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Moon Knight (2021)
Moon Knight, Vol. 1: The Midnight Mission
The mysterious Mr. Knight has opened his Midnight Mission, his people petitioning him to shelter them from the weird and horrible. The Moon Knight stalks the rooftops and alleys marked with his crescent moon tag, bringing violence to any who would harm his flock. Marc Spector, in whichever guise he dons, is back on the streets, a renegade priest of an unworthy god. But while Khonshu languishes in prison, Moon Knight’s duty still must be observed: the protection of those who travel at night. But what happens when those he would save are turned into weapons against him? When gangs of elderly residents leave a trail of bizarre violence, Moon Knight must put his body, mind and very soul on the line to end the carnage!
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COLLECTING: Moon Knight (2021) 1-6
144 pages, Paperback
First published February 15, 2022
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May 6, 2025
We get it on most every night / And when that ol' moon gets so big and bright / It's a supernatural delight (Dancing in the Moonlight – King Harvest).
I’m sure this will become evidently clear the longer this sentence goes on, but because Tumblr is my main form of social media, whenever I become interested in something new… well, let’s just say that things get out of hand pretty quickly. Hey, I lose myself in my interests! In that regard, I’d say that my reading experience this year has been driven forward by two newfound obsessions between the highest of high, high fantasy novels (like Luck in the Shadows and Penric’s Demon) or… Marvel stuff. Again. Man, I should probably feel ashamed about all the trash talk I’ve given to Marvel slop in past reviews, because I’ve got to admit that Moon Knight: The Midnight Mission was genuinely phenomenal. And I know I tend to say that “I liked this comic a whole lot" a whole lot, but the truth is that I always leave off a slightly condescending “for a comic book hehe!” implied right there at the end. Well, that’s finally not the case here, because everything in this comic, from the story to the characters to the gorgeous art, all blended together in a perfect smoothie. I can honestly say that this comic is just really good, full stop! This will sound incredibly shallow, but the fact that the art in The Midnight Mission was absolutely beautiful also really did a lot of heavy lifting in making this comic some of the best I’ve ever read in the medium. Sorry, but it doesn’t matter how good the story is, if something looks like Big Mouth or Bojack Horseman, I’m just not going to go near it. Don't try to convince me, get it away from me! And look, I say I’m a fan, but the truth is that I'm still very new to Moon Knight, so you couldn't count on me on trivia night. I’ve said it before, but comics can often feel like they’re impossible to breach, what with each different story line being marred and crushed under the weight of their own lore, but what makes The Midnight Mission so great is its simplicity and the way the story can be broken down to the barest essentials. Marc Spector is a self-loathing man who dons a mask, going by Moon Knight and opening a pseudo shelter in the night in attempt to help other lost souls like himself. And maybe in doing so, also help to atone for his past sins. I know that's not exactly the most unique thing out there, and I’m sure you could list off a million other heroes right now that fit this premise perfectly, but I’m only expressing that I’ve never really come across such nuanced story-telling in a comic book before now. Otherwise, I just thought it was highly relatable how underneath all the bravado, Moon Knight really is just a man who's haunted by his past and feels lost and trapped in a desperate search for purpose. It’s cool how you can almost ignore the action (though there’s plenty of that here too, don’t worry) and see this comic run as a simple story about a sad man who’s been abandoned by his god, and out of bitter resentment or a maybe genuine attempt to do some good for once, then reinterprets his faith to be more fluid and flexible in its mission and instead sets out to create a doctrine pledging for justice... in addition to acceptance.
The framing device for this story is also interesting because cuts between scenes of Moon Knight caught in scenes of intense violence and... his therapy sessions. Yeah, it adds a bit of levity, but I’m also guessing this was done to evoke The Sopranos. The thing is, I normally don’t really like therapist characters because they often feel shoehorned in and misplaced. They’re usually used as cheap plot devices to get the main character(s) to open up in a clumsy way, just plopped into the story to “tell, don’t show” us what’s going on in the character’s head without allowing for interpretation or analysis from the audience. It can feel like an unwillingness to open the floor up to discussion, you know? Like, “No, this is why this character did this. And nah, that’s why that character did that” or whatever. I know therapy is important in real life, but we're now coming up on several bad therapist characters in television, taking into account both The Last of Us season 2 and Daredevil: Born Again. I'm just saying, it's getting a little tiring and I have to wonder why some writers are so afraid of writing with ambiguity in mind? Anyway, all this is to say that I think the therapist thing works really well here, because similarly to The Sopranos, this comic posits that… hey, maybe the therapy isn’t helping Moon Knight. Therapy is used as a tool to expand Moon Knight's characterization, thus allowing for discussion around mental health as well as keeping the story entertaining. See, that’s all I want in these kinds of stories; to talk about it, to interpret! Soo~ooo yeah, I think that’s it. Circling back around to the whole “obsessive” thing, it's funny how in a flash, a random character can all of a sudden become a new favorite Super Hero. I literally watched that Moon Knight show on Disney Plus when it came out and it totally passed me by without notice! “If I could fall into the sky, do you think time would pass me by?" It should have been a total slam-dunk with me too considering it starred Oscar Isaac as Moon Knight and had Ethan Hawke from Before Sunrise! Yet, I still watched every episode with casual disinterest and slight exasperation (especially in the later episodes), so when I tell you that I’m a big fan of Moon Knight now, that's saying something! And I hate to throw out bad words, but the only reason why I even started reading comics featuring this cloaked dude in the first place is because I’m a gamer. Ouch, it hurt me to say that. But he’s the easiest character to play in Marvel Rivals because he's able to throw down these batarangs with an area effect that takes out enemies on its own so you don’t have to aim at anyone. See, nice and easy and totally fun, just like The Midnight Mission! Anyway, even though this all started as a casual interest, I'm in deep now! What's actually this guy’s deal? Well, now that I've read a couple of Moon Knight comics… I mean, I still don't know what's going on with him… but all I know is that whether or not Moon Knight gets better or worse, I’m here for the show!
