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Moon Knight (2006) (Collected Editions) #1-5
Moon Knight by Huston, Benson & Hurwitz Omnibus
Once, Marc Spector was the Egyptian god Khonshu’s avatar on Earth. But now, Spector and Khonshu are at odds. Moon Knight desperately wants to get back in the hero game, but every battle pushes him closer to the edge — both in brutality and sanity! As the increasingly unstable Moon Knight tries to navigate the superhero Civil War, he finds himself in the sights of Norman Osborn’s Thunderbolts! Spector must take refuge far away, in one of his multiple personas — but the lure of vengeance is too strong to keep him away for long. Can Moon Knight reclaim his heroic ideals, or will he succumb to the shadows — and end up back under Khonshu’s thrall?
COLLECTING: Moon Knight (2006) 1-30, Moon Knight Annual (2007) 1, Moon Knight: Silent Knight (2008) 1, Vengeance of the Moon Knight (2009) 1-10, Shadowland: Moon Knight (2010) 1-3
COLLECTING: Moon Knight (2006) 1-30, Moon Knight Annual (2007) 1, Moon Knight: Silent Knight (2008) 1, Vengeance of the Moon Knight (2009) 1-10, Shadowland: Moon Knight (2010) 1-3
1184 pages, Hardcover
First published October 27, 2010
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Charlie Huston
86 books1,294 followersCharlie Huston is an American novelist, screenwriter, and comic book writer known for his genre-blending storytelling and character-driven narratives. His twelve novels span crime, horror, and science fiction, and have been published by Ballantine, Del Rey, Mulholland, and Orion, with translations in nine languages. He is the creator of the Henry Thompson trilogy, beginning with Caught Stealing, which was announced in 2024 as a forthcoming film adaptation directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Austin Butler. Huston’s stand-alone novels include The Shotgun Rule, The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death, Sleepless, and Skinner. He also authored the vampire noir series Joe Pitt Casebooks while living in Manhattan and later California. Huston has written pilots for FX, FOX, Sony, and Tomorrow Studios, served as a writer and producer on FOX’s Gotham, and developed original projects such as Arcadia. In comics, he rebooted Moon Knight for Marvel, contributed to Ultimates Annual, and penned the Wolverine: The Best There Is series.
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January 15, 2024
A New collection of adventures of the Moon Knight, darker and gruesomer than before. We start the New Moon Knight series with a broken man who used to be Moon Knight. Khonshu's avatar in our world Will be returning and during the Civil War storyline the Moon Knight Will be the one who will claim the general audience's attention with his deeds and Iron Man does not understand why a maniac has been allowed to operate as a superhuman vigilante.
This collection contains the New series and some miniseries vengeance and Dark Knight which contain good stuff and the art in this omnibus is really amazing.
A nice collection of a superhero who leads a darker live than recently any other superhero, with Khonshu being a bloodthirsty deity who wants to really to let the bloodlust reign the White knight.
Fascinating collection of tales and amazing art makes this a decent read.
This collection contains the New series and some miniseries vengeance and Dark Knight which contain good stuff and the art in this omnibus is really amazing.
A nice collection of a superhero who leads a darker live than recently any other superhero, with Khonshu being a bloodthirsty deity who wants to really to let the bloodlust reign the White knight.
Fascinating collection of tales and amazing art makes this a decent read.
July 19, 2022
This is the third Moon Knight Omnibus I've read.
The first two volumes covered the start of Moon Knight up until the fist of Khonshu. While bumpy at times, it was all pretty fun save the fist of Khonshu mini. That was mostly 70's and early 80's. This run is mostly the 2000's and we have 3 writers Huston, Benson, and Hurwitz. Do these three writers bring their A game?
Well Moon Knight starts off a broken man, crippled, and axiety ridden. Not worthy of the name Moon Knight, Marc sits all day in ruins. He's lost everything including his family and loved one. The Omnibus starts with Huston as the main writer and it's depressing and edgy, with Moon Knight finally getting his mojo back to fight the injustices of the world. Old sidekicks return, lovers reunite, and lots of angst in the first couple of volumes of this.
