What are your thoughts on Lemire's Moon Knight? Read the complete essay on Comic Book Herald: www.comicbookherald.com/jeff-lemire-greg-smallwoods-moon-knight-the-fight-to-find-oneself/

This is it. The gamechanger for Moon Knight. As much as I love Ellis's run on Moon Knight, this just easily takes the cake. It's the constant question of whether Marc's seeing reality or just some batshit hallucinations from Khonshu. Keep covering these underrated comic runs, Matt! Really loving the content!!

Everyone always talks about how Spider-Man is so relatable, and he absolutely is, but as someone who’s just starting to come to grips with their mental illness hearing Marc describe himself as broken is comforting to me.

It’s weird now. Your moon knight video was what got me into the character a couple of years ago. And now we have a new video and a new show. I hope the character isn’t defined forever. I’ve always loved they’ve never nailed down his definitive run. There are just runs exploring unique ideas of a distinct character

Dissociative Identity Disorder, the condition which apparently turns your mind into a star trek spaceship according to the current hulk run

As someone who struggles with mental health, I always get nervous whenever it’s tackled in comics. Seen some really bad, harmful takes. But this sounds like it was handled with care. I might try to hunt down the trade.

I was going to read this run online, but after I read the first issue I knew I had to get it physically. It probably had one of the strongest hooks I've ever seen with that double page spread of New York being engulfed in sands and pyramids. I was able to buy the complete edition and good god it's just fantastic. Every page was amazing and a delight to look at and read. Not only that, but the fact that it was so empowering towards mental illness (and disabilities as a whole) towards the end was just icing on the cake. Currently, this is easily my favorite comic run I've read so far in my newfound appreciation for American comics, and I'm so glad you made a video on this run so other people can give it a try too.

Jeff Lemire’s run on Moon Knight is truly a story I feel like you can only tell through comic books each issue I wanted to know what was going through MK’s head and what was real and what was not. I can’t wait for the show but no way it’s gonna live up to these stories

Moon knight is a cool character, I’m glad he’s getting the attention he deserves and I’m glad to hear about these awesome runs!

Haven't finished the video, but the Lemire moonknight book is my single favorite comic run of all time

I remember first knowing about Moon Knight through your first video on the character. And I read that run by…[redacted] and then finding the Jeff Lemire afterwards. And wow, Lemire now might be my favorite comic writer but this is easily one his best works from his non-creator owned material. You can definitely tell he had to a tight rope to walk on with exploring the mental health side of the character while still keeping it an entertaining Marvel comic. And from my perspective as someone who does suffers mental health, I think this is one of the most respectful and nuanced takes. And the artwork by Smallwood and Co.? Fantastic. I am cautiously optimistic for the upcoming MCU show because while I have faith that since this a character starting from scratch they’ll do something interesting and Oscar Isaac + Ethan Hawke, none of the MCU shows age well after thinking about them more due to their limitations. (Loki is the exception though). As for the comics, I’ve read the [redacted] run, the Lemire run and the Bendis/Maleev run (I thought it was okay). Any other recommendations? (Jed McKay’s run I’m planning to get into)

Cannot wait to see how the new series tackles Moon Knight. It's being made by directors that have an interesting filmography so it has the chance to really stand out when it comes to the other marvel shows that have been released. Also R.I.P. to actor Gaspard Ulliel who played the role of Midnight Man. It'll be exciting to see his efforts while watching.

Greg Smallwood is the definitive Moon Knight artist for me. I also really loved Francavilla's and Stokoe's art for Marc's alters. Smallwood is killing it on The Human Target currently, he's definitely an artist to keep an eye out for.

>Barges into KZfaq >Releases a Moon Knight follow-up video four years after the first one >Refuses to elaborate further >Leaves I love this channel.

Love it when youtube buries a video I was excited for and I don't find it until 4 weeks later

Haven’t seen the video yet however I will say Moon Knight by Jeff Lemire is my favorite MK run and one of my favorite comic runs in general.

