Hawkeye, Vol. 1: My Life as a Weapon (Marvel NOW!)
Fraction. Aja. Hawkeye. Kate Bishop. Cars. Guns. And videotape. The breakout star of this summer's blockbuster Avengers film, Clint Barton - a.k.a. the self-made hero Hawkeye - fights for justice...and good rooftop BBQs! And with ex-Young Avenger Kate Bishop by his side, he's out to get some downtime from being one of Earth's Mightiest Heroes! Matt Fraction and David Aja (IMMORTAL IRON FIST) reunite to tell the ongoing tales of the Arrow-Avenger. Barton and Bishop mean double the Hawkeye and double the trouble! Plus: Relive Kate's first meeting with Clint, as she learns wanting something can be miles away from actually earning it. Collecting HAWKEYE (2012) #1-5 and YOUNG AVENGERS PRESENTS #6.
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5/1/20: I reread this comic as a way to procrastinate on a report I'm supposed to be working on. Loved it just as much as I did when I first read this volume. Hawkeye has always been my favorite Avenger, and I loved the look at his life when he's not Avenger-ing. He's such a human disaster, but he tries so hard and you can't help but love him for it.
And of course, there's the supporting characters - Lucky the Pizza Dog (my love <3), Kate Bishop (my other love <3), even the tracksuit bros. I don't really read a lot of action books, but the action really comes alive through the pictures here. The art itself is gorgeous. I usually don't really get into the art of things, but I really liked the style that Fraction used here, and I can't exactly put my finger on why. It just really works with the setting of the story and everything.
I've already finished this series before, so I know where it ends up, but this was a fabulous introduction to all the characters who become important in the third and fourth volume and I'm excited to reread those as well!
And of course, there's the supporting characters - Lucky the Pizza Dog (my love <3), Kate Bishop (my other love <3), even the tracksuit bros. I don't really read a lot of action books, but the action really comes alive through the pictures here. The art itself is gorgeous. I usually don't really get into the art of things, but I really liked the style that Fraction used here, and I can't exactly put my finger on why. It just really works with the setting of the story and everything.
I've already finished this series before, so I know where it ends up, but this was a fabulous introduction to all the characters who become important in the third and fourth volume and I'm excited to reread those as well!
Mmmkay. Uhhh. Welp.
I guess the confession I need to make is that I didn't get into the Avengers stuff. Not the comics, not the movies. With the comics, I never knew where to start. With the movies, they started coming out faster than I could keep up and then I didn't know where to start.
This had great ratings, so I started here. It was ok but I wanted more.
What I was lovin' on:
1. Kate Bishop. Girl, you complete me. I want to know more about you. A smart, funny, beautiful badass woman who often has to save the man's ass? Yes, please.
2. The art in 1-3. It really grew on me. I had a crush on both Kate and Hawkeye, which means it did its job.
3. That sweet, loyal pooch. Tugs right at the heart strings.
What I needed more of (or maybe less of):
1. Hawkeye. Can I say that and not get booed off the stage? It's not that I don't like him or don't think he's hunky or don't find his humor to be charming. I just wanted to get a better idea of his story. I guess that's hidden somewhere in the 9000 other comics related to the Avengers. This did make me interested enough to want to find out, however.
2. The art in 4-5. Just not my bag.
3. The word "bro." Just kidding. I was kind of digging it.
I gave this 4 stars, which is really more of a 3.75 star rating.
I'll definitely continue.
I guess the confession I need to make is that I didn't get into the Avengers stuff. Not the comics, not the movies. With the comics, I never knew where to start. With the movies, they started coming out faster than I could keep up and then I didn't know where to start.
This had great ratings, so I started here. It was ok but I wanted more.
What I was lovin' on:
1. Kate Bishop. Girl, you complete me. I want to know more about you. A smart, funny, beautiful badass woman who often has to save the man's ass? Yes, please.
2. The art in 1-3. It really grew on me. I had a crush on both Kate and Hawkeye, which means it did its job.
3. That sweet, loyal pooch. Tugs right at the heart strings.
What I needed more of (or maybe less of):
1. Hawkeye. Can I say that and not get booed off the stage? It's not that I don't like him or don't think he's hunky or don't find his humor to be charming. I just wanted to get a better idea of his story. I guess that's hidden somewhere in the 9000 other comics related to the Avengers. This did make me interested enough to want to find out, however.
2. The art in 4-5. Just not my bag.
3. The word "bro." Just kidding. I was kind of digging it.
I gave this 4 stars, which is really more of a 3.75 star rating.
I'll definitely continue.
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