ComicBookReligion.com logo

Religion and Characters in
Vengeance of the Moon Knight #1 (Nov. 2009):
“Shock and Awe: Chapter 1: The White Knight”
by Gregg Hurwitz, Jerome Opena

Vengeance of the Moon Knight #1

Title: “Shock and Awe: Chapter 1: The White Knight”

Medium: comic book

Publication date: Nov 2009

Publisher: Marvel

Written by: Gregg Hurwitz

Art by: Jerome Opena


27 characters in this story:

Character
(Click links for info about character
and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)
Religious
Affiliation
Team(s)
[Notes]
Pub. #
app.
Moon Knight Moon Knight (Marc Spector)
(lead character)
hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M Egyptian classical religion
(raised Jewish)
U.S. Marines; CIA  Marvel 423
Norman Osborn Iron Patriot (Norman Osborn) villain
CBR Scale: U manifestly non-religious
Sinister Twelve (leader); Cabal of Scrier (leader) 
[Foe of: Spider-Man (arch-enemy)]
Marvel 417
Obama Gang villain
CBR Scale: I manifestly non-religious
[gang of violent bank robbers wearing Barak Obama masks] Marvel 1
Khonshu Khonshu
(5-panel cameo)
supporting character deity
CBR Scale: D Egyptian deity
[Egypt. Moon Knight's patron; god of moon and vengeance] Marvel 32
Sentry Sentry (Bob Reynolds)
(4-panel cameo)
villain hero
CBR Scale: S angel
Avengers; New Avengers  Marvel 260
Marlene Alraune Marlene Alraune
(3-panel cameo)
supporting character
  [longtime girlfriend of Moon Knight; taught art history] Marvel 98
Samuels
(2-panel cameo)
supporting character
  [England] Marvel 7
The Thing The Thing (Ben Grimm)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Jewish
U.S. Air Force; Yancy Street Gang  Marvel 5,017
Human Torch Human Torch (Johnny Storm)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian
Fantastic Force; Fantastic Five Marvel 4,393
Mr. Fantastic Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards)
(1-panel cameo)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: I humanist; believes in God
Avengers; Illuminati  Marvel 4,661
Invisible Woman Invisible Woman (Susan Storm Richards)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Episcopalian
Avengers; Lady Liberators Marvel 4,069
Bushman Bushman (Raoul Bushman)
(1-panel cameo)
villain
  [led mercenary/terrorist group; Burunda's ex-president] Marvel 3
Rachel Maddow Rachel Maddow
(1-panel cameo)
supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: M LGBT
[radio host; TV host] Marvel 495
Ares Ares
(photo/video (2 panels))
villain hero deity
CBR Scale: D Greco-Roman deity
Warhawks (leader); Mighty Avengers 
[Greece. god of war; Gods of Olympus]
Marvel DC 440
The Scorpion Spider-Man (Mac Gargan)
(photo/video (2 panels))
villain hero
CBR Scale: U manifestly non-religious
Masters of Evil; Sinister Twelve  Marvel 315
John Lennon John Lennon
(photo/video (2 panels))
supporting character lead character real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Catholic/Anglican;
Transcendental Meditation
The Beatles
[England]
Dell Marvel, etc. 320
Moonstone Ms. Marvel (Karla Sofen)
(photo/picture/video)
villain hero
CBR Scale: U Buddhist
Masters of Evil; Femizons  Marvel 235
Bullseye Hawkeye (Benjamin Poindexter)
(photo/picture/video)
villain
CBR Scale: I Catholic (nominal); nihilist
Thunderbolts; Dark Avengers
[former baseball pitcher]
Marvel 243
Daken Wolverine (Daken Akihiro)
(photo/picture/video)
villain
CBR Scale: S Shinto (raised); later
"non-religious"
X-Strike; Dark Avengers 
[son of Wolverine]
Marvel 72
Captain Marvel Captain Marvel (Noh-Varr)
(photo/picture/video)
hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: S Kree religion (former
missionary)
Dark Avengers
[was operative of 18th Kree Diplomatic Gestalt]
Marvel 100
Barack Obama Barack Obama
(someone disguised as)
supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: S United Church of Christ
(formerly Trinity UCC);
eclectic upbringing (incl.
Muslim/atheist/Marxist/Catholic/United
Church of Christ)
[USA; Indonesia] IDW Publishing Marvel, etc. 352
Spider-Man Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
(art)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends; Secret Defenders  Marvel 9,358
Ray Landers Ray Landers
(voice only)
supporting character
  [Moon Knight helper] Marvel 6
Sean Hannity Sean Hannity
(voice only)
supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: M Catholic
[radio host; TV host...] Marvel 815
Fiddler on the Roof Fiddler on the Roof (Tevye)
(name seen in illustration (or on screen))
lead character
CBR Scale: D Orthodox Judaism
[Russia] United Artists 2
Crom Crom
(name seen in illustration (or on screen))
deity
CBR Scale: D Cimmerian deity
[god of death and eternity] Marvel 8
H.A.M.M.E.R. H.A.M.M.E.R.
(mentioned)
supporting character
  H.A.M.M.E.R. Marvel 207