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4.31 AVERAGE
4.31 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting
Moderate: Slavery, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It’s a very trippy read. You kinda have to accept that you’re not going to understand what’s going on but it’s a cool story. Bonus points for helping me realize that my sleep meds were messing with me and I was not supposed to have trouble figuring out whether my dreams were real or not. Good times, thanks Moon Knight
Un maravilloso viaje surrealista por la mente de Marc Spector y todas las diferentes personalidades de Moon Knight. Aunque la presencia de diferentes artistas resulta lógica dependiendo del fragmento de historia que están narrando debilidad (muy ligeramente) la unidad del volumen, pero el arte de la historia central es más increíble que uno puede lidiar con esas páginas. Gran historia, que me recordó un poco a lo que intentó hacer LEGION, la serie de televisión de FX (y eso nunca va a ser una queja).
I feel like this one of a 3/5 read for me but I can respect the numbers of layers in this story. It was definitely not what I was expecting but I admire it's art and writing. I wonder if I would have enjoyed it more if I was more familiar with the character.
This is one of the greatest comics I've ever read. Masterful storytelling and absolutely breathtaking art. I can't recommend this enough.
medium-paced
This is my first time stepping into the world of Moon Knight, and this particular series is a great way to see who the man behind the mask is. It all starts when we see our hero, Marc Spector in an asylum that he’s lived in for as long as he can remember. He begins seeing a strange figure in what may or may not be in his head, and it will send him on an interchanging journey where he will see himself in many different lives.
A mesmerizing and mysterious story that has a handful of surprises and action. We get a good amount of time seeking Spector in and out of his “moon” outfit too. A- (91%/Excellent)
A mesmerizing and mysterious story that has a handful of surprises and action. We get a good amount of time seeking Spector in and out of his “moon” outfit too. A- (91%/Excellent)
as the owner of a broken brain this felt strangely healing for me. when they all work together at the end :,) learning to live with yourself is probably the hardest of “healing/getting better.” the end was so very satisfying. 10/10 very good introduction to moonknight as a character.
After reading the beginning of [a:Doug Moench|19886|Doug Moench|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1401985402p2/19886.jpg]'s original runs on Moon Knight, I started to be exhausted by the multiple alter egos of Moon Knight. I didn't find any of the rogues gallery engaging. The occasional Egyptian detours seemed silly.
I think if you were to take the best of Moench's runs and make them the first eight episodes of a series, and then follow it up with this run, it would be spectacular.
Lemire's run reads like a Vertigo run from the mid-90s. It switches between the different aspects of Moon Knight's alter egos as he attempts to escape from a very mid-20th century mental hospital, which is also Egypt (of course), which is also New York City.
I think this would be a disaster to read if you weren't either 1.) familiar with Moon Knight's backstory from having read at least a year or so's worth of old issues; or 2.) someone who really likes puzzling together a fractured story in the hopes that it will make sense in the end. But if you fall into either of those categories, this is easily a 4 or 5 star book. For the middle five issues, each character's perspective is portrayed by a different artist. I hadn't encountered [a:Wilfredo Torres|5311884|Wilfredo Torres|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1610561758p2/5311884.jpg] or [a:Michael Garland|69419|Michael Garland|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]'s work before, but I was thrilled to see pages from [a:Francesco Francavilla|286833|Francesco Francavilla|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1488512726p2/286833.jpg] and [a:James Stokoe|452015|James Stokoe|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png], who each have unique styles that clash pleasantly with the rest of the art. I'd love to see more books do this as successfully. Maybe a [a:Sean Phillips|22671|Sean Phillips|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1565044514p2/22671.jpg]/[a:Brandon Graham|7631424|Brandon Graham|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1417883118p2/7631424.jpg] joint project?
While the ending of this book wasn't as exciting for me as the first twelve issues, I do enjoy it as a way to purge Moon Knight of some of the complicated and sillier aspects of Marc Spector/Steven Grant/Jake Lockley/Konshu/Moon Knight, and am a little sad that they undid this change almost immediately.
This run happened roughly the same time that [a:Tom King|6423138|Tom King|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1442632976p2/6423138.jpg]'s [b:The Vision, Volume 1: Little Worse Than A Man|27163019|The Vision, Volume 1 Little Worse Than A Man|Tom King|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1466479787l/27163019._SY75_.jpg|49571362], which is a great unrelated companion piece. I wish Marvel took more risks like this, as even without sticking the landing, this book was head and shoulders above most of their superhero books.
I think if you were to take the best of Moench's runs and make them the first eight episodes of a series, and then follow it up with this run, it would be spectacular.
Lemire's run reads like a Vertigo run from the mid-90s. It switches between the different aspects of Moon Knight's alter egos as he attempts to escape from a very mid-20th century mental hospital, which is also Egypt (of course), which is also New York City.
I think this would be a disaster to read if you weren't either 1.) familiar with Moon Knight's backstory from having read at least a year or so's worth of old issues; or 2.) someone who really likes puzzling together a fractured story in the hopes that it will make sense in the end. But if you fall into either of those categories, this is easily a 4 or 5 star book. For the middle five issues, each character's perspective is portrayed by a different artist. I hadn't encountered [a:Wilfredo Torres|5311884|Wilfredo Torres|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1610561758p2/5311884.jpg] or [a:Michael Garland|69419|Michael Garland|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]'s work before, but I was thrilled to see pages from [a:Francesco Francavilla|286833|Francesco Francavilla|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1488512726p2/286833.jpg] and [a:James Stokoe|452015|James Stokoe|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png], who each have unique styles that clash pleasantly with the rest of the art. I'd love to see more books do this as successfully. Maybe a [a:Sean Phillips|22671|Sean Phillips|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1565044514p2/22671.jpg]/[a:Brandon Graham|7631424|Brandon Graham|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1417883118p2/7631424.jpg] joint project?
While the ending of this book wasn't as exciting for me as the first twelve issues, I do enjoy it as a way to purge Moon Knight of some of the complicated and sillier aspects of Marc Spector/Steven Grant/Jake Lockley/Konshu/Moon Knight, and am a little sad that they undid this change almost immediately.
This run happened roughly the same time that [a:Tom King|6423138|Tom King|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1442632976p2/6423138.jpg]'s [b:The Vision, Volume 1: Little Worse Than A Man|27163019|The Vision, Volume 1 Little Worse Than A Man|Tom King|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1466479787l/27163019._SY75_.jpg|49571362], which is a great unrelated companion piece. I wish Marvel took more risks like this, as even without sticking the landing, this book was head and shoulders above most of their superhero books.