and colleague, Marlene Alraune . After fighting Bushman and being left for dead, a mortally wounded Spector reaches Alraune's recently unearthed tomb and
444-529: A 2008 seasonal one-shot titled Moon Knight: Silent Knight with artist Laurence Campbell . In September 2009, a new series titled Vengeance of the Moon Knight began by writer Gregg Hurwitz and artist Jerome Opena. Vengeance of the Moon Knight ended with issue #10. Moon Knight became a regular team cast member in Secret Avengers #1–21. In Secret Avengers , writer Warren Ellis introduced
592-556: A Cornish Civil Service. It accuses the civil service and government of "deep-seated prejudice" against Cornwall. as part of their devolution commitments, MK seek devolved powers over health services establishing a “Cornish NHS”. On economic policy, MK is left-of-centre . It rejects "austerity politics, deregulation and support for trade treaties such as TTIP ." It is committed against poverty and social deprivation; it advocates free and equal access to education, health and welfare services. It advocates tackling tax avoidance. It opposes
740-595: A Federated United Kingdom." In its early years, MK engaged in cultural activities, such as producing Cornish calendars and sending a birthday prayer in Cornish to the Duke of Cornwall . It highlighted the high proportion of executives in local government which were not Cornish and campaigned against inward migration to Cornwall from the rest of the United Kingdom. From 1952, the party was supported by New Cornwall ,
888-618: A Norwegian football club Milton Keynes Dons F.C. , a football team in Milton Keynes often shortened to MK Dons Other uses Machinery Technician , an enlisted rating in the United States Coast Guard Chrysler MK platform (Jeep Compass and Jeep Patriot) Medical kit , a first aid kit See also [REDACTED] Look up MK , Mk , mK , or mk in Wiktionary,
1036-477: A Russian newspaper In business and finance Markup (business) , a term for the difference between the cost of a good or service and its selling price Mark (designation) , a designation used to identify versions of a product or item, e.g. Mk. II Finnish markka (symbol: Mk), defunct currency of Finland Businesses and organizations MK Airlines , a British cargo airline MK Electric , an English manufacturer of electrical goods MK Group ,
1184-962: A Serbian holding company Air Mauritius , a Mauritian passenger airline (IATA designation: MK ) Michael Kors (brand) , American fashion brand Mysore Kirloskar, an Indian manufacturer of lathes, part of the Kirloskar Group Montreal Kosher , known as MK, a Canadian kosher certification agency Morrison-Knudsen , an engineering and construction firm Languages Macedonian language (ISO 639 digram "mk") Middle Korean (10th–16th centuries) People MK Nobilette , also Emkay, (born 1994), American singer M. K. Asante (born 1982), American author, filmmaker and professor MK (DJ) (Marc Kinchen), American house-music producer Mark Knopfler (born 1949), English musician, co-founder of Dire Straits Michael Kors (born 1959), American fashion designer Places MK postcode area , UK postal districts in
1332-838: A better influence on the boy. Moon Knight encounters members of the Knights of the Moon, soldiers of a rogue faction of the Cult of Khonshu. This particular cell of the Knights of the Moon are led by Plasma, a mutant terrorist they believe to be the true chosen champion of Khonshu. Plasma is determined to convince different groups and cults she is their messiah, chosen by various gods, so she can then use her new followers to achieve global domination. Together with Ghost Rider , Moon Knight defeats Plasma's soldiers. Plasma inadvertently causes her own death when she does not heed Moon Knight's warning. The experience shakes Moon Knight, leading him to question if he
1480-479: A black and white story in the magazine publication Marvel Preview #21, all written by Doug Moench. Artist Bill Sienkiewicz drew Moon Knight in Hulk! Magazine issues #13–15, 17–18, and #20, creating a new look for the character heavily influenced by the art of Neal Adams , who at that time was most popular for his work on Batman and Green Lantern/Green Arrow for DC Comics. This, along with Moon Knight's methods and
1628-580: A broadcast. Ahead of the 2016 referendum on the issue, MK endorsed the United Kingdom's continued membership of the European Union . On 23 June 2016, Cornwall voted to leave the European Union by 56.5%. Following the vote, MK reiterated its promise to campaign for a devolved Cornish Assembly. MK declined to stand candidates in the snap 2017 general election , citing a lack of financing and resources. It also did not stand candidates in
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#17327720783651776-445: A business and make some careful investments, turning his mercenary profits into a small fortune. Buying a mansion for his home base, Spector/Grant then funds the creation of crimefighting equipment and weaponry, including the "Moon Copter." To help gain knowledge from street criminals and civilians, Marc becomes a taxicab driver as Jake Lockley. Lockley quickly makes friends with diner manager Gena Landers, and her sons Ray and Rick. Ray,
1924-594: A career as the Hatchet-Man, an axe-wielding serial killer who targets women. Moon Knight fights the Hatchet-Man, who seemingly dies during their battle. Years later, Moon Knight learned that the Hatchet-Man who died was an impostor. Randall had used drugs and psychological manipulation to convince the impostor he was the real Randall Spector, even having him undergo plastic surgery so they would be identical. Having faked his death, Randall hides and plans his next move against Marc. During one adventure, Spector encounters
2072-453: A costume that's just like the Moon, just black and white, jet and silver, no color on the costume." Don Perlin also commented on the creation of the character, "We were told we needed a costumed character in the book. So Doug and I created Moon Knight. I wanted the costume to be just black and white. Since he'd be on a color page, that would make him a little bit different. He had a silver baton he could use when he battled werewolves. See, he
2220-417: A crimefighter called Moon Knight, adopting a white and silver kevlar bodysuit coupled with Khonshu's hooded cloak. When asked why he would wear white and silver while operating at night, Moon Knight answers he is meant to be a light in the darkness and that he and Khonshu want their enemies to know he is coming. To fund his activities and gain influence in business, Spector uses his Steven Grant identity to start
2368-519: A death-like state. After early sales were good, Marvel made the Moon Knight series a flagship title available in comic shops starting with issue #15. The companion mini-series Moon Knight: Special Edition reprinted the Hulk and Marvel Preview Moon Knight stories in color and standard comic format, adapted from their original magazine format. Sienkiewicz stopped penciling the series after issue #30, though he continued to contribute covers until
2516-509: A flashy character. So, I said who is best to kill the Werewolf? Well, someone who uses silver weapons because silver hurts the Werewolf. And tied to the night, because the Werewolf only comes out at night, and I'll base this character on the Moon , because the Moon makes the Werewolf change, and this is going to be the opposite of the Werewolf, and as soon as I said the Moon I said, ooh I'll have
2664-458: A further seven sent their apologies. Helena Charles was elected as the organisation's first chair. MK adopted the following objectives: By September 1951 they had officially come to a stance of supporting self-government for Cornwall, when the fourth objective was replaced with: "To further the acceptance of the Celtic character of Cornwall and its right to self-government in domestic affairs in
2812-442: A greater sense of peace with his past and his deceased father, Marc Spector decides to largely retire his Moon Knight identity and focus on living a quieter life with Marlene at his side. Marlene and Marc Spector set up Spector International Galleries, an art business that curates and organizes collections and exhibits. When Marc Spector has visions of Khonshu summoning him, he decides to return to Egypt and investigate. Convinced Marc
