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Re: When did you start reading Moon Knight?

Posted by mr goodbar on April 26, 2006, 17:11:07, in reply to "Re: When did you start reading Moon Knight?"
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I came across Moon Knight in the "Round Robin" series of the Amazing Spider-Man. There were several references to Marc Spector: Moon Knight, so I decided to check it out. While I was at the comic book store, I found Moon Knight #1 vol. 1 and picked that up, too. Needless to say, I loved the character, especially with Moench as the writer. His Resurrection Wars series was excellent. --Previous Message-- : I started reading Moon Knight when the first : issue of volume #1 hit the stands almost 26 : years ago this August. I still remember it : very vividly. I walked into my local little : convenience store, across the street from my : house, to get my comics. At that time there : were no such things as comic shops in my : area, you had to get them at the grocery : store, conveneience shop or the drug store. : I rememeber walking to the store that : fateful day in August and went right over to : the wire rack and to my amazement there was : Moon Knight #1 with that incredibly catchy : Bill Sienkiewicz. I was literally immedeatly : drawn to it. I have always been fascinated : by the moon, egypt as well as the native : american and asian cultures. I picked up : this issue and it was all over from there. I : was hooked. Moon Knight fit right in with my : favs Spider-man and Daredevil and they have : guest appeared in each others books to prove : it. : : I, obviously, picked up the other volumes of : Moon Knight only to be disappointed time and : time again. The 2nd volume they went : overboard with the Egyptian theme and in the : 3rd volume they ignored it all together. : Nobody after Moench left could grasp the : character. They didn't understand what makes : him different, special. I went back and : picked all of his appearances before issue : #1 and watch as this character grew from an : obscure antagonist into a hero which hooked : me even more. : : After the first series ended, about 22 years : ago, there really wasn't much for me to get : excited about. All things paled in : comparison to what I was exposed to with the : chracter, especially the understanding that : the costume was white. Thankfully there is : now the Essential that provides everyone who : was unfortunate to miss out on that : brilliant stuff to have that opportunity to : experience what is Moon Knight. Now, along : comes Charlie Huston. A great writer and fan : of the character old school, who feels the : same way I do and truly gets it. He, : hopefully, provides an opportunity to take : Moon Knight to the next level. I am sick of : him being referred to as a second of third : tier character. He has the potential to be : just as interesting and commercially : sccessful as any of the other heroes out : there, he just needed someone to take him : there. Who knows? Hustons run on Moon Knight : could equivicate that of Millers run on : Daredevil. The person that refines the : chracter and brings out their best. For that : I am very hopeful. I want to read a great : Moon Knight book again, it has been 22 years : in the waiting for me. : : Kevin : : --Previous Message-- : This board isn't very active right now. : Especially with the launch of a new series. : So that made me wonder... is it because he's : been in limbo for a while now? : : Are you new readers, who are waiting for : enough issues to get the gist of who he is : before discussing things. : : Are you long time readers waiting for this : first arc to finish before talking about it? : : I first became aware of moon knight around : the time his second (6-issue) series came : out. By the time he got a new series in : 198, I was onboard and stuck it out until : around the infinity war. I evebtually read : the end of the run mainly for Platt's : artwork and skipped the limited series that : came afterward. : : I'm drawn to this new series for the : combination of art and storytelling. it : mattered that they are trying to establish : Moon knight as a major player in the marvel : universe and not just another also-ran. : : Moon Knight has always had a visual that : made me want to see what he's up to. I : won't even look if the art is what I : consider bad. I will lose interest if the : stories start becoming what i consider to be : mediocre. : : But i think this series is off to a great : start. The author genuinely cares deeply : about this character and looks like he's : going to really delve into him. If he : succeeds, I think Moon knight is going to : have a very long run. : : So how long have you been a Moon Knight fan? : : :

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