Warren Ellis writes crazy better than anybody, so perhaps he was destined to write this comic. He writes Marc Spector as less of an insane person and more as a man haunted. He's greeted by ghosts and visions of a dark god that calls him “son.” Moon Knight #1 has all the hallmarks of a superhero comic, but Ellis manages to make it feel completely different. It's a tortured character study, a bleak look into the mind of man who rose from the dead. In the words of Moon Knight, “I've died before. It was boring, so I stood up.” That's some good stuff right there.
Delcan Shalvey brings an unreal amount of character to this book. Mr. Knight walks into scenes practically with a spring in his step. You read the character's personality from his posture, the way he moves. He never sulks or lurks, like Moon Knight used to, instead he strides in and strikes a pose. When things get really messed up and skulls began to spill onto the page, Shalvey really shines. There's a real sense of horror and dread, of darkness and mystery, that lurk in this book's last few pages. Scary stuff, in all the best ways.
Jordie Bellaire brings her A-game, as well. She lets the whites be bright and solid, often just using a flat color across Moon Knight. He stands out in every scene, which of course is exactly what he wants. The world around him is dark, bloody and grimy, but Moon Knight practically glows, a shining star in a sky of madness. Bellaire's name on comic makes it a instant buy, and that's not something we say lightly. Beautiful stuff on every page.