2960-728: A group in MK to leave the party and form the An Gof National Party, another short-lived splinter group. On 4 October 1997, at the Mebyon Kernow National Conference, Jenkin was replaced by Dick Cole as the leader of MK. One of Cole's earliest actions as leader was to launch the Cornish Millennium Convention on 8 March 1998, coinciding with protests at the closure of South Crofty , Cornwall's last working tin mine. However,
3108-421: A hidden tomb. Bushman intends to loot the tomb and kill any witnesses. Spector scares off Marlene, saving her life, and then engages Bushman in combat. Defeated, Spector is injured and abandoned in the desert without food or shelter, suffering in the freezing temperature of the night. Despite this, he makes his way back to civilization before collapsing, near-death. Locals carry him into the tomb and leave him before
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#17327720783653256-447: A host body, fully dominating his personality, but Marc refuses. The series has Marc acknowledge that he had exhibited DID symptoms long before assuming the mask of Moon Knight and that his previous claim that his alters were nothing more than cover identities was simply denial of his condition. In Avengers vol. 8 #33–38 (Marvel Comics, 2020), Khonshu attempts to dominate Earth to save it, compelling Moon Knight to help him. A battle with
3404-481: A leadership role in the Cult of Khonshu following Plasma's death, Nepthys declares that Randall will be Khonshu's true knight of vengeance. Randall and Nepthys destroy Moon Knight's house in a bombing that leaves Frenchie paralyzed. Calling himself ShadowKnight, Randall undergoes experimental treatment by Nepthys that gives him superhuman resiliency to injury thanks to a shell over his skin. During their battle, Moon Knight sees an ancient scroll that seems to confirm Khonshu
3552-532: A magazine which was edited by Charles until 1956. MK's agenda received support from the Liberal Party, whose candidates endorsed Home Rule for Cornwall. MK won its first seat in local government in 1953, when Charles won a seat on Redruth-Camborne Urban District Council, under the slogan of 'A Square Deal for the Cornish'. Charles lost her seat in 1955. Following infighting between senior members who were frustrated at her radical separatism, in contrast to
3700-754: A more heroic character. His association with the evil Committee during his first appearance was retconned to be an undercover mission he undertook to learn more about the villains. Moon Knight acted as a hero again in Marvel Two-in-One #52, written by Steven Grant with art by Jim Craig. In The Defenders #47–51, Moon Knight briefly joined the Defenders during their war against the Zodiac Cartel . Moon Knight appeared in recurring backup stories in Hulk! Magazine #11–15, #17–18, and #20, as well as
3848-520: A new suit of light-weight adamantium armor right before he illegally enters the consulate of Latveria to confront the country's monarch Doctor Doom . The Avengers, a team that relies on cooperation with the US government and the United Nations, learn Moon Knight gained help in invading the consulate by showing his credentials as an Avengers reservist and implying he was on an official mission. During
3996-541: A pilot, later becomes an ally of Moon Knight, piloting the Moon Copter when Frenchie is unavailable. Moon Knight also befriends Bertrand Crawley, a former textbook salesperson who is now homeless and operates as a street informant. Learning of the criminal network known as the Committee, Moon Knight accepts an assignment from the group and pretends to agree with their agenda. Armed with silver weaponry, Moon Knight
4144-489: A police consultant, answering to "Mr. Knight." With issue #1 of this series, writer Warren Ellis confirmed that Khonshu is a real god or extraterrestrial entity and that Marc Spector indeed died and was resurrected years ago in the tomb in Egypt. Issue #1 of this series depicted a psychologist confirming that stress and the use of multiple cover identities cannot cause someone to suffer from DID if they did not already suffer from
4292-427: A political party. The decision meant that councillors, prospective parliamentary candidates and MPs who held dual party membership began to disassociate themselves from MK. Despite the decision, a faction in MK remained frustrated at the continuing possibility of dual party membership, the wide range of views on Cornish nationalism in the party and MK's slow transition into a political party; this dissident faction formed
4440-461: A process which had steadily increased during the decade. In 1989, Carlyon resigned as MK's leader, leading to a review of the party's long-term strategy. Being close to collapse, in April 1990, the party's London branch convened a general meeting of all party members to consider whether the party should disband; it was agreed that the party would continue. Loveday Jenkin , daughter of Richard Jenkin,
4588-917: A proposed legal challenge by Cornwall 2000 over the UK Government 's exclusion of the Cornish from the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities . Cornwall 2000 need to show that they have exhausted all domestic legal avenues by having the case summarily dismissed by the High Court , the Appeal Court and the House of Lords , before the case can be put to the European Court of Human Rights . MK requested
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4736-467: A psychic connection with Spector, Grant, and Lockley when the latter were young, decades before they became Moon Knight. In most of his stories, Moon Knight has no supernatural abilities beyond occasional visions of mystic insight. He relies on athletic ability, advanced technology, expert combat and detective skills, and a high tolerance for pain based on willpower, training, and experience. Since becoming Moon Knight, there have been multiple occasions when
4884-532: A red-haired little girl known as the Inner Child , introduced in the Ultimate Marvel continuity. It is debated in different stories whether Spector has genuine DID due to childhood trauma or if his similar symptoms are the result of "brain damage" caused by his psychic connection to Khonshu, a connection compelling his personality to shift between the god's four major aspects. Khonshu claims he created
5032-507: A result of his previous injuries. In 1999, Moench and artist Mark Texeira produced Moon Knight vol. 4. This four-part mini-series was nominated for the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for Favorite Limited Series. The title of the story was mistakenly given as "High Strangers" on each issue cover, while the correct title "High Strangeness" appeared on the interior title page of each issue. A new ongoing series, Moon Knight vol. 5,
5180-458: A second Tamar crossing, and calling for greater Cornish representation in Europe. In 1996, MK published 'Cornwall 2000 – The Way Ahead', its most detailed manifesto to date. The party fought the 1997 general election on its 18,000 words and delivered over 300,000 leaflets during the campaign; however, it polled merely 1,906 votes across four constituencies. MK activists were heavily involved in
5328-425: A statue of Khonshu, moon god and protector of travelers at night. Marlene realizes Marc saved her life earlier and prepares to mourn him as his heart stops. Moments later, Marc Spector revives, fully healed. He claims to have seen the moon god Khonshu and been chosen to now act as the moon's "knight of vengeance", the "fist of Khonshu". Marlene believes this was a dream or delusion. Marc takes a silver, hooded cloak from
5476-633: A transport sub-committee of the party. MK campaigned for the establishment of a Cornish University, a Cornish Industrial Board, and the repatriation of Heligoland Frisians whose land was used by the British government as a bombing range in the mid-1950s. It published numerous policy papers to support its positions. MK gained popularity in the 1960s, when it campaigned against 'overspill' housing developments in Cornwall to accommodate incomers from Greater London. MK's opposition prompted opponents to label
