Marc Spector: Moon Knight #3
(W) Jed MacKay (A) Dev Pramanik
THE MONSTER WITHIN! Kidnapped and tortured by a resurgent and brutally bloodthirsty foe from his past, Marc Spector, A.K.A. MOON KNIGHT, finds himself subjected to his greatest fears! Unleashed and unbound by terror, brace yourself for an all-new vision of Moon Knight!
Marc Spector: Moon Knight #2
(W) Jed MacKay (A) Dev Pramanik
TRAPPED?! Wounded like a wild animal in a trap, Marc Spector A.K.A. MOON KNIGHT lashes out! In league with MR. FEAR, Marc’s oldest foe, BUSHMAN, has returned and intends to extract a VITAL piece of information from Moon Knight’s fractured psyche! But ZODIAC, the most recent deranged madman obsessed with Khonshu’s avatar, has plans all his own for Marc Spector… and a box-cutter to help him stage a brutal and bloody escape!
Last month, the first wave of David Nakayama’s Color Block Variant Covers arrived in comic shops, standing out on stands with dramatic, eye-catching depictions of heroes in Red! The hit program continues this April, moving on to new White Color Block Variant Covers spotlighting the likes of Captain Marvel, Mystique, Wolverine and more.
One of the industry’s most popular cover artists, Nakayama’s talent has graced nearly every corner of the Marvel Universe. Now, see his colorful take on various Marvel icons in a way that showcases his unique and exuberant style!
Each cover primarily utilizes a single color, reflected in both the character depicted and the background, creating a striking visual. The epic collection comes in three waves. Following last month’s Red Color Block Variant Covers, White Color Block Variant Covers arrive in April with Blue Color Block Variant Covers coming in June. Each Color Block Variant Cover will also be available as a virgin variant cover, ensuring Nakayama’s clean compositions can be enjoyed to the fullest!
Check out five new Color Block Variant Covers and preorder them at your local comic shop today!
Last year, Marvel Comics entered the world of Magic: The Gathering with Magic: The Gathering – Marvel’s Spider-Man! The all-new crossover set featured original artwork of Spider-Man, iconic Spider-Verse heroes, and legendary Spider-Man supervillains drawn by both superstar comic book artists and renowned Magic: The Gathering artists. To celebrate this exciting collaboration, Marvel will feature the art of Magic: The Gathering – Marvel’s Spider-Man on a new series of variant covers and virgin variant covers this May.
Fans can look forward to more Magic: The Gathering Variant Covers in the near future that spotlight additional Marvel-themed sets, including the highly anticipated Magic: The Gathering – Marvel Super Heroes set launching later this year.
Check out five of the Magic: The Gathering Variant Covers and preorder them at your local comic shop today.
MOON KNIGHT: MISSING! Marc Spector has been many things – an Avenger, a Fist of Khonshu, a Karnak Cowboy and now… KIDNAPPED?! But by whom? And why?! Don’t they have any idea they’ve trapped MOON KNIGHT?! Marc Spector: Moon Knight #1 delivers the start of a new chapter for the character and it’s an intriguing one.
Writer Jed MacKay continues his journey of Marc Spector and Moon Knight with a new series that delivers one hell of a mystery. Marc Spector: Moon Knight #1 has Marc captured. We’re generally told by who but beyond wanting some information from him, we don’t really know why. It’s an issue of psychological torture as Marc’s tormentors overlook his rat in a maze and cage life. But, can psychological attacks break Moon Knight? That’s a big part of the discussion of the comic along with how he’d react to physical torture as well. While that might seem strange, it’s an excellent way to teach new readers about the character and the challenges he presents to villains.
Marc Spector: Moon Knight #1 is an interesting comic. It’s a first issue of a new chapter but it continues the weaving tale MacKay has concocted for the hero. While you don’t have to know what has happened before, the issue’s ending will probably hit harder if you do. I’ve read a smattering of what MacKay has released so far and it’s solid, but having not kept up with it, I can’t say if the main villains play into anything that has come before. But, the way the issue is presented, it doesn’t really matter if they have.
