Comic Review A.C. Hall

Moon Knight #4


Writer: Charlie Huston
Artist: David Finch
Inker: Danny Miki
Colorist: Frank D’Amarta
Letterer: Joe Caramagna


In this issue, we get a look at more of the conspiracy surrounding the return of the Moon Knight. All the while, we get a look at Marc Spector as he continues to break down, trying to make sense of the return the spirit of vengeance that drives him, Khonshu.

This isn’t the easiest book in the world to explain as you can tell from my sketchy first paragraph. This book is dark, mysterious, and truthfully, a little bit confusing. The three previous issues all shared these traits, but this one seems to be just a bit tougher to follow than the others. The entire setting of this book is extremely dark and violent. Nearly every character is just a different kind of nasty. This is pulled off by the amazing art of David Finch. His work on this book is nearly haunting. The violent scenes are some of the most graphic and striking that I’ve ever seen in a comic book.

Moon Knight is a comic book that certainly isn’t for everyone. The story is at times confusing. Other times, it drags along achingly slowly. However, I’ve really been enjoying it. While it’s certainly not a comic that’s ever going to be number one on the sales charts, it is a truly unique book that delivers its story in a way most other books don’t. It’s slow, it’s dark, it’s violent, and I love every page of it. This is definitely one of those books that you need to flip through in your local comic shop before buying it. I think you’ll come to find that you either love what you see or hate what you see.



Special thanks go out to Jeremy Shorr, owner of Titan Comics for allowing us to use his advance preview books for review purposes.

 

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