to fund his career as Moon Knight. Huston accepted that the two characters have similarities, but went on to contrast them by noting particular differences in origin, motives, and personality. He said, "Bruce Wayne fights crime to avenge the murders of his parents," whereas Moon Knight "beats up whoever has it coming because he believes he is the avatar of the Egyptian god of vengeance and it helps him to feel better about all the people he killed when he was a mercenary." Thus, Batman is motivated by vengeance for a personal wrong against his parents, while Marc Spector is motivated by vengeance as a concept. Huston further notes that Bruce Wayne, Batman's alter ego, takes on other identities merely to aid in his investigations, while Moon Knight's three alters aid him as much in dealing with personal demons as fighting law-breakers, and had a further psychological toll by apparently causing dissociative identity disorder. Accolades In 2011, Wizard ranked Moon Knight 149th in their "top 200 comic book characters" list. In 2011, IGN ranked Moon Knight 89th in their "top 100 comics book heroes" list. In 2015, Entertainment Weekly ranked Moon Knight 80th in their "Let's rank every Avenger ever" list. In 2015, IGN ranked Moon Knigh 49th in their "Top 50 Avengers" list. In 2015, BuzzFeed ranked Moon Knight 48th in their "84 Avengers Members Ranked From Worst To Best" list. In 2017, WhatCulture ranked Moon Knight 1st in their "10 Underappreciated Marvel Superheroes Who Deserve Their Own Movies" list. In 2019, CBR.com ranked Moon Knight 3rd in their "Marvel: 10 Best Street Level Heroes" list and 9th in their "10 Most Powerful Members of The Secret Avengers" list. In 2023, CBR.com ranked Moon Knight 5th in their "10 Most Fashionable Marvel Heroes" list. Literary reception Volumes Vengeance of the Moon Knight - 2009 According to Diamond Comic Distributors, Vengeance of the Moon Knight #1 was the 73rd best selling comic book in September 2009. Jesse Schedeen of IGN gave Vengeance of the Moon Knight #1 a grade of 7.5 out of 10, saying, "On the whole, it's simply to early to judge this book one way or the other. I'm not enamored with some of the changes to the Moon Knight formula, but it's clear, if nothing else, that Hurwitz has a handle on his main character. Hopefully this series will strengthen in the coming months and manage