Will Moon Knight ever make it into the MCU? Who knows? But the rumors refuse to die, and it keeps Werewolf by Night #32 in the spotlight. Now there's new speculation to feed on, and Moon Knight's first appearance is getting another bump.
I've said it before, and I'll undoubtedly say it again: Kevin Feige controls the comic book market. With one word, he can create a feeding frenzy for key issues, and he has been doing just that since Marvel Studios' gigantic slate of Phase Four announcements were made at San Diego Comic-Con.
While nothing was said about Moon Knight during SDCC, fans are looking for clues that he could be on his way to the MCU. Then again, there have been persistent rumors on the topic for several years, and none of them have born fruit. At any rate, a new round of speculation has surfaced, and its due to Keanu Reeves.
Last month, Feige told ComicBook.com that he has approached Reeves for virtually every MCU film, and it doesn't sound like he's giving up on the John Wick actor quite yet. That has led to fan speculation for which roles could bring Reeves into the MCU pantheon of A-listers. One of the most prominent has been the fan push for Reeves to take on Moon Knight. Joe and Anthony Russo, the co-directors of Infinity War and Endgame, added fuel to the fire when they suggested that Reeves would be a perfect fit for the part.
For the record, nothing official has been said regarding Reeves or Moon Knight. After the success of Netflix's gritty, mature Daredevil series, fan theories abounded that Moon Knight would be a great companion show. Indeed, it could have been, but the Moon Knight fan's disappointment is never ending, which leads me to believe this will be yet another in a long history of live-action let downs for the character.
Still, Moon Knight's time in the MCU could be coming. Moon Knight is a tough character to adapt for the current MCU; his bloody, violent ways would not bode well for the family-friendly Marvel movies Disney has been cranking out as of late. However, the possibility of moving toward horror could open the door for Moon Knight. He first appeared as an adversary for Werewolf by Night, and he could fit in alongside Blade in his upcoming reboot.
Where does that leave Werewolf by Night #32? It's not as if it wasn't a hot issue already, but the Keanu Reeves speculation has upped the temperature.
When it comes to gauging a comic's value, my motto is to watch the low grades. You can expect the high grades to be ridiculously priced (just for fun, a 9.8 regularly sells for over $6k), but when the low grades command high prices, that speaks volumes.
In this case, I wasn't disappointed. A 3.0, which had averaged close to $400 in the past year, suddenly jumped when one sold for $522 on August 2. In June, a 2.0 sold for nearly $400. Pushing closer to the mid-grades, the 4.5's fair market value has escalated by close to $100 in the past year after its 90-day average of $491.
If Reeves ever does commit to a Marvel movie, the internet will collapse upon itself. If he dons the Moon Knight costume, Werewolf by Night #32 will become the single hottest comic on the market overnight.
