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Avengers #36 Review: Baffling
Most of this issue, Marc Spector (Moon Knight's legal name, for anyone who missed it) trades punches with T'Challa, which on its surface sounds insane (T'Challa the Black Panther is a Captain America level power capable of bench pressing 800 pounds) until you remember that the ancient Egyptian moon god Khonshu has empowered someone from[...]
Avengers #34 Review: The Way The House of Akira Yoshida Rolls
The mooring of this tale in any kind of continuity makes it nearly impossible to enjoy it as its premises become more and more ridiculous with every turning page. Let's start with the premise: the Egyptian god of the moon, Khonshu, has empowered the moneyed mental patient Marc Spector to (checks notes) take Mjolnir from Thor, beat the[...]
Moon Knight #191 cover by Jacen Burrows and Mat Lopes
He is now fighting for their lives as well as his own. Elsewhere, the Truth receives some help in prison. Also, Khonshu gives Marc Spector and his other personalities an explanation of theology and who and what Ra is. Also, Marc Spector fights in his white, vertical-striped boxers. Moon Knight #191 cover by Jacen Burrows and Mat Lopes Moon Knight[...]
Moon Knight #189 cover by Jacen Burrows and Mat Lopes
It only gets better from there, with Khonshu being our POV character, explaining the current status quo of Moon Knight for the uninformed reader Marc Spector is functionally splitting his life between the Spector personality and Steven Grant Jake Lockley is buried away until they need him. It is a bit odd to see an Egyptian[...]
Moon Knight #188 cover by Jacen Burrows
Everything points towards this being a wash, but Emmett, who previously treated Marc Spector, aka Moon Knight, is determined to find a way to help treat Patient 86. Marc Spector found solace in the moon god Khonshu; Emmett believes she can help Patient 86 with a different god to emblemize his struggles. Moon Knight #188 cover by[...]