• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Crushing Krisis

The Newest Oldest Blog In New Zealand

  • DC Guides
    • DC Events
    • DC New 52
    • DC Rebirth
    • Batman Guide
    • The Sandman Universe
  • Marvel Guides
    • Marvel Events
    • Captain America Guide
    • Iron Man Guide
    • Spider-Man Guide (1963-2018)
    • Spider-Man Guide (2018-Present)
    • Thor Guide
    • X-Men Reading Order
  • Indie & Licensed Comics
    • Spawn
    • Star Wars Guide
      • Expanded Universe Comics (2015 – present)
      • Legends Comics (1977 – 2014)
    • Valiant Guides
  • Drag
    • Canada’s Drag Race
    • Drag Race Belgique
    • Drag Race Down Under
    • Drag Race Sverige (Sweden)
    • Drag Race France
    • Drag Race Philippines
    • Dragula
    • RuPaul’s Drag Race
    • RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars
  • Archive
  • Contact!

Moon Boy

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (& Moon-Boy, too!) – Definitive Collecting Guide and Reading Order

The definitive issue-by-issue collecting guide and trade reading order for Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur comic books and omnibus, hardcover, and trade paperback collections. Find every issue and appearance! Part of Crushing Krisis’s Crushing Comics. Last updated February 2023 with titles scheduled for release through August 2023.

Reading and Collecting Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
(& Moon-Boy, too!)

Moon Girl is an pint-sized pre-teen who is a potential Inhuman and who might be the smartest person in the world but who also sometimes shares a brain with a vicious red T-Rex.

And that’s not even the weirdest part of the history of Devil Dinosaur!

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (2016) #1 textless version

Devil Dinosaur was the final Big Two creation of comics legend Jack Kirby, who co-created most of Marvel’s pantheon of super-heroes (and all of its pantheon of Asgardian’s gods!) with Stan Lee before creating the entire Fourth World at DC, including Darkseid and Mister Miracle.

Kirby’s return to Marvel was a major coup, and while he was there he penned legendary runs on Captain America and Black Panther, and created The Eternals. His last work was much farther off the beaten path. Devil Dinosaur was a book completely devoid of gods and superheroes, but full of rough and tumble Mesozoic action for his giant red tyrannosaurus rex and his missing link ape-like friend Moon-Boy.

Devil Dinosaur was the sort of weird, one-off experiment that Marvel could have easily left alone, but other writers had an affinity for this Kirby creation and couldn’t help but include it in their own stories. The first to do so were Doug Moench and Herb Trimpe on the surprisingly strong licensed Godzilla series in 1979. Aside from keeping Devil Dinosaur’s story alive, Moench and Trimpe retconned him to be a part of Earth’s own history – though Marvel would continue to waffle on that for decades to come.

In those decades, Devil Dinosaur became a go-to “shocking splash page” reveal, but saw his first substantial use over a decade later in New Mutants spin-off Fallen Angels, which pulled him (along with Moon-Boy) into the present day Marvel Universe, where they would remain through Secret Wars in 2015.

In the wake of Secret Wars, Marvel used Devil Dinosaur for another major surprise – they were bringing him back in his own series alongside a brand new character in Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur.

This new series seemed like it came from out of the blue, but it represented a combination of three prominent market factors for Marvel. First, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur created a new, young, black female superhero in Lunella Lafayette for Marvel to compile into graphic novels and sell outside of the Direct Market, an area where they had seen much success with Ms. Marvel and Squirrel Girl. Second, it helped them widen the scope of their Inhumans line and the overall arc of their story. Finally, it helped keep old intellectual property alive with the return of a certain red dinosaur!

[Read more…] about Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (& Moon-Boy, too!) – Definitive Collecting Guide and Reading Order

Primary Sidebar


Support Crushing Krisis on Patreon
Support CK
on Patreon


Follow me on Twitter Contact me Watch me on Youtube Subscribe to the CK RSS Feed

About CK

About Crushing Krisis
About My Music
About Your Author
Blog Archive
Comics Blogs Only
Contact Krisis
Terms & Conditions

Crushing Comics

Marvel Comics

Marvel Events Guide

Spider-Man Guide

DC Comics

  • Guide to Codename StrykeforceCodename Strykeforce – Definitive Collecting Guide and Reading Order
    The definitive issue-by-issue comic book collecting […]
  • Guide to CyberforceCyberforce – Definitive Collecting Guide and Reading Order
    The definitive issue-by-issue comic book collecting […]
  • Drag Race Sverige Season 1, Episode 4 – “Snatch Game” & Mitt Liv Som Tant runway Review & Power Ranking
    A surprising return and a shocking elimination sucked the air out of an entertaining Snatch Game and old lady runway on Drag Race Sverige. […]
  • Guide to Codename StrykeforceNew For Patrons: Guide to Codename Strykeforce
    My Guide to Codename Strykeforce covers Cyberforce's short-lived sibling, which proved the rule that every team needed a mercenary spinoff. […]
  • Guide to CyberforceNew for Patrons: Guide to Cyberforce by Marc Silvestri
    This Guide to Cyberforce covers the title that launched the last of original six Image Comics imprints, Marc Silvestri's Top Cow Productions. […]
  • Guide to Doom PatrolUpdated: Guide to Doom Patrol
    In 2022 DC collected Rachel Pollack's beloved run on the 1987 Doom Patrol series for the first time! Find that and every other collection! […]
  • Drag Race Belgique Season 1, Episode 6 – “A deux c’est mieu!” makeover challenge Review and Power Ranking
    A deux c’est mieu - two are better! That's the case for the queens of Drag Race Belgique, as they create daughters out of RTBF personalities. […]
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 15, Episode 13 – “Teacher Makeovers” Review & Power Ranking
    The final five of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15 were challenged with Teacher Makeovers, a subjective challenge that yielded a preordained result from production. […]
  • Guide to X-Men Flagships, 2010-2019Updated: Guide to X-Men flagship titles, 2010 – 2019
    Sometimes X-Men comics make the most sense with a health dose of hindsight. That's why my all-new Guide to X-Men flagship series (2010-2019) makes sense in an all-different way compared to my previous guides covering this period. […]
  • New for Patrons: Guide to Drax the Destroyer
    Learn about the many eras of Drax the Destroyer in my new Guide to Drax, including how the MCU pulled one major detail from each incarnation. […]
  • Drax the Destroyer – Definitive Collecting Guide and Reading Order
    The definitive issue-by-issue comic book collecting […]
  • Guide to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IDW ContinuityNew for Patrons: Guide to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IDW Continuity
    Dig into over 200 issues of turtle power in perfect story order with my Guide to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics at IDW! […]
  • Guide to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IDW ContinuityTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – IDW Continuity (2011 – Present Day) – Definitive Collecting Guide & Reading Order
    The definitive issue-by-issue comic book collecting […]
  • Drag Race Sverige Season 1, Episode 3 – “Drag-a’-mera!” design challenge Review & Power Ranking
    The queens of Drag Race Sverige stress over a Drag-a'-mera unconventional materials design challenge and a pair of intimidating judges in Christer Lindarw & Fredrik Robertsson. […]

Layout copyright © 2017 · Foodie Pro Theme by Shay Bocks · Built on the Genesis Framework · Powered by WordPress

Links from Crushing Krisis to retailer websites may be in the form of affiliate links. If you purchase through an affiliate link I will receive a minor credit as your referrer. My credit does not affect your purchase price. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to: Amazon Services LLC Associates Program (in the US, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain), eBay Partner Network, and iTunes Affiliate Program.