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Moon Knight Epic Collection: Bad Moon Rising

Moon Knight Epic Collection: Bad Moon Rising

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Discover the many faces of the Moon Knight！ Mercenary。 Werewolfhunter。 Super hero。 Millionaire playboy。 Cab driver。 Ghost？ Moon Knight is many things to many people， with the multiple personalities to match！ Follow the Fist of Khonshu as he battles to find his place in the Marvel Universe in this collection of his earliest appearances。 From his startling debut as a nemesis of Werewolf by Night to an unlikely stint with the Defenders。

COLLECTING: WEREWOLF BY NIGHT 32-33; MARVEL SPOTLIGHT 28-29; DEFENDERS 47-50; PETER PARKER， THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN 22-23; MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE 52; MOON KNIGHT 1-4; MATERIAL FROM HULK MAGAZINE 11-15， 17-18， 20; MATERIAL FROM MARVEL PREVIEW 21 （MOON KNIGHT EPIC COLLECTION VOL。 1）

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Greg Trosclair ，

This was a great read。 I had not read the first two stories before。 I really enjoyed the whole book。 Once Bill Sienkiewicz got onboard as the regular artist then the character's story really takes off。 I loved these stories。 Doug Moench does a great job with his creation。 It was fun reading the Defenders story included here。 It was an early favorite of mine a kid。 The stories are quite adult oriented for the time that they came out。 I always appreciated Moon Knight's story。 I love that from the This was a great read。 I had not read the first two stories before。 I really enjoyed the whole book。 Once Bill Sienkiewicz got onboard as the regular artist then the character's story really takes off。 I loved these stories。 Doug Moench does a great job with his creation。 It was fun reading the Defenders story included here。 It was an early favorite of mine a kid。 The stories are quite adult oriented for the time that they came out。 I always appreciated Moon Knight's story。 I love that from the start it wasn't Moon Knight alone but Moon Knight， Frenchie and Marlene right from the start as were the multiple personalities。 All in all a very solid read。 。。。more

Jeff Howells ，

Back in the 80s & early 90s I was a big comic book fan， and although my interest now tends to manifest itself in watching the Marvel films I occasionally revisit some of the stories & characters from the 70s & 80s。 Moon Knight is one of my favourite characters from that period。 He’s essentially Marvel’s Batman， fighting criminals at night。 He’s what’s known as a ‘street level’ hero， more realistic than a lot of Marvel’s output （eg the X Men）。 One of the unusual things they do with the character Back in the 80s & early 90s I was a big comic book fan， and although my interest now tends to manifest itself in watching the Marvel films I occasionally revisit some of the stories & characters from the 70s & 80s。 Moon Knight is one of my favourite characters from that period。 He’s essentially Marvel’s Batman， fighting criminals at night。 He’s what’s known as a ‘street level’ hero， more realistic than a lot of Marvel’s output （eg the X Men）。 One of the unusual things they do with the character is to give him multiple personalities （a mercenary， a millionaire and a taxi driver）。 This book collects his earliest appearances as a guest star in other comics up to the creation of his own title。 It takes a while before Marvel knows what to do with him but by the end of this collection he’s starting to hit his stride。 。。。more