5624-641: A villain called Seth the Immortal. His body is recovered and then buried by his allies. The final storyline was written by Terry Kavanagh and with art by Stephen Platt, who was then hired by Image Comics based on the strength of his work during several of the series' final issues. In 1998, the 4-issue mini-series Moon Knight vol. 3 was published under writer Doug Moench , artist Tommy Edwards , and inker Robert Campanella. The four part story "Resurrection Wars" shows Marc Spector resurrected again by Khonshu, materializing alive and well in his home while experiencing
5772-577: A villainous priest of Anubis, god of death. After returning to America, Moon Knight works with the newly formed West Coast Avengers, although this distances him even further from Frenchie and Marlene. He time travels to 2940 BC to rescue the Avengers, where he gains replacement weapons designed by fellow Avenger Hawkeye . He then officially joins the West Coast Avengers and enters a brief romantic relationship with Tigra . Moon Knight and
5920-455: A vision of himself rising from the grave as Khonshu summons him. Witnessing Marc's sudden manifestation in his home, and noting that the Statue of Khonshu explodes only to then repair itself, Marlene finally believes Khonshu is real and not a delusion. Despite this, the story mentions the possibility that Marc was not dead but somehow and inexplicably was put into a "death-like" state for months as
6068-872: Is social democratic , calling for continued public ownership of education and healthcare and the renationalisation of railways. It also calls for greater environmental protection and continued UK membership of the European Union . The party is a member of the European Free Alliance and has close links with Plaid Cymru , the Scottish National Party and the Breton Democratic Union . Several former Cornish MPs have been supporters of MK, including Andrew George ( Liberal Democrat ), Peter Bessell ( Liberal Party ), John Pardoe (Liberal Party), David Mudd ( Conservative ), and David Penhaligon (Liberal Party). George
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6216-459: Is Marc's own brother Randall, though Marc is unaware of this and does not even know that Randall is in the area. Despite his bullet wounds, Randall survives, convinced Marc recognized him and deliberately tried to kill him. Marc Spector is appalled at Bushman's bloodlust and that he targets civilians as well as enemy combatants. Bushman kills Dr. Peter Alraune, an archeologist whose team (which includes his daughter Marlene Alraune) recently unearthed
6364-467: Is a Cornish nationalist , centre-left political party in Cornwall , in southwestern Britain. It currently has five elected councillors on Cornwall Council , and several town and parish councillors across Cornwall. Influenced by the growth of Cornish nationalism in the first half of the twentieth century, Mebyon Kernow formed as a pressure group in 1951. Helena Charles was its first chair, while
6512-492: Is a region of the United Kingdom or a county of England, preferring the label of 'duchy'. It advocates a National Curriculum for Cornwall, increased investment in the Cornish language, and a full inquiry into Cornwall's constitutional relationship with the United Kingdom. The party advocates the establishment of a "fully devolved, democratically elected" Cornish National Assembly , established by "a dedicated, stand-alone, bespoke Act of Parliament." This would be complemented by
6660-601: Is acting as Steven at times. In a vision, Marc sees Khonshu promising to one day heal the boy's mind. Khonshu, being an entity who has multiple aspects to his personality and exists out of phase with normal time and space, later claims that Marc's alters are the result of his mind trying to echo the moon god's own multi-faceted nature. As a teenager, Marc exhibits another alter in addition to Steven named Jake Lockley . The appearance of this third alter leads Marc's parents to send him to live at Putnam Psychiatric Hospital. Released to attend his father's funeral, Marc escapes and joins
6808-518: Is also a god of justice, offering people redemption just as he was offered the chance to be a hero after years of being a mercenary. Emerging from the water, Marc has already partially recovered from his knife wound. He believes he died from his injuries and the fall but that Khonshu resurrected him once again. Seeing himself now as a light in the darkness rather than simply a warrior, Marc shares his personal story with Scarlet, offering sympathy and redemption if she gives up her crusade and turns herself into
6956-466: Is also misguided in his belief that he follows the will of Khonshu. While fighting the lethal vigilante Stained-Glass Scarlet, Moon Knight is seriously injured and then falls into New York's East River from the top of the Brooklyn Bridge . After making impact with the water, Marc experiences visions of both Khonshu and his father, leading him to realize Khonshu is not limited to vengeance and
7104-513: Is an impostor. Panicking, Wilde tries to escape only to then be hunted by the Secret Empire. He is saved by Spider-Man and the real Moon Knight. Angry that he panicked and determined to prove himself, Wilde challenges one of the Secret Empire leaders, Number VI, to attack him. Number VI strikes Wilde with an energy blade that burns his body instantly. The Secret Empire then takes Wilde away, leading Moon Knight to pursue, aided by Spider-Man and
7252-557: Is dedicated to justice rather than vengeance. Moon Knight is able to crack ShadowKnight's shell with an adamantium weapon. Punisher executes Nepthys and later unleashes heavy gunfire on ShadowKnight, who suffers extensive internal injuries before then suffering a seemingly fatal fall. Following the destruction of his home, Marc Spector sets up a new " ShadowKeep " lair in the Lower West Side of Manhattan, nearby SpectorCorp headquarters. To advise him on his operations, his council "
7400-472: Is delusional and only thinks he sees visions and hears voices, Marlene leaves him. In Egypt, Spector meets priests of Khonshu who supply him with a new arsenal of moon -themed weaponry and declare he will now be a true vengeance avatar, the Fist of Khonshu. The moon god then blesses him with increased strength depending on how much moon light shines down on Earth. With his new power and weapons, Moon Knight defeats
7548-508: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Moon Knight Moon Knight is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by writer Doug Moench and artist Don Perlin , the character first appeared in Werewolf by Night #32 (August 1975). The son of a rabbi , Marc Spector served as
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#17327720783657696-458: Is impressed by their work and recruits them to help with certain jobs. Spector considers that morally he exists in the center between Frenchie, a good man with a firm moral center, and Bushman, a ruthless, often amoral man who takes pride in his ability to kill. Spector and Frenchie accept a contract with Bushman helping a local warlord in the Sudan quell a rebellion. One of the rebels they shoot down
7844-555: Is later revealed Moon Knight has dissociative identity disorder (DID) (incorrectly referred to as schizophrenia in some stories), and that the alter egos known as Grant and Lockley originally manifested during his childhood. Other subsequent alter egos who do not assume the Moon Knight identity have emerged at other points during his adulthood, including a werewolf -fighting astronaut ; impersonators of Khonshu , Spider-Man , Wolverine , Captain America , Iron Man , and Echo ; and
7992-624: Is placed before a statue of the Egyptian moon god Khonshu . Spector dies, then suddenly revives, fully healed. He claims Khonshu wants him to be the "moon's knight", the left " Fist of Khonshu ", redeeming his life of violence by now protecting and avenging the innocent. While early stories imply Spector is merely insane, it is later revealed Khonshu is real, one of several entities from the Othervoid (a dimension outside normal time and space) once worshipped by ancient Earth people. On his return to
8140-530: Is pushing for a zero-waste strategy, which they believe will lead to "radical reduction of waste". It supports increasing planning restrictions to reverse the building of second homes in Cornwall, As well as a commitment to lower "more sustainable" housing building targets. It would scrap the Trident nuclear programme. It supports debt forgiveness for third world countries and supports the UN target of committing 0.7% of