Now this plays a heavy part in the 4th episode

I love the Lemire run. It brought a sense of closure to the saga of Moon Knight and explore mental illness in a mature way. I am happy you focused on this run Matt. I hope you get a chance to talk about the original Moon Knight run one day.

Lemire's moon knight is one of my favorite comic runs ever, I haven't been much of a fan of what Marvel has been doing with the character since but if Mackay's run keeps up the pace it's going at then it might end up as one of my favorites too

It’s interesting that you mentioned immortal Hulk during, since the hulk is confirmed to be appearing on the moon knight show. It’s strange that the 2 characters almost never interact considering that they both have D.I.D. Bruce and Mark could certainly compare notes and come to view each other as kindred spirits. I honestly believe that Mark’s D.I.D would be totally manageable if not for Khonshu’s influence and manipulation. Bruce’s D.I.D is more rooting in trauma, so he has a more uphill struggle, and why I think it’s so easy for him to allow himself to backslide into self loathing( which Savage Hulk calls him out on in immortal Hulk, and in the current hulk run, his mental state seems worse than ever.) It’s such as missed opportunity that Bruce’s D.I.D has never even been hinted at on film in the MCU. Stay, it’s fascinating that this and immortal hulk Parallel each other so much, despite being written far apart. Both characters end their journeys confronting a literal god and Uniting their fractured psyche. It’s just too bad that happiness for Bruce never seems to last. The moon knight show looks intriguing and hopefully werewolf by night with show up. Oscar Isaac will turn in a great performance.

This was the first comic to affect me emotionally man, love this run

Insightful analysis. We may have vastly different opinions of the Disney+ show (I, for one, loved it, and in contrast thought Loki was sloppy), but anyone who tosses a mind-bogglingly fitting snippet of an Over the Garden Wall song has earned my respect.

I collected every issue as it came out and I must say this is easily in my top 5 favorite comics. I love it so much and the way it handles mental health is perfect, it doesn't glorify it and it doesn't seem too heavy handed.

And then he becomes the main antagonist in the mainline Avengers book, that sets all of his progress and character development back a few steps.

4:32 every representation of Arkham is sweating right now

One of my favourite runs ever

Well done, Matt! I remember discovering Moon Knight through Marvel Ultimate Alliance and thought he was such a cool looking character. Little did I know what a unique back story he has.

This is one of my favorite comic series I have ever read.

This was one of the first runs I LOVED! That last page made me cry my eyes out!

"This was before the age of underwhelming Disney+ shows" lmao

I absolutely adored this run and Greg Smallwood is an OG dude

The first moon knight I've ever read, nice ;)

I barely knew anything about the character up until recently. This run for Moon Knight is insanely good.

This video was wonderful. This was the best Moon Knight run, and I'm saddened that Marvel changed course, but happy that it happened.

U honestly make the best comics related videos on youtube. Ur introspection and analysis of these magical and legendary runs are just peak entertainment. Way better than the posers on this site that dont read the books. Loved ur thor videos.

if moon knight ever has to end, it should've been here. love the video, and the comic it's about.

Yet another fantastic video - you analyse this stuff so so well but it never feels exhausting, well done again

Some of the best video essays on this website, keep up the great work🤟

I’ve been waiting for this video man finally and I just finished reading it a couple days ago as well so this even better

i’ll never stop watching these videos Matt

Man. I love you. You're one of my favorite KZfaqrs. Talking about one of my favorite characters. I have always enjoyed your videos and you're buttery smooth voice.

Your channel is exactly what I wanted at this moment. I just started collecting TPBs and your Swamp Thing videos got me to buy every book in the series and pick up any books I could find that dealt with psychological elements and BOOM, you have a video for it! I'm looking forward to one on King's Strange Adventures.

Great video Matt!

*FINALLY, TY FOR ANSWERING BCUZ I WAS THE 1 WHO RECENTLY ASKED YOU (IN CAPS) TO DO MORE MOON KNIGHT...BRILLIANT RETROSPECTIVE, AGAIN; MUCH APRECIATED*

Moon Knight is my favorite hero and I'm glad you took the time to break down another of his runs. Really the highlight of my day and I appreciate it. Thanks Matt Draper!