Clint ，

Recently， I read volume 1 of Jeff Lemire’s Moon Knight run and enjoyed it enough I will seek out volume 2; however， Moon Knight is a Marvel character that I know peripherally。 I decided to change that by beginning at the beginning。 This is not a book every comic book fan will enjoy。 It is in the school of late 70’s， early 80’s gonzo Marvel comics。 I found it interesting seeing MK enter the scene as an opponent for the werewolf of Werewolf by Night。 Marvel then spotlighted him in Marvel premier a Recently， I read volume 1 of Jeff Lemire’s Moon Knight run and enjoyed it enough I will seek out volume 2; however， Moon Knight is a Marvel character that I know peripherally。 I decided to change that by beginning at the beginning。 This is not a book every comic book fan will enjoy。 It is in the school of late 70’s， early 80’s gonzo Marvel comics。 I found it interesting seeing MK enter the scene as an opponent for the werewolf of Werewolf by Night。 Marvel then spotlighted him in Marvel premier and gave him guest star roles in The Defenders — I enjoyed visiting the team of Hulk， Hellcat， Valkyrie and Nighthawk， he was teamed up with good ole Web-Pits in Peter Parker the Spectacular Spider-Man， and joined forces with the Thing for two issues of Marvel Two in One。 The book started to shine when Bill Sienkiewicz took over the art duties。 When Sienkiewicz was pencilling， Moon Knight was a back-up feature in The Hulk Magazine。 The stories started taking more shape of Moon Knight being Marvel’s Batman。 The multiple personalities also started to become more entrenched with the character as well。 I enjoyed these back up stories the most。 The volume ends with the first four issues of Moon Knight’s ongoing series。 The stories were not as strong as the backup features in Hulk， but issue one retcons Moon Knight’s origin and issue four rectified the new origin with that given MK in Werewolf by Night。 I’m not sure if I will read more of these， but the nostalgia factor of 70’s/80’s comics was high and it was interesting seeing early Bill Sienkiewicz art prior to his takeoff with The New Mutants where he really developed his unique style。 。。。more

Courtney ，

I don’t think older superhero comics are really my thing。 They’re interesting from a historical perspective， as they show a contemporary view of the time period they were written in。 It’s interesting to see how slang and fashion have changed over the years。 It’s also interesting to see the effect of the comics code on the writing。 I think I prefer more modern releases， though。 Especially with how the art has evolved over the years。 Plot-wise… Maybe because they were originally published in the b I don’t think older superhero comics are really my thing。 They’re interesting from a historical perspective， as they show a contemporary view of the time period they were written in。 It’s interesting to see how slang and fashion have changed over the years。 It’s also interesting to see the effect of the comics code on the writing。 I think I prefer more modern releases， though。 Especially with how the art has evolved over the years。 Plot-wise… Maybe because they were originally published in the back of Marvel’s Hulk comics， the story-line is mostly a series of short stories， mainly connected by a common character - the titular Moon Knight。 With the short lengths， you don’t get a very complex plot of insight into the characters for most of these stories。 Hopefully once Moon Knight gained traction under his own title this was able to improve for further volumes。 Most of the stories were solidly in the 2。5-3 star range， though a couple stood out among the others， like the storyline involving a serial killer targeting nurses。 I liked the storyline they came up with for Moon Knights’ origins as well。 。。。more

ISMOTU ，

The debut of Moon Knight！ It was fun to revisit the initial adventures of the lunar crusader and see how he evolved and was fleshed out from antagonist in "Werewolf by Night" to his very own series。 Those early guest appearances are pretty standard 70's superhero fare with a few dashes of what was to come from Doug Moench's imagination， but things really get rolling with the Hulk Magazine back up feature and the debut of Bill Sienkiewicz on art。 Very keen to read the next volume as they reach th The debut of Moon Knight！ It was fun to revisit the initial adventures of the lunar crusader and see how he evolved and was fleshed out from antagonist in "Werewolf by Night" to his very own series。 Those early guest appearances are pretty standard 70's superhero fare with a few dashes of what was to come from Doug Moench's imagination， but things really get rolling with the Hulk Magazine back up feature and the debut of Bill Sienkiewicz on art。 Very keen to read the next volume as they reach the heights of their collaboration。 。。。more

Daniel ，

What a fascinating collection of stories。 It’s fun to go back and see the origins of some of the character staples: his multiple personalities， his crime fighting， some of his strength。 That tenuous hold on continuity really bumps these comics up as the back half really leans into its origins， but adds thats grit so popular in comics at the time。 Moon Knight becomes such an interesting character to illustrate with his all white stylings。 The early adventures are very wacky and simple but they ki What a fascinating collection of stories。 It’s fun to go back and see the origins of some of the character staples: his multiple personalities， his crime fighting， some of his strength。 That tenuous hold on continuity really bumps these comics up as the back half really leans into its origins， but adds thats grit so popular in comics at the time。 Moon Knight becomes such an interesting character to illustrate with his all white stylings。 The early adventures are very wacky and simple but they kind of inform the back half that set them up to be tragic and exciting and thoughtful。 I gotta read more Sienkiewicz。 。。。more