8288-612: Is sent to fight the werewolf Jack Russell in Los Angeles . After capturing the werewolf, Moon Knight later frees him and together they halt the Committee's plans. Moon Knight then battles a variety of enemies and criminals, some on his own, some while teaming-up with heroes such as Spider-Man, Daredevil, Dr. Strange, the X-Men, and the Fantastic Four. His own brother Randall, having recovered from their last fight, embarks on
8436-514: The Infinity War event, Moon Knight fights an alien-created doppleganger called Moon Shade who then absorbs the life force of different Moon Knights from parallel realities. This leads Moon Knight to meet a few of his multiversal counterparts, including the crime-fighting dynamic duo known as MoonMan and MoonBoy. Mebyon Kernow Mebyon Kernow – The Party for Cornwall ( [mɛbjɔn kərnou] , MK ; Cornish for Sons of Cornwall )
8584-653: The 1989 European Parliament election . During this period, the party focussed on its opposition to the creation of a South West England region and the construction of a nuclear station at Luxulyan ; this latter campaign culminated in the formation of the Cornish Anti-Nuclear Alliance, which drew over 2,000 attendees to its first rallies in Truro in July 1980. MK's vociferous response to the planned building of 40,000 new homes in Cornwall, manifested in
8732-436: The 2001 general election , winning 3,199 votes across three constituencies. On 5 March 2000, MK launched a petition for a Cornish Assembly . This was modelled from the "Declaration for a Cornish Assembly", which stated that: Cornwall is a distinct region. It has a clearly defined economic, administrative and social profile. Cornwall's unique identity reflects its Celtic character, culture and environment. We declare that
8880-552: The 2010 general election . In 2011, the party gained some prominence owing to the Devonwall affair; this was the proposal of a parliamentary constituency which would have been partly in Cornwall and partly in Devon. The Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill sought to equalise the size of constituencies in the United Kingdom. An amendment to the bill by Lord Teverson would have ensured that "all parts of Cornwall and
9028-492: The 2019 European Parliament election , but its leadership endorsed the Green Party because of their historic cooperation, support for a Cornish Assembly and other similar policies. At a Policy Forum on 22 June 2018, Mebyon Kernow launched an updated version of its campaign publication titled "Towards a National Assembly of Cornwall." Mebyon Kernow chose not to field any candidates in the 2024 general election . After
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#17327720783659176-676: The Green Party of England and Wales . MK agreed not to stand its own candidates in the European election; in return, the Green Party would back MK candidates at the 2005 general election . In this latter election, MK did not contest George's seat of St Ives ; in return, the Greens did not contest other seats in Cornwall. The electoral partnership was not renewed for the 2009 European Parliament election . In August 2008 MK deputy leader, Conan Jenkin, expressed Mebyon Kernow's support for
9324-548: The IP Multimedia Subsystem used to exchange messages between BGCFs in different networks Morgan-Keenan (MK) spectral classification, a stellar classification system based on spectral lines Megakelvin (MK), an SI unit of temperature Midkine , a protein Millikelvin (mK), an SI unit of temperature Morse–Kelley set theory in the field of mathematics In sport FK Mandalskameratene ,
9472-554: The Isles of Scilly must be included in constituencies that are wholly in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly"; this amendment was defeated by 250 to 221 votes in the House of Lords with 95% of Conservative and Liberal Democrat peers rejecting it. MK "accused the coalition government of treating Cornwall with "absolute contempt" as a result of this, stating that Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg had "devised
9620-595: The Midnight Man , a thief named Anton Mogart who steals for the thrill and wears a black costume resembling Moon Knight's own suit. During his battle with Moon Knight, Midnight Man falls into the New York River, seemingly to his death. In truth, he survives but his face is deformed by acidic sewage. Swearing vengeance, Midnight Man joins forces with Bushman and lures Moon Knight into a trap. Moon Knight survives and Midnight Man escapes again. Later, after gaining
9768-559: The Punisher , Nova and Night Thrasher . Encouraged by his nurse Lynn Church (whom he is now in love with), Wilde attempts a coup so he can lead the Secret Empire. During a final climactic battle, Wilde realizes that Lynn Church has been manipulating him and sees him as a weapon. Once again feeling betrayed by those he put faith in, Wilde destroys the Secret Empire's main base in New York City, seemingly killing himself and Church in
9916-507: The Truro constituency in the general elections of February and October 1974, achieving 1.5% and 0.7% of the vote respectively. The party contested the constituencies of St Ives and Falmouth & Camborne in both the 1979 and 1983 elections. MK also contested the 1979 European Parliament election , winning 5.9% of the vote in the constituency of Cornwall & West Plymouth . Following Dunstone's death in 1973, E.G. Retallack Hooper
10064-740: The U.S. Marine Corps , where he becomes a formidable combatant and a trained heavy-weight boxer. After Marc serves three years in Force Recon , the Marines discover he lied on his paperwork and conclude his history of mental illness makes him "unfit for duty". He is discharged and earns a living as an underground boxer and fighter in Baghdad until he is recruited by French pilot and mercenary Jean-Paul “Frenchie” DuChamp . The two work together on several assignments. During this time, Spector encounters CIA operative Jason Macendale , who later becomes
10212-542: The United States , Spector invests his mercenary profits into becoming the crimefighter "Moon Knight", aided by Frenchie and Marlene Alraune, who becomes his lover and eventually the mother of his daughter. Along with his costumed alter ego, he primarily uses three other identities to gain information from different social circles: billionaire businessman Steven Grant , taxicab driver Jake Lockley , and suited detective and police consultant Mr. Knight . It
10360-408: The " All-New, All-Different Marvel " initiative included the new series Moon Knight vol. 8. Written by Jeff Lemire and artist Greg Smallwood (returning from his run with Brian Wood), the series began having rotating artists with issue #6. After fourteen issues, the series numbering changed to acknowledge it was a continuation of the Moon Knight volumes published before, so issue #15 was instead given
10508-408: The " Atlantis Attacks " storyline), the character was given a new ongoing title in 1989, Marc Spector: Moon Knight, originally under the direction of writer Chuck Dixon . Two one-shots, Marc Spector: Moon Knight – Special Edition #1 and Moon Knight: Divided We Fall, were published during the run of the title. Dixon then left the series after issue #24, leaving several storylines unresolved such as
10656-404: The 1980s decimated the party but it revived in the 1990s. Ideologically positioned on the centre-left of British politics, the central tenet of Mebyon Kernow's platform is Cornish nationalism. It emphasises a distinct Cornish identity, including the Cornish language and elements of Cornish culture . It campaigns for devolution to Cornwall in the form of a Cornish Assembly . Economically, it
10804-516: The 1980s, these rallies were aggravated by the policies of the incumbent Thatcher government . Following the 1975 split, the party was re-energised by an influx of new, younger members, which also pushed MK more firmly away from its separatist wing. Citing concerns about its effect on Cornwall's fishing industry, the party opposed the Common Market; MK only began to endorse the UK's membership of
10952-574: The 500th-anniversary commemorations of the Cornish Rebellion of 1497 ; these included a march from St. Keverne to Blackheath retracing the steps of the rebels, following which the participants demanded a Cornish Development Agency, an exclusively-Cornish seat in the European Parliament, a university campus in Cornwall and a Cornish curriculum for Cornish schools. The renewed interest in Cornish nationalism from this march led