Once Benson takes over we get more of a wild ride, this time having Moon Knight being attacked by both Iron Man and Osborn. This is during the Civil War, and Siege times. Meaning we have plenty of people after Moon Knight who's always on the very edge of being a hero or killer.
And then the last 3 arcs are Hurwitz bringing Moon Knight back as Jake Lockley, the "I don't give a fuck" personality basically taking on Osborn and his world head on. It's Moon Knight at his most superheroish, bringing back his team from the old comics, donning a more futuristic batman style suit, and vowing not to murder anyone.
Does it all work though? Well no.
This isn't to say I didn't have a good time reading this. The first arc is solid intro though I feel a little lost at times. And I believe the way Huston writes, makes it hard to understand what he's tryign to convay at times. However, as we get further along it was easier to understand and the return of Moon Knight's insane sidekick was great.
I also really enjoyed Benson's last two arcs. From Bullseye and Thunderbolts chasing Moon Knight to Iron Man hunting him. All great stuff. Even better was Moon Knight is Mexico and we meet two brothers who are hitman who can't stop saying Bro to each other. Sounds silly but it worked perfectly for me.
The Omnibus sadly ends kind of dour. I like Moon Knight being a badass superhero, and the art for the first arc of Hurwitz run is great. There's some funny moments even like Moon Knight's internal thoughts during secret avengers mission.
Saying that though the stories seem to not go anywhere. Bringing back a old baddie ended up just being okay. The team up issues were decent except the Spider-man one was bad. And overall ending the book on Shadow Land, which is top 5 worst events ever, and nearly ruined Daredevil, is not the way to go.
So yeah, ups and downs on this one. Some really fun arcs, some solid, and a really piss poor shadow land 3 parter and spider-man team up really soured my enjoyment at the end. Saying that I will remember the fun moments even if this is the weakest of the Moon Knight Omnibus series so far. A 3 out of 5.
The first two volumes covered the start of Moon Knight up until the fist of Khonshu. While bumpy at times, it was all pretty fun save the fist of Khonshu mini. That was mostly 70's and early 80's. This run is mostly the 2000's and we have 3 writers Huston, Benson, and Hurwitz. Do these three writers bring their A game?
Well Moon Knight starts off a broken man, crippled, and axiety ridden. Not worthy of the name Moon Knight, Marc sits all day in ruins. He's lost everything including his family and loved one. The Omnibus starts with Huston as the main writer and it's depressing and edgy, with Moon Knight finally getting his mojo back to fight the injustices of the world. Old sidekicks return, lovers reunite, and lots of angst in the first couple of volumes of this.
Once Benson takes over we get more of a wild ride, this time having Moon Knight being attacked by both Iron Man and Osborn. This is during the Civil War, and Siege times. Meaning we have plenty of people after Moon Knight who's always on the very edge of being a hero or killer.
And then the last 3 arcs are Hurwitz bringing Moon Knight back as Jake Lockley, the "I don't give a fuck" personality basically taking on Osborn and his world head on. It's Moon Knight at his most superheroish, bringing back his team from the old comics, donning a more futuristic batman style suit, and vowing not to murder anyone.
Does it all work though? Well no.
This isn't to say I didn't have a good time reading this. The first arc is solid intro though I feel a little lost at times. And I believe the way Huston writes, makes it hard to understand what he's tryign to convay at times. However, as we get further along it was easier to understand and the return of Moon Knight's insane sidekick was great.
I also really enjoyed Benson's last two arcs. From Bullseye and Thunderbolts chasing Moon Knight to Iron Man hunting him. All great stuff. Even better was Moon Knight is Mexico and we meet two brothers who are hitman who can't stop saying Bro to each other. Sounds silly but it worked perfectly for me.
The Omnibus sadly ends kind of dour. I like Moon Knight being a badass superhero, and the art for the first arc of Hurwitz run is great. There's some funny moments even like Moon Knight's internal thoughts during secret avengers mission.
