7.0
Pretty solid issue. Knowing MK is going to die takes the suspense, and enjoyment out of it.
Sabatini's art is enjoyable, and Rachelle Rosenberg deserves some praise for making this comic look great. It's on the dark side, but the mix of greens, blues, and yellows she blends in keep the black from being oppressive, and help Sabatini's figures stand out on the page.
The story continues MK's assault on Black Spectre's HQ. Lots of action. Each member of the supporting cast gets a moment to shine, with the exception of Tigra, who stands around on a landmine, and needs to be rescued by Soldier (who, apparently, is a bomb tech, now).
It's OK. Just OK.
A lot of the suspense, and thus the enjoyement and excitment of this book is drained off by the knowledge that Marc dies next issue, and the series is ending. This has killed off most of my enthusiasm for this title, which I had been enjoying until "Last Days of Moon Knight" was announced. Since then, it's kinda hard to see the point. I was wondering if killing the main character off and replacing him was just MacKay's new schtick, like Ewing's "Immortal ______", or Cates' "God of ___________ ". Should I be expecting the wholesale slaughter and replacement of the Avengers? Guess we'll know in about 18 months. The fact that the same thing is happening in Ghost Rider, around the same time, has me leaning toward it beng an editorial mandate. I can only assume that sales are sliding. Since MK and GR are both relaunching, the very next month, with the same creative teams in place makes the obvious cash grab from a new #1 hard to ignore.
I'll finish out the series. I may check out Vengeance of Moon Knight. There's not much mystery there either. The telegraphed the identity of the "new" Moon Knight at the bottom of page 7 in this very issue. I wonder, what's his sign? more