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Moon Knight reading order

Moon Knight from his 1975 debut through the Moench, Huston, Ellis, Lemire and MacKay runs to the current series. New readers should start with Warren Ellis's 2014 run and read on from there, returning to the older phases later.

  1. Debut and the Moench–Sienkiewicz series1975–1984

    40 issues · about 13 hours30 essential issues · about 10 hours

    Marc Spector first appears as a hired villain, then gets his own series built around the mercenary who died before the statue of Khonshu and came back. This run sets up his identities, his supporting cast and most of what later writers return to.

    Read this stretch in 2 books
    1. Moon Knight Omnibus Vol. 1Covers Werewolf by Night #32–33; Moon Knight #1–21, 23Find it
    2. Moon Knight Omnibus Vol. 2Covers Moon Knight #22, 24–38Find it

    Fewest books first; newer printings are preferred because they're likelier to be in stock.

    1. Werewolf by Night (1972)#32–332 issues, optional
      1. #32August 1975
      2. #33September 1975

      First appearance as a hired hunter; good background, but the 1980 series retells what matters.

    2. Moon Knight (1980)#1–3030 issues
      1. #1November 1980
      2. #2December 1980
      3. #3January 1981
      4. #4February 1981
      5. #5March 1981
      6. #6April 1981
      7. #7May 1981
      8. #8June 1981
      9. #9July 1981
      10. #10August 1981
      11. #11September 1981
      12. #12October 1981
      13. #13November 1981
      14. #14December 1981
      15. #15January 1982
      16. #16February 1982
      17. #17March 1982
      18. #18April 1982
      19. #19May 1982
      20. #20June 1982
      21. #21July 1982
      22. #22August 1982
      23. #23September 1982
      24. #24October 1982
      25. #25November 1982
      26. #26December 1982
      27. #27January 1983
      28. #28February 1983
      29. #29March 1983
      30. #30April 1983

      Doug Moench and Bill Sienkiewicz's core run, which defines the character.

    3. #31–388 issues, optional
      1. #31May 1983
      2. #32July 1983
      3. #33September 1983
      4. #34November 1983
      5. #35January 1984
      6. #36March 1984
      7. #37May 1984
      8. #38July 1984

      The series winds down after Sienkiewicz leaves; read only if you want to finish it.

  2. Charlie Huston and the relaunch2006–2010

    40 issues · about 13 hours13 essential issues · about 4.5 hours

    A broken, isolated Marc Spector picks the costume back up, with Khonshu now a real and demanding presence. This is the darker, more violent take that shapes the modern books.

    Read this stretch in 1 book
    1. Moon Knight by Huston, Benson & Hurwitz OmnibusCovers Moon Knight #1–30; Vengeance of the Moon Knight #1–10Find it

    Fewest books first; newer printings are preferred because they're likelier to be in stock.

    1. Moon Knight (2006)#1–1313 issues
      1. #1June 2006
      2. #2July 2006
      3. #3August 2006
      4. #4September 2006
      5. #5October 2006
      6. #6November 2006
      7. #7January 2007
      8. #8April 2007
      9. #9May 2007
      10. #10June 2007
      11. #11July 2007
      12. #12October 2007
      13. #13December 2007

      Huston's run, with art by David Finch and others.

    2. #14–3017 issues, optional
      1. #14March 2008
      2. #15April 2008
      3. #16May 2008
      4. #17June 2008
      5. #18July 2008
      6. #19August 2008
      7. #20September 2008
      8. #21October 2008
      9. #22November 2008
      10. #23December 2008
      11. #24January 2009
      12. #25February 2009
      13. #26March 2009
      14. #27April 2009
      15. #28May 2009
      16. #29June 2009
      17. #30July 2009

      Mike Benson's follow-up, set in the post-Civil War Registration Act era.

    3. Vengeance of the Moon Knight (2009)#1–1010 issues, optional
      1. #1November 2009
      2. #2December 2009
      3. #3January 2010
      4. #4February 2010
      5. #5April 2010
      6. #6May 2010
      7. #7June 2010
      8. #8July 2010
      9. #9August 2010
      10. #10September 2010

      Gregg Hurwitz's lighter attempt to rehabilitate the hero; a side path.

  3. Bendis and Maleev in Los Angeles2011–2012

    12 issues · about 4 hours0 essential issues · about 0 min

    Spector moves to Los Angeles and starts imagining Avengers as his alternate personalities. It plays with the dissociative identity idea more openly than before.