Saying that though the stories seem to not go anywhere. Bringing back a old baddie ended up just being okay. The team up issues were decent except the Spider-man one was bad. And overall ending the book on Shadow Land, which is top 5 worst events ever, and nearly ruined Daredevil, is not the way to go.
So yeah, ups and downs on this one. Some really fun arcs, some solid, and a really piss poor shadow land 3 parter and spider-man team up really soured my enjoyment at the end. Saying that I will remember the fun moments even if this is the weakest of the Moon Knight Omnibus series so far. A 3 out of 5.
May 30, 2022
I think I see where Zack Snyder got the Batman branding bad guys idea from — Charlie Huston’s version of Moon Knight is a psychopathic thug who carves a moon crescent into the foreheads of the perps he leaves alive. So, that’s pretty much the first twenty issues, after which new writer Mike Benson calms things down a bit, killing off Marc Spector and sending Jake Lockley to Mexico for a farcical escapade that involves the Punisher, the murderous Toltec (who’s never explained; he just is), a couple of daffy Luchadores who moonlight as assassins, and a cartel boss dealing with Russians. After that, Vengeance Of The Moon Knight, which is the Moonbatman everyone thought Moon Knight was, years ago. Ten issues of that, then a dismount on Shadowland: Moon Knight, which spends three issues being tangential to the event, retelling a previously told story, and rebooting Moonie back to the violent avenger the book started with…after which Jeff Lemire ran off giggling with the character in the bizarre Moon Knight by Lemire & Smallwood…I think. The chronology gets confused in the 2000s.
Anyway, all this to say that this really wasn’t a particularly good book (in my opinion much of the art is horrible) and I’m glad I didn’t buy the print edition (I got discounts on the ebook, too.)
A word of warning for digital readers: ComiXology on my iPad Pro had a bad time with this book, both in downloading it, and in reading it — the further I got into the book, the more often the app would crash.
Anyway, all this to say that this really wasn’t a particularly good book (in my opinion much of the art is horrible) and I’m glad I didn’t buy the print edition (I got discounts on the ebook, too.)
A word of warning for digital readers: ComiXology on my iPad Pro had a bad time with this book, both in downloading it, and in reading it — the further I got into the book, the more often the app would crash.
July 12, 2023
This the Moon Knight stuff I grew up loving. The street level stuff. Definitely the most gritty, trippy, and most violent MK content EVER ! It’s so fun ! I do love the supernatural elements that has happened in past runs for this character but this the stuff I like. Him being a straight up violent vigilante. You’re in for a good time ! Fast paced read ! Reads like a movie ! I love this so much !
August 2, 2025
Quiero pensar que los habrá mejores, tengo esperanza en la serie de 2014.
He visto que algunos lo consideran la mejor serie de Moon Knight, y he de decir que todavía no puedo comparar, porque es la única que he leído. Traté de empezar la primera, 1980, lo intenté dos veces, y no pude. Quizás por eso me resultó algo confuso al principio, pero incluso leyendo tan solo 2 o 3 números del de 1980, pude entender el contexto de Crowley, Marlene y Frenchie.
Quizás algunos de los puntos que más me han gustado han sido el arte de algunos capítulos. Y tengo que recalcar que no de todos. He visto algún elogio al arte de David Flinch, al menos por mi parte no lo tendrá. Sin embargo, el arte mejoró ya en los últimos números, con Tomm Cook y Jefte Palo, aunque he de decir que Mark Texeira tiene su encanto, pero me recuerda demasiado a mi propio estilo.
En cuanto a la historia en si, explora como Marc Desgraciadamente, no puedo dar el cumplido a Huston, y quizás tampoco debería dárselo a Benson. Es un trabajo conjunto, aunque pueda erróneamente querer dar el mérito a Benson por ser quien escribió la resolución.
