Moon Knight # 1 Director’ Cut

Marvel Comics
Moon Knight # 1 Director’ Cut
By Hervé St.Louis
Jul 9, 2006 - 21:54

Marvel Comics
Writer(s): Charlie Huston
Penciller(s): David Finch
Inker(s): Danny Miki

Moon Knight’s legs have been crushed and he longs for a return to the super hero life. His only way at making a comeback is through the Egyptian god who once bestowed him special gifts. As he has hit rock bottom, can Mark Spector become the Konshu’s chosen hero, again?

It’s the 1990s all over again as Moon Knight is reborn as a Spawn-like character. The artwork looks like Image Comics’ fare, the thin plot and explosive shots too. Except for telling us that he no longer wants to be an Avenger and longs for another crack at being a super hero, we did not learn or even need to read this comic book. The distinctions between the type of crime Daredevil and Moon Knight fights were shallow at best. It suggests that not much thoughts were put behind the pitch of this new series, besides the cool graphics. When he arrived in the 1970s, Moon Knight was a cheap Batman rip off. Now, he’s a cheap Spawn rip off.

I though the poster era of comic books was over and I was wrong. To balance the work of the writer who did more on the book than the author, Marvel added the script of the issue as a special Director’s cut. That Marvel’s new way of padding its comic books. The artwork lacked any storytelling and was nothing more than a series of repeated panels. Repeating the same panel over and over again might make for a cool effect, but it is not storytelling or a way to propel a story visually forward. Why on Earth would Marvel revive Moon Knight as a cheap Spawn knock-off, I don’t know, and I’m not about to stick around to find out.

3/10