Hawkeye (2012-2015) #1-4 - Matt Fraction & All-New Hawkeye #1 - Jeff Lemire

This is one of the Hawkeye series I needed to catch up on. It's my daughter's favorite. It's numbered 1-5, but the fifth one is actually the beginning of a different series, so that was weird. I wish they would name these things better. Seriously, trying to differentiate this one from all the other ones was fun.

Anyone who watched the Hawkeye TV show will see all the little details that inspired the show. It's not even close to being beat for beat, but I like that. The overall story was really great, and I can't say enough about all the different perspectives. My favorites were the one with Lucky, the Winter Friends, and the one with sign language. It was great how Kate ended up sticking with Clint, even though she did take a break in LA for a while. I'll talk about the other one separately.

For some reason, the All-New Hawkeye #1 was styled and labeled as part of the series I was reading, so I ended up reading the first part of a series we don't actually have. I was really struck by the watercolor style used for the past in that one. The "present" problem with the kids reminded me of Akira, where kids have exceptional powers, and people are trying to use them as weapons. The art wasn't as good compared to the past in my opinion. This series is by Jeff Lemire and has five books.

When Kate was done in LA, she mentions trying to find her father, but this series doesn't really follow up on that. From what I was able to find out, supposedly it's in Hawkeye (2016-2018), a series focusing on Kate Bishop and has three books. It's by Kelly Thompson. Good grief, there has to be a better way! Hawkeye first appeared in comics in September 1964. He joined the Avengers in May of 1965, but we're still labeling the series "Hawkeye." We should be to the point where we use colons! Hawkeye: My Life As a Weapon would have been a great title. Ok, I'm done ranting now.

I really liked the Hawkeye series. I don't know that I'd keep going with the Akira-esque series, even though the art was really cool at times. I never figured out why All-New Hawkeye was labeled as part of the original series, but it was worth the read. Good Books!