Tampoco puedo ignorar que uno de los personajes secundarios más importantes son Frenchie y Rob, una pareja gay. Tenía algo de miedo cuando lo mencionaron, de que fuera una representación mal hecha, que cayera en estereotipos, etc. Es mejor representación que la que he visto en series dedicadas al tema, pero quizás porque ninguno de los dos eran un hombre con pluma, que es donde suele estar mal escrito. No porque no haya hombres con pluma, sino porque parece que esa fuera toda su personalidad. Habrá otras oportunidades de que esas relaciones tengan representación. En este caso, aprecio que no se cae en el hombre femenino y hombre masculino.
En conclusión, muy buen comic. El inicio, el elemento de TPD (que no se trata salvo en el volumen de Tomm Cook), y que hay mucho contenido que sobra, es suficiente como para quitarle dos estrellas. No puedo confirmarlo todavía, pero diría que es una lectura obligatoria si quieres saber más de Moon Knight.
He visto que algunos lo consideran la mejor serie de Moon Knight, y he de decir que todavía no puedo comparar, porque es la única que he leído. Traté de empezar la primera, 1980, lo intenté dos veces, y no pude. Quizás por eso me resultó algo confuso al principio, pero incluso leyendo tan solo 2 o 3 números del de 1980, pude entender el contexto de Crowley, Marlene y Frenchie.
Quizás algunos de los puntos que más me han gustado han sido el arte de algunos capítulos. Y tengo que recalcar que no de todos. He visto algún elogio al arte de David Flinch, al menos por mi parte no lo tendrá. Sin embargo, el arte mejoró ya en los últimos números, con Tomm Cook y Jefte Palo, aunque he de decir que Mark Texeira tiene su encanto, pero me recuerda demasiado a mi propio estilo.
En cuanto a la historia en si, explora como Marc Desgraciadamente, no puedo dar el cumplido a Huston, y quizás tampoco debería dárselo a Benson. Es un trabajo conjunto, aunque pueda erróneamente querer dar el mérito a Benson por ser quien escribió la resolución.
Tampoco puedo ignorar que uno de los personajes secundarios más importantes son Frenchie y Rob, una pareja gay. Tenía algo de miedo cuando lo mencionaron, de que fuera una representación mal hecha, que cayera en estereotipos, etc. Es mejor representación que la que he visto en series dedicadas al tema, pero quizás porque ninguno de los dos eran un hombre con pluma, que es donde suele estar mal escrito. No porque no haya hombres con pluma, sino porque parece que esa fuera toda su personalidad. Habrá otras oportunidades de que esas relaciones tengan representación. En este caso, aprecio que no se cae en el hombre femenino y hombre masculino.
En conclusión, muy buen comic. El inicio, el elemento de TPD (que no se trata salvo en el volumen de Tomm Cook), y que hay mucho contenido que sobra, es suficiente como para quitarle dos estrellas. No puedo confirmarlo todavía, pero diría que es una lectura obligatoria si quieres saber más de Moon Knight.
July 18, 2022
It took me a while to finish this big one. I like Moon Knight but this is some violent stuff here. It's darker than Snyders' Batman and more violent than Ennis' Punisher yet to me it's not the Moon Knight I expect.
November 21, 2022
There were some really high points in this book but also some pretty low points. I felt it started slow and took a bit to get into. But once I did I was hooked.
I feel like this run of Moon Knight really took off around the 20 issue mark when Mike Benson took over from Huston. Greg Hurwitz continued on nicely with Vengeance of the Moon Knight but the Shadowland stories at the end felt quite pointless and were really weak.
I feel like this run of Moon Knight really took off around the 20 issue mark when Mike Benson took over from Huston. Greg Hurwitz continued on nicely with Vengeance of the Moon Knight but the Shadowland stories at the end felt quite pointless and were really weak.
December 31, 2022
This is my first ever time reading anything Moon Knight. I still don’t know why I didn’t get into this character sooner. Huston’s run is equal to that of an HBO drama: violent, adult language (censored but you can tell what they’re saying), sex, and moody scenes. Well at least the majority of the book is like that. Towards the end it goes back to the usual superhero style of storytelling. Not a bad thing but the big chunk of the book was such a good break from the usual stuff.
If you’re looking for a Marvel Comics character that isn’t the usual jokey, superpowered, good natured character, then read this run. Moon Knight constantly tries to balance between hero and villain and it’s so interesting!