Andrew Garvey ，

To call this massive collection of Moon Knight's earliest outings a 'mixed bag' is quite the understatement。 There's the thoroughly forgettable， like the two issues where he plays second fiddle to Spider-Man， a brief Hulk crossover story that's decent enough， a cheesy 'Defenders' team-up that goes on for four interminable issues and Moon Knight feels like some random cape and a Two-in-one where he teams up with the Thing。 Aside from his own support team， Moon Knight teaming up with established s To call this massive collection of Moon Knight's earliest outings a 'mixed bag' is quite the understatement。 There's the thoroughly forgettable， like the two issues where he plays second fiddle to Spider-Man， a brief Hulk crossover story that's decent enough， a cheesy 'Defenders' team-up that goes on for four interminable issues and Moon Knight feels like some random cape and a Two-in-one where he teams up with the Thing。 Aside from his own support team， Moon Knight teaming up with established superheroes always feels forced and gimmicky for me。 And this collection at least showed me it was like that from the beginning。Only one story here is outright awful - a preposterous two-parter from Marvel Spotlight with goofy， hilariously bad villain （Conquer-Lord） straight out of the 1960s Batman TV series - that， surprisingly was written by Moon Knight's creator， Doug Moench。 A much better early Moench story plays out across three issues of Hulk Magazine， establishing Moon Knight as a detective/vigilante and using his multiple personalities in a way that hints at Spector/Grant/Lockley's future complexity， as well as his connection to Egyptian statuary。And luckily， there's some fantastic work here as well - all of it written by Moench。 Moon Knight's first ever appearance in two issues of Werewolf By Night establishes him as a serious， dangerous character （I miss his spiked gloves） who fits right into Jack Russell's weird world。 'Nights Born Ten Years Gone' （originally from issues 17， 18 and 20 of hulk magazine） is excellent - gripping， brutal， fast-paced and exceptionally dark。 A brilliant story。 There's also the double-length Marvel Premiere story that delves into all sorts of '70s CIA/mind control conspiracy territory。 And， finally， the first four issues of Moon Knight's first ever series， from 1980。 These give Moon Knight his 'new' and 'official' backstory， introduce Raoul Bushman and start to really flesh out Moon Knight's identity（ies）。Fascinating， wildly uneven stuff。 。。。more

Bob ，

Gems include Moon Knight v。 Werewolf by Night， Watergate， Lupinar the Wolf， Hulk during an eclipse， Hatchet-Man， Cobra， Bushman， Skid-Row Slasher， Midnight， & Committee of 5

Andrew ，

Moon Knight's early appearances are pretty bad。 Things do improve somewhat once Sienkiewicz comes on board。 His artwork here isn't nearly as daring or abstract as it would soon become， but it has a lurid intensity that adds some flavor to Moench's overly wordy scripts。 Moon Knight's early appearances are pretty bad。 Things do improve somewhat once Sienkiewicz comes on board。 His artwork here isn't nearly as daring or abstract as it would soon become， but it has a lurid intensity that adds some flavor to Moench's overly wordy scripts。 。。。more

John ，

Exemplifies the weirdness of Moon Knight even before the current era。 Moon Knight is a weirdo magnet character。

Will ，

Sure a product of its time， but still sexist， racist and ableist almost nonstop。 Since they are still establishing his character at this time， the retcons of his origin story flip flops around in this collection。 Can't say any of the stories were interesting， but one arc did educate me about human experiments done by the CIA。 Sure a product of its time， but still sexist， racist and ableist almost nonstop。 Since they are still establishing his character at this time， the retcons of his origin story flip flops around in this collection。 Can't say any of the stories were interesting， but one arc did educate me about human experiments done by the CIA。 。。。more

