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[fieldy snuts]

Totally not what i was expecting given the tone of Fractions other books. It was really grounded and gritty.

Not much to spoil since it was basically a character spotlight for the first issue. Hawkeye stands up to a local Russian mobster to save the tenants of an apartment building from being evicted with not a bow or arrow in sight. Theres a cool scene where he goes Bullseye on the Russians with a deck of cards though.

A pleasant surprise.

[alaska1125]

If this book hadn't been identified as a Marvel title, I'd be inclined to have thought that is was an indie. And I mean that in many, many good ways. Nice job.

[chap22]

i MOSTLY loved this book. Aja's art, as always, was awesome. and Fraction certainly seems to get Clint, who's my second favorite Avenger of all time. and there was nary a sign of Kate Bitchop yet, so...YAY!

however, i think Fraction overwrote this one just a bit, trying to get cute with all the flashbacks/flashforwards etc. rather than just doing it linearly, b/c one thing really made no sense to me, so if somebody else can explain, please do so:

WTF was Clint doing hanging out in the Vet's waiting room post-"casino" fight but before the dog got hit by a car? it's like Fraction forgot his own timeline and threw one extra flashback-cut in there that screwed up the progression.

[MistaT]

Yeah the timeline was a bit screwy.

And the whole thing with throwing cards, can we please get past this. In no way are they an effective weapon. Yeah sure, you can give a guy a really nasty papercut, but to make him stop cold? No.

[Punchy]

Yeah the timeline was a bit screwy.

And the whole thing with throwing cards, can we please get past this. In no way are they an effective weapon. Yeah sure, you can give a guy a really nasty papercut, but to make him stop cold? No.

Tell that to Gambit!

[MistaT]

Tell that to Gambit!

His are charged with kinetic energy, so there is some leeway there for him, but for others using plain old fashioned playing cards, no.

[Dragavon]

I really disliked the character. But Fraction is turning me around. Really great work by Fraction and Aja.

[Chris]

I loved it.

[Chris]

His are charged with kinetic energy, so there is some leeway there for him, but for others using plain old fashioned playing cards, no.

I hear ya. I want more realism in my comics.

[MistaT]

I hear ya. I want more realism in my comics.

My sarcasm sense is tingling.

[Miracloman]

Yeah the timeline was a bit screwy.

And the whole thing with throwing cards, can we please get past this. In no way are they an effective weapon. Yeah sure, you can give a guy a really nasty papercut, but to make him stop cold? No.

That why I totally dislike Bullseye.
And as most as I love Hawkeye,unless your name is "Gambit", NO ONE who uses playing cards as weapons should be taken seriously and whoever try ,deserve to at the very least,get his/her ass kicked by the whoever he/she intended to take on.

[The Bass]

If this book hadn't been identified as a Marvel title, I'd be inclined to have thought that is was an indie. .

What an insult.

Books like this are proof there's nothing indie writers are doing, that can't be done better with established characters

As for the book itsel---- The Rest Of This Post Has Been Pre-emptively Censored By Nietoperz and the Moderators who don't allow Bass to express his opinions because we disagree with them.

[nietoperz]

Opinions are fine, repeatedly insulting other posters when asked to stop is not. As you know.

[The Bass]

[BlueStreak]

Stop being such an indie book.