If you’re looking for a Marvel Comics character that isn’t the usual jokey, superpowered, good natured character, then read this run. Moon Knight constantly tries to balance between hero and villain and it’s so interesting!
February 3, 2025
It's impossible to have every single issue be amazing, but I'd say 85-90% of this omnibus are catchy, captivating and exciting reads. Especially the mid Civil War issues, you really get an understanding of who Marc Specter is, and his constant battle with Khonshu over his sanity and identity. You get to see Moon Knight as a servant of Khonshu, and him rebelling against him and not giving in to the whims of anger and rage.
I have a bit of knowledge of who Moon Knight is, and his background. The Marvel TV show helped, though I think it is a bit different from the comic adaptation but still a great intro into Moon Knight. This helped flesh out the rest, giving a full spectrum of the struggles of Moon Knight.
I have a bit of knowledge of who Moon Knight is, and his background. The Marvel TV show helped, though I think it is a bit different from the comic adaptation but still a great intro into Moon Knight. This helped flesh out the rest, giving a full spectrum of the struggles of Moon Knight.
August 1, 2022
this is the first moon knight comic i read after watching the show, i knew some things about the character but not a lot before the show.
i didn’t really enjoy the comic as it seemed like the end of moon knight, marc was no longer working for konshu as he was before and it felt like i should of read this comic last.
it was cool to see street level hero’s during the civil war and how it affected them being a vigilante.
i didn’t really know what was going on but the artsyle was pretty good, i preferred the last issue’s artsyle more then the rest of them
i didn’t really enjoy the comic as it seemed like the end of moon knight, marc was no longer working for konshu as he was before and it felt like i should of read this comic last.
it was cool to see street level hero’s during the civil war and how it affected them being a vigilante.
i didn’t really know what was going on but the artsyle was pretty good, i preferred the last issue’s artsyle more then the rest of them
March 2, 2023
I loved this one. I'm a total Moon Knight mark. The Moon Knight series was really dark with a lot of violence and I thought Moonie's state of mind was presented perfectly. Issue #13 was a particular standout, in my opinion. Vengeance of Moon Knight wasn't quite as good but was still some decent Marvel fare. It was more like a Marvel Two-In-One series with Moon Knight teaming up with other Marvel heroes and anti-heroes in a more swashbuckling, action-driven narrative.
February 17, 2024
Wasn't bad but wasn't great either. Many characters looked the same so it was hard to tell who was Marc, Jake, or Stephen. Also, internal dialogue wasn't clear at times so i didnt always know whose thoughts i was reading.
March 5, 2022
3.75*
January 1, 2025
faceless guy needs to learn to live laugh love (i have no idea what’s going on)
March 23, 2022
This is a mixed bag and I'd say the first 25 issues are, while gore-intense, still good story, but once they introduce Norman Osborn, it all goes downhill and never recovers.
This Moon Knight is brutal beyond even the Punisher and struggles with who he is and whether or not his current self can ever be separated from his past or redeemed.
This Moon Knight is brutal beyond even the Punisher and struggles with who he is and whether or not his current self can ever be separated from his past or redeemed.
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April 10, 2023
This grim, gritty mid-2000s reboot loses all the nuance and charm of the original and makes Moon Knight into a crazy, unlikeable Batman. Expect lots of close-ups of blood spatters, lots of walls completely blank or covered in newspaper clippings, and the paternalism and neglect of the 80s turned into the supporting cast straight up punching each other. There's three instances in 12 issues of other Marvel heroes dropping by to say how awful Moon Knight is. There's one new character whose very cool art is used only to say the most hurtful and repulsive things about all the other characters. Even the prophetic visions are mostly an excuse to draw a skinned face or a death's head on every page.
The last issue is pretty cool, though.
The last issue is pretty cool, though.
August 16, 2022
This was utter crap with barely any redeeming elements at all.
Easily the worst Moon Knight book I have ever read.
Easily the worst Moon Knight book I have ever read.
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