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eileenthecrow's review
4.0
marvel's batman! no, seriously. i've heard it before but now i'm sure. this is marvel's take on batman. (or daredevil. or iron-man. i don't know. all of these heroes are carbon copies of each other anyway.)
but when you get a ultra rich guy with a hidden lair under his mansion wearing a weird suit screaming "vengeance!!" every two pages, it's hard NOT to think about bruce wayne. he even has his little mooncopter and crescent darts. the characters are similar too. in a way. they are both human in a world full of superheroes and they take the matters into their hands in their respective cities. marc has this monologue about wearing white that reminded me SO MUCH of what batman says about himself/his suit. but of course he wears black. on the other hand, marc is definitely mentally unstable and it is explored in the comics. while bruce has his share of problems, batman comics are never directly ABOUT his mental illnesses. (see? plural. many would say batman is A-okay! no problems at all. epitome of good mental health. nope. but at least moon knight explores that side of heroes and doesn't leave room for questions/denial.)
okay. i should stop with the batman comparisons and get to the story itself. i thought it was interesting even though some things definitely made no sense. (see: that happens when you start reading a character out of blue and without any background information.) (oh and also: i skipped v1 and v2 so this was definitely expected.) i will continue reading the rest. i only started reading these because i wanted to read the marvel now! (two words: BETTER ARTWORK) run but didn't want to do it before reading his other runs. i hope they are worth it.
but when you get a ultra rich guy with a hidden lair under his mansion wearing a weird suit screaming "vengeance!!" every two pages, it's hard NOT to think about bruce wayne. he even has his little mooncopter and crescent darts. the characters are similar too. in a way. they are both human in a world full of superheroes and they take the matters into their hands in their respective cities. marc has this monologue about wearing white that reminded me SO MUCH of what batman says about himself/his suit. but of course he wears black. on the other hand, marc is definitely mentally unstable and it is explored in the comics. while bruce has his share of problems, batman comics are never directly ABOUT his mental illnesses. (see? plural. many would say batman is A-okay! no problems at all. epitome of good mental health. nope. but at least moon knight explores that side of heroes and doesn't leave room for questions/denial.)
okay. i should stop with the batman comparisons and get to the story itself. i thought it was interesting even though some things definitely made no sense. (see: that happens when you start reading a character out of blue and without any background information.) (oh and also: i skipped v1 and v2 so this was definitely expected.) i will continue reading the rest. i only started reading these because i wanted to read the marvel now! (two words: BETTER ARTWORK) run but didn't want to do it before reading his other runs. i hope they are worth it.
amybraunauthor's review
5.0
This is definitely not a story for the faint of heart. While it does have its share of gore and violence, but it's got some dark themes and goes to some brutal places. The art is gorgeous and the story arc is well rounded. This is the kind of story that shows the kind of person Marc Spector can be and what makes him so intriguing, though he does make some awful choices regarding his friends.
While I loved the scene between Marlene and Marc, I have to admit that his interactions with Konshu were some of the highlights. It makes me want to read more of Moon Knight, preferably when he's less wallowing and more when he's fighting as an avatar for vengeance.
While I loved the scene between Marlene and Marc, I have to admit that his interactions with Konshu were some of the highlights. It makes me want to read more of Moon Knight, preferably when he's less wallowing and more when he's fighting as an avatar for vengeance.
sandeeisreading's review
2.0
I didn't get it.
If you're starting Moon Knight, this might not be the best one to start with.
This is my first one and I am confused out my f*cking mind.
The way the narrative flowed was very muddled.
I feel like people who might have read other iterations of this Moon Knight might appreciate this more, but as a beginner, I was just struggling the entire time.
Or maybe I'm just really stupid.
Also, one final note, the artwork for this was DIVINE.
If you're starting Moon Knight, this might not be the best one to start with.
This is my first one and I am confused out my f*cking mind.
The way the narrative flowed was very muddled.
I feel like people who might have read other iterations of this Moon Knight might appreciate this more, but as a beginner, I was just struggling the entire time.
Or maybe I'm just really stupid.
Also, one final note, the artwork for this was DIVINE.
webjoram's review against another edition
3.0
Es la primera historia completa que leo de este personaje y sinceramente no me ha parecido tan alucinante como muchos la ponen. Desde luego esta es una historia oscura y no apta para melindrosos. El tal Spector es un pedazo de cabron y por lo que parece disfruta siéndolo así que de superhéroe tiene poco. Mucha gente dice que esta es la versión de Batman de marvel, cierto que podemos encontrar ciertas semejanzas pero yo no estoy tan seguro de esta afirmación.
Me ha gustado mucho el dibujo pero no tanto la historia, demasiado confusa pero quizás se deba a que apenas conozco al personaje.
Me ha gustado mucho el dibujo pero no tanto la historia, demasiado confusa pero quizás se deba a que apenas conozco al personaje.
murphyc1's review
4.0
I'm coming quite late to the Moon Knight party, and I don't have any previous relationship with the character. I have always thought he has a cool costume, though. I liked this mid-'00's arc, though I have a few issues with some of the plotting, some weird dialogue, and the art. I used to like Finch a lot, and he is certainly a highly capable artist, but in some ways, in some places, Finch's art here represents what I dislike most about the style of this period. There's too much going on, it's too dark, and while Finch is a master of evoking motion on the page, which he does here masterfully, his art is just sort of ugly.
chloefrizzle's review
2.0
Started out strong by showing us how down in the dumps Moon Knight is, and what he is working towards. Then, didn't deliver.