J. M. DeMatteis (writer), Jon J. Muth (artist)
Moonshadow #3 (1985)
Published by Epic (Marvel Comics)
By stepping outside the confines of the established superhero universes, I was able to find my own distinctive voice as a writer, telling the kind of tale I wanted to tell in exactly the way I wanted to tell it. ‘Moonshadow’ set me free as a writer, and I brought that freedom with me when I stepped back into the Marvel/DC universes. There couldn’t have been a ‘Kraven’s Last Hunt’ if I hadn’t done ‘Moonshadow’ first.
—J. M. DeMatteis, interviewed in Fanbase Press (2020)