“Marvel’s Batman returns!”

Moon Knight has returned in a new monthly called the Vengeance of the Moon Knight.  Moon Knights last title just ended a few months ago and this book starts up as a continuation of the previous one.  I really liked the last book, so of course I picked up this new one.  I’m not a fan of restarting a book just so Marvel can release a new #1 Issue to try to make extra money.  The last book was going on fine and didn’t need to be re-launched.  At least Moon Knight has a way to go to before he reaches the king of re-launches: The Punisher!  Still, this is Moon Knights 5th series.

On to the book…  I have to say that I like the premise of the book. Having Moon Knight return more toward the crime fighting aspect of his character is a welcome change.  Not that I disliked his more…extreme approach… that was showcased in the last book.  That kind of violent content in a book can get old after awhile.  Still, I hope he gets his shot at Norman Osborn so he can even the score with him, but he’ll probably have to stand in line for that!

The art was not bad, but I am more a fan of a little tighter pencils.  It seems a little sketchy to me at some points.

I should also mention that this was an over-size issue, but the original story was only half the pages.  The second half of the book was a reprint of the first issue of the Moon Knight original series.  I find that I’m not usually a fan of reprints in regular titles, especially when its a reprint of a book that I already own, but the reprint does help to familiarize new readers with the character and it was relevant to the main story as a whole.

To conclude, this issue was solid, even if a re-launch wasn’t required in my opinion. This series has a lot of potential and it is a good hopping-on point for new readers.

4 out of 5