My Kind of Bastard: Moon Knight

Catching Up with Moon Knight

I will let the issues of a series stack up for a couple of reasons. Sometimes I know it’s better for me so I can read it all together. Comic stories tend to have arcs that can feel conclusive; one ends as another starts…often in the same issue. This will be record of getting caught up all in one marathon session.

Marc Spector, aka Moon Knight is not a bastard born. He is an honorary bastard.

One of the reasons I like Moon Knight is that he is pretty unaffiliated. He's not an Avenger. He doesn't hang out with the X-men or the Inhumans. He does his own thing and you don't have to worry about team ups (generally). The big cross-over events that span so many books tend to skip over Moon Knight and it allows a certain kind of focus not enjoyed but other characters.

With Moon Knight's current run of which there are twelve issues published, I missed #9, which I got today. My family was running some errands and with the house to myself all I had to worry about was my dog sticking his face in my lap and licking the cover. I pulled out issues 10-12 as well as #8 and got to reading.

# 8. Re-read but a good idea. Moon Knight has three stories going on and it creates a nice sense of madness in which you’re never quite sure what’s real or going on. Issue nine is part 4 of 4.

#9 is part 4 of 4 but ends with the words “to be continued.” Some questions are answered (enough to call it part four) but I feel for the fans who had to wait a month for the next one, which might maybe possibly wrap it all up.

#10 starts off with a nice kick in the balls, so to speak. Part one of five. This is the third arc of this Moon Knight run but it’s all connected. It bodes well, though and so far I intend to see it through to the end.

#11 Death and Birth part two of five (arc 3)or is that III?))
More good writing and great artwork, a near perfect one-two combination of comic book execution. Marc’s battle for sanity, or at the least less insanity, continues in the overvoid in this chaotic but intelligible issue.

#12. There. I’m in the same boat as the rest of you. Two issues away from maybe possibly a conclusion? But, hey, it is a comic book. This issue nicely pushes the collection of the Marc and Moon Knights’ story forward with just a hint of a villain.

So there. I don't see why this run is broken into three different story arcs but what do I know? I wouldn't recommend starting this run anywhere but issue 1. There are some series you can jump into and pick up the story quickly within an issue or three. I feel like this would be hard with Moon Knight which continues to be one of my favorites.

Mar10

It's National Mario Day!

I learned all I needed too HERE.

Basically March 10th is abbreviated Mar 10, which looks like Mario. Clevah, clevah! It's not May the Fourth be with you but hey, according to that-there link,there are over 1200 "national" holidays. They can't all be home run touchdown GOOOAAAALS!

So, why not. Wear red and blue. Play some Mario. Be nice to a plumber and his lesser known brother. It's Mario Day.

Dear Google

Make a meme-search engine.

That is all.

Sincerely,

The Bastard Himself

Nerdy Bastard

Comic Review!

Started Wednesday March 1, 2017

Bastards like comics. I don’t want to start a new blog so I’m putting these up to feel better about writing it all down.

The nerd store I work in sells a variety of nerdy paraphernalia. I’m in good with the comic crowd and after talking comics with my people I am a little resentful having to wait until I get home to start in on my comics. Today I had quiet on my side.

First Thing I Read When I Got Home:

Shade the Changing Girl #6 Good read. #5 ends in a cliffhanger and this issue took right off. There is a lot of fun potential building up and drama is sure to ensue. Shade is her own worse enemy and this issue sets up what is sure to be quite the rivalry.

Bullseye #2 Ah, Bullseye, what a bastard. Just enough story to present Bullseye as the murderous jerk he is—but also provides a mission, the rescue-my-son-sort no less, and that coupled with sociopathic code make for a very entertaining read.

Extremities #1 Oh my yes please. This issue comes at the reader flexing and showing off all it’s mighty potential. I’m not a gore hound but I found the flying blood and severed torso’s and such to be more awesome than awful. Image has some more #1’s coming at us. I can’t afford for them to be awesome but I suspect that won’t stop anything.

New to The Stack (which is by no means a negative reflection):

Deadpool #28. Part one of four is all I needed to see on the cover. I have the normal cover. There is a more awesome cover out there with ‘Pool-as-Venom that I did not get. I’m sure I’ll get to my love/hate of variant covers eventually.

Nightwing #16 Normally I get to this book pretty quick. This week my copy was damaged. I get the variant cover so it was either buy the wall cover or wait. My budget is limited. I wait.

Also on The Stack:

The Walking Dead # 161 I think. It’s the quarter issue but I don’t follow the book so…

The Old Guard #1. Looks good and is only a time-budget that has delayed my reading. THANKS wife, kids, pets and friends.

Optimus Prime #4: These feel longer than the average comic book. I really enjoy the artwork so far so I also spend a little extra time staring at the pages.

Bastard Rising

I did that thing where I remember I have a blog.

2017...am I right?

I've been going over some of my article-post-things that I never completed for whatever reason and have decided to push myself a little more to post more.

I am a semi-active comic nerd and have decided to write little review-esque little blurbs on the issues. I have a couple of ideas of where I might eventually send them but in the meantime I am going to post them here.

I'll also get some of my bar stories written to completion too.

I work at a comic book store and a bar (but not as a bar tender). Before that I worked with teenagers for six years.

Such will be the tales from the bastard's mouth.

...probably.