“Is that why you called for this emergency session? Marc, is it your fear that I am this mysterious enemy?”
“Honestly doctor… my fear is that I am.”
I’m sure this will become evidently clear the longer this sentence goes on, but because Tumblr is my main form of social media, whenever I become interested in something new… well, let’s just say that things get out of hand pretty quickly. Hey, I lose myself in my interests! In that regard, I’d say that my reading experience this year has been driven forward by two newfound obsessions between the highest of high, high fantasy novels (like Luck in the Shadows and Penric’s Demon) or… Marvel stuff. Again. Man, I should probably feel ashamed about all the trash talk I’ve given to Marvel slop in past reviews, because I’ve got to admit that Moon Knight: The Midnight Mission was genuinely phenomenal. And I know I tend to say that “I liked this comic a whole lot" a whole lot, but the truth is that I always leave off a slightly condescending “for a comic book hehe!” implied right there at the end. Well, that’s finally not the case here, because everything in this comic, from the story to the characters to the gorgeous art, all blended together in a perfect smoothie. I can honestly say that this comic is just really good, full stop! This will sound incredibly shallow, but the fact that the art in The Midnight Mission was absolutely beautiful also really did a lot of heavy lifting in making this comic some of the best I’ve ever read in the medium. Sorry, but it doesn’t matter how good the story is, if something looks like Big Mouth or Bojack Horseman, I’m just not going to go near it. Don't try to convince me, get it away from me! And look, I say I’m a fan, but the truth is that I'm still very new to Moon Knight, so you couldn't count on me on trivia night. I’ve said it before, but comics can often feel like they’re impossible to breach, what with each different story line being marred and crushed under the weight of their own lore, but what makes The Midnight Mission so great is its simplicity and the way the story can be broken down to the barest essentials. Marc Spector is a self-loathing man who dons a mask, going by Moon Knight and opening a pseudo shelter in the night in attempt to help other lost souls like himself. And maybe in doing so, also help to atone for his past sins. I know that's not exactly the most unique thing out there, and I’m sure you could list off a million other heroes right now that fit this premise perfectly, but I’m only expressing that I’ve never really come across such nuanced story-telling in a comic book before now. Otherwise, I just thought it was highly relatable how underneath all the bravado, Moon Knight really is just a man who's haunted by his past and feels lost and trapped in a desperate search for purpose. It’s cool how you can almost ignore the action (though there’s plenty of that here too, don’t worry) and see this comic run as a simple story about a sad man who’s been abandoned by his god, and out of bitter resentment or a maybe genuine attempt to do some good for once, then reinterprets his faith to be more fluid and flexible in its mission and instead sets out to create a doctrine pledging for justice... in addition to acceptance.
