Hawkeye vs. Deadpool is a big example of not judging a book by its solicits. What could have easily been a zany cash grab ended up being a well constructed and hilarious story that brings out the best in both the Hawkeyes and Deadpool.
Hawkeye #22 manages to be the action movie of the summer (thanks to David Aja’s layouts and Hollingsworth’s punchy colors) while also rounding off the series’ emotional arc. Prepare to cheer, laugh, cry, and fall in love with Clint and Kate all over again as Matt Fraction and (hopefully not) David Aja take their final bows in the Marvel Universe. Hawkeye is truly the gold standard for regular dude superheroes, and Hawkeye #22 brings this simple theme to an exciting, relatable conclusion.
Avengers #55 marks the first real appearance of Avengers arch-villain, but the Avengers lineup he faces is quite odd. It’s a truly kooky quartet of the recently introduced Black Panther, Hawkeye, Wasp, and Goliath, which is one of Hank Pym’s dozen or so codenames. They open the issue as prisoners of a new, mostly filled with second stringers Masters of Evil, including “sultan of sound” Klaw, Radioactive Man, Whirlwind, and the “mysterious” Melter. Their strings are being pulled by the Crimson Cowl, a truly mysterious figure, who was revealed to be the Avengers’ butler Edwin Jarvis. However, writer Roy Thomas subverts the overused “the butler did it” cliche and throws in an even crazier plot twist that the robot Ultron-5 is behind the Avengers’ capture and infiltration of their HQ.
All-New Hawkeye #1 Written by Jeff Lemire Art by Ramon Perez Colors by Ian Herring Published by Marvel Comics There are two Hawkeyes in the Marvel Universe. Clint Barton, the original article, who has been carrying the bow, arrows, and occasionally a purple mask since he was a member of “Cap’s Kooky Quartet” back in the 1960s. However, he also passed down …
Hawkeye #21 Written by Matt Fraction Art by David Aja Colors by Matt Hollingsworth Published by Marvel Comics In the penultimate issue of their Eisner Award winning run on Hawkeye, Matt Fraction and David Aja bring all the threads of Clint Barton’s story together as the Track Suit Vampires (who still say “Bro” every other word) try to evict the …
Hawkeye #6 Writer: Matt Fraction Artist: David Aja Colorist: Matt Hollingsworth Publisher: Marvel Comics Matt Fraction and David Aja’s run on Hawkeye has been critically acclaimed winning two Eisner Awards for Aja’s art. It also has gained a cult following of fans for whom “bro”, “Hawkguy”, and “Pizza Dog” have become part of their personal vernacular. Sometimes Hawkeye can be …
Since the release of The Avengers, Hawkeye has blown up to be one of the leading titles on the shelves, thanks to the clever portrayal by Jeremy Renner. However, Hawkeye is still more than a pretty face and sarcastic quips. Matt Fraction helped prove to the new Hawkeye audience that this is still a character, and …
Hawkeye #12 Written by Matt Fraction Art by Francesco Francvilla Cover by Francesco Francavilla Published by Marvel Fraction soared high in the last issue of Hawkeye, approaching a familiar set up with a fresh and entertaining perspective. This gave us the much-needed break from the moaning and groaning of our hero, who is still hanging …
Hawkeye #11 Written by Matt Fraction Art by David Aja Published by Marvel Now this is the reason why Matt Fraction’s Hawkeye series is one of the most popular and talked about titles in the market right now. Seamlessly blending together story, art, humor and all around creative genius to deliver what most fans will …
Most comics fans have a favorite comics series of all time, as well as favorite writers, artists and story arcs. This week I asked the comics team at Sound On Sight to join me in determining what currently running series or ongoing writers run on a long-running series they are most into at the moment. …
Hawkeye #10 Writer: Matt Fraction Artist: Franscesco Francavilla Publisher: Marvel After an amazing streak of stories, Hawkeye #10 fails to create that same sense of originality and almost purposely avoids our protagonist entirely, but in a way, that isn’t such a bad thing. #10 instead tells the story of the newly introduced character “The Clown”, …
This past Saturday, July 24, at the San Diego Comic-Con, shall be marked as one of the most epic gatherings for a film collaboration in geek history. The full major cast of The Avengers appeared on stage at the end of the Marvel Studios panel with confirmation of Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, Mark Ruffalo as …