It’s A Pool Thing — Reviewing ‘Moon Knight: Fist Of Khonshu’ #7

All this technology at hand, and people can’t even be bothered to return a text or call. Sometimes the only way to get a response is to fake supervillain menace their superhero child. At least, that is, if you are the eternally desperate crew of Moon Knight.

An old school Avenger returns as 8-Ball gets to play in the latest exciting moon-filled chapter from Jed MacKay, Domenico Carbone, Rachelle Rosenberg, and Cory Petit.

I love 8-Ball.

There I said it. Are you happy MacKay? (No doubt he is, as he should be.)

There is just something inherently fun about this character and his dynamic with the rest of the team. For all the grim happenings, there are still such solid character development interactions with lightness to them. MacKay is a master at balancing the usually clashing tonal styles, blending them together into something that has the best aspects of both.

We get a light, yet hefty interlude still tied to the overall Fairchild plot. I’m glad we paid off the Hank Pym thing sooner rather than later. This is one of the first times in a long time that I really liked a depiction of Pym. There is something about this older, more in tune with his brokenness Hank that just works. Especially as a counter to Moon Knight since they both are dealing with similar issues and life and death issues.

Artists chosen for this series just keep nailing the tone and vibe with ease. Carbone really brings the moody and heavily shadowed atmospheric esthetic to play. Emotions are clear as day and the characters move through the world smoothly. This contrasts perfectly with that smoothness is the inherent rougher textures found within the figures and backdrops.

There are moments that are sillier in the story as well as those which are heftier. Both are handled carefully and their blended so well. Much like how life allows these contrasting moments to co-exist at all times.

Choices in the color palette bring additional energy to these ideas. Rosenberg’s colors marry the big vibrant splashy colors with those that are darker and heavier. This brings similar rougher textures into play to match what is on the page. A sharpness can be felt at all times as the palette naturally shifts through the whole of the story.

Emotional energy resonates off the page, through all the visuals. It falls to Petit to bring that energy in the lettering every month, which he does with ease. He gives every voice, be it verbal or silent, on the page unique qualities. Even when fonts are similar or baseline for each character, there are still ways to really tell them apart. You can feel what they mean and how they are conveying those words to others.

This effectively allows our brains to fill in and create those correct voices as we read through the story.

Moon Knight: Fist Of Khonshu #7 is now available from Marvel Comics.