Weirdly I didn't get the patreon notification about this one but I definitely shouted "HELL YEAH, NEW MATT DRAPER TIME" when this popped up as a KZfaq notification. Haven't started it yet, still in the ads but I'm sure this will be a great video as all of yours are.

Over the last year, I've made a concerted effort to reread or read for the first time, every Moon Knight book and appearance, from way back in Werewolf by Night, to the most recent run (which I haven't kept up with because of other comic distractions). Without a doubt, Lemire's take on the character is the cherry on the cake, moving Moon Knight lore onto a whole new level. We can but hope that the series takes its lead from this run, as Hawkeye did from that other genius, Matt Fraction. The trailers certainly inspire me to believe it will. Brilliant video Mr. Draper sir. Thank you

Great job Matt👌🏼

You got me into moon knight when you did your video on the ellis run a while back and became a fan. I have been reading the recent series, but heard many good things about this one as well. Good to see Smallwood improve art after he took over for ellis, shalvey, and bellaire.

I just read this run last night, now I get to get a nice deep dive Awesome

Ah thank for this! I love this series to bits

It would be great if you could cover the Jed McKay run on Moon Knight once that wraps up!

Perfect timing lol. I just read this run about a week ago and thought it was fantastic. I’ve only read this run and the Bendis run and while I liked Bendis’s run I definitely prefer this one. Next up for me is Bemis’s run. As usual you did a great job analyzing this story!

Oh yeah you did a video on my favorite run of Moon Knight comics thank you man

I love your channel and every video you post! You really deserve more subscribers and views.

Fantastic job explaining this most important Moon Knight run!

Thank you Matt!

I met Greg Smallwood maybe 3 or 4 years before this Moon Knight run. It was always fun talking to him and his art immediately became one of my favorites. I think it mostly came from his background with graphic design because I feel like at his best, Smallwood really loves to play with page layout in an impactful way. Jeff Lemire is still great, but at that time, it felt like Lemire was hitting an absolute peak with his writing. Smallwood had already put work in at Marvel with the half comic story in A+X #15 that featured a Beast and Dr. Strange story. The art in that story was so fun and the layout was so topsy turvy that I really wanted to see Smallwood on a book like Dr. Strange or something with magic. When I found out he was doing Moon Knight, I didn't know much about the character but was stoked to see a Lemire/Smallwood Moon Knight. Man, that book did not disappoint. Matt Draper explained the art by Smallwood in this book wonderfully. It's a short run and I would highly recommend it. Writing and art are great together. A true testament of comics and why they are still an important and valid medium. You do not need to know more about the character other than maybe the most basic setup. Haven't started the show but I've been rooting for Oscar Isaac since Sucker Punch and Drive. Even with "bad" characters, he performed so well. So much talent around this character.

Excellent video this is to me the definitive moon knight run lemire is an incredible writer and Smallwood's art is so pulpy yet gritty

I love this video. It really dives into this version of the character and the history in each issue. You really tackled Marc’s relationship with his mind really well. Your analysis was spot on. By the way, what do you think of the current Jed Mackay run? And also what’s your favorite Moon Knight run?

this *IS THE REAL MOON KNIGHT*

One of my favorite runs of one of my favorite characters

Hell yeah, Matt Draper video, Uncanny Omar with starting points and a tv show, what a time to be a fan

Was about to argue in favor of the quality of the moon knight show but then five seconds later you said the sentence "Moon werewolves that have conquered the earth" and so I must concede your point.

Lemire comes along 40+ years into the various MK runs and codifies what MK and Spector really are all about. Along with stuff like Finch's "The Bottom" it feels like MK is finally crystallizing, with these works informing newer storylines such as "The Midnight Mission" which feel very solid and a part of the same character(s).

