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Moon Knight Omnibus, Vol. 1
by David Anthony Kraft, Doug Moench, Doug Moench, Bill Mantlo
With all Omnibus you always get some bad with good. However, as a whole, this was SO much fun.
So the Moon knight omnibus actually starts with Moon Knight being a villain of sorts. Or least hunting down the werewolf character who is a hero in the marvel universe at the time. He's hired to do so and does it well, but by the end he betrays the society and helps the wolf hero. It's simple but effective way to introduce Moon Knight. We get a Defenders team up after, which is alright. Then we get a few single issues inside the Hulk Magazine published at the times, which contain some of the best Moon Knight stories including a horrific tale of him having to face his brother to the death.
Then the second half of the book gets the first 20 issues of Moon Knight's main run. It's a single writer/artist combo so it feels refreshing in this day and age of switch ups. I also really enjoyed these early adventures of Marc switching between Steven Grant and his other personalities to tackle the missions he was on. Some were violent killers he had to stop, or a mystical group of warriors, a ghost in a home, or even a racist son of a bitch who dresses up as a rat.
Overall, this is very 70's-80's but also darker at points, and really showcases loss in a interesting way. I feel like we have stakes, and although the dialogue can be wooden due to the time period, it's not insufferable or overly done like some comics during this era.
It's not perfect but it's honestly a blast to read. I liked it so much just bought the 2nd Omnibus right away.
A 4 out of 5.
So the Moon knight omnibus actually starts with Moon Knight being a villain of sorts. Or least hunting down the werewolf character who is a hero in the marvel universe at the time. He's hired to do so and does it well, but by the end he betrays the society and helps the wolf hero. It's simple but effective way to introduce Moon Knight. We get a Defenders team up after, which is alright. Then we get a few single issues inside the Hulk Magazine published at the times, which contain some of the best Moon Knight stories including a horrific tale of him having to face his brother to the death.
Then the second half of the book gets the first 20 issues of Moon Knight's main run. It's a single writer/artist combo so it feels refreshing in this day and age of switch ups. I also really enjoyed these early adventures of Marc switching between Steven Grant and his other personalities to tackle the missions he was on. Some were violent killers he had to stop, or a mystical group of warriors, a ghost in a home, or even a racist son of a bitch who dresses up as a rat.
Overall, this is very 70's-80's but also darker at points, and really showcases loss in a interesting way. I feel like we have stakes, and although the dialogue can be wooden due to the time period, it's not insufferable or overly done like some comics during this era.
It's not perfect but it's honestly a blast to read. I liked it so much just bought the 2nd Omnibus right away.
A 4 out of 5.