The framing device for this story is also interesting because cuts between scenes of Moon Knight caught in scenes of intense violence and... his therapy sessions. Yeah, it adds a bit of levity, but I’m also guessing this was done to evoke The Sopranos. The thing is, I normally don’t really like therapist characters because they often feel shoehorned in and misplaced. They’re usually used as cheap plot devices to get the main character(s) to open up in a clumsy way, just plopped into the story to “tell, don’t show” us what’s going on in the character’s head without allowing for interpretation or analysis from the audience. It can feel like an unwillingness to open the floor up to discussion, you know? Like, “No, this is why this character did this. And nah, that’s why that character did that” or whatever. I know therapy is important in real life, but we're now coming up on several bad therapist characters in television, taking into account both The Last of Us season 2 and Daredevil: Born Again. I'm just saying, it's getting a little tiring and I have to wonder why some writers are so afraid of writing with ambiguity in mind? Anyway, all this is to say that I think the therapist thing works really well here, because similarly to The Sopranos, this comic posits that… hey, maybe the therapy isn’t helping Moon Knight. Therapy is used as a tool to expand Moon Knight's characterization, thus allowing for discussion around mental health as well as keeping the story entertaining. See, that’s all I want in these kinds of stories; to talk about it, to interpret! Soo~ooo yeah, I think that’s it. Circling back around to the whole “obsessive” thing, it's funny how in a flash, a random character can all of a sudden become a new favorite Super Hero. I literally watched that Moon Knight show on Disney Plus when it came out and it totally passed me by without notice! “If I could fall into the sky, do you think time would pass me by?" It should have been a total slam-dunk with me too considering it starred Oscar Isaac as Moon Knight and had Ethan Hawke from Before Sunrise! Yet, I still watched every episode with casual disinterest and slight exasperation (especially in the later episodes), so when I tell you that I’m a big fan of Moon Knight now, that's saying something! And I hate to throw out bad words, but the only reason why I even started reading comics featuring this cloaked dude in the first place is because I’m a gamer. Ouch, it hurt me to say that. But he’s the easiest character to play in Marvel Rivals because he's able to throw down these batarangs with an area effect that takes out enemies on its own so you don’t have to aim at anyone. See, nice and easy and totally fun, just like The Midnight Mission! Anyway, even though this all started as a casual interest, I'm in deep now! What's actually this guy’s deal? Well, now that I've read a couple of Moon Knight comics… I mean, I still don't know what's going on with him… but all I know is that whether or not Moon Knight gets better or worse, I’m here for the show!
“Is that why you called for this emergency session? Marc, is it your fear that I am this mysterious enemy?”
“Honestly doctor… my fear is that I am.”
July 11, 2022
Really enjoyed Mackay's take on Moon Knight.
It's not hyper-violent like Huston, or a trippy space war being fought in the mindscape like Lemire. This version reminds me more of Ellis's version than anything else, where we see Spector as Mr. Knight running around saving people in his own way. As though Mackay gave Ellis a nod, and then took it in his own direction.
Quite a few new and interesting characters are introduced in this first volume, including his vampire assistant and another Fist of Khonshu. The new villain was also excellent.
To me, Mackay managed to stay true to the character while giving him a fresh coat of paint. And after suffering through that terrible tv show, I'm even more grateful that the comics aren't going to follow it down the toilet.
You may want to read The Age of Khonshu before you read this, but it's not strictly necessary as long as you find out the main gist of the event & its outcome beforehand.
Recommended for fans of Moon Knight.
It's not hyper-violent like Huston, or a trippy space war being fought in the mindscape like Lemire. This version reminds me more of Ellis's version than anything else, where we see Spector as Mr. Knight running around saving people in his own way. As though Mackay gave Ellis a nod, and then took it in his own direction.
Quite a few new and interesting characters are introduced in this first volume, including his vampire assistant and another Fist of Khonshu. The new villain was also excellent.
To me, Mackay managed to stay true to the character while giving him a fresh coat of paint. And after suffering through that terrible tv show, I'm even more grateful that the comics aren't going to follow it down the toilet.
You may want to read The Age of Khonshu before you read this, but it's not strictly necessary as long as you find out the main gist of the event & its outcome beforehand.
Recommended for fans of Moon Knight.
January 28, 2024
'Mr Knight' as he now calls himself now where's a mask 24/7 and is as agreed with the Avengers undergoing therapy. In this first volume of this well-hyped series Moon Knight's therapy sessions are interspersed with the work of his Midnight Mission protecting his night-time neighbourhood from the likes of vampires and supervillains.
unbeknownst to him, he has two adversaries lurking in the periphery, one that wants to 'fix him' and one that wants to 'destroy him'! The art is pretty impressive and so far is the best thing about this series for me:
The therapy sessions feel very generic; and the overall plotting a bit unadventurous, but still, this is looking like the first Moon Knight season that I will actually stick with. A 6.5 out of 12, Three Star read from me.
2024 read
unbeknownst to him, he has two adversaries lurking in the periphery, one that wants to 'fix him' and one that wants to 'destroy him'! The art is pretty impressive and so far is the best thing about this series for me:
The therapy sessions feel very generic; and the overall plotting a bit unadventurous, but still, this is looking like the first Moon Knight season that I will actually stick with. A 6.5 out of 12, Three Star read from me.
2024 read
May 17, 2022
I just loved Jed Mackay’s recent job on Marvel’s Black Cat, so this debut on Moon Knight is not surprisingly at all a real solid and good one, taking the good parts from wonderful previous run by Warren Ellis who relaunched the character a few years ago, introducing his new Mr Knight’s identity and much more, and then taking his own path with strong classic vibes, homaging good old times when Marc Spector used to battle every sort of criminal mastermind and supernatural creature instead of struggling between his multiple personalities.
