Comics Over Time

Episode 9

Marc Spector: Moon Knight careens to a deadly finish this week, while Duane gets hit with the full force of 1990s comic craziness.  Moon Knight spends four issues lost in space during the Infinity War event, has a fight to the death with his own car, and finds out that he and Jean-Paul (don't call him Frenchie!) are both descended from ancient families of demons and defenders.  

Dan celebrates Terry Kavanagh's epic story plan, Duane is thrown off by Steven Platt's oh-so-90s art, and we talk a bit about what it meant to be "Bucky dead" in comics. 

The Stack for this week includes:

Marc Spector: Moon Knight Vol. 1, Issues #41 - #60

Marc Spector: Moon Knight Special Edition #1

These comics are not currently available either on Marvel Unlimited or in collected print editions.

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Episode 8

This week we spend a bit of time talking about the Empire magazine feature on Moon Knight, talk about the Super Bowl spot, and roll through the middle issues of Marc Spector: Moon Knight!  We find out what really happened in Bosqueverde all those years ago, see the return of Stained Glass Scarlett, and get guest star visits from Spider-Man, Punisher an others!

The Stack for this week includes:

Marc Spector: Moon Knight Vol. 1, Issues #22 - #40

These comics are not currently available either on Marvel Unlimited or in collected print editions.

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Episode 07

After the untimely end of Moon Knight vol 2 our hero took a few years off to hang out in California with the West Coast Avengers.  We join up with him again in 1989 as he returns to New York and is rejoined by old friends (and old enemies) in Marc Spector: Moon Knight.  Duane tries to keep up with all the new characters as Black Cat, Silver Sable, the Punisher and others cross paths with Moon Knight, and we talk about legacy villains, "The Trial of Marc Spector" and a spectacular new Empire magazine cover by Bill Sienkiewicz! 

The Stack for this week includes:

Marc Spector: Moon Knight Vol. 1, Issues #1 - #21

Sadly, these comics are not currently available either on Marvel Unlimited or in collected print editions, with the exception of #8 and #9, which are on Marvel Unlimited as part of the Acts of Vengeance event.    

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Episode 06

About a year after the end of Moon Knight Vol. 1. our hero got a second chance to headline his own series.  Moon Knight Volume 2 from 1985 changes the character's powers and costume, and radically alters his world.  The second issue of the series is also the first - and so far the only - appearance of Dr. Arthur Harrow.  With Harrow set to be a major character in the Moon Knight Disney+ show, Dan and Duane give you a better idea of what clues these comics may hold for the show.

We also talk about what breakdowns and finishes are, we look at a few issues of Marvel Fanfare that featured Moon Knight, and Dan begins to suspect that Disney perhaps is not being entirely truthful with us about Ethan Hawke's character...

The Stack for this week includes:

Moon Knight Vol. 2, Issues #1-6

Sadly, these comics are not currently available either on Marvel Unlimited or in collected print editions.  

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Episode 05

This week we are going to dig into the final issues of Moon Knight Volume 1, which were published in 1983 and 1984.  This week sees both Bill Sienkiewicz and Doug Moench move on from the title, after which a rotating cast of writers and artists bring Moon Knight’s first volume to a close. 

Our hero faces off against bad cops, teen hoodlums, and a homicidal teenage ballerina, and then flies off into the sunset (temporarily) as volume one winds down.  Along the way we talk about team-ups, EC Comics, and what it means when a comic you enjoy is cancelled.

The Stack for this week includes:

Moon Knight Vol. 1, Issues #27-38

These comics are available online through Marvel Unlimited as well as in collected print editions.  

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Episode 06

This week we are going to dig into the middle issues of Moon Knight Volume 1, which were published in 1981-1982.   Moon Knight defeats a guy dressed as a rat, Marlene becomes a bikini-clad bodyguard to a terrorist leader, and Morpheus and Scarlet return. We also talk about the Khonshu-themed backups and ponder why Moon Knight's villains are so prone to lethal accidents.  Along the way Duane lets on that he really, really dislikes issues #17-20, and Dan tells us why he thinks that issue #26 is one of the best Moon Knight stories ever printed.

The Stack for this week includes:

Moon Knight Vol. 1, Issues #15 - 26

These comics are available online through Marvel Unlimited as well as in collected print editions.  

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Episode 03

We dig into the first Moon Knight solo series from 1980 this week, and Duane has questions.  He isn't sure about Moon Knight's new Egyptian resurrection origin story, and Dan also has to work to convince him that despite the fact that Moon Knight is a billionaire playboy with issues and a cape, he is NOT just Marvel's version of B**man.  We discuss key takeaways from these formative early issues, and get ready for the first Moon Knight trailer, which releases this week.

The Stack for this week includes:

Moon Knight Vol. 1, Issues #1 - 14

These comics are available online through Marvel Unlimited as well as in collected print editions.  

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Episode 05

Dan and Duane take a few minutes off from talking about Moon Knight's past, and instead focus on the future.  We talk about what's in the new footage, what isn't there, and where we think they may be going with all this.  There are a lot of things that are not exactly clear, but we agree that it looks spectacular!  March 30th can't get here soon enough!!  

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Episode 02

We take a look at the classic Moon Knight stories from Hulk! Magazine and Marvel Preview this week.  Duane tries to wrap his head around why Moon Knight stories are in a Hulk comic, Dan celebrates the arrival of Bill Sienkiewicz, and along the way we talk about the Comics Code, discuss the impact of inkers, and enjoy the creepy goodness that is the Hatchet Man storyline.

The Stack for this week includes:

Moon Knight backup stories in Hulk! #11-15, 17, 18 and 20

Marvel Preview #21

* These comics are sadly not available online through Marvel Unlimited.  They are collected in the Moon Knight Epic Collection: Bad Moon Rising.

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Episode 01

Duane and Dan start off their run through the history of Moon Knight with a look at his earliest appearances.  Is he a villain?  A hero?  A throwaway character who accidentally took a star turn?  Its an episode filled with werewolves, Life Model Decoys, and all the craziness that was 1970s Marvel!  

The Stack for this week includes:

Werewolf By Night #32 and #33

Marvel Spotlight #28 and #29

Defenders #47 to #51

The Spectacular Spider-Man #22 and #23

Marvel Two-In-One #52

* All of these are available online through Marvel Unlimited.  They are also collected in the Moon Knight Epic Collection: Bad Moon Rising.

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