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Sarah Laudenbach's Reviews > Moon Knight, Vol. 2: Too Tough to Die
Moon Knight, Vol. 2: Too Tough to Die
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"Looking for the next atrocity to fill my belly. Chewing on my own soul to feel something. Exalted in my own self-hatred."
Jed MacKay never misses, when it comes to Moon Knight!
I'll admit, I found this second volume a little more convoluted than the first, which was the only thing that was really keeping my from giving this one five stars. I've never been a huge fan of vast, storied, ungraspable concepts in graphic novels and comic books, so certain volumes in Too Tough To Die were a little more swampy to get through. It was the same sort of feeling I had after reading the Loki: Agents of Asgard collection, where it's all well and good to have some high concept stuff, but at some point, it just becomes pretentious at a point. If I want to read about self-actualization and the importance of stories in cultural context, I wouldn't pick up a Moon Knight comic, y'know?
Aside from that, this was a really fun collection. No spoilers, of course, but you know I loved that last-page plot twist. I also loved that this version of Moon Knight was a lot more anti-hero, a lot more outwardly violent, and a lot more morally grey than other iterations. Moon Knight is a dark hero, yeah, but it's nice to see him just... not be the good guy, sometimes. To be petty, or angry, and just to do what he thinks is right even if it's objectively wrong. It makes Marc feel like a real person instead of a comic book character, because there isn't a single person in real life that just naturally knows to make all of the 'correct,' heroic decisions.
All in all, Too Tough To Die was great, but to me, not quite as good as The Midnight Mission - though, I'll say that that might just be the case because I really love exploring Marc's religious traumas, which the first volume of this series did a lot more than the second. Too Tough To Die felt much more like a classic superhero comic, and was filled with good fights and action sequences. Already have the next MacKay Moon Knight on preorder!
Jed MacKay never misses, when it comes to Moon Knight!
I'll admit, I found this second volume a little more convoluted than the first, which was the only thing that was really keeping my from giving this one five stars. I've never been a huge fan of vast, storied, ungraspable concepts in graphic novels and comic books, so certain volumes in Too Tough To Die were a little more swampy to get through. It was the same sort of feeling I had after reading the Loki: Agents of Asgard collection, where it's all well and good to have some high concept stuff, but at some point, it just becomes pretentious at a point. If I want to read about self-actualization and the importance of stories in cultural context, I wouldn't pick up a Moon Knight comic, y'know?
Aside from that, this was a really fun collection. No spoilers, of course, but you know I loved that last-page plot twist. I also loved that this version of Moon Knight was a lot more anti-hero, a lot more outwardly violent, and a lot more morally grey than other iterations. Moon Knight is a dark hero, yeah, but it's nice to see him just... not be the good guy, sometimes. To be petty, or angry, and just to do what he thinks is right even if it's objectively wrong. It makes Marc feel like a real person instead of a comic book character, because there isn't a single person in real life that just naturally knows to make all of the 'correct,' heroic decisions.
All in all, Too Tough To Die was great, but to me, not quite as good as The Midnight Mission - though, I'll say that that might just be the case because I really love exploring Marc's religious traumas, which the first volume of this series did a lot more than the second. Too Tough To Die felt much more like a classic superhero comic, and was filled with good fights and action sequences. Already have the next MacKay Moon Knight on preorder!
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May 6, 2022
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May 6, 2022
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