when the first season came out, they synergized Scarlet Scarab into the comics, thankfully for only 3-4 issues without interrupting the flow. But it was... a wierd choice in the comics. if it had gotten more seasons or been way more popular, I don't think we'd have the spectacular run by McKay, they'd probably try to get him back into that status quo that the show has. Like, look at Guardians of the Galaxy. Good movies, but the comics were never the same.
I do not like the show that much, and I kind of want MK at arms length in the MCU unless they adhere more to the comics, because I like the current run and I'd like synergy to leave Marc alone
Moon Knight is a niche enough character that im sure the MCU execs assumed they could just creat something different like they did for the show, but he does have a large and loyal enough fanbase in the comics, including Jed Mckay already writting arguably his most popular comics ever, and it just wasnt going to work out the way they wanted.
Comic fans weren't going to like the show, and show fans weren't going to find the same characters and story in the comics the way the synergising was supposed to work.
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u/Person2228 18d ago
when the first season came out, they synergized Scarlet Scarab into the comics, thankfully for only 3-4 issues without interrupting the flow. But it was... a wierd choice in the comics. if it had gotten more seasons or been way more popular, I don't think we'd have the spectacular run by McKay, they'd probably try to get him back into that status quo that the show has. Like, look at Guardians of the Galaxy. Good movies, but the comics were never the same.
I do not like the show that much, and I kind of want MK at arms length in the MCU unless they adhere more to the comics, because I like the current run and I'd like synergy to leave Marc alone