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I'm leaving this to fester in my subconscious for another month or two before I pore over it again - I just can't do it justice on one reading. I mean, the art is phenomenal - monster-sized amazing - don't get me wrong - but on second reading, I'm still just enthralled by the words that make it on the page. I feel like Barton is a guy I would totally know, and would definitely want to hang with. So I guess I'm conflicted on which of us would be a worse influence on the other.

Good, we've established a bro-bond. OK so the characters seem more real, scratched up, rode hard - love them one and all. Even the Draculas especially the Draculas. Even Katie Bishop with her impossible But holy gods does the art make you want to get out a protractor and a set of crayolas and just go to town on the walls of your house. Composition, line work, nothing unnecessary, framing, layout, sizing. This book alone will give me a sizeable chunk of my talk on Comic Book Storytelling User Experience - the book's a treatise on how to use the medium to its fullest unique contributions.

Shit, even the colourist - I mean, this is where I learned what a colourist really does for a comic. Palette choice, subtle shading, contrasts, consistency, mood.


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Damn Matt I am a fan for life. So I was ready to drool over the art before I ever saw it. But heavy kudos to Aja for obsessing over layout, symmetry and eyeline on every page. View all 3 comments. Sep 04, Bradley rated it it was amazing Shelves: I guess everyone is right. There is some quality storytelling here that lets me forget the middling art and drops me right into the very real pathos and snark that is a pretty damn interesting Hawkeye.

Though, if I'm going to be utterly honest, I think I like his little sidekick even more. She doesn't so much snark it up with words as she does it with action. I really, really like her. It looks like I'm gonna have to sit down for the rest of the night and run through all five volumes and I'm prett I guess everyone is right. It looks like I'm gonna have to sit down for the rest of the night and run through all five volumes and I'm pretty sure I'm gonna love it.

Sep 20, Brandon rated it really liked it Shelves: Fraction basically approaches Hawkeye by treating him as that outsider, the guy in the Avengers without the mind-blowing super powers. Marvel has always been known for its strong character development, trying to make the heroes as relatable as possible in an effort to tie the story to the reader in the most emotional way possible.

I do have a few small complaints though. What confused me was the sudden shift to Javier Pulido for issues four and five. The final chapter, which is an issue of Young Avengers Presents, seemed tacked on to pad out the book. Bring on Volume Two! Dec 21, Mely rated it really liked it Shelves: It is notable for the intricacy of the structuring and the superlativeness of the art and layouts -- they are both complex and clear, theatrically artificial and naturalistically meaningful.

It is the kind of thing you can hand a design tyro to show design is art and the kind of thing you can hand a master to make them feel like a tyro. The writing, too -- there's one two-issue arc, but otherwise these are all done-in-one stories which you can come to cold, no knowledge of the characters or the continuity necessary.

The knowledge is nice -- you get to see characters revealed and relationships developed over time -- but it isn't necessary. This series pulls off a lot of paradoxical balancing acts like that. Clint Barton Hawkeye I is rough edges and a soft heart, bumbling through his life and awkward in interpersonal interactions and absolutely focused in the moments he aims and fires. His protege and partner, Kate Bishop Hawkeye II , is Nora Charles as a year-old, a brilliant surface and a fierce heart and a quick mouth.


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Together they fight crime. Sadly also included is the Young Avengers one-shot in which Matt Fraction established my most hated bit of Kate Bishop backstory: I hate this because rape is the cheap drama default backstory women characters always get. I hate this because I liked that Kate Bishop was the one Young Avenger and one of the few superheroes who had no inherent or inherited link to the Avengers and who became a superhero because she could and she wanted to , not because trauma drove her to it. The other Young Avengers hunt a supervillain who invades Kate's sister's wedding, and Kate joins in the fight.

I hate this because, according to Fraction, Kate was assaulted by a stranger with a knife while walking through Central Park -- and while rape is underreported, this is exactly the kind of rape that matches our social narratives of rape and exactly the kind of rape that does tend to get reported, and it just adds to the impression that Fraction just slapped together "want trauma for superheroine backstory" and "1 in 6 women in the US are sexually assaulted" and "rape tends to be underreported" all out of cultural and narrative defaults, without bothering to think about the implications or consequences of his narrative decisions -- or how this individual person as opposed to "A Girl" would react to the particular circumstances he put her in.

Hawkeye, Volume 1: My Life as a Weapon by Matt Fraction

I have now spent more words on the one thing about this book I hate than all the things I love. I do love them! I am buying this book!

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But man -- I could have lived with that entire plotline being relegated to the "silently written out of the continuity" bins. It leaves a sour taste in my mouth. And its inclusion here makes me afraid Fraction is going to bring it up again. And now that the book has come out I see that I was completely wrong about which backstory issue was included, and instead it's the one where Kate Bishop first encounters Clint Barton, which I quite like.

