Moon Knight #13 is a firm place to start for new readers of the book and continuing fans, as it contextualizes the previous issues and advances plots from early arcs. With a gorgeous color palette and strong art overlaid on an excellent plot full of deep cuts, its not hard to see why Mark Spector has been able to survive the year and barrel forward in this volume. With an arc centered around vampire pyramid schemes and d-list villains, one can hope that the book will continue the spirit that makes it unique and that the art will take crazy swings as the plot continues to unfold. Read Full Review

Moon Knight #13 is a great example of how you can show who a character is via a narrative trick. It's also a great showing of how badass this hero is and there's no one else like him. At the very least, Taskmaster is proven to be a great hype man and should be hired by anyone who needs extra rep. Read Full Review

Bits and PiecesMoon Knight #13 begins a new arc with a new crusade against a growing tide of vampires in NYC. Taskmaster's cameo adds an amusing bit of levity and reputation-building for the Fist of Khonshu, and the art is filled with gritty, moody drama and action. Coming off a lackluster finale to the Zodiac arc, this is an excellent start to get the title back on track. Read Full Review

Taskmaster's take on Moon Knight, which doesn't even get into his ties to a god, works really well to sell just how dangerous a character he is (not that it changes the vampire's decision to continue his war). Sadly, we don't get a battle between the two. We also learn the fate of Soldierwhile the issue teases a possible more internal Moon Knight issue next month. Read Full Review

Moon Knight brought its first-year run to a thrilling close with issue #12, and issue #13 halts the momentum just a bit to put some promising elements into place. Read Full Review

The art is good, but not this volume's best. The script is packed with lots of intriguing information, but not a lot of real character activity. Tightly-intercut scenes conceal the dearth of action and build a modest bit of content into a fully satisfying issue. This issue could fall short of greatness with less-talented creators, but it doesn't.

And lord, the language! Sharp dialogue everywhere. If it has to be expository, it also does rich character work at the same time. This issue is a strong reminder that Jed MacKay also wrote the last, best Taskmaster solo comic. I love his take on the character; ridiculous and deadly in equal measure.

13 issues in and every one has been fantastic. Probably the most consistently great ongoing comic right now. MacKay gets the character and doesn’t try to force him into being something he isn’t.

What a start to a new arc. So glad this isn't over.

And "the talk"? Oh boy...

This is probably the most I've liked Sabbatini's art in this run yet. It's very hard to substitute for Alessandro Cappuccio, but Sabbatini does good here. As for MacKay's writing, it's great as usual. Marc wasn't in the issue all that much, but he didn't need to be for the story being told. Taskmaster has become one of my favorite recurring villains in Marvel, and he's used to great effect here in helping establish how dangerous Moon Knight is to the Tutor. As for the final page, I'm very excited to see where things go with Marc, Steven, and Jake all being featured in the book. While this was a bit of a change of pace from how the series has been thus far, I think it's completely understandable considering how the past few issues have been.

very good start for the new arc

I think you could make a case for a lower score but, I couldn't really find much too fault it in. It had some good moments, and really made Moon Knight feel important with how Taskmaster spoke about him.