Phases of the Moon Knight #1

Phases of the Moon Knight

by Benjamin Percy, Manuel García (artist), Mateus Manhanini (cover_art)

ILLUMINATING LOST LUNAR LORE! Though he is among the most recent, Marc Spector is far from the first FIST OF KHONSHU! The true history and depth of the legacy of the Moon Knight has been shrouded in the mystery of antiquity…UNTIL NOW! Featuring an awesome assembly of creators from across the industry, PHASES OF THE MOON KNIGHT begins with a story of the Moon Knight you know as he enacts his unique and violent vision of justice! PLUS! An all-new Moon Knight from the Marvel Universe's ancient the Moon Knight of the Old Crusades! Forged in the crucible of a holy war, what long-forgotten secrets of the Marvel Universe are waiting to be discovered in his saga?!

Genres: Marvel, Comics

Kindle Edition

Published August 28, 2024

About the author

Benjamin Percy is the author of seven novels -- most recently The Sky Vault (William Morrow) -- three short fiction collections, and a book of essays, Thrill Me, that is widely taught in creative writing classrooms. He writes Wolverine, X-Force, and Ghost Rider for Marvel Comics. His fiction and nonfiction have been published in Esquire (where he is a contributing editor), GQ, Time, Men's Journal, Outside, the Wall Street Journal, Tin House, and the Paris Review. His honors include an NEA fellowship, the Whiting Writer's Award, the Plimpton Prize, two Pushcart Prizes, the iHeart Radio Award for Best Scripted Podcast, and inclusion in Best American Short Stories and Best American Comics.

Reviews

[Matthew McElroy · Rating 2 out of 5]

A few of the individual stories are good, but nothing in here is great. And there isn't a single unifying theme, other than "Moon Knight is eternal", or something similar.
At first, I enjoyed the different perspectives, but as the compilation continued, the stories felt more and more half hearted.

There was an excellent story told from the perspective of an Egyptian woman. It was not only the best told, it was one of the few that seemed to respect the origin of the character. Our library has a full collection of these. I won't be going back.

[Ly Van · Rating 4 out of 5]

Both stories were great reads. I like the different parts of comic, it fits with the premise and title of the series. I enjoyed reading more about the motivations of the shroud. It definitely added more understanding to the story of the last series “Vengeance of Moon Knight.” Making shroud a foil for the seeking help was interesting. However, the second story with Cassian was the highlight of the issue. From the setting, costume design, and art style; all were very strong and invoke a unique setting. Cassian story kinda mirrors Marc Spectors which makes me believe that many moon knights share the same qualities and this war that Khonshu waged spanned many centuries and generations. The only thing I saw was lacking was the costume not being utilized more, would love to see more of it.

[Jack · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very glad to get some more insight on Shroud, but Cassian's story is what really sold me on this. I can't tell you just how much I love seeing an actual Moon Knight. Really great issue to kick off with, as a Moony historian I'm excited to learn about all the previous fists

[vk chompooming · Rating 4 out of 5]

This reminds me of the comics that tell of the many different Hellspawns (Image Comics) from across time, only now Marvel comics did Moon Knight. If u are a fan of Moon Knight u will love this mini-series.

[Brandon Huynh · Rating 5 out of 5]

cheating my goodreads challenge bc im 10 books behind schedule.

good frugging comic

[Myles Gerber · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another fantastic Moon Knight book. I especially loved the story of Cassian- so cool to learn about Apocalypse’s killer.

[Leandra]

using this #1 issue to track the entire run, comprising issues 1-4

[Aazuto_Gh0st]

i love this silly little moon man