Thursday, February 7, 2008

Comic Review: Essential Moon Knight Vol. 2

Essential Moon Knight Vol. 2Essential Moon Knight Vol. 2
Written by Doug Moench and others
Art by Bill Sienkiewicz
Marvel Comics
Cover price: $16.99; Available now


Oh how I love Marvel's "Essential" line. Nowhere else can I get so much enjoyment for so little money -- 16 bucks for around 500 pages in each volume just can't be beat. The best thing is it allows me to catch up on a lot of classics that I was not around to buy the first time and are now too expensive to buy or too tough to track down. Take Moon Knight, for example. On its own, I probably wouldn't track down the old issues, but slap it in an Essential volume and I'm on it like white on rice. If your only exposure to the Moon Knight character is his recent revival by Charlie Huston, don't let that confusing story drive you off. What is collected here is a lot of gritty but fun superhero stories starring one of the most interesting characters Marvel has, drawn by a modern master, and written by someone who really understands the character...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!

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