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Re: Moon Knjght #26 January Solicitation

Posted by khonshu on 10/22/2008, 7:38 pm, in reply to "Re: Moon Knjght #26 January Solicitation"
Message modified by board administrator 10/25/2008, 1:04 pm

For me, the current run of Moon Knight has been somewhat bittersweet. I liked much of where Charlie Huston took the character. It was in a new direction and the writing was fresh. I enjoyed it, but to me it still wasn't as good as the first run of MK. In addition, the character was a little more psychotic than noble. Now I don't feel the current creative team is as solid as the Huston/Finch team was. For me, the storylines takes too long to develop and don't have much going on until the end of each story arc. I remember that the Black Spectre confrontation in "God and Country" was really only 1 short fight scene at the end of the story arc on a rooftop. And that fight scene consisted of basically MK pushing Black Spectre off the roof. I wish we could have more 2-3 issue story arcs with more action in them. Despite the flaws, I do still enjoy reading the current book. I enjoy the simple fact that Moon Knight still has an ongoing title. I would not want the series to end unless the writing becomes so bad that I don't get any enjoyment out of the book at all. For me, there is always the hope that each new storyline might be a little better and could surprise me. As an example, Issue #20 with Werewolf by Night was a very good read for me. I think it was the most enjoyable issue since Huston left. In general, I don't think anything will ever be good enough for us fans who grew up with MK in the early 80s. For us, the bar has been set so high by Moench & Sienkiewicz that nothing will ever come close to it again. It's like the new Star Wars movies - no matter how good they tried to be, they couldn't hold a candle to the original stuff. It's the curse of hitting gold on your first try. You'll never be able to follow up with anything that can top it. But if you can occasionally strike a chord or give me that "wow" feeling like issue #20 did, then I am happy with that. - khonshu --Previous Message-- : Look, I'm no dummy and I am sure Marc Spector : is not truly dead, but it feels like a cheap : trick of a storyline. : : Hmmmm... let's "kill" the main : character and then we will reveal he did not : die and he will return. Hasn't happened : before, has it? It is also very similar with : the February solicitation or Black Panther, : where he is replaced by another. : : This could be a cool story depending on how : it is told, but the track record so far does : not support that. Huston's run was kinda : cool and I am somewhat enjoying Benson's : run, but as I stated in my fisrt post, you : have these little windows of opportunity : that get me psyched and then fall short or : are not executed well. I hope this is a step : in the right direction and is a reflection : adn growth for Marc. Hopefully, Marc will : get outta dodge with his friends shunning : him and having very little support it is an : obvious choice under these circumstances. : What reall bugged me the most about this : solicitation is after reading the last issue : and "Khonshu" saying there are : others creates an opportunity for this : upcoming storyline to make a wrong turn. : : On a positive note, the new Dell'otto cover : rocks. Much better than the Suydam covers of : late. : --Previous Message-- : Well, Kevin...I feel that The Bottom and : Midnight Sun are two of the best comic : stories ever. I have them on my shelf next : to Watchmen and The Dark Knight. I really : think Huston's take on MK was something : special. An ex-mercenary trying to make up : for past deeds by being just as violent as : he was before? Brilliant! Oh, yeah...let's : throw in a talking dead guy so we are : constantly guessing if he's crazy or not. : : True the series has not been up to par since : Huston and Finch left but, it's the only : Marvel Title I read right now for a reason. : : --Previous Message-- : I know the discussion regarding this just : started in the end of the other thread, but : I felt this warranted it's own focus : discussion. : : In my opinion, this could be the end of the line : for me with this title. I've put up with the : silly white costume, the in your face : Khonshu and the rest of editor Axel Alonso's : crap. Clearly, his comprehension of the : character is way different than mine. I'm : not asking for a regurgitation of the : Moench/Sienkiewicz stuff, but there are key : elements in that run that defined the : character and made him unique. There have : been sparse morsels of that potential : dispensed throughout this series so far, but : I am still starving for a great/good Moon : Knight series. : : I'm tired of waiting for this series to be : great/good, as this character has the : potential to be. Tired of Axel trying so : hard to make him not like Batman and not : allowing the character to just be. : Everything feels so forced to me. This title : needs a new editorial home and a new : creative team before this title slides : completely off the sales charts into : oblivion, again. : : Kevin : : : : :

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Message Thread: Moon Knjght #26 January Solicitation - Kevin 10/22/2008, 5:05 am Re: Moon Knjght #26 January Solicitation - Beans Baxter 10/22/2008, 12:42 pm Re: Moon Knjght #26 January Solicitation - Kevin 10/22/2008, 4:32 pm Re: Moon Knjght #26 January Solicitation - khonshu 10/22/2008, 7:38 pm Re: Moon Knjght #26 January Solicitation - James 10/22/2008, 10:47 pm Re: Moon Knjght #26 January Solicitation - stark182 10/22/2008, 11:47 pm Re: Moon Knjght #26 January Solicitation - Khonshu'sear 10/23/2008, 1:38 am Re: Moon Knjght #26 January Solicitation - spid3y 10/23/2008, 6:01 pm Re: Moon Knjght #26 January Solicitation - spid3y 10/23/2008, 6:03 pm Re: Moon Knjght #26 January Solicitation - Kevin 10/24/2008, 6:56 am « Back to thread

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