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Moon Knight by Huston, Benson & Hurwitz Omnibus
by Tomm Coker, Mico Suayan, Gregg Hurwitz, Charlie Huston, Duane Swierczynski, Mike Benson, David Finch, Don Cameron
This is the third Moon Knight Omnibus I've read.
The first two volumes covered the start of Moon Knight up until the fist of Khonshu. While bumpy at times, it was all pretty fun save the fist of Khonshu mini. That was mostly 70's and early 80's. This run is mostly the 2000's and we have 3 writers Huston, Benson, and Hurwitz. Do these three writers bring their A game?
Well Moon Knight starts off a broken man, crippled, and axiety ridden. Not worthy of the name Moon Knight, Marc sits all day in ruins. He's lost everything including his family and loved one. The Omnibus starts with Huston as the main writer and it's depressing and edgy, with Moon Knight finally getting his mojo back to fight the injustices of the world. Old sidekicks return, lovers reunite, and lots of angst in the first couple of volumes of this.
Once Benson takes over we get more of a wild ride, this time having Moon Knight being attacked by both Iron Man and Osborn. This is during the Civil War, and Siege times. Meaning we have plenty of people after Moon Knight who's always on the very edge of being a hero or killer.
And then the last 3 arcs are Hurwitz bringing Moon Knight back as Jake Lockley, the "I don't give a fuck" personality basically taking on Osborn and his world head on. It's Moon Knight at his most superheroish, bringing back his team from the old comics, donning a more futuristic batman style suit, and vowing not to murder anyone.
Does it all work though? Well no.
This isn't to say I didn't have a good time reading this. The first arc is solid intro though I feel a little lost at times. And I believe the way Huston writes, makes it hard to understand what he's tryign to convay at times. However, as we get further along it was easier to understand and the return of Moon Knight's insane sidekick was great.
I also really enjoyed Benson's last two arcs. From Bullseye and Thunderbolts chasing Moon Knight to Iron Man hunting him. All great stuff. Even better was Moon Knight is Mexico and we meet two brothers who are hitman who can't stop saying Bro to each other. Sounds silly but it worked perfectly for me.
The Omnibus sadly ends kind of dour. I like Moon Knight being a badass superhero, and the art for the first arc of Hurwitz run is great. There's some funny moments even like Moon Knight's internal thoughts during secret avengers mission.
Saying that though the stories seem to not go anywhere. Bringing back a old baddie ended up just being okay. The team up issues were decent except the Spider-man one was bad. And overall ending the book on Shadow Land, which is top 5 worst events ever, and nearly ruined Daredevil, is not the way to go.
So yeah, ups and downs on this one. Some really fun arcs, some solid, and a really piss poor shadow land 3 parter and spider-man team up really soured my enjoyment at the end. Saying that I will remember the fun moments even if this is the weakest of the Moon Knight Omnibus series so far. A 3 out of 5.
The first two volumes covered the start of Moon Knight up until the fist of Khonshu. While bumpy at times, it was all pretty fun save the fist of Khonshu mini. That was mostly 70's and early 80's. This run is mostly the 2000's and we have 3 writers Huston, Benson, and Hurwitz. Do these three writers bring their A game?
Well Moon Knight starts off a broken man, crippled, and axiety ridden. Not worthy of the name Moon Knight, Marc sits all day in ruins. He's lost everything including his family and loved one. The Omnibus starts with Huston as the main writer and it's depressing and edgy, with Moon Knight finally getting his mojo back to fight the injustices of the world. Old sidekicks return, lovers reunite, and lots of angst in the first couple of volumes of this.
Once Benson takes over we get more of a wild ride, this time having Moon Knight being attacked by both Iron Man and Osborn. This is during the Civil War, and Siege times. Meaning we have plenty of people after Moon Knight who's always on the very edge of being a hero or killer.
And then the last 3 arcs are Hurwitz bringing Moon Knight back as Jake Lockley, the "I don't give a fuck" personality basically taking on Osborn and his world head on. It's Moon Knight at his most superheroish, bringing back his team from the old comics, donning a more futuristic batman style suit, and vowing not to murder anyone.
Does it all work though? Well no.
This isn't to say I didn't have a good time reading this. The first arc is solid intro though I feel a little lost at times. And I believe the way Huston writes, makes it hard to understand what he's tryign to convay at times. However, as we get further along it was easier to understand and the return of Moon Knight's insane sidekick was great.
I also really enjoyed Benson's last two arcs. From Bullseye and Thunderbolts chasing Moon Knight to Iron Man hunting him. All great stuff. Even better was Moon Knight is Mexico and we meet two brothers who are hitman who can't stop saying Bro to each other. Sounds silly but it worked perfectly for me.
The Omnibus sadly ends kind of dour. I like Moon Knight being a badass superhero, and the art for the first arc of Hurwitz run is great. There's some funny moments even like Moon Knight's internal thoughts during secret avengers mission.
Saying that though the stories seem to not go anywhere. Bringing back a old baddie ended up just being okay. The team up issues were decent except the Spider-man one was bad. And overall ending the book on Shadow Land, which is top 5 worst events ever, and nearly ruined Daredevil, is not the way to go.
So yeah, ups and downs on this one. Some really fun arcs, some solid, and a really piss poor shadow land 3 parter and spider-man team up really soured my enjoyment at the end. Saying that I will remember the fun moments even if this is the weakest of the Moon Knight Omnibus series so far. A 3 out of 5.