I haven’t read the Age of Konshu storyline setting this one because of the bad reviews making me afraid about buying Jason Aaron’s current run on Avengers, but luckily it was not necessary at all reading it to fully enjoy this entertaining volume of Mackay’s Moon Knight.
Alessandro Cappuccio’s art was pretty good too, but with another more horror-oriented artist from the Fist of Konshu’s past like Sienkiewicz, Finch or Burrows, this could have been a five stars review from me.
Kudos to the author for digging out from the pages of classic West Coast Avengers comic books, that I used to read and love when I was younger, Marc’s romance with Greer, an old fan favourite of mine together with the Tony/Janet one.
That was so good for me to round up this review to four stars and one half.
Just one of the best Moon Knight’s fresh starts ever, setting the stage for lots of good things to come, and cleaning sour from my mouth after watching the sadly disappointing tv series on Disney+.
Onward to volume two, just can’t wait to read it.
March 15, 2024
Reread: 15/03/2024
Reading this now that the first 30 issues are over and we getting a relaunch and its definitely lived upto my expectations I had when I read just the first trade and it was so worth it and I loved every moment of it! Its so fun seeing MK fight against Hunters moon and he is not an outright villain and the way Jed goes about giving him a supporting cast is awesome and I can't wait to reread the entire run and Zodiac stuff only grows crazy from here! I just love the art more and more every time I reread it.. its so good, seriously the use of dark and light colors is done splendidly.
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It's like 2 am here while I read it but omg after watching the new episode I just couldn't stop.
So the issue starts with MK on a mission to save people at night and he meets Reese and all there and the drama there as another fist of Khonshu aka the Hunters moon is here and he fights MK and it's it's a fun fight and all. But then there are solo adventures with others, other confrontations we have him meet Tigra and the romance there plus he works for someone else.. After a ransom attempt by some wanna be jigsaw knockoff he fights this guy and then we follow him confront a new enemy Zodiac and I love the whole reveal of how it happens, almost like the Joker to his Batman. It seems like it will build up to something big.
So yeah fun volume and it's an amazing read and it gets the character and shows the conflicting sides surrounding Mark be it personalities or allies and I love the use of continuity and the way the writer weaves together so many past versions into a coherent story and makes it more all the epic plus the art is so good, one of the best in modern times easily and it feels like Cates and Stegman Venom run. It might turn out to be one of the best marvel runs in a few years!
Reading this now that the first 30 issues are over and we getting a relaunch and its definitely lived upto my expectations I had when I read just the first trade and it was so worth it and I loved every moment of it! Its so fun seeing MK fight against Hunters moon and he is not an outright villain and the way Jed goes about giving him a supporting cast is awesome and I can't wait to reread the entire run and Zodiac stuff only grows crazy from here! I just love the art more and more every time I reread it.. its so good, seriously the use of dark and light colors is done splendidly.
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It's like 2 am here while I read it but omg after watching the new episode I just couldn't stop.
So the issue starts with MK on a mission to save people at night and he meets Reese and all there and the drama there as another fist of Khonshu aka the Hunters moon is here and he fights MK and it's it's a fun fight and all. But then there are solo adventures with others, other confrontations we have him meet Tigra and the romance there plus he works for someone else.. After a ransom attempt by some wanna be jigsaw knockoff he fights this guy and then we follow him confront a new enemy Zodiac and I love the whole reveal of how it happens, almost like the Joker to his Batman. It seems like it will build up to something big.
So yeah fun volume and it's an amazing read and it gets the character and shows the conflicting sides surrounding Mark be it personalities or allies and I love the use of continuity and the way the writer weaves together so many past versions into a coherent story and makes it more all the epic plus the art is so good, one of the best in modern times easily and it feels like Cates and Stegman Venom run. It might turn out to be one of the best marvel runs in a few years!
April 12, 2022
A nice start to this new Moon Knight book. It's more of a return to the Warren Ellis version. Mackay thankfully sends Marc Spector's family who were introduced in Moon Knight: Legacy packing. The Age of Khonshu Avengers' arc is a lead-in to this series and I do recommend reading it first, because it does change up the Moon Knight dynamic with Khonshu. Moon Knight has opened a mission in his neighborhood and using it as a place for people to come ask for his help. I like the group of villains Mackay has dug up. They all make sense instead of a revolving door of Bushman and Midnight.
The art is pretty good. It's got a nice kinetic energy to it. I'm not sold on the Moon Knight costume though. It's a busier version of the Declan Shalvey designed costume, but I think simpler is always better and they should have just used it.