Her ne kadar Hawkeye biraz geri planda kalan bir karakter olsa da. Apr 02, Logan rated it really liked it. Really enjoyed this one!


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    4. So almost everybody I know praises this series to no end; and for the most part this one lived up to it! So the story is basically a week in the life of Hawkeye kind of thing; and turns out ya Hawkeye has a life outside the Avengers, who knew? I really like how Matt Fraction writes this comic, its like his usual stuff: I honestly can't imagine reading a solo Hawkeye comic from any other writer; but it doesn't surprise Really enjoyed this one! I honestly can't imagine reading a solo Hawkeye comic from any other writer; but it doesn't surprise me, as I really liked the Iron Fist series Fraction wrote with Brubaker years back.

    But overall the issues are fun, as they are all one shot stories, but really good! Artwork is what people talk most about in this series; to be blunt at first glance its ugly! Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuut it works for this series; it suits Fractions writing and the character of Hawkeye; and I grew to really like David Aja's art and Javier Pulido's art ! Wasn't a big fan of the young avengers issue they tacked on at the end focused on Kate, but that's because I couldn't get into the story, other then that Kate is awesome!

    But otherwise ya really good, definitely gonna pick up volume 2! Aug 15, Sesana rated it really liked it Shelves: There's a ton of good buzz surrounding Matt Fraction's Hawkeye. The stories are fun, light on continuity, and filled with great dialog and action. The art is almost deceptively simple, but thankfully crystal clear.

    I never wondered what was going on in any particular panel. And the covers are fabulous, unique and boldly graphic. Clint Barton himself is a fantastic character, rough around the edges but with a fundamentally good heart. Kate Bishop, the other Hawkeye, makes for a great counterpart for him when she's on the page.

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    A seriously great book, and the best thing I've read from the mainstream Marvel universe in years. Feb 14, Lindsey Rey rated it really liked it Shelves: Feb 16, autumn rated it really liked it Shelves: Aug 14, Ashley rated it really liked it Shelves: Who is Hawkeye outside of the Avengers? What does Clint Barton do when he's not being Hawkeye? Apparently start lots of fights, shell out tons of cash, hang out with young Avenger Kate Bishop, and also be a total smartass. Each issue is a sort of stand-alone thriller with Clint and Kate getting in and out of all kinds of trouble.

    Some of the conflicts are as small as saving an apartment building or a dog, and as large as a billion dollar sting operation in Madripoor. Fraction's Hawkeye is also ve Who is Hawkeye outside of the Avengers? He's much more lively and handsome and is very quick of wit see former smartass comment. My only complaints would be the weird prevalence of the word "Bro" in a couple of the issues, and also that it felt pretty disjointed at times and I found it challenging to keep everything straight.

    The artwork for the first three issues was awesome and really stylized. I especially love how David Aja sticks to the purple and beige color palette. But when it switched from Aja's art to Javier Pulido's, it wasn't as great, even though Pulido's art still tries to maintain that stylized cartoonish look. There's a random Young Avengers issue in the back of the book, also written by Fraction, but I mostly skimmed it because if I wanted to read Young Avengers, I would have read Young Avengers.

    Sep 08, Katiria rated it really liked it Shelves: Alright I will admit I really don't know a lot about the marvel universe and I absolutely don't now a lot about Hawkeye, but I wanted to give this graphic novel a shot. Now I really did love and enjoyed this graphic novel, but not as much as The Punisher. Now I will tell you why that I had a few issues with it, because I absolutely love the writing style and loved some of the graphics.

    But there was a few graphics I didn't like and I could tell there were by different Artists, which hopefully when I read more of the Hawkeye graphic novels it won't bother me as much as it did with this one. And I was sometimes confuse about the plotline in this book, but like I said before I don't know absolutely nothing about Hawkeye or the marvel universe that much. But I will most definitely will continue reading more about Hawkeye and the marvel universe to get to know and learn more better about them. Those were my only issues that I had with this great graphic novel other than that I really did love and enjoy it so much.

    That I went on a holding binge on my library too read other great graphic novels. But if you all have any Marvel graphic novel recommendation for me please I would greatly appreciate it if you list them down below in the comments for me! All and all this was a fantastic and amazing graphic novel that I can't wait too continue on reading more about Hawkeye!

    Jul 01, Danger rated it it was amazing. Hawkeye is like the Aquaman of the Avengers, everyone wants to shit on him. Aug 02, Courtney rated it really liked it Shelves: Volume 1 of Hawkeye: My Life as a Weapon is a collection of short stories rather than one long story-line. In these stories, we see Hawkeye as we goes along on his day-to-day life with a few hiccups along the way. My favourite storyline was a series of conflicts with a local Russian gang he refers to as 'the tracksuit Mafia' which just happens to be run by his landlord , in which he accidentally gains a new 'ally' of sorts and shows a little of why he's so awesome.

