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A review by mschlat
Hawkeye: Omnibus by David Aja, Steve Lieber, Francesco Francavilla, Matt Fraction, Annie Wu, Javier Pulido, Alan Davis, Jesse Hamm
4.0
[Re-read while watching the Hawkeye TV series to see how much it used the Fraction run.]
This is an amazing series, although at times quite disjoint. Fraction, perhaps due to Aja's lack of speed as an illustrator, is telling two stories: Clint Barton's (with Aja) and Kate Bishop's (with Annie Wu and Javier Pulido). So you have two Hawkeyes with stories sometimes overlapping (and famously issues printed out of order due to Aja's slowness). Add to this Fraction's love of non-linear storytelling (you can see this series as a precursor to the November series), and you get a challenging read.
But it's very, very worth it. Great characterization (Fraction gets the Clint-as-just-barely-loveable-loser appeal) and fun action scenes.
This is an amazing series, although at times quite disjoint. Fraction, perhaps due to Aja's lack of speed as an illustrator, is telling two stories: Clint Barton's (with Aja) and Kate Bishop's (with Annie Wu and Javier Pulido). So you have two Hawkeyes with stories sometimes overlapping (and famously issues printed out of order due to Aja's slowness). Add to this Fraction's love of non-linear storytelling (you can see this series as a precursor to the November series), and you get a challenging read.
But it's very, very worth it. Great characterization (Fraction gets the Clint-as-just-barely-loveable-loser appeal) and fun action scenes.