Hawkeye, Volume 3: L.A. Woman by Matt Fraction My rating: 4 of 5 stars Kate Bishop takes a leave from NYC and Clint, heading for sunny LA. Clint is in trouble but won’t let anyone help and Kate’s not willing to let him circle the drain. However, once she’s out in LA, trouble comes to find her. And it’s related to the trouble Clint is in. We meet Madame Masque who we first met in the first volume (or maybe it was the second?). She […]

Hawkeye, Volume 2: Little Hits by Matt Fraction My rating: 4 of 5 stars We get more background info on Hawkeye/Clint Barton in this volume. We still don’t know what all the hints about, “you don’t know what he’s been up to” are about, but I’m guessing it has something to do with his days as Ronin. Superstorm Sandy shows up, as well as Ironman, Black Widow, Mockingbird, and Jessica Jones. I didn’t know Jessica Jones was in the Hawkeye universe, but then again I’m […]

Hawkeye, Volume 1: My Life as a Weapon by Matt Fraction My rating: 3 of 5 stars Clint Barton is the originator of the “Hawkeye” brand. “My Life as a Weapon” picks up after he comes back from his stint as Ronin, a ninja assassin. Kate Bishop, the next one in line to pick up the Hawkeye mantle, is already established in this label after picking it up in his Ronin absence. Most of what happens here is Clint readjusting to sharing the Hawkeye identity […]