11100-525: The Avengers are later attacked by soldiers working for Khonshu's rival, Seth , who is invading Asgard . Khonshu abandons Moon Knight to battle Seth. He then explains it was his wish that Spector join the Avengers and so he influenced Moon Knight's mind to do so. Following Seth's defeat, Moon Knight resigns from the team. Moon Knight also gives up the Egyptian themed replacement weapons designed by Hawkeye. This act of independence, and his defiance to remain in
11248-519: The Avengers results in Khonshu being imprisoned by the Asgardians . The story was produced by Jason Aaron , Javier Garron, and Jason Keith. In 2021, the series Moon Knight vol. 9 launched under writer Jed MacKay, and artists Alessandro Cappuccio and Rachelle Rosenberg. The new series has Marc Spector not only acting as the crimefighter Moon Knight but also (despite his Jewish background) adopting
11396-551: The Avengers simply because Khonshu wishes it, evidently causes Marc to lose his lunar-based superhuman strength as punishment. After reuniting with Marlene and Frenchie, Marc Spector sets up a new home in a mansion in South Hampton, Long Island, NY, expands his business into Spector Enterprises, and resumes his activities as Moon Knight. Soon afterward, he and the Black Cat cross paths with a new thief Midnight who wears
11544-523: The Convention's launch was eclipsed by the formation of Cornish Solidarity , a pressure group involved in direct action which grew from the South Crofty protests and had similar aims as MK. At the party's annual conference in 1998, Richard Jenkin was elected to succeed the late Hooper as Honorary President of MK. In 1999, over 95% of members voted in favour of relaunching MK as Mebyon Kernow –
11692-447: The Cornish kilt ." Daphne du Maurier , the well-known novelist, was an early member of MK. From its founding until the 1980s, the party was divided between proponents of ethnic nationalism and proponents of civic nationalism . Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, MK was in essence a small political pressure group rather than a true political party, with members being able to join other political parties as well. In February 1960, Beer
11840-597: The Cornish National Party in July 1969. The CNP's members were expelled from MK, but the CNP had disappointing election results in the 1970 county council elections, leading most CNP members to rejoin MK by the mid-1970s. In the 1970 election , Richard Jenkin , who would succeed Truran as Chairman of MK in 1973, won 2% of the vote in the Falmouth & Camborne constituency. James Whetter stood for MK in
11988-482: The EEC in the 1980s. The party declined in the 1980s and was close to collapse by 1990. In 1980, renewed infighting over the party's structure led to a spate of resignations which received media attention; this included the resignation of Truran, who had served as party secretary after Jenkin had replaced him as Chairman of MK in 1973. Leading the infighting was a new, youthful leftist faction of MK, which sought to define
12136-519: The Liberal Party and the Labour Party had courted Cornish nationalism in their local campaigns, with both parties portraying "a distinctly Cornish image"; in turn, this meant that Cornish nationalism was from its inception associated with centre-left politics . Many of MK's initial supporters came from the Liberal Party, which had endorsed Home Rule for Ireland . Early members of MK cited their absence from Cornwall during their university years and
12284-582: The MK group, citing his increasing disillusionment with the independent group. In November 2011, former chair of the party Loveday Jenkin was elected in a by-election in Wendron . In September 2012, Tamsin Williams ( Penzance Central ) defected to MK from the Liberal Democrats, increasing MK's number of councillors on Cornwall Council to six. Mebyon Kernow contested every seat in Cornwall in
12432-519: The Moon Knight identity is occasionally depicted as an independent alter ego of the others. The character has made appearances in various media outside of comics, including animated series and video games. Oscar Isaac portrays Marc Spector / Moon Knight , Steven Grant / Mr. Knight , and Jake Lockley in the Marvel Cinematic Universe live-action television series Moon Knight (2022). In an interview, Doug Moench recalled
12580-473: The Party for Cornwall in order to distance itself from the ethnic nationalist 'Sons of Cornwall' label; the name change was adopted. Mebyon Kernow stood 25 candidates in the 1999 local elections in Cornwall, its highest number ever. The party did not contest the 1999 European Parliament election , given the size of the new South West England constituency and the large prerequisite £5,000 deposit. It contested
12728-528: The Punisher encounter the renegade branch of the Cult of Khonshu again and its new leader Sandal Swarn, a former CIA operative who now calls herself Princess Nepthys, a former CIA operative and the lover of Randall Spector. Using mind-control techniques she learned in the CIA, she was able to convince an impostor to assume Randall's identity as the Hatchet-Man and fight Moon Knight, leading to the man's death. Assuming
12876-506: The Punisher. After facing several Secret Empire agents, the heroes are told that Jeff Wilde died from his injuries and computer records confirm it. In truth, the Secret Empire rebuilds Wilde as a cyborg so he can be their living weapon. Blaming Moon Knight for his injuries and abandoning him, as well as for his father's death, Wilde swears revenge. Meanwhile, Moon Knight resumes his activities, feeling guilty that he may have been able to prevent Wilde's death if he had acted differently or had been
13024-550: The Sacred Tome , a tactical role-playing game Mario Kart , a series of racing video games developed and published by Nintendo featuring characters from the Mario franchise Mortal Kombat , a series of fighting video games developed and published by Midway Games, and later Warner Bros. Other media MK (channel) , a defunct, South African, Afrikaans-language music television channel Moskovskij Komsomolets ,
13172-609: The Shadow Cabinet " meet at the ShadowKeep via holographic transmission and use codenames. The Shadow Cabinet includes tech expert Stash, business woman Penny Annie, low-level crime boss Don G, and psychologist Sigmund, who also acts as Marc's therapist. Soon afterward, the demonic parasite in his body causes Marc's strength to steadily increase even as his health and physical form deteriorate. To compensate for his health problems, he exchanges his kevlar Moon Knight armor for
13320-747: The UK's GDP as foreign aid. The party would introduce proportional representation to UK elections through the Single Transferable Vote and would abolish the House of Lords . MK supported the UK's membership of the European Union. It endorsed a referendum on the final Brexit deal . Cornwall is part of the South West Regional Assembly and the South West Regional Development Agency (SWRDA) administrates economic development, housing and strategic planning. MK claims that
13468-601: The atmosphere of his stories, cemented a perception among some readers that he was Marvel's version of Batman . The Hulk backups and Marvel Preview issue provided Moon Knight with a partial origin story and introduced his brother, recurring villain Randall Spector (who would later become Shadow Knight ). Moon Knight received his first ongoing series in 1980, with Doug Moench and Bill Sienkiewicz as its main creative team. The character received an expanded origin story in issue #1, including Spector's "resurrection" in
13616-405: The authorities. Believing she has failed God and is unworthy of redemption, Scarlet leaps to her death. Moon Knight learns from Spider-Man that Jeff Wilde AKA Midnight is alive, now operating as a cyborg warrior for the Secret Empire. Believing Wilde is not in his right mind and can be redeemed, Moon Knight tries to rescue him, fighting the Secret Empire alongside the heroes Spider-Man, Darkhawk ,
