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| Essential Moon Knight, Vol. 1 (Marvel Essentials) | 
| Authors: Doug Moench, Bill Mantlo, Steven Grant
Creators: Frank Miller, Don Perlin, Mike Zeck, Jim Mooney, Jim Craig, Pablo Marcos, Gene Colan
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Category: Book
List Price: $16.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 203266
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 560
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.7 x 6.5 x 1.4
ISBN: 0785120920
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9780785120926
ASIN: 0785120920
Publication Date: March 15, 2006
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 A great treatment of an underrated hero March 18, 2006
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
Moon Knight is said to be Marvel's answer to Batman, though they're really not that similar. Yes, they both use modified helicopters from time to time, are rich in their secret identities, have capes, and no superpowers to speak of, but that about ends it. This collection picks up Moon Knight's first appearances in Werewolf By Night (as a bad guy who eventually turns good), then a couple of issues of Marvel Spotlight, two appearances with Spider-Man, and then it finally hits the good stuff.
The best Moon Knight stories were the ones buried in the back of The Incredible Hulk Magazine, a slightly popular attempt by Marvel to cash in on its television sensation when he was on the air. Why they put Moon Knight solo stories in the back I'll never understand, but I'm glad they did. Because the magazine was more geared toward an adult audience, the stories were sometimes gruesome and more gritty than the standard comics fare of the time. Granted, they aren't that shocking given today's comics, but at the time they were powerful. Moon Knight's story really develops best in these small solo tales. As a matter of fact, their inclusion was the prime motivating factor for me to buy this collection. I remembered the stories from when I was a kid, but due to the odd size of the Hulk Magazine, few collectors kept up with it, thus sending most of the stories into oblivion. Now they are back, and looking good. The collection is worth it just for those tales alone.
The collection closes out with Moon Knight's first limited series. Marvel did a good job with the character here, though they'd really put him through the wringer in his ongoing series years later. Fortunately, we're spared his embarrassing appearances in the West Coast Avengers stories. He always worked best as the gritty, silent fighter (yes, another comparison to Batman).
With the revival of the character in April 2006 just around the corner, this is a great way to get familiar with one of the better second-stringers Marvel has. I've always thought this character could have taken off if treated better. This Essential Collection is actually one of the few that lives up to the name. It really IS essential.
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