Marvel Knights is an

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that contained standalone material taking place inside the

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(

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). The imprint originated in 1998 when Marvel outsourced four titles (''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'') to

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and

Jimmy Palmiotti James Palmiotti (born August 14, 1961) is an American writer and inker of comic books, who also does writing for games, television and film. Early life Palmiotti attended the High School of Art and Design in New York City. Career Palmiotti sta ...

's company

Event Comics Event Comics was an American independent comic book publisher founded by veteran artists Jimmy Palmiotti and Joe Quesada. The company published during the years 1994 to 1999, at which point it was contracted to form the Marvel Knights imprint for ...

; Event hired the creative teams for the Knights line while Marvel published them.

History

In 1998, Marvel Comics, which had just filed for

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, asked Quesada and Palmiotti to work for Marvel in a more exclusive capacity, and contracted them and their Event Comics partners to produce a line of Marvel books dubbed ''Marvel Knights''. As editors of Marvel Knights, Quesada and Palmiotti worked on a number of low-profile characters such as ''Daredevil'', ''Punisher'', ''The Inhumans'' and ''Black Panther'',Glaser, Brian. "Q+A: Joe Quesada". ''Visual Arts Journal''. School of Visual Arts. Fall 2011. pp. 50–55. encouraging experimentation and using their contacts in the independent comics world to bring in creators such as

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Mike Oeming Michael Avon Oeming is an American comic book creator, both as an artist and writer. Career Oeming is a fan of ancient mythology, having written or drawn several projects centering on the Norse gods. He frequently collaborates with long-time f ...

Brian Michael Bendis Brian Michael Bendis (; born August 18, 1967) is an American comic book writer and artist. He has won five Eisner Awards for both his creator-owned work and his work on various Marvel Comics books.Bendis, Brian Michael and Oeming, Michael Avon, ...

Garth Ennis Garth Ennis (born January 16, 1970) is a Northern Irish–American comics writer, best known for the Vertigo series ''Preacher'' with artist Steve Dillon, his nine-year run on Marvel Comics' Punisher franchise, and '' The Boys'' with artist Dar ...

and

Steve Dillon Steve Dillon (22 March 1962 – 22 October 2016) was a British comic book artist, best known for his work with writer Garth Ennis on '' Hellblazer'', '' Preacher'' and ''The Punisher''. Early life Dillon was born in London in 1962 and raised ...

. Quesada himself also illustrated a ''

'' story written by film director

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with Palmiotti inking the title book. Marvel Knights stepped away from the long-running story arcs and heavy focus on continuity that was a prime feature of Marvel Comics during this period; instead, the imprint focused on strong stand-alone stories and high production qualities. In 2000, two-and-a-half years after starting Marvel Knights — and in large part due to the imprint's success — Quesada was named

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of Marvel Comics. Palmiotti remained involved in some of the titles for a limited period either inking or editing before leaving. In early 2006 Quesada announced that all ongoing titles under the "Marvel Knights" banner would move to the Marvel Universe imprint and that "Marvel Knights" would afterward contain high-profile

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. Quesada explained that Marvel Knights... The change began with ''

'' #82, ''

'' #14, ''

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'' #1, ''

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'' #1, and ''

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'' #42. ''Marvel Knights Spider-Man'' became ''

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'' with issue #23, and ''

Marvel Knights 4 ''Marvel Knights 4'' is the name of a comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero team, the Fantastic Four. The series was launched as part of the company's Marvel Knights imprint, and ran for 30 issues (Apr. 2004 – Aug. 2006). All ...

'' (featuring the

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) became simply ''4'' with issue #28. '' Fury: Peacemaker'', by

and

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, was the first limited series to launch under the redefined imprint in February 2006. This was followed by '' Silver Surfer: Requiem'' by

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and

Esad Ribić Esad T. Ribić (born 10 November 1972) is a Croatian comic book artist and animator, known for his work on various titles for Marvel Comics, including '' Loki'', '' Silver Surfer: Requiem'', '' Sub-Mariner: The Depths'' and the 2015 '' Secret Wa ...

(2007), '' Spider-Man: Reign'' by

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(late 2006), ''Ghost Rider'' by Garth Ennis and

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(2007), and ''Captain America: The Chosen'' (September 2007). Marvel Knights editor Axel Alonso wrote in a press release: Marvel Knights became dormant after 2013.McMillan, Graeme. Page 10
"Leaving an Imprint: 10 Defunct MARVEL Publishing Lines"
''Newsarama'' (10 January 2013). However, a six issue limited anniversary run entitled Marvel Knights 20th was started in 2018 and ran into 2019.