    Read this stretch in 1 book
    1. Moon Knight by Brian Michael Bendis & Alex Maleev (2018)Covers Moon Knight #1–12Find it

    Fewest books first; newer printings are preferred because they're likelier to be in stock.

    1. Moon Knight (2011)#1–1212 issues, optional
      1. #1July 2011
      2. #2August 2011
      3. #3September 2011
      4. #4October 2011
      5. #5November 2011
      6. #6December 2011
      7. #7January 2012
      8. #8February 2012
      9. #9March 2012
      10. #10April 2012
      11. #11May 2012
      12. #12June 2012

      A self-contained series that later runs mostly set aside.

  4. Start here

    Warren Ellis and Declan Shalvey2014–2015

    17 issues · about 5.5 hours6 essential issues · about 2 hours

    Back in New York as Mr Knight, Spector takes on strange cases one issue at a time. Each issue stands alone, so this is the easiest way into the character.

    Read this stretch in 3 books
    1. Moon Knight Vol. 2: Dead Will Rise (2015)Covers Moon Knight #7–12Find it
    2. Moon Knight Vol. 1: From the Dead (2014)Covers Moon Knight #1–6Find it
    3. Moon Knight Vol. 3: In the Night (2015)Covers Moon Knight #13–17Find it

    Fewest books first; newer printings are preferred because they're likelier to be in stock.

    1. Moon Knight (2014)#1–66 issues
      1. #1May 2014
      2. #2June 2014
      3. #3July 2014
      4. #4August 2014
      5. #5September 2014
      6. #6October 2014

      Six done-in-one stories that reframe the character for the modern era.

    2. #7–126 issues, optional
      1. #7November 2014
      2. #8December 2014
      3. #9January 2015
      4. #10February 2015
      5. #11March 2015
      6. #12April 2015

      Brian Wood and Greg Smallwood take over with a more connected run of stories.

    3. #13–175 issues, optional
      1. #13May 2015
      2. #14June 2015
      3. #15July 2015
      4. #16August 2015
      5. #17September 2015

      Cullen Bunn's closing arc, more supernatural and less focused.

  5. Jeff Lemire and Greg Smallwood2016–2018

    27 issues · about 9 hours14 essential issues · about 4.5 hours

    Spector wakes in a psychiatric hospital with no costume and no proof that any of his past was real. Lemire uses several artists to show each identity's version of events.

    Read this stretch in 2 books
    1. Moon Knight by Jeff Lemire and Greg Smallwood (2018)Covers Moon Knight #1–14Find it
    2. Moon Knight: Legacy - The Complete Collection (2022)Covers Moon Knight #188–200Find it

    Fewest books first; newer printings are preferred because they're likelier to be in stock.

    1. Moon Knight (2016)#1–1414 issues
      1. #1June 2016
      2. #2July 2016
      3. #3August 2016
      4. #4September 2016
      5. #5October 2016
      6. #6November 2016
      7. #7December 2016
      8. #8January 2017
      9. #9February 2017
      10. #10March 2017
      11. #11April 2017
      12. #12May 2017
      13. #13June 2017
      14. #14July 2017

      Lemire's complete run, which digs into Spector's history and Khonshu.

    2. #188–20013 issues, optional
      1. #188January 2018
      2. #189January 2018
      3. #190February 2018
      4. #191March 2018
      5. #192April 2018
      6. #193May 2018
      7. #194June 2018
      8. #195July 2018
      9. #196August 2018
      10. #197September 2018
      11. #198October 2018
      12. #199November 2018
      13. #200December 2018

      Max Bemis's run under legacy numbering; stand-alone and skippable.

  6. Jed MacKay's Midnight Mission2021–2024

    35 issues · about 12 hours30 essential issues · about 10 hours

    Spector opens a mission for anyone who travels by night and works as Khonshu's priest rather than his fist. The cast and premise here run through every series that follows.

    Read this stretch in 2 books
    1. Moon Knight by Jed MacKay Omnibus HC (2024)Covers Moon Knight #1–30Find it
    2. Moon Knight: City of the Dead (2024)Covers Moon Knight: City of the Dead #1–5Find it

    Fewest books first; newer printings are preferred because they're likelier to be in stock.