The art is pretty good. It's got a nice kinetic energy to it. I'm not sold on the Moon Knight costume though. It's a busier version of the Declan Shalvey designed costume, but I think simpler is always better and they should have just used it.
May 13, 2022
Apparently Moon Knight/Khonshu tried taking over the world, or something stupid, in a recent Jason Aaron Avengers arc (I gave up on that series after the dismal first volume so I’m guessing from details gleaned from this book) and now he’s running a religious mission in the city… for reasons? And just in time too as a number of done-in-one-issue-sized threats for him to deal with have conveniently started to pop up!
I’m not sure what people see in Jed MacKay because what little I’ve read of his (Daredevil, Taskmaster, Black Cat) has been representative of the current dire state of Marvel: uninspired, poorly put-together and thoroughly uninteresting product. His Moon Knight is only slightly better than I’d expected but it’s still quite pants.
The stories here are uncreative and plain stupid. One features a janitor who controls minds with his sweat (really!) while another Fist of Khonshu appears (“Hunter’s Moon” which sounds like a cheap aftershave) only for Moon Knight to defeat him with a baseball bat to the head. He fights a group of vampires, as well as Some Guy who’s trying to control him by hacking his bank account. They’re such unimaginative stories to read.
The characters are unimpressive - I can name one supporting character’s name, Soldier (and, yes, he WAS a soldier - that’s how cerebral MacKay is!), but none of the others. The threats Moon Knight faces aren’t credible. Some idiot called Zodiac is trotted out after the parade of others have been summarily defeated before he’s taken out as well. It’s just not interesting to see Moon Knight effortlessly take out enemies one after the other.
It’s not clear why Moon Knight sometimes appears interchangeably as Mr Knight and Moon Knight either. I guess Mr Knight is his administrative/normal-ish side when he’s going to therapy and dealing with the running of his mission, and Moon Knight is for when he’s doing generic superhero action? It’s not established though and I get the feeling that MacKay doesn’t have a particularly firm grip on the character which is why his writing of Moon Knight is very superficial.
Alessandro Cappuccio’s art isn’t bad, though it’s not as striking as Steve McNiven’s covers unfortunately, and I suppose the stories are varied enough to not make for a relentlessly tedious read. Mostly though I was barely engaged with this bland, forgettable comic - if you’re after some decent Moon Knight comics, check out the ones by Warren Ellis and Brian Wood instead.
I’m not sure what people see in Jed MacKay because what little I’ve read of his (Daredevil, Taskmaster, Black Cat) has been representative of the current dire state of Marvel: uninspired, poorly put-together and thoroughly uninteresting product. His Moon Knight is only slightly better than I’d expected but it’s still quite pants.
The stories here are uncreative and plain stupid. One features a janitor who controls minds with his sweat (really!) while another Fist of Khonshu appears (“Hunter’s Moon” which sounds like a cheap aftershave) only for Moon Knight to defeat him with a baseball bat to the head. He fights a group of vampires, as well as Some Guy who’s trying to control him by hacking his bank account. They’re such unimaginative stories to read.
The characters are unimpressive - I can name one supporting character’s name, Soldier (and, yes, he WAS a soldier - that’s how cerebral MacKay is!), but none of the others. The threats Moon Knight faces aren’t credible. Some idiot called Zodiac is trotted out after the parade of others have been summarily defeated before he’s taken out as well. It’s just not interesting to see Moon Knight effortlessly take out enemies one after the other.
It’s not clear why Moon Knight sometimes appears interchangeably as Mr Knight and Moon Knight either. I guess Mr Knight is his administrative/normal-ish side when he’s going to therapy and dealing with the running of his mission, and Moon Knight is for when he’s doing generic superhero action? It’s not established though and I get the feeling that MacKay doesn’t have a particularly firm grip on the character which is why his writing of Moon Knight is very superficial.
Alessandro Cappuccio’s art isn’t bad, though it’s not as striking as Steve McNiven’s covers unfortunately, and I suppose the stories are varied enough to not make for a relentlessly tedious read. Mostly though I was barely engaged with this bland, forgettable comic - if you’re after some decent Moon Knight comics, check out the ones by Warren Ellis and Brian Wood instead.
April 5, 2022
A really solid jumping on point for new fans of Moon Knight. I wasn’t blown away by it like I was by Lemire’s or Ellis’ runs, but it does a great job at nailing Moon Knight’s characterization. The art is also astonishing. I don’t have much else to say other than you would probably like this if you are interested in the new Disney + show.
March 10, 2022
Kind of bleak and also pretty hand-wavy when it comes to supernatural phenomena such as honest-to-God vampires running around midtown Manhattan, etc.
There's some gorgeous line art along the way, though.
There's some gorgeous line art along the way, though.
