Episode 74 - Moon Knight - City of the Dead
This week we are continue our look at recent Moon Knight series. First up we dive into issues number 21-24 of the currently Moon Knight comic, and then its on to the 5-issue limited series City of the Dead, where we see the comic debut of a character fans of the TV show are already very familiar with.
This Week's Stack
- Moon Knight (2021-2023) #21-24
- Moon Knight: City of the Dead (2023) #1-5
Issue Recaps and Discussion Topics
Moon Knight (2021-2023) #21-24
- 21 - The Reese issue (with a Jake cameo)
- 22 - Follow the money
- 22 - This is when he’s happy
- 23 - Resolution through non-violence
- 24 - Morpheus enters The Big Sleep courtesy of Black Spectre
- 24 – He tries to give Mark, Steven and Jake some peace before he goes
Moon Knight: City of the Dead (2023) #1-5
- Cross-pollination – New characters starting in TV or movies and then making the jump to comics is still unusual, but is happening more.
- This feels very much like something Doug Moench might have written. Reminds me a bit of Vol 3’s “The Resurrection War.” See our PotMK episode entitled “It Turns Out He Was Only Mostly Dead” for more on that.
- A lot of character narration over the action. Characters introduced themselves every issue.
- Do all faiths end up in the Duat in the Marvel universe? This I do not understand.
- It also seems weird that there are cars and modern cities.
- This is a bit of a “greatest hits” album, bringing back almost all of MKs old foes – or at least the truly villainous ones. No Scarlett, for instance. Legion of the Unliving is quite the name.
- It’s always Randall when you least expect it!
- We have a Khonshu sighting
- Also is a bit weird, in that it finishes with Layla saying “Be Seeing you, Marc.” Will she?? On Earth? Or back in the Duat?
- I think Lyla is back on earth. Resurrected for her help defeating Jackal Knight Randall
- What’s up with him just completely forgetting about the fact he has a girlfriend? Greer deserves better than this guy.
Final Thoughts
What's Next
- Moon Knight (2021-2023) #25-30
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