A review by ladyheroj
Hawkeye: Omnibus by Jesse Hamm, Steve Lieber, Annie Wu, David Aja, Javier Pulido, Alan Davis, Francesco Francavilla, Matt Fraction

4.0

There is a lot that's good about this. The art, of course. I love how Aja lays out his panels. The simplistic lines and coloring of some issues call up an indie feel, while he dives back into a retro style that called to mind comics from the Silver Age for other issues. As for writing, Fraction does a great job in creating a relatable guy in Hawkeye, although at one point, you just want to slap some sense into him. But that's the point of this series...Clint finding his inner strength after getting worn out trying to keep up the super-powered heroes. And I will always root for Clint, as we share a last name. (Barton pride!) Yet, I found myself looking even more forward to the Kate Bishop-centric portions. They're both Hawkeye, and it's great that Fraction spends equal time on both. In comics, where new people often take on old title, it was interesting to see how two people who use the same powers and the same moniker, interact.

The possible drawback is that the story often backtracks on itself as scenes are replayed from different characters' perspectives. (For example, one scene reoccurs three times...once from the dog's perspective, once from Kate's, and once from Clint's.) It's not wholly a bad thing, because then you the reader get to see each character's full reaction and the consequences of what occurs. But I did sometimes wonder...was this the best way to organize these stories? Yet because this was an omnibus, if the stories are laid out in a way that's confusing to you, you can easily go back and connect the dots.

Definitely a unique series for Marvel, and one of their better runs lately.