Marvel’s newest Sorcerer Supreme is poised to face up against the gruesomely evil sibling of Moon Knight, Shadow Knight. Strange #3 from Marvel sees Clea taking on the role of Sorcerer Supreme and embarking on a journey to restore her deceased husband following Doctor Stephen Strange’s death. Clea faced out against the Blasphemy Cartel and a strong new opponent known as the Harvestman in the first two issues. The Harvestman warned Clea not to try to resuscitate Strange at the conclusion of their battle. The Blasphemy Cartel then massacred the Shrouded Bazaar, a magical area under Clea’s protection, in Strange #2. As a result, she declared herself the Warlord of Manhattan and went off on a quest for vengeance.
In the preview, Clea goes to talk to a criminal named The Rose in order to locate the Blasphemy Cartel in Strange #3 (by Jed MacKay, Marcelo Ferreira, Roberto Poggi, Don Ho, Java Tartaglia, and VC’s Cory Petit). Clea tells him she transformed his men into snakes and that “they’re screaming” just at the beginning of their discussion. Clea then threatens to transform The Rose into a snake too if he does not provide her with information on the Blasphemy Cartel. She also mentions that if he doesn’t cooperate, she may have to murder him. As the preview closes, it’s unclear whether the threat was effective.
Randall Spector might be the villain in Moon Knight season 2
Clea executes nearly a dozen cartel members in response to the cartel’s recent attacks on the land she has put under her security as the new Sorcerer Supreme of Earth. Director None, the cartel’s mysterious boss, is drawn to this. Director None announces the authorization of a Lazarus Agent after realizing that the threat of Clea is too dangerous to their own intentions. Despite the fact that the imminent threat isn’t mentioned in the issue, the preview for Strange #4 suggests that the Lazarus Agent is none other than the long-lost Shadow Knight.
Randall Spector was the younger brother of Marc Spector/Moon Knight, and first appeared in Doug Moench and Bill Sienkiewicz’s “Nights Born Ten Years Gone” from Hulk! #17 in 1979. Randall’s subtle hate for his brother and thirst for power pushed him to murder a woman Marc was romantically connected with, despite the fact that the two were close. When Marc found out what had happened, he tracked down Randall and almost murdered him with a grenade.
Randall subsequently reappeared, accompanied by Sandahl Swarn, a fellow CIA agent who would go on to cybernetically upgrade him. Randall was converted into Shadow Knight, a darker version of Moon Knight. Shadow Knight was murdered by his brother after a battle between the two in Gregg Hurwitz and Bong Dazo’s Shadowland: Moon Knight #3 in 2010, saving countless lives and fulfilling a pledge to his patron deity Khonshu in the process.
