Rio Bravo - part 4. • The sense-shattering fallout of the Clint vs. the Clown -- Clint Barton has been deafened! • With the Barton Brothers this battered and bloodied, surely they'll make easy pickins for the Bros, right? Bro? Seriously? • If we do our jobs right THIS time, this issue will be the Dog Issue of Sign Language issues. [(W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) David Aja]
• Who could forget that time when Clint Barton let his neighbor's kids watched a holiday cartoon at his place? • At long last THIS ISSUE is pretty much the cartoon they all watch. YOU'RE WELCOME. • A very special holiday HAWKGUY that at long last lets legendary letterer CHRIS ELIOPOLOUS flex his astounding cartooning muscles in our pages. Matt and Matt do their regular jobs though. Maybe David will letter it? Probably not. [(W) Matt Fraction (A) Chris Eliopoulos (CA) David Aja]
Kate gets to the bottom of the greatest mystery in the entire Marvel Universe right this very hot second: just who the H is that guy in the trench coat that seems to live in her cat food aisle? The answer may surprise you. Or maybe not, maybe you're super-good at this kind of thing. Anyway a simple investigation dovetails into Kate's desperate race to stay one step ahead of the woman that's sworn to kill her: Madame Masque and what started off as a zany summer vacation gets a little bloody. Buckle up, buttercups. [(W) Matt Fraction (A) David Aja (CA) David Aja]
• Kate-Guy! Madame masque! Los Angeles! Explosions! The end of summer vacation! The final showdown for all the marbles! The marbles are a metaphor! • You belong you belong you belong you belong to the merry marble marching society! • This is THE BIG ONE. Fraction and Wu and Hollingsworth too -- OH MY! [(W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) David Aja]
The Finale, Part 1: • David. Clint. Barney. The Building. The Tracksuit Draculas. The Clown. • Ever seen Rio Bravo? Check it out, it's pretty good. [(W) Matt Fraction (A) Annie Wu (CA) David Aja]
• Hawkeyes vs. Tracksuits. Final Round!
Matt Fraction and David Aja's complete, acclaimed run in a single sharpshooting volume! With Young Avenger Kate Bishop by his side, Clint Barton continues his fight for justice - and good rooftop BBQs! He's hoping for some downtime from being one of Earth's Mightiest Heroes - but when the apartment building he's moved into, and the neighbors he's befriended, are threatened by a tracksuit-wearing, dog-abusing gang of Eastern European mobsters who say "bro" an awful lot, Clint must stand up and defend his new adopted family - any way he can. It's Hawkguy, Katie-Kate, Pizza Dog and friends against the Clown, Madame Masque, the Tracksuit Draculas and more in a fantastic, Eisner Award-winning reinvention of the arrowed Avenger! Bro, you read this book. Okay, bro? Collecting Hawkeye (2012) #1-22 and Annual #1, and Young Avengers Presents #6.
Matt Fraction and David Aja's critically acclaimed run in a single sharpshooting volume! With Young Avenger Kate Bishop by his side, Clint Barton continues his fight for justice - and good rooftop BBQs! He's hoping for some downtime from being one of Earth's Mightiest Heroes - but when the apartment building he's moved into, and the neighbors he's befriended, are threatened by a tracksuit-wearing, dog-abusing gang of Eastern European mobsters who say bro an awful lot, Clint must stand up and defend his new adopted familyany way he can. It's Hawkguy, Katie-Kate, Pizza Dog and friends against the Clown, Madame Masque, the Tracksuit Draculas and more in a fantastic, Eisner Award-winning reinvention of the arrowed Avenger! Bro, you read this book. Okay, bro? Collecting Hawkeye (2012) #1-22 and Annual #1, and Young Avengers Presents #6.
Matt Fraction and David Aja's Eisner Award-winning reinvention of the arrowed Avenger concludes! Kate Bishop heads to Los Angeles to get away from New York and Clint Barton - but she can't escape trouble, because Madame Masque is hanging out poolside! As Kate helps a reclusive artist find his lost masterpiece, Madame Masque finds Kate. By which we mean tries to kill her again. Meanwhile, back in New York, Hawkeye is reeling from recent events. And just when Clint's rock bottom couldn't arrive fast enough, his brother shows up. After a lifetime of bad decisions, Clint and Barney Barton realize they'll have to save one another - if they don't kill each other first. And when Clown and the Tracksuit Draculas lay siege to their building, it doesn't go well! Read this book, bro! Collecting Hawkeye (2012) #12-22 and Annual #1.
Kate Bishop heads to Los Angeles to get away from New York, life and Clint Barton - but she can't escape trouble! Because Madame Masque is hanging out poolside with the rich and famous, as well! As Kate helps a reclusive and sixties-damaged pop-music genius find his lost masterpiece, Madame Masque finds Kate. By which we mean starts trying to kill her again. This one has it all! Characters! Plot! Story! Dialogue! Theme! Meaning! Message! Action! A little exposition! Fire! Arrows! Criminals! Neighbors! Large bodies of water! Clients! Cops who don't care! A system that victimizes the victims! The dog! In a broken town where cynicism and apathy has its claws around the throat of the good and decent, Lady Hawkguy is the only hero you can trust! Collecting Hawkeye (2012) #14, #16, 18, #20 and Annual #1. [(W) Matt Fraction (A) Javier Pulido, Annie Wu (CA) TBD]
Reeling from recent events, even Hawkeye wants to know his new status quo. Who's with him? Who's against him? Who's trying to kill him, and why? And just when Clint's rock bottom couldn't arrive fast enough, his brother shows up. After a lifetime of bad decisions, Clint and Barney Barton have to realize that they are brothers - and, ultimately, they're the only ones who can save one another. If they don't kill each other first. Now, the brothers Barton double down as the Clown and the Tracksuit Draculas lay siege to their building. Can Hawkguy keep everyone safe? Deafened and bloodied, will the Bartons make easy pickings for the Tracksuits? Ever seen Rio Bravo? It's the final chapter of Matt Fraction and David Aja's critically acclaimed reinvention of the arrowed Avenger! Don't miss it, bro. Collecting Hawkeye (2012) #17, #12-13, #15, #19 and #21-22.
