This July, writer Jed MacKay will deliver an oversized anniversary issue of Moon Knight with issue #25. Featuring art from an all-star line-up including Alessandro Cappuccio, Alessandro Vitti, and Partha Pratim, it will see the unhinged hero's past and present collide in an epic new adventure.
On the hunt for his latest enemy, Moon Knight hunts for answers among the graves of Hart Island while haunted by the last mission of the Karnak Cowboys, a mercenary crew that counts Marc Spector, Jean-Paul Duchamp, Robert Plesko, and Layla El-Faouly among its members. The latter is making her comic book debut after first appearing in the Moon Knight TV series last year where she was played by May Calamawy.
The issue will also include a classic Moon Knight story from the past by legendary comic writer Doug Moench and Eisner-winning, Emmy-nominated artist Bill Sienkiewicz.
Following the events of Moon Knight #25, writer David Pepose and artist Marcelo Ferreira will launch Moon Knight: City of the Dead featuring Layla's superhero debut as the all-new Scarlet Scarab.
When a young runaway is attacked by a gang of death cultists, he is left barely alive outside the Midnight Mission. But Marc Spector made a vow long ago to defend the travellers of the night, and as long as a spark of life remains, his mission isn’t over yet. We'll follow Moon Knight as the Fist of Khonshu journeys far beyond the land of the living and battles across the mind-bending underworld known as the City of the Dead.
"Bringing Layla El-Faouly into our story was exciting," MacKay says. "Adding an already beloved character into the universe of the comics is a really interesting opportunity, and being able to show the 'before' to David and Marcelo's 'after' was a wonderful bit of synchronicity."
"While the Scarlet Scarab will indeed be turning up in City of the Dead, in Moon Knight #25 we're seeing a much younger Layla and a much younger Marc Spector as they embark on a mission as members of the crack mercenary team, the Karnak Cowboys."
Below, you can see Steve McNiven's Moon Knight #25 cover along with Rod Reis and Davi Go's City of the Dead covers.