• Hawkeye finally gets a lead on the top-secret case that brought her out to Los Angeles in the first place - and it might be more than she bargained for...
• In order to solve this mystery, Kate will have to take a good hard look and who she is and where she came from.
• But is she really ready to face the ghosts of her past?
Rated T
Hawkeye #7 demonstrates once again that the creative team has a keen grasp of who their characters are and where they want those characters to move narratively, while never forgetting to keep a balance of propelling action and character development. Read Full Review
My god man, this issue was so freaking great. Read Full Review
Overall, Hawkeye #7 is a strong character-driven issue that gives the reader a glimpse at how Kate's family situation drove her to become a hero. Read Full Review
Super-powered guest spots and rampaging dragon people will always have their place in comics, but the more personal focus to Hawkeye's latest arc looks to be a welcome one. Read Full Review
This is a well-constructed, hugely fun issue that uses both Kate Bishop's unique wit and her personal drama to start building another great Hawkeye story! Read Full Review
Prelude:
It's time for the second main arc of Thompson's run on Hawkeye. Let's see how Bishop and Thompson go with this first issue of Hawkeye: Masks.
The Good:
I love the personal side of this issue. It really highlights Kate with her past and present.
Likewise, the story is structured to both let you think you know the path and question it at the same time.
Romero's art is great in this issue. He always draws action greatly but it's done exceptionally well in this issue.
The Bad:
Nothing.
Conclusion:
A great personal issue to start off Masks. This looks like this arc is where the main story will progress and I can't wait for more.
Hawkeye is invited into an incredibly obvious trap and powers straight through it in an awe-inspiring way. A complicated and brilliant action scene is tempered by cuts to Kate's past that flawlessly establish the personal stakes of this new arc and ratchet up the impact of the twist ending. Kelly Thompson delivers one of the strongest single-issue scripts I've ever seen. It could use a little more artistic oomph, but even Leonardo Romero's detail-lacking visuals sell the greatness of this story. He might not draw the most realistic people but he certainly puts in some hours designing impressive layouts.
This issue is awesome. Kate Bishop gets to flex her stuff and layeth the smacketh down on a lobby full of goons. And the flashbacks finally shed more light on her family troubles, that I'm now more interested in than ever before. The art has really grown on me and there's no way I'm not seeing this story through to the end.
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