August 9, 2025
I became very intrigued by Moon Knight after watching the Marvel series a few years ago. I love the Egyptian lore and mythology, his costume design, and overall his broody personality! He goes through psychological torture, which is depicted here through conversations with his therapist. She has her work cut out for her, he seems to be a difficult patient. People with multiple personalities have complex treatment plans! I really loved some of the one page panels and the alternate designs here in the artwork. I thought some of the story panels looked a little rushed and sloppy. I really liked it, and think Moon Knight is awesome. I will see if I can find the rest of the series.
February 6, 2022
After kicking all of the Avengers' asses and even cleaning Khonshu's clock, Mr. Knight puts his feet back on the ground to try and help people in the only way he knows how. Khonshu is the god of midnight travellers, and if there's one thing Moon Knight is good at, it's protecting people from things that go bump in the night.
It's easy to write Moon Knight badly - it's easy to lean into his mental illness and make him sadistic or insane (and we've seen that before, to varying effects), but writing Moon Knight right is very, very difficult. Jed Mackay evidently didn't get that note, because his characterisation of Moon Knight and his various personalities seems almost effortless. This isn't an Immortal Hulk-esque system of alters so much as a group of people working towards a common goal that all happen to be living in the same body, and the subtle changes when the dominant personality shifts are wonderful to behold.
This new volume of adventures begins as what seems to be one and done stories, but there's a thread that lingers through them all that culminates in an explosive confrontation and a reveal that I never saw coming. This is helped out by the fact that there's a second villain waiting in the wings who initially seems more important, but might be more of a Ghost-Maker to Moon Knight than a Joker. The supporting cast are great fun too, especially once a familiar West Coast Avenger pops onto the scene.
On art is newcomer Alessandro Cappuccio, whose dynamic poses and excellent use of shadows make Moon Knight a lovely looking book. It's nice to see Marvel taking a chance on a newer artist, and it's even nicer to see it paying off.
Mackay is fast becoming a name for me to watch at Marvel - his Moon Knight already looks set to stand next to his Black Cat as one of my favourite Marvel titles in recent years.
It's easy to write Moon Knight badly - it's easy to lean into his mental illness and make him sadistic or insane (and we've seen that before, to varying effects), but writing Moon Knight right is very, very difficult. Jed Mackay evidently didn't get that note, because his characterisation of Moon Knight and his various personalities seems almost effortless. This isn't an Immortal Hulk-esque system of alters so much as a group of people working towards a common goal that all happen to be living in the same body, and the subtle changes when the dominant personality shifts are wonderful to behold.
This new volume of adventures begins as what seems to be one and done stories, but there's a thread that lingers through them all that culminates in an explosive confrontation and a reveal that I never saw coming. This is helped out by the fact that there's a second villain waiting in the wings who initially seems more important, but might be more of a Ghost-Maker to Moon Knight than a Joker. The supporting cast are great fun too, especially once a familiar West Coast Avenger pops onto the scene.
On art is newcomer Alessandro Cappuccio, whose dynamic poses and excellent use of shadows make Moon Knight a lovely looking book. It's nice to see Marvel taking a chance on a newer artist, and it's even nicer to see it paying off.
Mackay is fast becoming a name for me to watch at Marvel - his Moon Knight already looks set to stand next to his Black Cat as one of my favourite Marvel titles in recent years.
May 24, 2022
Great book. I enjoyed this book a lot more then I thought I would. In previous series of Moon Knight the best thing I could say about it was David Finch's artwork. The series has good artwork, good story and great characters.
Marc Spector has decided to do things his own was. Though he embraces his "sacred" duty/mission of protecting his community by night, he does not feel the same about Khonshu. Can such a thing go unpunished. On top of that he has another enemy as well who wants him broken.
A great start to the series, great characters introduced and to be explored. It seems the more baggage a character has makes them even more interesting. Enough action the to keep anyone interested. I also like the subtle difference in the artwork for Mr Kinght and Moon Knight. I definitely want see what happens next.
Marc Spector has decided to do things his own was. Though he embraces his "sacred" duty/mission of protecting his community by night, he does not feel the same about Khonshu. Can such a thing go unpunished. On top of that he has another enemy as well who wants him broken.
A great start to the series, great characters introduced and to be explored. It seems the more baggage a character has makes them even more interesting. Enough action the to keep anyone interested. I also like the subtle difference in the artwork for Mr Kinght and Moon Knight. I definitely want see what happens next.
November 30, 2022
I will definitely say reading a series as a trade vs monthly singles can make a difference. When I was reading the singles for this I thought it was just decent. Nice art, like the idea of MK having this mission where people from the neighborhood could bring their problems to him and he would go out and handle it. But I felt it was missing that through narrative. I don’t if it was because I was reading a ton of singles back then and was just missing stuff or not remembering story beats in everything but reading this all at once has changed my tune. I see Mackay’s vision now. This was really good. Super excited to read vol 2 tomorrow now.