13764-516: The bill to breach the territorial integrity of Cornwall", and that it broke election promises from their parties to protect Cornish interests. Cameron replied to concerns by stating that "it's the Tamar , not the Amazon , for Heaven's sake"; his controversial remark was widely ridiculed in Cornwall. MK welcomed the later rejection of the parliamentary constituency boundary review, which in turn prevented
13912-406: The boy discovers by chance that Rabbi Yitz Perlman, a close friend of his family, is really a Nazi named Ernst who continues to target and murder Jews. Marc fights Perlman and escapes. Perlman then disappears without a trace. Soon afterward, Marc Spector begins showing signs of dissociative identity disorder . Marc believes he meets and befriends a boy named Steven Grant , not realizing he himself
14060-399: The character has died only to then be resurrected by Khonshu, implying he may now be effectively immortal until the moon god's protection is revoked (whether Khonshu has limitations on how often he can resurrect Spector is unknown). For a time, Moon Knight's strength and resistance to injury could reach superhuman levels depending on the phases of the moon, but this ability later vanished, while
14208-491: The character's genesis: "Somebody mentioned in the office and suggested using The Committee, and that I should bring The Committee back, and then I found out who The Committee were and thought, well they're really boring, I don't wanna use them. And then I thought, well wait a minute, how about if The Committee hires a mercenary to kill the Werewolf. And I thought, yeah that's a good idea, then I create this new character and it won't be these boring guys in business suits, it would be
14356-787: The condition and that Marc's symptoms do not correspond to actual DID. Marc Spector's different alters are now said to be due to "brain damage," alterations to his brain made by the alien entity Khonshu that connect their minds. These alterations also cause Moon Knight to sometimes shift his personality to match one of the moon god's four distinct roles and facets. These four roles are described as: "pathfinder", "embracer", "defender", and "watcher of overnight travelers." These four roles can manifest in different ways, either with original names or borrowing names and personality traits of people Marc has observed (such as when he briefly acted as if he were Spider-Man, Wolverine, and Captain America). In April 2016,
14504-522: The costume of the Midnight Man. Moon Knight learns the thief is 18-year-old Jeffrey Wilde, son of Anton Mogart. Wilde reveals Mogart discovered he had contracted cancer due to the same chemicals that disfigured him and spent his final days in a hospice, where Wilde tracked him down. The two bonded and learned from each other. Following Mogart's death, Wilde adopted his father's costume and performed dynamic thefts to impress Moon Knight, hoping to convince
14652-415: The costumed mercenary Jack O'Lantern and then becomes the second villain to adopt the name Hobgoblin . Marc's brother Randall Spector becomes a mercenary as well, but is driven by bloodlust. In Italy, Randall kills Marc's girlfriend Lisa. After a violent confrontation, Marc leaves Randall for dead. Randall later recovers from his injuries. Eventually, Frenchie and Marc meet mercenary Raoul Bushman , who
14800-412: The defeated motion, resigned his membership of MK to form a second Cornish Nationalist Party , which campaigned for full Cornish independence on a pro-European platform. This second CNP also had disappointing electoral results and has not contested elections since 1985. During the 1970s, MK held rallies in support of Cornwall's fishing industry and against regional unemployment and nuclear waste; in
14948-420: The designation #188. This renumbering was done as part of the company-wide Marvel Legacy initiative. The series ended with issue #200, which involved contributions from several previously established Moon Knight artists. In 2019, Cullen Bunn wrote and Ibrahim Mustafa and Matt Horak drew Moon Knight Annual #1. Lemire's stories revised Marc's history to show he had first exhibited symptoms of DID and assumed
15096-571: The election, the party called on Cornwall's new MPs to "unite and take this opportunity ... to demand meaningful devolution". MK is an advocate of Cornish nationalism , seeing Cornwall as a separate nation rather than an English county . It emphasises Cornwall's distinct Celtic culture and language , as well as its border along the River Tamar , which has largely remained unchanged since 936 AD. The party's leaders identify as both Cornish and British but Cornish first. It rejects that Cornwall
15244-521: The entity Khonshu (once worshipped as a moon god by the people of Ancient Egypt) becomes interested in Marc. Khonshu and those like him cannot leave the Othervoid without great difficulty but can create psychic connections with hosts and avatars in the physical universe of Earth. Believing Marc Spector to have a "weak mind" that makes him vulnerable to psychic connection, Khonshu chooses the boy to one day act as his knight and avatar. After Khonshu chooses Marc,
15392-472: The fate of Moon Knight's errant sidekick, the second Midnight, who was seemingly killed by the terrorist organization known as the Secret Empire . Midnight II's fate and plotline were later resolved in the pages of Amazing Spider-Man #353–358, written by Al Milgrom . Marc Spector: Moon Knight ended with #60 (March 1994). Marc Spector seemingly dies in the issue, sacrificing himself while battling
15540-592: The formation in 1987 of the Cornish Alternatives to the Structure Plan, gained high-profile notability in Cornwall. MK also campaigned against tourism-centred economic development and the poll tax . Nevertheless, public support for action was far lower than the previous decade and MK regressed into a pressure group. In 1988, MK established the Campaign for a Cornish Constituency, which won
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15836-526: The future. The volume concluded with issue 30 in December 2023 with the storyline "The Last Days of Moon Knight". In April 2022 an anthology series Moon Knight: Black, White, and Blood was released alongside the Disney+ series with various stories by creative teams Jonathan Hickman and Chris Bachalo; Marc Guggenheim and artist Jorge Fornes; and writer Murewa Ayodele and Dotun Akanda. In September 2023, it
15984-614: The greater Milton Keynes and Bedford areas North Macedonia (ISO country code MK) .mk , the Internet country code top-level domain for North Macedonia Magic Kingdom , a Walt Disney World theme park in Greater Orlando Mong Kok , an area of Hong Kong Milton Keynes , a city in southern England Magic Kingdom, Sydney , a defunct theme park in Australia In politics Member of Knesset ,
16132-530: The hero owes him more respect and is responsible for the death of his father (since their battle indirectly led to Mogart being exposed to toxic chemicals). Marc Spector is kidnapped and brought to the country of Bosqueverde in South America. He is put on trial for his actions while acting as a mercenary during a previous regime change, including causing the death of Ricardo Dominguez, the previous president whom Spector instinctively shot in self defense when
16280-572: The hero to let him become his sidekick. As Midnight, Wilde hopes to make up for his father's criminal past while finding his own purpose in life. Despite Moon Knight's protests that he does not need a sidekick, Midnight follows him into new adventures and is able to gain some training during adventures with the Punisher and with the mercenaries Silver Sable , Sandman , and Paladin . Over time, Wilde concludes that Moon Knight's ethics and methods are too much responsibility and that he prefers to pursue excitement. He grows to resent Moon Knight, believing
16428-575: The idea that Moon Knight sometimes operates without a costume and instead wearing a simple white suit and full white mask. Moon Knight also appeared in the Shadowland crossover and in the 2010 relaunch of Heroes for Hire . In 2011, the series Moon Knight vol. 6 was launched by Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev . The series depicted Moon Knight once again experiencing four alters, though now three of his alters were imitations of Spider-Man , Captain America , and Wolverine . Due to poor sales,
