Moon Knight Vol. 1: From The Dead

Having read virtually no Moon Knight comics but having an understanding of his background on the Disney series, I wanted to read some Moon Knight comics. This collection was fantastic. You don’t have to have the background I had from the show to enjoy this collection. Issue 5 was by far my favorite. Give it a try if you are at all interested in the Moon Knight character.

Warren Ellis is a writer who I believe can make anything good. I would read anything by him, so I decided to pick up Moon Knight, a character I know next to nothing about outside of the book description. And this series did not disappoint.Moon Knight has one of the most bizarre profile's I've read in comics. He started out as a mercenary amassing a small fortune. One day, he was killed on a job underneath a statue of the Egyptian moon deity Khonshu. Khonshu brought him back, charging him with protecting those that travel at night. Or maybe that's wrong. Moon Knight is alleged to have Multiple Personality disorder, or just general insanity. Part of the appeal is the fact that we don't whether things we see in the comic are truly mystical or just delusions. But in any case, Moon Knight fights in full Batman style, with brute strength, mastery of martial arts, and all kinds of cool technology.Each of the six issues in this volume is a stand alone issue. All six are good, but I still feel like this series was missing something without some kind of arc. More though, for all the talk of Moon Knight being 'crazy', I didn't see him as any more eccentric than your standard marvel superhero. I wish Ellis would have stayed on this title longer.

Title: Moon Knight Vol 1: From the DeadPublisher: MarvelWriter: Warren EllisArtists: Declan Shalvey (pencils, inks, covers), Jordie Bellaire (colors)Collects: Moon Knight #1-6Price: $17.99Wow! What a great book! I have always enjoyed the character of Moon Knight and his weird origin and mental disorders, but I’ve never read a Moon Knight book this good. Bendis did a great job a couple years ago with his year-long mini-series ( Moon Knight, Vol. 1 , Moon Knight, Vol. 2 )starring the character, but these issues by comic-master Warren Ellis are just fantastic!Each of these 6 issues are written in a one-and-done format, so the entire TPB is a series of six loosely-related stories. Each of them is very interesting and unique. In the stories, Spector faces off against foes including ghosts, a sniper, a dead man, and a copycat killer. Each of the stories is a joy to read, and I can only hope that Ellis will return to the character at some point in the future to give us another helping.Declan Shalvey isn’t a name I was familiar with, but I have to say I really enjoyed his style of artwork. It was a bit reminiscent of David Aja’s work on Hawkeye and Iron Fist, but better. Jordie Bellaire’s colors bring it all to life just perfectly, too. Both the writing and the art on the book is more simplistic and elegant that what you’ll find in a lot of books, but I found it to be almost perfect.This is (narrowly) my favorite Marvel book that I’ve read this year, and certainly the best book Marvel published in 2014. I consider this book a “must buy” for any Marvel comic fan, and I really hope the folks at Netflix can put together a series based on this character and this specific material at some point, because it would be amazing as a TV series!Writing: 10/10Artwork: 8/10Cool Factor: 10/10Value: 10/10Overall: 9.5/10

Ellis' take on Moon Knight is quite wonderful. This book really captures both the in your face nature of Moon Knight and the sheer insanity of Marc Spector, the man behind the mask.This volume is made up of a series of loosely connected short stories. I don't recall an overarching storyline that you might get in other comic volumes. It doesn't really matter because each of these stories can stand on their own just fine. Some of the stories pull in more supernatural elements, which work well for with the character but aren't always used. Moon Knight also tries to play well with the NYPD. I liked these interactions. It gives Moon Knight a supporting cast that he turns to as it suits his need.I loved the art. One thing that I think this volume brings to the character is the full on white suit that he wears from time to time. The visual element this brings to the book is great. And that is another thing this book does fantastically. Besides the white suit and his traditional costume, there are a couple other variations that look awesome. These also serve as a way to explore the character's psyche without spelling it out.

If you're just getting into Moon Knight I suggest you find an Omnibus, because this isn't enough. I want to read more, and this is the only book I saw with Warren Ellis as the writer so it's the one I bought. It will definitely leave you wanting more.

I like this in the same way a great song can be better than an album.Six issues, no crossovers, no fat wedges of exposition and it all sings with a brutal economy of craft.The art is glorious, humane and dynamic and Ellis has a great grasp of storytelling. He never appears in the work itself but his stylistic choices drive the story forward.I don't read solely for the characters but here they take someone ridiculous and reinvent him without denying the inherent ridiculousness.Well worth your time and money.

I really liked this! Just enough of a re-imagining to keep this interesting - his strengths, his weaknesses and his possibilities, while still retaining enough of the core character that I remember from my childhood. I love the 'man in a white' suit idea ("I'm the one you see coming") and the different ideas of madness and insanity and what each of them constitute. Warren Ellis took me in a totally different direction to where I had thought he was going to, and so much the better for it. Yes, it's a quick read, but it certainly has depth and some very interesting places to go. Oh, and I love the punk ghosts!!

Brilliant stuff. Classic Warren Ellis and great art. if you liked Global Frequency, you'll like the style- standalone stories, each done in a different style. Gripping stuff. Best. Moon Knight. Ever. Clever storytelling techniques, an eerie supernatural air, noir atmosphere, great script and art. No longer a cheap Batman knock off- this crafts a lonely and haunted central character who has no life beyond his mission. Don't wait till the next full moon. Get it now!

This is how you write a comic there's one story in this story arc where moon knight rescues a mombsters daughter from a building full of bad guys he hardly says a word the whole time he just gets the job done warren ellis must have watched the raid and thought I can do better this should be marvels next tv series no need for sjw writing in this is how u tell a story 👌

No words required tho I need to make up a white semi circle out of nowhere to post it up.