Jacob ，

Initially Marvel's response to Batman， that dreaded billionaire classist 'superhero，' Moon Knight really came into his own as a character。 In fact， in my opinion， Moon Knight is one of Marvel's strongest characters， as far as development goes。 A series intertwining the complexities of religious belief in postmodern society， identity crises （he has multiple personality disorder）， and the interplay of class politics。 In any given issue， our hero can come face-to-face with literal monsters （think w Initially Marvel's response to Batman， that dreaded billionaire classist 'superhero，' Moon Knight really came into his own as a character。 In fact， in my opinion， Moon Knight is one of Marvel's strongest characters， as far as development goes。 A series intertwining the complexities of religious belief in postmodern society， identity crises （he has multiple personality disorder）， and the interplay of class politics。 In any given issue， our hero can come face-to-face with literal monsters （think werewolves）， or human monsters （corrupt politicians and police）。 Sometimes， it's hard to tell the difference。Reading the first round of Moon Knight series is quite a nostalgic trip to my days in middle school。 A bit more enhanced， though - the complexities and nuances of the narrative were certainly lost on me at that time。 If you choose to read only one Marvel series， let it be Moon Knight。 。。。more

B ，

Moon Knight as a villain was pretty forgettable。 The early Moon Knight stories were a little silly。 The gritty Moon Knight stories were probably the most unique。Then， finally， they built out the mythology a little。 It was all alright。 It's not clear why this character keeps coming back and they keep running back to this bizarre mythology。 Moon Knight as a villain was pretty forgettable。 The early Moon Knight stories were a little silly。 The gritty Moon Knight stories were probably the most unique。Then， finally， they built out the mythology a little。 It was all alright。 It's not clear why this character keeps coming back and they keep running back to this bizarre mythology。 。。。more

Chris ，

This collects the first few issues of Moon Knight and all of Moon Knight's appearances before that beginning with the werewolf issues。 Early on， he's a rather generic， underdeveloped character。 I mostly skimmed the Defenders issues for this reason and because he's just a minor character in them。 These are followed by ran do team ups with Spiderman and The Thing。 But gradually he starts to get fleshed out a bit more with his stories from Hulk Magazine。 Then when he gets his own series， Moon is fi This collects the first few issues of Moon Knight and all of Moon Knight's appearances before that beginning with the werewolf issues。 Early on， he's a rather generic， underdeveloped character。 I mostly skimmed the Defenders issues for this reason and because he's just a minor character in them。 These are followed by ran do team ups with Spiderman and The Thing。 But gradually he starts to get fleshed out a bit more with his stories from Hulk Magazine。 Then when he gets his own series， Moon is finally given a proper origin story。 And then a few issues later， the writers retcon his appearance in Werewolf so that any questions readers had about it are resolved。 The later stories included start to hint at the psychological issues that Marc may be going through by undertaking so many identities。 Being a fan already， I enjoyed this collection for how it pulls all of Moon Knight's various early appearaces together even if they were a bit shallow to begin with。 。。。more

