Moon Knight, Vol. 2

If you love the Marvel Universe, then you'll enjoy Moon Knight, Volume 1 and 2 (by Brian Michael Bendis). A quick but good read that feels most times like a detective's noir novel, Moon Knight follows the schizophrenic millionaire Marc Spectre as he adapts to life on the West Coast, away from the Avengers -- or did he ever really leave them behind? Amazing writing, creative story, fantastic characters.

Volume 2 ends the storyline that Brian Michael Bendis lays out in the first few issues of his run on Moon Knight. Not to spoil anything, but the storyline's ending goes a long way towards "maturing" Moon Knight as a hero and as an Avenger. If you liked volume 1, this is a must read.

Bendis wrote a good run on an underused character with exceptional art from his Daredevil collaborator, Alex Maleev. The story is engrossing, it's a pure joy to read about this wayward, West Coast Avenger making his stand against a wannabe kingpin. If you like Bendis and/or Maleev then you should check this and the first volume out.

an underused super hero gets super writting.

This volume is useless without you reading volume 1 prior, so make sure you read that before even considering volume 2. Maleev's art is great as usual, HOWEVER in this volume, a lot of the action scenes make little sense sometimes -- it's like they're out of order. Like, even though you are reading the page correctly, it seems like the panels were drawn in 1, 3, 2 order. For example, Moon Knight and the bad guy leap towards each other in a panel. Cool. Next panel, Moon knight and the baddie are with their backs to each other, and Moon Knight has stabbed the baddie in the back. Err, ok. A couple panels later, the baddie shoots some eye-blasts. The very next panel after the eye blasts, Moon Knight is on all fours, completely fine, and not in any sort of dodge position at all (and in a very weird position, almost looking like he's in a relaxed pose for a swimsuit shoot). What the heck was the bad guy shooting at with his eye-beams, then? Weird stuff like this during the action scenes really take the impact out of them, because they make no sense; you go back and rescan the panels, and they're still nonsensical. Also, there's only 5 issues here for a cover price of $24.99. Volume 1 was 7 issues for $24.99. This is another Marvel price gouge book. Still, the book does have some solid moments (which I will not shed light on in order to avoid any kind of spoilers), and if you liked volume 1, you probably should pick this up to resolve the storyline.

Moon Knight and Bendis, enough said.

It's worth the price. It was a fast read that kept my interest. Funny and good action. This series was my introduction to Moon Knight and I liked the character.

Title: Moon Knight Vol. 2 Publisher: Marvel Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Artists: Alex Maleev (pencils, inks, covers), Matt Hollingsworth (colors) Collects: Moon Knight #8-12 Price: $19.99 ***This review contains spoilers. You've been warned!*** The correct title of this book should actually be "Moon Knight by Brian Michael Bendis: Part 2 of 2." When I picked up the first collected edition, I was not aware that this was, essentially, a limited series. Had I known that this was not an on-going series, but a 12-issue mini-series, I probably would have waited for the inevitable HC edition that collects all of the issues and then purchased it in that format. If you have limited bookshelf space or just desire the finest collected editions, I'd suggest that is the way to go. Now, on to my thoughts on this book... I liked the first half of this story, but I liked this half better. Marc's interaction with his accomplices, the antagonists of the story, and with the voices in his head are all gripping, and his predicament of taking on a villain who is far out of his league is just fun to watch. I really wasn't sure where Bendis was going with this series, but by the end of the book it has become clear that he is setting the stage for the Marvel event that followed this story - Age of Ultron . As much as I liked seeing Moon Knight ion action, again (and especially seeing him written by Bendis), I have to say that my gusto was dampened down a bit when I learned that this wasn't going to be and on-going series, and that part of the reason for this entire story was as a prelude to another Marvel event. Marc knows that he got lucky during his first encounter with Count Nefaria, and that he and Echo were lucky to make it out alive. Does that prevent him from engaging him again? No, of course not! Marc's got plenty of courage and tactics, if not a stable personality. He and Echo mix it up, again, with Nefaria, and this time things go quite badly for both of them - but particularly bad for Echo. Yes. Really, really bad. I was really not happy to see her killed off. I always liked her character and she represented several minorities in comics: strong, independent females, heroes with disabilities, and non-powered heroes. I've enjoyed every story that she has been in. I would have much rather seen the death of Nefaria. In any respect, her death will make this mini-series more memorable than had it never occurred, but I still wonder why Bendis selected her to meet her end. I thought he was fond of the character, as well. The story was pretty strong, overall. I do appreciate the way Bendis frequently brings in B- and C-list heroes and villains that few people have heard of and spins some new yarns for them. I can also say that while Age of Ultron hasn't received much praise from my friends, I will be picking it up and checking it out now that I know Moon Knight is one of the central characters in it. Alex Maleev is a long-time collaborator with Bendis, and I have always felt the two make a good pairing - particularly when telling stories of more street-level characters. I was happy with Maleev's artistic flair on this story, and Matt Hollingsworth's colors were well done, too. Any fans of Moon Knight will enjoy this story, though I would recommend waiting for the full collected edition if you are considering purchasing this book. At $20, this book is over-priced. The first collection ( Moon Knight, Vol. 1 ) was also priced at $20 but was 60+ pages longer! Still, this is the best Moon Knight book I've read in years! Just wait on the full collection to get the best format and best price. Writing: 9/10 Artwork: 8/10 Cool Factor: 9/10 Value: 6/10 Overall: 8/10

Love me some Moon Knight. Give this a try.

Moonknight has become one of my favourite Marvel characters and with this short but sweet series, his character is built up for great things to come. With the initial previews of Age of Ultron for next year, this book is a great read to get you in the mood for more Ultron action next year! The art is great, a really unique style and I really enjoyed the character's frame of mind. The ending was very satisfying and always good to see things come to a conclusion, even if that conclusion leaves fear for the future of the Marvel universe! A good read, though my only issue was with the slow delivery of the seller i got the item from, apart from that no issues at all and it sits proudly on my book case!

Item arrived in excellent condition. Thank you very much