Thanks for covering Moon Knight Matt. Much ❤ as always

Great video

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOO FUCKING GREAT VIDEO MATT

I started my journey with Jeff's work in The Valiant and Bloodshot Reborn. I had always been a fan of the character, but Lemire's run solidified him as my favorite (knocking out a baker's dozen of others, namely Shadowman, X-O Manowar, and Eternal Warrior). So I was very excited to see him take on Moon Knight

The change in origin was definitely enabled by the Secret Wars soft reboot.

I love this comic, it's what got me into the character!

Bout time a video was made on this masterpiece ❤️

I had loved The Midnight before I’d seen your videos, but now I’ve watched so many of yours that every time I listen to Vampires, it’ll remind me breaking down comic books 😂

I will watch any video you make even if i already read the comic. The quality is doc level

Great comic even better video.

Fantastic video, and I had no idea that was how Sienkiewicz is pronounced

Thanks for the facts about Moon Knight and the issues of mental health.

Este último año ha sido un infierno por qué fui diagnosticado con OCD. Vi el video en cuanto salio, tuve que parar a los 7 minutos para leer esta historia y WOOOOOOOW vaya que me hizo sentir valiente. Al igual que Mark voy a tener que cargar con esto, pero puedo vivir una vida, una buena. Y pues nada, vengo a terminar de ver el video y a decir muchas gracias Matt!! haces grandes videos y muy buenas recomendaciones!!! Esto ha sido una muy agradable sorpresa en medio del caos!!

This, Immortal Hulk and Morrison's Batman (specifically Return of Bruce Wayne) are the capeshit comics I always find healing

Hey perfect timing i just finished reading the entire Lemire run on Comixology and it's still in my opinion the best Moon Knight run.

Lemire’s run on moon knight is still unbeaten

I'm so happy to see moon knight videos pop up, especially one on my favorite comic of all time :).

I just finished this run, it's hard to articulate but it reminded me of Naked Lunch by William S Burroughs. I loved the Lemine run and am working on the Bendis run now. Think Moon Knight might legit be a new favorite character.

12:40 Love the use of the Ico OST. Such an underrated game.

Banger

Always thought this run was immensely underrated, tackles some dark stuff but also feels very playful and imaginative.

Before MK volume 1 #1, the creative team were up and running in Hulk Magazine.

Your videos are top notch. Any plans to make one for 2000AD or Judge Dredd?

I loved how Marc was trying to heal in this comic

Hey Matt! I just want to say, I LOVE your channel. You inspired me to start my own channel. Do you have any tips for someone who wants to make a channel similar to yours?

I watched both of your Moon Knight videos to prepare for the Disney+ series, but after some reviews, I think I wanna read the comics more than watching the event series. Maybe you could review it in the light of the comic run and give us your opinion. Great video as usual, Matt!! Thanx!!!

Matt Draper "If no one's told you this today, I love you." (Peter Vlogs)

I was wondering when you were gonna cover moon knight. Good timing.

So I’ve watched Matt’s videos for a while now and I just realized that he list the music in each video. Has anyone made a playlist as I feel like there are some bangers I’m missing out on

Goddamn Moon Knight has some beautiful artwork.

Dope af.

Since you bring up Immortal Hulk, I honestly feel this run is a lot better in regards to how it tackles mental illness than IH. I never liked the whole “One Below All” business & how it establishes Bruce becoming the Hulk as an avatar for cosmic Satan . I feel that was an unfortunate wrinkle on an already problematic backstory, as Bruce turning into a violent monster because of his child abuse always felt a little offensive to me to begin with. Moon Knight is a much more human, grounded story in spite of the Egyptian god Khonsu, because as you noted, it’s ambiguous as to wether or not he exists or if the confrontation actually took place. Anyway, those are my thoughts. I know everyone loves IH, but I feel this a very underrated run that resonated with me a lot more. Hope to see more Moon Knight videos from you in the future Matt!

I'd love to see you cover Jeff Lemire's run on green arrow. It's relatively short but a fantastic run. Maybe not the deepest story, but it's very well written.

Do you recommend any moon knight graphic novels? I’ve just read the lemire run and absolutely loved it !

Felt the same thing about Heroes In Crisis