MOON KNIGHT #1

Marvel is re-launching three series this summer with new, popular creative teams. Daredevil and The Punisher start later on but the first out of the box is Moon Knight, which is being written by Brian Bendis and drawn by Alex Maleev. Obviously, Maleev and Bendis' last two books sucked hard (Spider-Woman and Scarlet), so I wasn't entirely sure what to expect from this. I really don't know anything about Moon Knight. The last time the book was even on my radar was when Stephen Platt was drawing it (remember him?). That was...when? 1994? I miss Platt. The last thing I heard was that he was drawing story boards for Hollywood. Why do all the great artists seem to leave? Anyway, Moon Knight #1 is 32 pages for $3.99. That's the best part. The story has Moon Knight in L.A. getting help from Wolverine, Captain America, and Spider-Man to take down the new top gangster there. The story and dialogue are basic stuff. Bendis is either writing too many books and getting burned out or he's just already used every good idea he's had (and he has written what, like a thousand issues already of various books?). Maleev is a good artist when he's drawing people. He's not good at drawing superheroes. That, or 32 pages made him do a rush job. This issue is standard when we all hoped for a masterpiece. **