5 Reasons You Should be Reading Moon Knight
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- This week is the release of Moon Knight number 189,
the perfect excuse to talk
about the fan favorite Marvel hero.
Hey everybody, my name's Matt Mueller,
and if you haven't been reading Moon Knight,
here are five reasons that needs to change right now.
The good news is that task won't take long to do,
which brings us to reason number five.
The book is back to legacy numbering now,
but this is actually issue number two
of a new arc for the character.
That means even if you don't have years of history
with Moon Knight, there's no better time
to start getting acquainted then now.
That new arc is being written by Max Bemis,
bringing us to reason number four.
He's already gained a following at Marvel
from his work on X-Men.
Worst X-Man Ever and Foolkiller, and is the perfect choice
to further bring Marc Spector into the limelight.
If his first issue is anything to go by,
the future looks promising indeed.
It helps that he's teamed up with artist Jacen Burrows,
bringing us to reason number three.
Burrows manages to make any scene compelling,
whether it's talking heads or an over the top action
sequence with the undead.
His stellar pencils are a big part of the reason
a new character made such a powerful first impression,
which we'll get to in a second.
One, 1,000, two, 1,000, oh forget it I can't wait anymore.
Reason number two is very much in spoiler town
right next to Flavor Town mind you,
but we can't help but talk about the big villain Amon Ra.
Bermis isn't afraid to dive into Moon Knight's
Egyptian mythology origins, and it paid off big here.
Moon Knight doesn't have the best rogues gallery,
but thanks to a brutal opening chapter
Ra should shoot to the top of that list easily.
That brings us to reason number one,
a superhero book like no other.
Moon Knight works best as an unconventional superhero,
and Bemis manages to deliver that in spades
without him even being in the first issue.
Thanks to his psychiatrist you have a much clearer picture
of Marc Spector's world, one that features several
personalities all vying for control,
and a man who has finally figured out how to utilize
it to his advantage.
Well, at least we think he has, yeah, we'll go with that.
But don't take my word for it.
Go read Marvel's Moon Knight series for yourself.
If you're already reading Moon Knight
make sure to follow me on Twitter
@MattMuellerCB and let me know what you think so far.