Patrick ，

So I finally got around to reading some Epics this week， instead of just hoarding them， and some reason the one I grabbed was Moon Knight Vol 1。 Even though I am a child of the 80's， Moon Knight was never a book I picked up。 I might have had a odd issue of two in my floppies back in the day， but I doubt I read them。 In way this felt almost like two books。 We had the pre-Sienkiewicz and post-Sienkiewicz Moon Knight。 Lets talk the pre-Sienkiewicz Moon Knight first。 Might as well， since they came f So I finally got around to reading some Epics this week， instead of just hoarding them， and some reason the one I grabbed was Moon Knight Vol 1。 Even though I am a child of the 80's， Moon Knight was never a book I picked up。 I might have had a odd issue of two in my floppies back in the day， but I doubt I read them。 In way this felt almost like two books。 We had the pre-Sienkiewicz and post-Sienkiewicz Moon Knight。 Lets talk the pre-Sienkiewicz Moon Knight first。 Might as well， since they came first。 We have Moon Knight's first appearance from Werewolf By Night， his Marvel Spotlight run， and guest appearances with Defenders， Spider-man， And Thing。 He starts out as a protagonist with silver weapons for Werewolf， in Marvel Spotlight they had in the "extra identity" idea for Moon Knight。 The Defenders stories have some great art from Keith Giffen （at least when he is not inked by Klaus Jenson in one of the oddest Penciler/Inker combos I can remember seeing。） Then more generic super-heroes with Spider-man and the Thing。 These stories were pretty generic and Moon Knight， while a cool visual， isn't much of a character。 Then Moon Knight gets the back-up strip in Rampaging Hulk， and Bill Sienkiewicz joins with Doug Moench and we start to see a character form。 We meet the extended cast， we get hints of the fact the Moon Knight just isn't a hero with three different secret identities， but maybe a man with four different personalities。 We start to see those personalities interact with others， we get to start to know Frenchie， Marline， and the rest of the supporting cast， and we get some glips into Marc Spector's past， as most of the protagonist have some connection to his past。 In some ways the Hulk back-up stories reminded me of Eisner Spirit stories， in the the stories were more about the villian or supporting members， rather then Moon Knight。 When we get to Moon Knights solo book， Moench and Sienkiewicz get more space to play， and we really start to see that Moon Knight is a multiple personality。 We get a new origin for Moon Knight， an explanation of why we have the Werewolf by night origin， and lots of great art from Sienkiewicz。 Let's talk about Bill Sienkiewicz's art for moment。 He is a powerhouse right out of the gate。 His art is very powerful and dynamic， and very different then the style we would come to know from him in a couple of years time。 They are hints here and there of what is to come from him。 It's fascinating to see those crumbs of the artist he is to come。 But its not like he was bad before。 He is great on these issues。 But so different from where he is going。 Well， that's enough rambling from me。 Thanks for coming to my Marc Spector Talk。 。。。more

Will Fenton ，

About as hokey as mid-70s to early 80s comics can be。 Still， good to see how he started。

Mark Stratton ，

Incredibly uneven， which makes for a mish-mash of enjoyment。 It gets better towards the end。

Fox ，

This is the first Moon Knight collection。This collects his first appearances in Werewolf By Night and the long trek before he finally gets his actual self-titled run。 The origin stories are interesting （as are the several instances where he's Mark Spector rather than Marc Spector）， as are the retcons when he became popular and they decided he deserved to be more than the simple villain for Jack Russell。 Surprisingly， the retcon isn't terrible but actually works rather well and fits into his myth This is the first Moon Knight collection。This collects his first appearances in Werewolf By Night and the long trek before he finally gets his actual self-titled run。 The origin stories are interesting （as are the several instances where he's Mark Spector rather than Marc Spector）， as are the retcons when he became popular and they decided he deserved to be more than the simple villain for Jack Russell。 Surprisingly， the retcon isn't terrible but actually works rather well and fits into his mythology。 You can see the evolution of the character。 While his DID isn't overtly discussed in these books， the fracturing of his personality is beginning to show and the way it impacts his relationship with Marlene。 Khonshu， surprisingly， comes into play a bit later in the series than one might expect。 That having been said， prior to his appearance， Marc's werewolf adjacent origins works out rather well。 It's easier to swallow than some of the larger retcons that have happened in Marvel comics， at least。Here， also， you get the first introduction of Bushman - one of Marc's most marked enemies - and Randall Spector。 The plotlines were better developed and darker than I wholly expected。 The artwork， while at first uneven， begins to show the skill of Bill Sienkiewicz - who begins to draw the comics towards the tail-end of this volume。 He is much more prominent （and showing much greater skill） in the second volume。 So， all in all？ These are great stories。 It was easily as fun as The Fury of the Iron Fist and actually more mature than the Iron Fist comics。 I dig it。 I'm looking forward to reading the next volume and continuing to dig deeper into one of Marvel's most underrated characters。 。。。more

Brannigan ，

This is a mixed bag book。 It’s all of Moon Knight’s earliest appearances in other characters books and a few mini series。 It’s fun to see how each writer deals with the character but there’s no consistency and marked growth so some stories are good while the others are lame。 Only for the die hard fans。

Josh Bungs ，

The intro to moon knight is great， then the book lags for awhile with middling sidestories from other characters before it picks up and becomes really fantastic through the hulk magazine stories and into the first issues of the main Moon knight series。One of the rare comic super heroes who manages to still feel grounded in a real world during this era （70/80s）