    1. Moon Knight (2021)#1–2525 issues
      1. #1September 2021
      2. #2October 2021
      3. #3November 2021
      4. #4December 2021
      5. #5January 2022
      6. #6February 2022
      7. #7March 2022
      8. #8April 2022
      9. #9May 2022
      10. #10June 2022
      11. #11July 2022
      12. #12August 2022
      13. #13September 2022
      14. #14October 2022
      15. #15November 2022
      16. #16December 2022
      17. #17January 2023
      18. #18February 2023
      19. #19March 2023
      20. #20April 2023
      21. #21May 2023
      22. #22June 2023
      23. #23July 2023
      24. #24August 2023
      25. #25September 2023

      MacKay and Alessandro Cappuccio's run, up to the landmark issue 25.

    2. Moon Knight: City of the Dead (2023)#1–55 issues, optional
      1. #1September 2023
      2. #2October 2023
      3. #3November 2023
      4. #4December 2023
      5. #5January 2024

      A side mini by David Pepose and Marcelo Ferreira, set after issue 25 of the main series.

    3. Moon Knight (2021)#26–305 issues
      1. #26October 2023
      2. #27November 2023
      3. #28December 2023
      4. #29January 2024
      5. #30February 2024

      The end of MacKay's first series, which leads directly into the next phase.

  7. Vengeance of the Moon Knight2024

    10 issues · about 3.5 hours9 essential issues · about 3 hours

    MacKay carries on as a new Moon Knight walks the streets and the Midnight Mission deals with what the previous series left behind. Read straight after the 2021 series.

    Read this stretch in 3 books
    1. Vengeance of the Moon Knight Vol. 2: It's Alive!Covers Vengeance of the Moon Knight #5–9Find it
    2. Vengeance of the Moon Knight Vol. 1: New Moon (2024)Covers Vengeance of the Moon Knight #1–4Find it
    3. Blood Hunt Omnibus (2026)Covers Blood Hunt #4Find it

    Fewest books first; newer printings are preferred because they're likelier to be in stock.

    1. Vengeance of the Moon Knight (2024)#1–77 issues
      1. #1March 2024
      2. #2April 2024
      3. #3May 2024
      4. #4June 2024
      5. #5July 2024
      6. #6August 2024
      7. #7September 2024

      Issues 5 to 8 tie in to the Blood Hunt event.

    2. Blood Hunt (2024)#4August 2024, optional

      The Blood Hunt chapter that issue 8 and Fist of Khonshu 0 follow on from.

    3. Vengeance of the Moon Knight (2024)#8–92 issues
      1. #8October 2024
      2. #9November 2024

  8. Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu2024–2026

    16 issues · about 5.5 hours16 essential issues · about 5.5 hours

    Spector is back in the costume and the Mission is back in business, with new pressures on him as Khonshu's servant. Jed MacKay writes, with art by Alessandro Cappuccio, Devmalya Pramanik and Domenico Carbone.

    Read this stretch in 3 books
    1. Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu Vol. 1: Leave Home (2025)Covers Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu #0–5Find it
    2. Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu Vol. 3: We're Outta Here (2026)Covers Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu #11–15Find it
    3. Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu Vol. 2: Subterranean Jungle (2025)Covers Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu #6–10Find it

    Fewest books first; newer printings are preferred because they're likelier to be in stock.

    1. Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu (2024)#0–1516 issues
      1. #0September 2024
      2. #1December 2024
      3. #2January 2025
      4. #3February 2025
      5. #4March 2025
      6. #5April 2025
      7. #6May 2025
      8. #7June 2025
      9. #8July 2025
      10. #9August 2025
      11. #10September 2025
      12. #11October 2025
      13. #12November 2025
      14. #13December 2025
      15. #14January 2026
      16. #15February 2026

      Start with issue 0, which sets up the series.

  9. Marc Spector: Moon Knight2026–present

    9 issues · about 3 hours9 essential issues · about 3 hours

    Jed MacKay and Devmalya Pramanik's current ongoing series, which follows on from Fist of Khonshu. Legacy numbering returns on the cover from issue 7 (262).

    1. Marc Spector: Moon Knight (2026)#1–99 issues
      1. #1April 2026
      2. #2May 2026
      3. #3June 2026
      4. #4July 2026
      5. #5August 2026
      6. #6September 2026
      7. #7October 2026
      8. #8November 2026
      9. #9December 2026

      Ongoing; new issues will be added here.

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