I was late picking up on the Hawkeye comic written by Matt Fraction (thank you, collections) - but once I started buying it, I was hooked.
The follow-up series by writer Jeff Lemire and artist Ramon Perez has been pretty solid - until this issue.
Each issue has been split between a story of Clint Barton's childhood, as he and his brother Barney seek refuge from an abusive foster father by running away with the circus - but is their new mentor, the Swordsman, a better role model?
In the present, the two Hawkeyes - Clint and Kate Bishop - are faced with a big problem, as they try to protect some strangely-mutated children from the hordes of Hydra.
And that's where this series jumped the shark, as Clint and Kate make a horrific decision - one that's completely out of character, one they would never make - except in the pages of a comic book that didn't understand the stars of the book.
So, just as fast as I was pulled into the series, I find myself booted out - these are not characters I want to read about.
Grade: D
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2 comments:
Interesting take. I found it to be the concept of two reasonably good characters stuck in an impossible situation where there's no "right" answer. Given the "plot twist" at the end (no spoilers), I imagine they'll get the chance to redeem themselves, but I might be wrong.
That's a good point, and it's certainly possible that later stories will "correct" this issue's mistake - but it just struck me as being terribly wrong for those characters. Even if Clint occasionally screws up, Kate should have known better. Hopefully it'll be sorted out eventually.
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