Tearing through the City of the Dead on his quest to rescue a young runaway, Moon Knight must grapple with his past when he turns to an unlikely source for aid - LAYLA EL-FOULY, A.K.A. the SCARLET SCARAB! But when Marc Spector is faced with a murderers' row of dead super villains whom he helped put in the ground, can even the Fist of Khonshu defy the odds long enough to survive? Plus: Who is the JACKAL KNIGHT?
Rated T+
Ferreiras art for the issue picks this up, blending action and expressive character work to highlight the tragedy of Marc and Laylas past. Rosenbergs coloring and Petits lettering respectively give additional weight to the duality of the story and action. City of the Dead #2 is an example of an additional title building off the main series while developing a unique concept and voice, removing any doubts of redundancy. Read Full Review
Ferreira deliver some great art in the issue. The action is visually thrilling throughout and I love the visual style of the city of the dead and how it is both inviting and visually dangerous. Read Full Review
City of the Dead never quite goes where you expect it to, and the theme of Moon Knight's past continually catching up to him is a strong one. I'm eager to see what lies ahead. Read Full Review
The book is one that certainly does what you expect from a second installment in that it does move things forward and we do get some answers. It's a little more action-oriented than I care for – and I mean that even more in that it's just a rumble kind of thing and not something darker and mysterious as befits Moon Knight – but it's still pretty solid across the board. I like what we get from Layla and how she is certainly different now from who she was before and the dynamic between her and Marc is certainly loaded with some friction. The root cause of events is intriguing – and I'm hoping the stinger at the end with the reveal isn't the true mastermind of it all and that it's bigger than that. I'm curious to see what's next. Read Full Review
Moon Knight: City of the Dead #2 sets up a solid team-up between Moon Knight and Scarlet Scarab, and turns the hunt for Khalil's soul into a mission to stop an insidious child trafficking ring. The stakes take a big step up compared to the first issue, and the gritty action looks great, but the rules of the City of the Dead aren't clear, so you don't know to what extent Moon Knight is in genuine danger. Read Full Review
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This book has been phenomenal so far! The writing is pretty much perfect here. I found the plot engaging and interesting with loads of emotion and depth. There felt like there was a ton of story told in this issue that was written so well that it read silky smooth and kept me fully engaged throughout. I'd love to see David prepose write the next volume of moon knight. Also I absolutely love the Scarlett scarab!
There are a lot of solid pieces to this. There's a hardboiled detective story going on, there's an exploration of Marc's feelings toward Layla, and there's interesting world-building in the Duat.
The parts don't really gel together, though, and taken by themselves, they're not "good comics" compelling. There are a lot of cliches in the words, the ideas, and even the art. Without the parts supporting each other, those cliches seem more problematic than they should.
It's decent storytelling work all around. What's missing is a truly engaging core to tie everything together, sink a hook in me, and distract me from the weaknesses.
This was a bit of a drop in quality, in my opinion. A good chunk of the dialogue feels very generic, and while the more classic feel of this book was solid in the first issue, it's not as good here. It doesn't help that the artwork is pretty hit-or-miss for me here. There's one section where Moon Knight looks really cool and another where Layla looks cross-eyed. Nonetheless, this was still a solid read with some cool moments, but I feel like this could have been something more.
Just like Daredevil, I don't feel that a street-level character, like Moon Knight, should have an entire series dedicated to going to Hell. I like the Scarlet Scarab character, but I don't buy her origin. It's very coincidental that she was chosen by a God as Marc was. There should have been a reason the Gods wanted them to fight alongside each other. That would have made more sense. Why would Hell allow the villains to take all of their weapons with them? That also makes no sense. The rules here are topsy-turvy.
It's fun. It had some cool pages. Just a felt a little run of the mill.
Rubbish artwork.
The artwork is horrendous.
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