Moon Knight 1: From the Dead Marvel Now

Title: Moon Knight Vol 1: From the Dead Publisher: Marvel Writer: Warren Ellis Artists: Declan Shalvey (pencils, inks, covers), Jordie Bellaire (colors) Collects: Moon Knight #1-6 Price: $17.99 Wow! What a great book! I have always enjoyed the character of Moon Knight and his weird origin and mental disorders, but I’ve never read a Moon Knight book this good. Bendis did a great job a couple years ago with his year-long mini-series ( Moon Knight, Vol. 1 , Moon Knight, Vol. 2 )starring the character, but these issues by comic-master Warren Ellis are just fantastic! Each of these 6 issues are written in a one-and-done format, so the entire TPB is a series of six loosely-related stories. Each of them is very interesting and unique. In the stories, Spector faces off against foes including ghosts, a sniper, a dead man, and a copycat killer. Each of the stories is a joy to read, and I can only hope that Ellis will return to the character at some point in the future to give us another helping. Declan Shalvey isn’t a name I was familiar with, but I have to say I really enjoyed his style of artwork. It was a bit reminiscent of David Aja’s work on Hawkeye and Iron Fist, but better. Jordie Bellaire’s colors bring it all to life just perfectly, too. Both the writing and the art on the book is more simplistic and elegant that what you’ll find in a lot of books, but I found it to be almost perfect. This is (narrowly) my favorite Marvel book that I’ve read this year, and certainly the best book Marvel published in 2014. I consider this book a “must buy” for any Marvel comic fan, and I really hope the folks at Netflix can put together a series based on this character and this specific material at some point, because it would be amazing as a TV series! Writing: 10/10 Artwork: 8/10 Cool Factor: 10/10 Value: 10/10 Overall: 9.5/10

Came in great condition! Wonderful read and I love the art, definitely plan to get the other volumes 🌙

Ellis' take on Moon Knight is quite wonderful. This book really captures both the in your face nature of Moon Knight and the sheer insanity of Marc Spector, the man behind the mask. This volume is made up of a series of loosely connected short stories. I don't recall an overarching storyline that you might get in other comic volumes. It doesn't really matter because each of these stories can stand on their own just fine. Some of the stories pull in more supernatural elements, which work well for with the character but aren't always used. Moon Knight also tries to play well with the NYPD. I liked these interactions. It gives Moon Knight a supporting cast that he turns to as it suits his need. I loved the art. One thing that I think this volume brings to the character is the full on white suit that he wears from time to time. The visual element this brings to the book is great. And that is another thing this book does fantastically. Besides the white suit and his traditional costume, there are a couple other variations that look awesome. These also serve as a way to explore the character's psyche without spelling it out.

Moon Knight vol 1 is a fantastic book. Warren Ellis, famed writer of Planetary, continues the pitch perfect portrayal of Moon Knight he started in Secret Avengers. We're given a look into the splintered mind of Marc Spector through six one off stories. Few people seem to realize just how impressive it is to, not only write six separate stories for a single run, but make each of them dark, fun, and engaging. Warren Ellis makes it look easy, effortlessly changing the feel and tone of each issue, as if each belongs in a different genre. Declan Shalvey, the artist, deserves all the credit in the world because this book is gorgeous. From issue to issue he seamlessly transitions from dark and moody, to colorful and chaotic, never missing a step, with every page being crisp and easily read. Moon Knight is a rarity in this increasingly event driven comics environment; a tight, fast, immaculately plotted, masterfully drawn ride of a book that doesn't require you to know anything coming in to enjoy it. While its a shame that Ellis and Shalvey won't be continuing past this book, that only makes me appreciate this one more. An unquestionable buy.

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I've never read much Moon Knight. In fact, prior to this I believe I've read a single issue of the character in 30+ years of comic fandom. Moon Knight always seemed like just another vigilante, and sort of a ripoff of other characters at that. This story has completely changed my outlook on the character and has me hungry for more. The collection spans the first 6 issues of his new series, and all are completely standalone stories. The art and writing are fantastic, combining dark and gritty elements with fantastic color elements in places. The storylines and main character are completely mysterious, but it's tremendously fast paced and just plain fun. There isn't much in the way of character development, but with single issue stories as good as these, it's completely forgiven. Highly recommended. Just a blast of a quick read!

Moon Knight has always been a character of some fascination for me ever since I was bought a couple of MARVEL PREMIERE magazines as a child featuring the character. Moon Knight is a hard character to pin down -- originally conceived as a mercenary left for dead who is "resurrected" beneath the statue of the moon god Khonshu, Marc Spector goes on to invent multiple personalities for himself, each representing a phase of the moon and each enabling him to gain intelligence in different strata of society. Years passed, and I lost track of Moon Knight pretty quickly. The most recent series before this one, written by Brian Michael Bendis, had Spector adopting 3 other superheroes as his alternate personalities -- Spider-Man, Captain America, and Wolverine. That series had a short life. This new series by Warren Ellis threatens to be similarly short-lived. Basically, if you've read any of Ellis' previous episodic "heroes to the rescue" noir books like FELL or GLOBAL FREQUENCY, you've read MOON KNIGHT: Weird events happen; eccentric hero steps in to suss out what's wrong; secrets are revealed and punching ensues. Not that it isn't good -- it's just nothing new, and we never get into the personality of Moon Knight enough to make him an attractive hero, or one whose exploits we can follow in a larger context. There has to be more than just swooping in and saving the day to make a superhero worth following. It should be said that this volume contains the sum total of Ellis' contribution to the Moon Knight mythos. The next volume will be written by Brian Wood. The artwork is decent. Declan Shalvey is a worthy addition to Marvel's haphazard arsenal of artists -- sort of a hybrid of Leinel Yu and Guy Davis. I hope to see more of Shalvey in the future. Ultimately "Moon Knight: From the Dead" is a well-drawn but all-too-standard dose of Warren Ellis wrapped in a longstanding Marvel character. I wish I could call it better than a throwaway good read, but that's what it is: You'll like it, but it won't excite you.

Warren Ellis is a writer who I believe can make anything good. I would read anything by him, so I decided to pick up Moon Knight, a character I know next to nothing about outside of the book description. And this series did not disappoint. Moon Knight has one of the most bizarre profile's I've read in comics. He started out as a mercenary amassing a small fortune. One day, he was killed on a job underneath a statue of the Egyptian moon deity Khonshu. Khonshu brought him back, charging him with protecting those that travel at night. Or maybe that's wrong. Moon Knight is alleged to have Multiple Personality disorder, or just general insanity. Part of the appeal is the fact that we don't whether things we see in the comic are truly mystical or just delusions. But in any case, Moon Knight fights in full Batman style, with brute strength, mastery of martial arts, and all kinds of cool technology. Each of the six issues in this volume is a stand alone issue. All six are good, but I still feel like this series was missing something without some kind of arc. More though, for all the talk of Moon Knight being 'crazy', I didn't see him as any more eccentric than your standard marvel superhero. I wish Ellis would have stayed on this title longer.