So you’ve decided to take down a drug kingpin and it turns out they’re Asgardian. Now what? For Marc Spector, this is a trick question because, at the beginning of Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu #6, he’s in a coma at the feet of Achilles Fairchild after he foolishly went to challenge him last issue. It’s what Marc’s teammates, the Midnight Mission, decide to do that matters most in this latest chapter of Jed MacKay’s Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu.
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The issue opens up with Hunter’s Moon (Khonshu’s other fist) pleading with his god to find Marc wherever he disappeared to. Khonshu is his usual difficult self which leads Tigra to call out his B.S. and tells him to stop playing games. MacKay then takes us to a sort of liminal space on the moon where Moon Knight meets and talks to Khonshu and his god dresses him down soundly. Khonshu berates Marc for being so foolhardy as to go up against Fairchild alone. Especially since Fairchild knows about Khonshu’s ability to resurrect Marc – as long as they keep Marc’s body alive, they know they won’t have to worry about Moon Knight coming around again.
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Once Fairchild and his bodyguard, Carver, think they’re in the clear, Tigra and the rest of the Midnight Mission show up to crash their party (like, literally with cars) and get their friend back. From there, we see that the crew still has Detective Frazier (noted Glitter addict and stooge for Fairchild) in custody. Once Hunter’s Moon performs some resurrection rites, Marc comes back into the fold. Thankfully he’s not stubborn enough to not apologize for being such a self-righteous jerk to his friends. Marc suits up as Moon Knight once more and is ready to take on Fairchild once again, just this time smarter and with help.
When we left Marc last issue, I had no idea where MacKay would take him next. And you know what? I’m glad he switched gears to show that his friends would step up to help. Tigra and co. quite literally refuse to let Marc be a self-destructive idiot and I love them for that. With the last chapter being so focused on the fight and feeling like a pure action book, this one takes its time to unpack what that all meant to those around Moon Knight. We get Hunter’s Moon and Tigra’s reaction, Fairchild’s plan to keep Moon Knight away from their operation, and a good bit about Marc’s relationship with Khonshu. While the fight left my heart racing and pumped for what’s next, this issue lets its foot off the gas to let things simmer some more. The only downside I can think of is that some may feel this is a quick resolution to the fight that was built up and executed in the previous two issues.
Art this time is handled by Domenico Carbone with colors by series regular Rachelle Rosenberg. Carbone’s style is a bit different from Devmalya Pramanik but it definitely suits the story. I got some Mahmud Asrar vibes from Carbone’s expressiveness and that worked in the book’s favor since it feels like a more emotional chapter. But that’s not to take any credit away from Carbone’s action chops – Khonshu’s energy and the car crash in this issue ripple off of the page. I do need to give props to Rosenberg as the scene between Marc and Khonshu on the moon felt so damn heavenly. She continues to kill it.
Marc is back with a better head on his shoulders and ready to take on Fairchild with his friends. MacKay and co. continue to deliver a Moon Knight book that keeps me wanting to come back for more. I’m ready to sit back and watch Moon Knight and his crew get some violent revenge.
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