Moon Knight (USA) di Jeff Lemire

[Hermit]

Letto il #13
Aspetto il prossimo mese per la conclusione di quest'arc, ma comunque questa rimane la mia serie marvel preferita

[Azrael]

Moon Knight #13 (Published by Marvel Comics; Review by Robert Reed; 'Rama Rating: 9 out of 10):

At this point, not much can be said about how stellar this run of Moon Knight has been. The artwork by Greg Smallwood and Jordie Bellaire is simply impeccable, especially in the way they can bounce back and forth between Moon Knight's supernatural battle with Khonshu and Marc's brutal, real-world encounter with Bushman. Jeff Lemire handles the villain extremely well; Bushman has often felt cartoonishly evil or a racist caricature (and sometimes both), but Lemire gives him a vicious efficiency that fits with his mercenary background. Marc's present conflict with Khonshu is one of the series' trippiest sequences, and that's saying something considering the space pyramids in prior issues. In this scene, Jordie Bellaire uses a narrow, high-contrast palette that visually emphasizes the conflict between the hero, Marc, and the villain, Khonshu. Moon Knight has been a beautiful, horrifying epic thus far, and it will be exciting to see how it all concludes next month.

[Azrael]

Preview: MOON KNIGHT #14



http://www.newsarama.com/34637-go-back-to-marc-spector-s-origin-in-moon-knight-14.html

[Daredevil]

Ultimo numero giusto?

[Azrael]

Yeah

[Clod]

Tra le varie letture in arretrato c'è anche il secondo volume.
Conto di leggerlo quanto prima.


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[Azrael]

Review: MOON KNIGHT #14

10/10

http://www.comicosity.com/review-moon-knight-14/

[Hermit]

Letto il #14
Mi mancherà questo moon knight, sicuramente una delle più belle letture mensili che ho fatto. Lemire lascia con un numero stupendo che chiude tutto, spero solo che il personaggio non scompaia per troppo tempo

[Azrael]

Moon Knight #14
Written by Jeff Lemire
Art by Greg Smallwood and Jordie Bellaire
Lettering by Cory Petit
Published by Marvel Comics
Review by Robert Reed
'Rama Rating: 9 out of 10

The final issue of Moon Knight has arrived as writer Jeff Lemire, artist Greg Smallwood, and color artist Jordie Bellaire hurtle Marc Spector towards his final showdown with the moon god Khonshu. After building up questions as to what is real and what role Khonshu was playing, Moon Knight #14 had a lot riding on it to deliver a satisfying end - and for the most part, it succeeds.

Jeff Lemire's script for the final issue begins where Marc first met Khonshu at a temple in Egypt. Called by Khonshu, he enters the temple and becomes Moon Knight. This sequence is intercut with the present day, where Marc is still in the mental hospital, but Jeff Lemire adds another layer of otherworldliness when Khonshu acknowledges the changes in time. This adds another philosophical question as to how "real" the past is, when compared to the present. It's a bold move to break the fourth wall in the final hour, but it pays off because Lemire has built up these questions of verisimilitude throughout the series.

In the end though, this is still about Marc's personal journey and the expressiveness of Greg Smallwood's characters really comes into play here. Each panel has to display the high emotions for the stakes to be properly conveyed, and Smallwood excels at this challenge. His character work has been strong throughout the series, but here he brings it to another level. It isn't just pain that Smallwood displays either. In the flashback, after Marc has been brought back by Khonshu, the hypnotic look on Marc's face shows just how drunk on Khonshu's influence he has become. And finally, when Marc faces off against Khonshu, there is a level of peaceful acceptance that comes across in the way Smallwood draws Marc's eyes.

Jordie Bellaire's colors here enhance the high stakes of the story. In the early parts of the book, a more natural palette is used, even within the confines of the supernatural hospital. But as Marc gets closer to Khonshu, the colors shift to more dramatic tones – first a blood red wash, then an olive green sky. In a clever and subtle choice, Marc's skin tone throughout this final sequence is a pale blue even as the world returns to normal, not only calling back to his moniker, but showing his internal unity and peace under it.

After a ton of buildup, the conclusion to Moon Knight #14 can't quite land everything perfectly. The final bit with Khonshu is perhaps too readily telegraphed; one becomes increasingly aware of the pages remaining to show the final showdown with the Egyptian god, and once it arrives, the brevity feels like a missed opportunity. The way in which Khonshu is defeated is predictable, and though the story lands its biggest moments, some readers are going to be disappointed that Moon Knight never really gets to let loose in this series.

What makes Mark Knight #14 such a powerful conclusion to the series is that Marc does not "defeat" his mental illness. He copes with it. The way Lemire, Smallwood, and Bellaire choose to end the series puts the character in a position where he can have new adventures with his other identities without being plagued by them. Marc may have days where he's Steven Grant, or Jake Lockley, or even days where he isn't sure. But he'll always be Moon Knight.

[No Use For A Name]

Può piacere o no, ma onestamente, cos'è sta roba? Dov'è il Moon Knight disegnato da Finch? Quello violento e simile a Batman? E' quella versione che voglio vedere.

[Clod]

E forse tornerà, ma per il momento questa versione (che include tutte quelle passate) mi pare la più azzeccata.


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[Kenshiro]

E forse tornerà, ma per il momento questa versione (che include tutte quelle passate) mi pare la più azzeccata.


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Uno dei pochi titoli Marvel attuali veramente meritevoli. Anzi, il miglior titolo Marvel scritto da Lemire, IMHO.

[Clod]

Lett la conclusione della run di Lemire. Un po'frettolosa, a mio parere, ma comunque in linea con gli sviluppi.
Sicuramente una delle migliori prove dell'autore in campo Marvel.


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