Marvel Comics: 50 best Marvel comic books of the 2000s
By Mark Lynch
16. Moon Knight: The Bottom
Writer: Charlie Huston
Moon Knight was floating in obscurity for years. When he returned, he was beaten (physically and emotionally), alone, and hooked on pain pills. He would have stayed gone forever if someone didn’t remind him that he was better than this. A mistake that left a lot of people dead and others terrified. To this day, Taskmaster is scared to fight him.
Marc Spector isn’t the only star in this series. Khonshu is the goofiest and pettiest god you’ll ever meet. It’s beyond entertaining. Just when you think it’s all in his head, you find out that Khonshu is very real. This makes things even funnier when Marc defies him knowing there are consequences to disobeying someone that can kill you.
Writer Charlie Huston puts on a clinic on how to breathe life into an old character. This series begins the journey of Moon Knight becoming one of Marvel Comics’ more popular characters. Without this series, there wouldn’t be a show.
15. Thor to War of the Realms
Writer: Jason Aaron
Jason Aaron’s run of Thor lasted over six years and involves multiple stories. It started with Gorr the God Butcher where Thor became the greatest god in Marvel. It continued with Original Sin where the Odinson becomes unworthy. After that, Jane Foster became Thor. This run concludes with The War of the Realms. A series that ends with Odin naming him the All-Father.
Jason Aaron’s run was masterful. Thor’s powers have been limited and other people have used Mjolnir, but he’s never been broken down like this. While he was wallowing, Jane Foster took Thor to new heights. She was a different Thor and made it look good. All of the books involved with this run are must-reads. You’ll have a better idea of Thor and Jane Foster as people and heroes.