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4.0

Started from the bottom...now we're here. Started from th--

Anyway. Moon Knight is back! Oh you haven't read his other appearances? That's okay this series will semi-catch you up with some references to old characters and what happened. But a lot of internal dialogue, lot of "WHY AM I THIS WAY!" and a lot of self pity will make you either understand Marc or want to shove him out a fucking window.

The first half of this is really kind of a self pity oh woe is me kind of book and to be honest I wasn't impressed.

Then luckily the second half brings in Task Master. That snarky piece of shit for hire that quickly elevates this series to a much more interesting one. The second 3 issues contain brutal fights, funny moments, and some shockingly gruesome ones too.

This is Moon Knight losing his mind 100% but also a violent and fucked up world. Finch is on art duties and I've always felt iffy about his art. Hyper realistic in ways, comicbookey in other ways. A weird mix but if like grit and darkness, similar to Batman, this works here.

A 3.5 out of 5. I'll bump it to a 4 for enjoying the last 3 issues a lot.