16576-443: The identity of his alter Steven Grant while still a young boy. The series also showed Khonshu creating a psychic connection between himself and Marc Spector when the latter was still a boy, indicating the moon god may still be responsible for Marc's DID-like condition. In the series, Khonshu claims he influenced Marc at times over the years, waiting until years later to fully reveal himself. Khonshu then reveals he intends to use Marc as
16724-473: The introduction of a cross-border Devonwall constituency for the 2015 and 2017 general elections. In the 2013 Cornwall Council election , the party was reduced to three seats. Williams did not seek re-election and MK lost her seat; MK did not win any of the newly-redrawn seats in Camborne; and Plummer unsuccessfully contested Lanner & Stithians as an independent. Only Cole and Jenkin held their seats;
16872-894: The legislature of Israel Umkhonto we Sizwe (Spear of the Nation), an armed wing of the African National Congress (the majority party in South Africa) uMkhonto we Sizwe Party (Spear of the Nation), political party in South Africa that broke away from the ANC Mebyon Kernow , a Cornish political party in the United Kingdom Mahkamah Konstitusi Republik Indonesia , Indonesia's constitutional court. In religion Gospel of Mark ,
17020-435: The man reached for a gun. Marlene leads a rescue effort with Frenchie. Left alone in New York City, Jeff Wilde performs thefts using Moon Knight's costume and equipment and stumbles onto a meeting between members of the Secret Empire terrorist cult. He barely escapes. In Bosqueverde, Spector is found guilty but is able to bargain with the new regime and have his sentence overturned. Wilde runs into Spider-Man, who realizes he
17168-530: The novelist Daphne du Maurier was another early member. In 1953 Charles won a seat on a local council, but lost it in 1955. Support for MK grew in the 1960s in opposition to growing migration into Cornwall from parts of England. In the 1970s, MK became a fully-fledged political party, and since then it has fielded candidates in elections to the House of Commons and the European Parliament , as well as local government in Cornwall . Infighting during
17316-604: The party also gained a seat in Penwithick & Boscoppa. It held these seats and gained no further seats at the 2017 Cornwall Council election . MK decided not to stand candidates in the 2014 European elections, claiming the system is skewed against them winning seats. MK contested all six Cornish constituencies in the 2015 general election . It complained against not being granted a party election broadcast: under current guidelines, it would need to stand in eighty-three constituencies outside of Cornwall in order to qualify for
17464-580: The party as racialist ; the party denied the allegations and responded with What Cornishmen Can Do , a pamphlet published in September 1968 which proposed more investment in natural resources, food processing and technological industries, as well as a Cornish University, tidal barrages and more support for small farmers. Partly due to its opposition to overspill, by 1965, the party numbered 700 members, rising to 1,000 by early 1968. In April 1967, Colin Murley
17612-472: The party's policies on defence, the monarchy and public ownership, bringing the party away from its traditional nationalist focus. While the infighting consolidated MK's economic stance as left-of-centre, the party's everchanging positions confused voters and presided over the decline of its magazines, including the Cornish Nation . In 1983, Jenkin was replaced by Julyan Drew as the party leader; Drew
17760-633: The passive culturalism of the broader Cultural nationalist movement, and following frustration at the party's dispersed and unenthusiastic membership, Charles resigned as Chairman of MK in 1956. Charles was replaced by Major Cecil Beer , a former civil servant who sought to reunify the Cornish nationalist movement. Beer's three years as chairman of MK provided "a period of quiet but steady growth", in which MK increased its membership and focussed on cultural rather than political issues. Party meetings largely focussed on "calendars, Christmas cards, serviettes, Cornish language classes and proposals for things like
17908-517: The people of Cornwall will be best served in their future governance by a Cornish regional assembly. We therefore commit ourselves to setting up the Cornish Constitutional Convention with the intention of achieving a devolved Cornish Assembly. Three months later the Cornish Constitutional Convention was held with the objective of establishing a devolved Assembly. Within fifteen months, Mebyon Kernow's petition attracted
18056-686: The phases of the moon. Following the "Fist of Khonshu" mini-series, Moon Knight appeared in Marvel Fanfare for two issues (#30 and #38) and became a regular cast member in West Coast Avengers (#21–41 and Annual s #2–3), written by Steve Englehart . When John Byrne became the series writer, Moon Knight was written out of the West Coast Avengers team. After a guest spot in Punisher Annual #2 (part of
18204-452: The privatisation of the NHS and would renationalise railways and utilities. The party regularly highlights problems with the Cornish economy : Cornwall has lower wages and higher unemployment than the rest of the United Kingdom. The party is environmentalist, advocating strong environmental safeguards and a "Green New Deal for Cornwall" aimed at creating jobs in the environmental sectors. It
18352-410: The process. Moon Knight once again mourns Wilde, regretting that he did not know how to reach the young man. Moon Knight encounters Jason Macendale (Hobgoblin) while the mercenary is possessed by a demon (an entity later called Demogoblin ). During the encounter, the demon infects Moon Knight with a demonic parasite. Unaware of the infection, Moon Knight continues his crime-fighting activities. He and
18500-443: The recognition of Cornwall as a European region. Despite a promising local election result in 1993, obtaining an average of 17.5% per candidate in local government elections, MK's vote share declined further to 1.5% of the vote in the 1994 European Parliament election , in the new constituency of Cornwall & West Plymouth . Jenkin, who stood as the party's candidate, campaigned on a platform opposing out-of-town developments and
18648-622: The role of high priest of "the Midnight Mission," a congregation dedicated to Khonshu. In discussing his connection to Khonshu, Marc Spector now describes his four aspects as "the traveler," "the pathfinder," "the embracer," and "the defender of those who travel at night." Once again, Marc Spector is depicted as being in regular therapy with a psychologist to help manage his psychological issues. The series also offers that Marc Spector may be immortal, as he has now been literally resurrected on multiple occasions and could be resurrected again in
18796-464: The same year, Leonard Truran succeeded Dunstone as Chairman of MK; Dunstone then became the party's first Honorary President. By the 1970s the group developed into a more coherent and unified organisation. At the annual conference in October 1967, party members voted for a resolution to contest elections to the House of Commons , marking a turning point in MK's transition from a pressure group into
18944-641: The second book of the New Testament in the Christian Bible Missionary Kids , the children of missionary parents Mk, a post-nominal title for a monk In science, technology, and mathematics Mark (designation) , a designation used to identify versions of a product or item, e.g. Mk. II mk (software) , a make replacement in the Plan 9 from Bell Labs and Inferno operating systems Mk reference point, an interface of
19092-460: The series ended with issue #38. In 1985, Marvel retooled the character with a new 6-issue mini-series Moon Knight by Alan Zelenetz and Chris Warner . The mini-series was titled "Fist of Khonshu". Only the first 4 issues were written by Zelenetz, the final two issues were each written by a different author. Along with giving Moon Knight new Egyptian-themed weaponry, this mini-series reveals that Marc Spector's strength now increases in accordance to
