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Re: Moon Knjght #26 January Solicitation

Posted by spid3y on 10/23/2008, 6:01 pm, in reply to "Re: Moon Knjght #26 January Solicitation"
Message modified by board administrator 10/25/2008, 1:05 pm

Honestly, I don't think that they could do something bad enough to make me stop reading this series. I had been waiting too long and too anxiously until it came out. Saying that, ..it is kind of a disappointment . I hope that its still as awesome after #25. --Previous Message-- : What's the story with blaming Axel Alonso? He : is not writing the book. I also like Moon : Knight a lot and think its better than most : of the other books being put out. : : --Previous Message-- : The current MK run is not bad imo. There has : been worst. The only thing I dont like is : how it seems Marvel trys to keep MK so : alienated from the rest of the Marvel : universe. The need to just let him get his : powers back and go kick some a$$! : : --Previous Message-- : So much b###hing here that it makes me sick. : I have recently read the old Moon Knight : books and some were good and others not so : much. Compare the current Moon Knight title : to most of Marvels titles and it is clearly : better. I am very pleased with the title : myself and fans should support it. It's : very easy to point out flaws, but come on, : this comic is more like a movie. : : --Previous Message-- : 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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