This appears to be the final chapter in the Death of Marc Spector. And I'll tell ya', by the end of the book . . . Marc Spector is definitely dead. But . . that's not to say the Moon Knight is. After all the embarrassment Moon Knight has brought to . . . well, anybody that's come after him, the government decides to send Norman Osborne's little group, the Thunderbolts, after him. But they don't fare much better. So now Norman's down to his secret weapon . . Bullseye. The fight between Bullseye and Moon Knight is fantastic. Both of them have some great lines. But in the end, Moon Knight plays Bullseye like a fiddle and pulls him into one of his hideouts just like he wants. It's under the river and the finale of the fight is when Bullseye thinks he's got the drop on Moon Knight, but actually is a 'scarecrow' type thing that Marc has rigged up and is wrapped in a bomb. "You're right, I can't beat you . . but, I can take you out with me". And with that he blows up his whole complex. There's a big explosion on the river, and Bullseye seems to make it out by the skin of his teeth. Of course in all the rubble they can't find Marc. Frenchie and Marlene are talking, at the end of the story, and Frenchie tells her . . . "You know they'd never stop looking for him. In order for him to live, Marc Spector had to die. Maybe he was right . . maybe it was the only way. Once he mad the choice, he'd have to embrace it completely. Marc Spector is dead. But remember . . . Jake Lockley's not." I thought Mike Benson did a great job with this story. I'm really interested to see what he's going to do with the character now. Also Mark Texeira and Javier Saltares have once again turned in a terrific artistic job. I really like this issue a lot, and I'm looking forward to finding out what the future has in store for our lead character.
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