Jamie Manley ，

This is a reread。 4。25。Rereading these is fun so far。 My favorite issue in vol。1 has to be moon knight #2 “The skid row slasher。” It features the backstory of my favorite character and has a tragic ending， which is basically my jam。 On to vol。2！

Xroldx ，

The origins of Moon Knight， a character that changed much throughout the years。 Also the first Marvel Epic I've read and I like this format。 The origins of Moon Knight， a character that changed much throughout the years。 Also the first Marvel Epic I've read and I like this format。 。。。more

Andrew ，

A real interesting look at the early days of Moon Knight。 It’s neat seeing writers know they’ve got something special with Moon Knight but just can’t quite get what the character should be yet。 The stories don’t start to get really good until the Hulk Magazine reprints。 Loved that they let Moon Knight be a bit of a horror style book （especially since he first appeared in “Werewolf by Night”）。 The first four issues of Moon Knight are pretty good and the Bill Sienkiewicz art is amazing。 Would reco A real interesting look at the early days of Moon Knight。 It’s neat seeing writers know they’ve got something special with Moon Knight but just can’t quite get what the character should be yet。 The stories don’t start to get really good until the Hulk Magazine reprints。 Loved that they let Moon Knight be a bit of a horror style book （especially since he first appeared in “Werewolf by Night”）。 The first four issues of Moon Knight are pretty good and the Bill Sienkiewicz art is amazing。 Would recommend this book to the hardcore Moon Knight fans， but could be tough for anyone just curious about the character。 。。。more

Richard ，

Early Bil Sienkiewicz art。nuff said。Excelsior。

Sean ，

3。5 really

Christopher （Donut） ，

I had my eye on this for old times' sake。 I remember collecting all the early appearances of Moon Knight， back in the Bronze Age， when new comics were fifty cents （a lot of money）， and back issues ran to double digits if they were collectible。Eh， they weren't always worth it。 I had my eye on this for old times' sake。 I remember collecting all the early appearances of Moon Knight， back in the Bronze Age， when new comics were fifty cents （a lot of money）， and back issues ran to double digits if they were collectible。Eh， they weren't always worth it。 。。。more

Philip Lister ，

I’ve always loved reading Moon Knight when I was a kid。 This is a compilation of those stories。 Love the non computer world and the nostalgia。 Like someone wearing a T-shirt that reads” Funky Town” which was a popular song back in 1980。

Rick ，

Early days。 Basically。 The origins of Moon Knight， both in publication and in a bit more detail。 Doug Moench and Don Perlin may have created the character， but it was under the stewardship of Moench and Bill Sienkiewicz that Moon Knight truly came alive。 This collection offers all those early tales from Werewolf by Night #32-33 & Marvel Spotlight #28-29 that introduced & laid the groundwork for Moon Knight。 But it was really the appearances as a guest-star in Defenders #47-50， Peter Parker， the Early days。 Basically。 The origins of Moon Knight， both in publication and in a bit more detail。 Doug Moench and Don Perlin may have created the character， but it was under the stewardship of Moench and Bill Sienkiewicz that Moon Knight truly came alive。 This collection offers all those early tales from Werewolf by Night #32-33 & Marvel Spotlight #28-29 that introduced & laid the groundwork for Moon Knight。 But it was really the appearances as a guest-star in Defenders #47-50， Peter Parker， the Spectacular Spider-Man #22-23 & Marvel Two-in-One #52 that brought him to the attention of a wider audience。 Still of the intriguing and more mature plots in the pages of Hulk！ #11-15， 17-18， 20 & Marvel Preview #21 that brought the character and creators the accolades and recognition to land him his own solo series。 Moon Knight （1980） #1-4 are also included， and actually cap off the origin arc very nicely。 But the inconsistency of the growing pains of the character and the discrepancy of artist depictions really hold this back from truly nailing a 5-star review。 This is great stuff and lots of fun， with a good balance of humor and drama， it as good as it is， it really only illustrates how even better volume 2 is。 Since his first appearance as an opponent for Jack Russell， the werewolf by night， I’ve been intrigued by the character and my appreciation only grew over these other appearances。 The writers and artists who contributed to this volume all did amazing work， but Moench and Sienkiewicz really do nail it to the wall in the next volume。 This one just whets the appetite。 。。。more