19240-598: The series was canceled after 12 issues. In March 2014, the Marvel NOW! initiative launched Moon Knight vol. 7. The series involved rotating creative teams that included Warren Ellis and Declan Shalvey for issues #1–6, Brian Wood and Greg Smallwood for issues #7–12, and Cullen Bunn and Ron Ackins for issues #13–17. The series brings back the white suit and tie outfit first seen in Secret Avengers , and now has Moon Knight adopt this outfit when working as
19388-572: The signatures of over 50,000 people calling for a referendum on a Cornish Assembly, which was a little over 10% of the total Cornish electorate. A delegation including Cole, Andrew George , then the Liberal Democrat MP for St Ives , and representatives of the Convention presented the Declaration to 10 Downing Street on 12 December 2001. Ahead of the 2004 European Parliament election , MK reached an electoral partnership with
19536-443: The statue of Khonshu, adopting it as his own. Randall watches this all from nearby. As soon as Marc leaves, Randall presents himself to the same statue of Khonshu, hoping to also be blessed with power and have his wounds healed. When nothing happens, he resents Marc for winning the moon god's favor instead. After confronting and defeating Bushman, Spector returns to America with Frenchie, now joined by Marlene and determined to become
19684-449: The support of Cornwall County Council, all the district authorities, several Cornish organisations and three of Cornwall's five MPs. The campaign was well-publicised, attained national attention, and collected over 3,000 signatures in three months. The campaign called for an exclusively-Cornish European Parliament constituency and was founded on MK's long-standing opposition to amalgamating public boards and companies in Cornwall and Devon,
19832-579: The support of all of its members for this legal action. However the fund failed to meet the required target of £100,000 by the end of December 2008, having received just over £33,000 in pledges, and the plan was abandoned. In 2009, the former Cornwall County Council was replaced by the unitary authority of Cornwall Council . In the first election to the new body, three MK candidates were elected: Andrew Long ( Callington ), Stuart Cullimore ( Camborne South ) and Dick Cole ( St Enoder ). In August 2010, an independent councillor, Neil Plummer ( Stithians ), joined
19980-455: The tomb of Khonshu, suggested by editor Denny O'Neil), which also introduced several supporting characters as well as recurring enemy Bushman . Though many characters doubted the moon god Khonshu was real and believed Marc Spector only experienced a hallucination while near death, it was never explained why others, such as Spector's lover Marlene, concluded this when there was no other explanation for Marc's spontaneous recovery from his wounds and
20128-484: The two decades to 1981. The Cornish Nation gave increasingly sympathetic coverage of Irish republicanism; MK warned of civil unrest in Cornwall and the extermination of the Cornish national identity if overspill continued; and its members talked openly of plans to install a shadow government "in the name of the Cornish people in the event of civil breakdown". A motion to restrict party membership to those who were Cornish by "family trees going back through several centuries"
20276-729: The war as instrumental in the formation of their Cornish identity. A catalyst for the party's foundation was the Celtic Congress of 1950, held at the Royal Institution of Cornwall in Truro , which facilitated the exchange of ideas between Cornish nationalists and other Celtic groups. MK was founded as a pressure group on 6 January 1951. At the party's inaugural meeting, held at the Oates Temperance Hotel in Redruth , thirteen people were present and
20424-687: The werewolf hero. The two-part story continues into #33, when Moon Knight realizes Russell is a victim rather than a monster and decides to help him. A demonic vision of Moon Knight then appeared in Werewolf by Night #37 (March 1976). Editors Marv Wolfman and Len Wein liked the character and decided to give him a solo story in Marvel Spotlight #28–29 (June/August 1976), again written by Doug Moench with art by Don Perlin. The story, along with Spectacular Spider-Man #22–23 (September/October 1978) written by Bill Mantlo, recast Moon Knight as
20572-584: Was announced that MacKay and Cappuccio would be continuing their Moon Knight saga with Vengeance of the Moon Knight , with a new Moon Knight emerging following the death of Marc Spector. The series debuted in January 2024. Born in Chicago , Marc Spector is the Jewish-American son of Elias Spector , a rabbi who survived Nazi persecution. In the Othervoid, a realm outside of normal time and space,
20720-587: Was defeated in 1973; and a September 1974 issue of the Cornish Nation describing Michael Gaughan , an IRA hunger striker, as a "Celtic hero" was widely criticised in the press and rebuked by the party. MK's divisions came to a head in May 1975, when a motion to depose the party's leadership and integrate the party with the Revived Stannary Parliament , which had newly reopened in 1974, was narrowly defeated. On 28 May 1975, Whetter, who had led
20868-404: Was elected for MK onto Cornwall County Council for the seat of St Day & Lanner ; he had stood on an anti-overspill platform. MK members also sat as independent councillors on the district council. The party grew to become the leading champion for Cornish nationalism . On St. Piran's Day in 1968, the first edition of Cornish Nation was published; this is the party's magazine. In
21016-478: Was elected the party's Honorary President; Hooper was a former Grand Bard of the Gorseth Kernow who had been a founding member of MK and was a prolific Cornish language writer and journalist. The CNP's formation highlighted deep fissures in MK between its constitutionalist and separatist wings; these were exacerbated by continuing inward migration to Cornwall, leading to a 26% increase in its population in
21164-719: Was himself a member of MK in his youth. In the half-century preceding its foundation, Cornish identity had been strengthened by the Celtic Revival , especially by the revival of the Cornish language . Cornish politics was dominated by the Liberal Party and the Conservative Party , with the Labour Party a distant third in the Duchy, in part because of Cornwall's declining tin-mining industry. Both
21312-403: Was hired to track down to kill the Werewolf." The character debuted in Werewolf by Night #32 (August 1975), written by Doug Moench with art by Don Perlin and Al Milgrom , as a mercenary hired by the Committee to capture the title character. The creative team gave Moon Knight moon-related symbols and silver weapons (a metal poisonous to a werewolf) to mark him as a suitable antagonist for
21460-493: Was launched in April 2006, written by Charlie Huston with art by David Finch . The series revises Marc Spector's history by saying he fought in the Gulf War . Starting with issue #14 of this series, Mike Benson took over writing duties while Huston acted as a story/plot adviser according to Benson. The 2006 series ended with #30 (July 2009), and only one Annual issue for the series was printed in 2008. Peter Milligan wrote
21608-544: Was promptly elected MK's leader. At this time, Truran, who had become a leading light in the Social Democratic Party in Falmouth & Camborne since he had left the party in 1980, rejoined MK, re-energising the party. Nevertheless, MK did not contest the 1992 general election , focusing its efforts on lobbying for an exclusively-Cornish European Parliament constituency, a Cornish unitary authority, and
21756-399: Was succeeded by Pedyr Prior in 1985 and Loveday Carlyon in 1986. At the 1983 general election , MK achieved 1.2% of the vote in both Falmouth & Camborne and St Ives, reduced from 3% and 4% respectively in the previous election. It contested neither the 1984 European Parliament election nor the 1987 general election ; it received 1.9% of the vote in Cornwall & West Plymouth in
21904-415: Was succeeded by Robert Dunstone as Chairman of MK. By March 1962, the party had seventy members, of which thirty were attending the party's infrequent meetings. Under Dunstone, the party followed a policy of "patient, persistent, and polite lobbying", the standard for which was set by its reaction to proposed railway closures in 1962, which included public meetings, letters of protest and the formation of
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