    Other stories take us from Volume 1 of Hawkeye: Other stories take us from car chases in the city, in an attempt to rescue a new love-interest, all the way overseas in order to re-gain a videotape that could cause a major blow to S. I like them, but haven't had a lot of exposure outside of what I caught on TV, movies, or fan stuff on the internet. Most of the actual knowledge I have is from Wikis.

    No spoilers, just boring RL stuff: And a lot of these were more along the lines of the Simpsons comics than anything else, though Wolverine popped up fairly regularly. I'd imagine this is true for a lot of places. So until Marvel came out with the Avengers movies, I hadn't really heard of Hawkeye before - I still don't know a lot about the series. But despite not knowing much about the character's history, I still really enjoyed this book. Despite my lack of knowledge, the stories were easy to follow and nothing came up that was particularly confusing. Some people might be a little confused as to who Kate is, but it doesn't effect the story at all, and the 'bonus' Young Avengers chapter at the back of the book does a good job of explaining things.

    The stories are fast-paced and fun, with quite a few humorous moments. Clint has some pretty good lines, and I liked the banter between him and Kate. I'm also surprised by how much I liked the art in this book, since it's not as 'pretty' as what usually appeals to me. It suited the stories, though, and it grows on you once you get used to it. I did find the art in The Tape to be the exception, however. The storyline was interesting though not my favourite , but the art was off-putting.

    Something about the way some of the faces were drawn, especially Kate's, was just Eyes just a little too far apart for human proportions, or something. I don't know much about the history of the Hawkeye series, but I'm definitely looking forward to reading further volumes in the future. I'd recommend this volume to anyone who is interested in the character, but is hesitant like I often am about where to start reading among all the various story-lines and universes.

    Jun 16, Jeannette Nikolova rated it did not like it.

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    Day 3 of the 7 consecutive days of comic book reviews on the WondrousBooks blog. I am usually not as zen about anything. Sorry, I'm from the Balkans. But I have reached my most zen moment as far as comic books come: All comic books have something cool in them, but they are not all as cool for all people. I tried so many times Day 3 of the 7 consecutive days of comic book reviews on the WondrousBooks blog. I hated the art. I can't sugarcoat it no matter how hard I try. One of the artists suffers from some kind of a lazy-eye fetish, because all of the characters looked disproportional and looking at different directions with each eye.

    The artist at the beginning and the end of this volume was too meh. I had a problem with reading the characters expressions, their faces being a blur of squiggly lines without any detail in them, and there was no background whatsoever. It looked just done in order to be done, I saw no care and interest in details. The superhero stories themselves also bother me, simply because the stakes are so low that I can't muster interest. The thing is, too much saving the world from total destruction is But there is another thing as well: In comic books they do this thing where they make the superheroes basically too big.

    The world is small for them, every villain is too weak, every problem has a solution. Their lack of weakness makes it dreary caring about their lives. It is different in stories like Saga or Wytches or anything else that is not superhero book, basically.

    Because there you know that even if the character is battling a single villain, their life is at stake. They are so fragile that they can, in fact, be overcome. An Avenger, on the other hand Do I believe he will die? So why do I care? He is not saving the world and he is fighting a group of Russian I think mobsters. What stakes are there? That he has to save his immortal soul? That is a characteristic of superheroes: So nothing new is happening in Hawkeye and nothing of the old is spectacular and no battle is waged, really. It is just his day-to-day routine. I have one too?!

    Apr 01, MLE marked it as dnf. I went into this hoping for, you know, a Hawkeye comic, but it felt like Hawkeye played second fiddle for a lot of the book. I didn't know who Kate was, and frankly didn't really care. I wanted to know more about Hawkeye after watching the Avengers, and this book still left me wanting. The very first issue has Hawkeye getting the crap beaten out of him, mostly to help save a dog who saved him. Add a dog companion to add even more appeal to your gruff but lovable hero example: In the second issue Fraction adds Kate Bishop as a stalwart sidekick.

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    She had similar awesome marksman markswoman? Hilariously Fraction addresses this naming issue by letting both of them call each other Hawkeye as well as just Clint and Kate. In the next few issues they get into a fun as hell car chase, defeat an evil circus troupe of thieves, and infiltrate a black market deal in Madripoor. Clint gets robbed, punched, and shot but never stops with the funny banter. I was initially put off by the simplistic newspaper comic art by David Aja in the first few issues, but it serves the tone very well.

    A bonus comic is included that helps introduce Kate Bishop. It was written in but can mostly be taken out of context though you may be confused why Clint Barton dresses like a ninja. Part of what makes Hawkeye work so well right from the start is its down to earth storytelling and relatable characters and situations. Hawkeye is absolutely brilliant and has already become the gold standard of comics. Freelance Writer View all posts by roguewatson. Goethe's autobiography appears in 4 parts, and this volume consists of the first 3, which were written earlier, and it is more thorough than the 4th part that appears in volume 5 of this series.

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