April 17, 2025
Good story
July 1, 2025
This is my first encounter with Moon Knight and I'm obsessed. I have the second volume reserved, and checking out anything else he's in.
October 15, 2022
So something happened to Marc and Khonshu in Avengers.
“What happened exactly?”
I don’t know I didn’t read it. But don’t worry it goes into some detail on what happened. Plus I don’t think you need it. Well I didn’t.
Basically Marc is on his own. So he starts the Midnight Mission to protect the travelers of the night. But Vampires, the other fist of Khonshu and many more, will stand in his way. I enjoyed seeing how all of these connected and the mystery that was slowly unraveling. Oh and Marc also has a Therapist now. Which I enjoyed seeing how Marc views the world because of Khonshu.
The art is good. Full of shadows just like a Moon knight comic should be.
This is my favorite Moon knight run (that I’ve read). The only annoying thing is that I can’t just binge through it like I was able to do, since it’s a new series. But I can’t wait when all of the issues do finally release.
I highly recommend.
“What happened exactly?”
I don’t know I didn’t read it. But don’t worry it goes into some detail on what happened. Plus I don’t think you need it. Well I didn’t.
Basically Marc is on his own. So he starts the Midnight Mission to protect the travelers of the night. But Vampires, the other fist of Khonshu and many more, will stand in his way. I enjoyed seeing how all of these connected and the mystery that was slowly unraveling. Oh and Marc also has a Therapist now. Which I enjoyed seeing how Marc views the world because of Khonshu.
The art is good. Full of shadows just like a Moon knight comic should be.
This is my favorite Moon knight run (that I’ve read). The only annoying thing is that I can’t just binge through it like I was able to do, since it’s a new series. But I can’t wait when all of the issues do finally release.
I highly recommend.
January 8, 2022
Mackay’s Moon Knight is just plain fun. The story is pretty action oriented, though I think Marc Spector’s inner turmoil tends to be overstated. I guess that is the nature of the beast when your main character has a personality disorder, but I could do without the therapy interludes. Otherwise Moon Knight is a pretty colorful book, and I’m into the Hunters Moon dynamic so far.
April 16, 2023
An interesting take on Moon Knight..... refreshing
Supporting characters are interesting and well managed
Supporting characters are interesting and well managed
December 6, 2024
I loved this one it was amazing. I can't wait to read the next one. I love Moon Knight.
April 1, 2022
All jokes aside, it is a promising start to a new Moon Knight run with some really awsome panels
3.8 stars
October 25, 2022
🎵 It must be exhausting always rooting for the anti-hero. 🎵
This is a reread and while I loved it the first time months ago, it really hit harder this time. Not to expose myself but I rewatch the Moon Knight show almost every week (not kidding at all, I'm really down bad for him) and this is so different from that and yet they are both so good.
In here we have Marc Spector going exclusively as Mr Knight and running a mission. After the events of past runs (like when Khonshu tried to take over the world), he is separated from him but still does his work and now calls himself a priest.
I guess it's good I saved this one for last because apparently every other run before this was canon and mentioned? Like that's cool I guess but half the runs I read were shit lol.
This one was cool though! We get to see Moon Knight actually doing his thing as he saves and fights various people at night. This shit IS Moon Knight at his most Moon Knight to ever Moon Knight. He's a badass psycho, pretty scary and you absolutely do not want to fight him but he's also dramatic as hell and has an emotional support teenage vampire.
Maybe I'm just saying this because I got Oscar Isaac on the brain but Mr Knight was highkey hot in this. There's a part where he licks one of his crescent darts and overpowers some dude's brain with his own fucked up one and I'm still screaming at the power in that. He kicks ass and looks good while doing it and I loved his actual Moon Knight costume.
I was pretty disappointed the other guys weren't in this tbh. Marc has a good grasp on his mind and his illness this time so obviously Steven and Jake don't even get to say hello, rip. But the scenes with his therapist went hard.
I also love the introduction of Hunter's Moon, another fist of Khonshu. The way they absolutely hate each other but have to work together and tolerate each other is perfection.
The art seriously makes it. It's so stylized and GORGEOUS. There's some full page spreads that were just so beautiful I want to print it out and hang on my wall. Weird thing but I also really love the glow that Moon Knight gets?? It's subtle but dude is glowing and I love that effect. Gotta say the cover art is hideous though, especially on this volume.
October 31, 2022
This is stellar from opening to close. Moon Knight is confident in his madness (or is it madness?) and it makes him a force to be reckoned with. The story examines faith, family, loyalty, and commitment to ourselves.
There's a depth here that resonates with me as a reader. How much should we face what we've already done when it lives exclusively in the past? Should we keep punishing ourselves for a sunk cost?