The art by Devmalya Pramanik is fantastic. With Rachelle Rosenberg and lettering by Cory Petit, Marc’s plight feels hectic and chaotic and you can feel the mental beat down he’s experiencing. It’s a comic that relies heavily on psychological torture an it feels like the way the pages are laid out, the panel shapes that are chosen, all play into the labyrinth that holds Moon Knight within.
Marc Spector: Moon Knight #1 kicks off an intriguing mystery. It’s one that’ll keep you guessing the specifics but delivers the general take on what you need to know. It’s a solid debut that’ll have readers coming back to find out more about this mystery and see the beatdown that’ll be coming in the second issue that’s teased at the end of the issue. The debut issue isn’t so much a reboot or starting point, but a new chapter in Moon Knight’s journey in the hand of writer Jed MacKay.
Story: Jed MacKay Art: Devmalya Pramanik
Color: Rachelle Rosenberg Letterer: Cory Petit
Story: 8.25 Art: 8.5 Overall: 8.35 Recommendation: Buy
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Marc Spector: Moon Knight #1
(W) Jed MacKay (A) Dev Pramanik
(C) Rachelle Rosenberg (CA) Erik M. Gist
MOON KNIGHT: MISSING! Marc Spector has been many things — an Avenger, a Fist of Khonshu, a Karnak Cowboy and now… KIDNAPPED?! But by whom? And why?! Don’t they have any idea they’ve trapped MOON KNIGHT?!
Marc Spector: Moon Knight #1
(W) Jed MacKay (A) Dev Pramanik
(C) Rachelle Rosenberg (CA) Erik M. Gist
MOON KNIGHT: MISSING! Marc Spector has been many things — an Avenger, a Fist of Khonshu, a Karnak Cowboy and now… KIDNAPPED?! But by whom? And why?! Don’t they have any idea they’ve trapped MOON KNIGHT?!
No supervillain has impacted the Marvel mythos more than Doctor DOom! Now, in the wake of his global takeover in One World Under Doom, top Marvel artists will pay tribute to his epic publication history this March in new Doom Homage Variant Covers.
Across twenty one covers, see new takes on classic Doom covers from the original Secret Wars to unforgettable showdowns with the Fantastic Four, the Avengers and the X-Men to more recent standouts. Each cover captures Victor von Doom’s incredible aura by putting bold and modern twists on the original artwork and reimagining various heroes inside his iconic armor. The classic cover being homaged will be presented on the back cover.
Doom’s reign may be over, but his legacy looms large over the Marvel Universe. The new Dungeons of Doom limited series, launched earlier this month, exposes the maniacal genius’ darkest secrets as forces race to control the power and technology he left behind. His fall is also key to the latest arc of Chip Zdarsky’s Captain America run which finds Doom’s kingdom of Latveria on the brink of civil war, and Cap, accompanied by the all-new S.H.I.E.L.D., deployed on a mission to maintain peace.
Check out all twenty one Doom Homage Variant Covers and preorder them at your local comic shop today!
The Punisher’s brutal brand of justice makes heroes across the Marvel Universe uneasy, but what if they followed in his footsteps? This February, acclaimed artist Ario Anindito imagines a world where Spider-Man, the Avengers, the X-Men, and more embraced Frank Castle’s methods in Hell’s Kitchen Variant Covers. The new variant cover collection arrives just in time for the launch of the new Punisher ongoing series by Benjamin Percy and Jose Luis Soares where the character ignites his latest war against organized crime while searching for answers about his missing memories.
The art pieces gave Anindito a chance to design new costumes inspired by Punisher’s classic costume, replacing the iconic skull with emblems reflecting the individual heroes.
Check out the first six covers and preorder all ten Hell’s Kitchen Variant Covers along with Punisher #1 at your local comic shop today!