Team

The Marvel Knights team was a name given to

's unnamed superhero team. Besides Daredevil, the line-up consisted of Black Widow,

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and

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. The Marvel Knights were initially formed to capture the

Ongoing series

* ''

'' (vol. 3) #1–12 (November 1998 – October 1999) * ''

'' (vol. 2) #1–81 (November 1998 – March 2006) * ''

'' (vol. 2) #1–12 (November 1998 – October 1999) * ''Marvel Knights'' #1–15 (June 2000 – September 2001) * '' The Punisher'' (vol. 5) #1–37 (August 2001 – February 2004) * '' Elektra'' (vol. 2) #1–22 (September 2001 – June 2003) * ''Marvel Knights'' (vol. 2) #1–6 (May 2002 – October 2002) * ''

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'' (vol. 4) #1–28 (June 2002 – August 2004) * ''

'' #1–27 (April 2004 – April 2006) * ''

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'' (vol. 2) #70–76 (June 2004 – October 2004) * ''

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'' #1–22 (June 2004 – March 2006) * ''

'' (vol. 3) #13–39 (June 2004 – April 2006) * ''

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'' #21–26 (June 2004 – October 2004) * ''

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'' #1–14 (July 2004 – August 2005) * ''

'' (vol. 4) #1–13 (April 2005 – April 2006)

Limited series

*'' The Punisher'' (1998 4-issue limited series) *'' Black Widow'' (1999 3-issue limited series) *''

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: The Flight of Bones'' (1999 4-issue limited series) *''

Revelation'' (1999 4-issue limited series) *'' Daredevil: Ninja'' (2000 3-issue limited series) *'' Marvel Boy'' (2000 6-issue limited series) *'' The Punisher'' (2000 12-issue limited series) *''

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'' (2000 5-issue limited series) *'' Black Widow'' (2001 3-issue limited series) *''

: Yellow'' (2001 6-issue limited series) *''

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'' (2001 4-issue limited series) *'' Fantastic Four: 1234'' (2001 4-issue limited series) *''

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: The Hammer Lane'' (2001 6-issue limited series, plus a '' Wizard'' #1/2 issue) *''

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Smash'' (2001 2-issue limited series) *'' Elektra: Glimpse & Echo'' (2002 4-issue limited series) *''Marvel Knights Double-Shot'' (2002 4-issue limited series) *'' Spider-Man: Blue'' (2002 6-issue limited series) *''

'' (2002 4-issue limited series) *''

: Gray'' (2003 6-issue limited series) *''

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'' (2003 8-issue limited series) *''

'' (2003 4-issue limited series) *'' Black Widow'' (2004 6-issue limited series) *'' Bullseye: Greatest Hits'' (2004 5-issue limited series) *''

: Father'' (2004 6-issue limited series) *''

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: Hard Knocks'' (2004 4-issue limited series) *''

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'' (2004 5-issue limited series) *''

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'' (2004 3-issue limited series) *'' Strange'' (2004 6-issue limited series) *''

'' (2004 5-issue limited series) *'' Black Widow: The Things They Say About Her'' (2005 6-issue limited series) *''

: Redemption'' (2005 6-issue limited series) *''

: Means and Ends'' (2005 6-issue limited series) *''

: The Road to Damnation'' (2005 6-issue limited series) *''

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'' (2005 7-issue limited series) *''Claws'' (2006 3-issue limited series) *'' Fury: Peacemaker'' (2006 6-issue limited series) *''

vs. Bullseye'' (2006 5-issue limited series) *''

Presents:

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'' (2006 5-issue limited series) *''

: The Chosen'' (2007 6-issue limited series) *''

: Battlin' Jack Murdock'' (2007 4-issue limited series) *''

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: Requiem'' (2007 4-issue limited series) *'' Spider-Man: Reign'' (2007 4-issue limited series) *''

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: Viva Las Vegas'' (2008; 2 issues published of an intended limited series) *'' Sub-Mariner: The Depths'' (2008 5-issue limited series) *'' Spider-Man: With Great Power'' (2008 5-issue limited series) * ''

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: Revelations'' (2008 5-issue limited series) *''

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'' (2008 3-issue limited series) *''

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Testament'' (2008 5-issue limited series) *''

: War Zone'' (2009 6-issue limited series) *''Strange Tales'' (2009 3-issue limited series) *''Strange Tales II'' (2010; only issues 2 & 3 of this 3-issue limited series are MK, issue 1 was published under the Max label) *''

: Flags of Our Fathers'' (2010 4-issue limited series) *''

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: Wade Wilson's War'' (2010 4-issue limited series) *''

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'' (2010 7-issue limited series) *''Spider-Man: Fever'' (2010 3-issue limited series) *''

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: For Asgard'' (2010 6-issue limited series) *'' Bullseye: Perfect Game'' (2011 2-issue limited series) *''

: Rapture'' (2011; 4-issue limited series) *''Marvel Knights: Hulk'' (2013 4-issue limited series) *''Marvel Knights: Spider-Man'' (2013 5-issue limited series) *''Marvel Knights: X-Men'' (2013 5-issue limited series) *''Marvel Knights 20th'' (2019 6-issue limited series)

One-shots

*''Ant-Man's Big Christmas'' (2000 one-shot) *'' Killraven'' (2001 one-shot) *''

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'' (2001 one-shot) *''

versus The Void'' (2001 one-shot) *''