Redemption is such a common theme in comics, and this book executes that theme well. The redemption comes in the form of penance. A debt. The question is, how long do you pay on a debt when there's no one actually keeping a tab except you?
There's a depth here that resonates with me as a reader. How much should we face what we've already done when it lives exclusively in the past? Should we keep punishing ourselves for a sunk cost?
Redemption is such a common theme in comics, and this book executes that theme well. The redemption comes in the form of penance. A debt. The question is, how long do you pay on a debt when there's no one actually keeping a tab except you?
May 4, 2023
My god.
August 23, 2022
Quando foi anunciado pela Marvel que Jed MacKay iria assumir o novo título do Cavaleiro da Lua, eu vibrei de alegria, afinal ele havia dado uma abordagem muito legal para as histórias de Felícia Hardy, a Gata Negra. Também achei que era uma forma das histórias de Marc Spector e companhia limitada de personalidades terem um teor menos sombrio e esquizofrênico (no sentido literário e não patológico) como foram todas suas fases anteriores. É verdade: MacKey fugiu desse tom com seu Cavaleiro da Lua, mas não acredito que tenha me agradado e nem aos (poucos) fãs do Cavaleiro da Lua nos quadrinhos e na série de televisão. Os desenhos de Alessandro Cappuccio são uma escolha também inusitada para comporem essas histórias. Não me entendam mal, a arte e o roteiro são ok, não tem problemas, mas parece que não se encaixam com o Cavaleiro da Lua. O quadrinho é tão ok que é ok demais e fica naquela linha mediana do tanto faz eu ter lido ou não essa história em quadrinhos. Espero que nos próximos arcos do personagem a coisa mude de figura.
August 23, 2022
I don't know why this took me so long to start this comic, i loved the first volume and the characters in it so much: Reese, dr. Badr, the therapist and his friend from the Avengers (i don't know her name).
And then we have this enemy who later reveals himself and plan to break Moonknight and I can't wait to see what they'll do with him.
The art is spectacular, it's so satisfying to see such beautiful artwork and I love how it makes Mr Knight/Moonknight glow.
And then we have this enemy who later reveals himself and plan to break Moonknight and I can't wait to see what they'll do with him.
The art is spectacular, it's so satisfying to see such beautiful artwork and I love how it makes Mr Knight/Moonknight glow.
May 29, 2024
Fun, with some nods to Ostrander’s Spectre (?)
March 29, 2025
apparently khonshu tried taking over the world in a previous marvel event and i can’t help but feel like that may have been essential pre-requisite reading 😓
this was my first comic on mk and similarly to my dp review, i don’t have a full spectrum or intimate character understanding where i can go “yeah, that was so moon knight mygawd”
i steer away from heavy religious commentary when it comes to comics, but in the context of moon knight, you js can’t. i didn’t bother reading ahmed’s daredevil run to find myself back into reading smn w religion 😭
however, mackay does a great job of handling marc’s relationship w khonshu, - superhero therapy sessions are always hit or miss but this was aigh + it’s abit detectivey. not in the same way batman hush was where u alr knew characters but still a twist or two 🕺
i’ve been dipping my toes into new characters to figure out if there’s anymore i’d consider adding to my reading roster, but i need a comfort read real soon 🙏
the one thing i can say i fw heavy tho is the art. they took no budget cuts w the fight scenes fr 🙇♂️
3/5.
this was my first comic on mk and similarly to my dp review, i don’t have a full spectrum or intimate character understanding where i can go “yeah, that was so moon knight mygawd”
i steer away from heavy religious commentary when it comes to comics, but in the context of moon knight, you js can’t. i didn’t bother reading ahmed’s daredevil run to find myself back into reading smn w religion 😭
however, mackay does a great job of handling marc’s relationship w khonshu, - superhero therapy sessions are always hit or miss but this was aigh + it’s abit detectivey. not in the same way batman hush was where u alr knew characters but still a twist or two 🕺
i’ve been dipping my toes into new characters to figure out if there’s anymore i’d consider adding to my reading roster, but i need a comfort read real soon 🙏
the one thing i can say i fw heavy tho is the art. they took no budget cuts w the fight scenes fr 🙇♂️
3/5.
March 1, 2025
Not terrible, but didn't really grab me, either. I liked that Marc was trying to do the right thing and keep things under control. The continual repetition of his purpose and mission, while I suppose in keeping with the concept of ritual service, started getting on my nerves. The plot felt like a run-of-the-mill (maybe not-so-friendly neighbourhood) superhero story, much more of a Batman knock-off than the Lemire/Smallwood/Bellaire collection.
August 22, 2024
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March 31, 2025
3.5/5.
The art was pretty good, and the story was enjoyable enough. I had a fun time overall.
The art was pretty good, and the story was enjoyable enough. I had a fun time overall.
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