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Midnight was a Doug Moench/Bill Sienkiewicz creation from Moon Knight’s first series. He debuted in #3 and died in #10 after appearing in only three comics in total. For Chuck Dixon, Midnight will be a major villain. But first…
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…Moon Knight has to try out his scary faces in the mirror.
I don’t like this Moon Knight very much. And like this one less:
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I like my Moon Knight crazy, not as a player. And Marlene is just a generic, frisky kitten.
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Hm.
Now, back to the return of Midnight…
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Visually, Midnight is a solid adversary. He’s in all black with a black cape—the polar opposite of Moon Knight. The problem is, Dixon isn’t working with an artist as brilliant as Sienkiewicz.
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Also, Dixon seems to be interested (or mandated) in having Moon Knight tie-in with the bigger Marvel Universe.
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This is part of the company’s pattern, after having put him in the Avengers, and it’s basically why there won’t be a great Moon Knight book again until the turn of the Century.
In this issue, it’s Black Cat. Note: Dixon’s writing is still decent, and I do like the line about Midnight being a bad swimmer—the original Midnight drowned to death in Moon Knight #10.
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But having Black Cat immediately have the hots for Moon Knight just perpetuates her characterization as a sex-crazed idiot, which is a lot less interesting than it should be.
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Anyway, Midnight is foiled at the end when Moon Knight dumps his car in the water.
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Midnight then reveals that he is the son of the original character, and he wants to be Moon Knight’s partner.
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Moon Knight rejects him and we’re shown that next issue will feature zombies. It will also feature Brother Voodoo.
And yes, it will be bad.