'' (2001 one-shot) *''

'' (2002 one-shot) *'' Daredevil/Bullseye: The Target'' (2003; 1 issue published of an intended limited series) *''

: Red X-Mas'' (2004 one-shot) *''

: Bloody Valentine'' (2006 one-shot) *''

: Silent Night'' (2006 one-shot) *'' Captain America: White'' (2008; 1 issue published of an intended limited series; finally finished in 2015, but not under the Marvel Knights banner)

Other versions

Marvel Knights 2099

In 2004, Marvel Comics held a

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called "Marvel Knights 2099", which took place in the future on an alternate world (Earth-2992) that was not identical to the alternate Marvel Universe on Earth-928 featured in the 1990s

Marvel 2099 Marvel 2099 is a Marvel Comics imprint, started in 1992, that was originally one possible future of the Marvel Universe, but later revealed in a climax of ''Superior Spider-Man Goblin Nation arc'' and ''Amazing Spider-Man'' Vol. 3 #14 to be the ...

books. * '' Daredevil 2099'' #1 * '' Black Panther 2099'' #1 * '' Inhumans 2099'' #1 * ''

2099'' #1 * ''

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'' #1

Ultimate Marvel

The

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version of the Marvel Knights team made its debut in ''

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'' #106 in the arc called "Warriors". The members of the Ultimate Marvel version of the Marvel Knight include

, Iron Fist,

, and

. After Shang-Chi made an unsuccessful attack on the Kingpin, he was recruited by Daredevil to help bring down the Kingpin for good. Later, Daredevil, as Matt Murdock, met Spider-Man and asked him to join the group, with the plan of killing the Kingpin. Spider-Man objected to killing, and the group agreed to let Moon Knight, under the persona of Ronin join the Kingpin's employ. Ronin forcibly brought Spider-Man to the Kingpin as a captive. The Kingpin ties him up, unmasks him and tortures him and mocks him for being a teenager. After revealing that he knew that Ronin was Moon Knight, Kingpin had him beaten nearly to death, and let Spider-Man leave with the knowledge that one of the Knights was a traitor. After a bomb destroyed the law offices of Matt Murdock, Iron Fist was revealed as the traitor, though only because Kingpin threatened his daughter. Iron Fist was sent back to Kingpin to distract him while Daredevil tried to kill his

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tose wife. After a standoff between Daredevil, Kingpin, and Spider-Man, Kingpin agreed to leave the country in exchange for his wife's safety, but he secretly and furiously plotted to have Daredevil killed, Dr. Strange's hands broken, and Spider-Man's school blown up. Meanwhile, Moon Knight went to the police, revealed his secret identity, and said that Kingpin tried to kill him, which gave the police enough to arrest Kingpin on attempted murder charges. At the end of the arc there were brief images of the team going their separate ways: Shang-Chi caught a train out of town, Iron Fist returned to his daughter, Dr. Strange went back to his sanctum, and Daredevil berated himself at a church.

In other media

Film

Marvel Knights was also the name of a production arm of

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intended to be used to produce some of Marvel's darker and lesser-known titles: '' Punisher: War Zone'' and '' Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'' were the only films released under the ''Marvel Knights'' banner. The Marvel Knights books have had several influences on

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movies and TV shows. From the Netflix Marvel TV shows to the 2018 ''

'' film, the characters they created have been noted as coming directly from the comics. Christopher Priest credited the Dora Milaje to both

and

Video games

In the '' Marvel: Ultimate Alliance'' video game, Marvel Knights is a team bonus granted if you have any combination of the following characters on your team: Black Panther, Daredevil, Doctor Strange, Wolverine, Luke Cage, Spider-Man, Elektra and Moon Knight. Similarly '' Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order'' the third installment of the ''Marvel Ultimate Alliance'' franchise will have a DLC pass featuring characters from Marvel Knights such as the Punisher,

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and Morbius the Living Vampire.

Animation

In 2010,

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and

teamed up to release a roster of

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animated series on DVD. The following titles have been released thus far: #'' Astonishing X-Men: Gifted'' (September 28, 2010) #'' Iron Man: Extremis'' (November 30, 2010) #''

'' (January 18, 2011) #'' Spider-Woman: Agent of S.W.O.R.D.'' (June 14, 2011) #'' Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers'' (September 13, 2011) #''Astonishing X-Men: Dangerous'' (April 10, 2012) #''Astonishing X-Men: Torn'' (August 14, 2012) #''Astonishing X-Men: Unstoppable'' (November 13, 2012) #''Inhumans'' (April 23, 2013) #''Wolverine: Origin'' (July 9, 2013) #''Ultimate Wolverine Vs. Hulk'' (September 10, 2013) #''Wolverine versus Sabretooth'' (January 7, 2014) #''Wolverine Weapon X: Tomorrow Dies Today'' (May 13, 2014) #''Eternals'' (September 16, 2014) #''Wolverine versus Sabretooth: Reborn'' (March 24, 2015)

References

External links

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