Jacob ，

As you might expect for a collection that traces a character's earliest appearances in the Marvel Universe， Moon Knight: Bad Moon Rising is inconsistent。 That inconsistency starts off endearing and cute until you realize that this behemoth of a collection runs nearly 500 pages。The core MK collector will likely appreciate easy access to some of the early titles as we get a glimpse of Moon Knight in issues of The Defenders， Spider-man， and several other series--but for most of us， these feel like As you might expect for a collection that traces a character's earliest appearances in the Marvel Universe， Moon Knight: Bad Moon Rising is inconsistent。 That inconsistency starts off endearing and cute until you realize that this behemoth of a collection runs nearly 500 pages。The core MK collector will likely appreciate easy access to some of the early titles as we get a glimpse of Moon Knight in issues of The Defenders， Spider-man， and several other series--but for most of us， these feel like historical footnotes for the character。 They don't provide any particular insight into Moon Knight or his his past （even his debut--which explains his past--gets ignored later as we get a different origins story about halfway through the book）。 Instead， these throw-away issues put us in the middle of other storylines actually about the issue's title characters， which make them confusing and awkward。By the time we get into Moon Knight proper （ie， stories centered solely on MK and his various identities）， this collection is already dragging。 So even as the material strengthens considerably the deeper into it you get， it is already behind the 8-ball--and the thing about "dragging" is that the longer a book is， the worse it drags， even when the quality improves。But while that may make this sound miserable， the cool elements of Moon Knight still shine through--buoyed in no small part by some really cool artwork。 There are some glorious expressions throughout; often antagonists or minor characters， though sometimes of other Marvel heroes （one of the standouts is Hulk looking irritated， saying "Every day is the same。 Hulk HIT！ Hulk SMASH！ Hulk does NOTHING ELSE！ Hulk is bored with hitting and smashing。 Hulk will SLEEP。。。 do something else tomorrow。 Something。。。 FUN。"）I think， probably， this collection is best geared towards existing fans of Moon Knight。 For those of us new to the character， we're better off looking to something a bit more consistent。 。。。more

John Nelson ，

I've read large sized comic Anthologies before， but for some reason this one felt longer and larger than previous ones， especially for a Marvel character。 I love reading anthologies from Golden/Silver/platinum eras like these to learn and know about characters and their past story lines， and to just help me bond with a character better。 Moon knight is something special for me because for the most part I haven't really found too many Marvel characters which I feel "are mine" But Moon Knight is in I've read large sized comic Anthologies before， but for some reason this one felt longer and larger than previous ones， especially for a Marvel character。 I love reading anthologies from Golden/Silver/platinum eras like these to learn and know about characters and their past story lines， and to just help me bond with a character better。 Moon knight is something special for me because for the most part I haven't really found too many Marvel characters which I feel "are mine" But Moon Knight is in that category now。 Sure， his blatant similarities to Batman are obvious on the superficial level， and that was the initial appeal。 I needed to know who in the hell this imitation Batman was。 However， he is no Batman rip off once you get to the core of the character。 His multiple personalities and alleged delusions of being an Egyptian god incarnate makes for a unique spin on the vigilante with out super powers （even though he claims he has werewolf venom in his blood that makes him grow in strength with the full moon。 I doubt that still） from beginning to end， this also didn't feel like a typical Marvel series either。 It felt more adult in nature， almost on the cusp of seeming like a Vertigo title。 Sure， his rivals weren't all that memorable， but it was the dark， stanky Noir feeling in the stories （and some pretty intense moments that would have passed for a horror comic in a couple of panels） that kept me reading。 I need to just continue forward and learn more about his later day adventures to see how far his voice gets developed。 Honestly， this series inspires me to want to try my hand at some Moon knight stories and pages。 I would also love to see this adapted in the Marvel/Netflix universe。 It has the rawness， grit and soul that matches along side Jessica Jones and Daredevil。 Until then， drop down the ladder， Frenchie and fly us the fok outa here！ 。。。more

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