A Semi-Quick Bitch About Hawkeye
I've been a massive fan of the current
Hawkeye solo series: it's charmingly offbeat, has some of the most fantastic characters I've ever seen in a comic, uses innovative storytelling, and is as literate and mature as any comic has a right to be, while still using vast amounts of clever humor to poke fun at both itself and comics in general (as many of the best superhero deconstructions do).
It's made me pray to the comic book gods for a Hawkeye solo movie -- though from what I hear, that's not exactly a priority for Marvel at the moment -- and given me the little sister I always wanted, in Kate Bishop, a teenage(?) girl Hawkeye who refuses to go by Lady Hawkeye or Hawkgirl, or be called a sidekick.
That said, the current run is coming to an end, and there is now a new creative team to replace Matt Fraction (writer) and David Aja (artist), with Jeff Lemire and Ramon Perez, respectively. The combination of the two former collaborators has been nothing short of inspired, with both being integral to the overall quality and vibe of the series, so even though I have some serious respect for Jeff Lemire for what he's done with the current
Green Arrow series, I can't help but feel nothing but resentment for the end of an era. I know creative teams come and go, but that doesn't mean I have to like it.
R.I.P. all that is good in life.