Uploaded January 2022 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
Hawkeye officially enters "Marvel Now" with issue #6, running through issue #14 by the end of 2013, the last year Hawkeye published with any consistency (it would take another 19 months for the final 8 issues to release). I'll look at this year long stretch, primarily made up of Matt Fraction, David Aja and Matt Hollingsworth, with Francisco Francavilla and Steve Lieber providing important fill-in art, and Annie Wu coming on to the team by year's end.
The first 5 issues of Hawkeye had already made it one of the most critically acclaimed comics of 2012, with "The Tape" story arc of issues four and five functioning as the most straightforward superhero story of the entire run. In the first three issues, Fraction, Aja and Hollingsworth establish the irreverence and style that would define and differentiate Hawkeye from Marvel’s traditional superhero fare. The tagline that best sums up the run though is: "This is what he does when he's not being an avenger."
Before we talk about Clint Barton, Kate Bishop, the tracksuit Vampires, Lucky the Pizza Dog, Grills, Kingpin, Madame Masque, and all the characters that make Hawkeye so endearing, there’s one piece of the comic that is more transcendent than any other: David Aja and Matt Hollingsworth’s storytelling and visual acuity.
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Hawkeye officially enters "Marvel Now" with issue #6, running through issue #14 by the end of 2013, the last year Hawkeye published with any consistency (it would take another 19 months for the final 8 issues to release). I'll look at this year long stretch, primarily made up of Matt Fraction, David Aja and Matt Hollingsworth, with Francisco Francavilla and Steve Lieber providing important fill-in art, and Annie Wu coming on to the team by year's end.
The first 5 issues of Hawkeye had already made it one of the most critically acclaimed comics of 2012, with "The Tape" story arc of issues four and five functioning as the most straightforward superhero story of the entire run. In the first three issues, Fraction, Aja and Hollingsworth establish the irreverence and style that would define and differentiate Hawkeye from Marvel’s traditional superhero fare. The tagline that best sums up the run though is: "This is what he does when he's not being an avenger."
Before we talk about Clint Barton, Kate Bishop, the tracksuit Vampires, Lucky the Pizza Dog, Grills, Kingpin, Madame Masque, and all the characters that make Hawkeye so endearing, there’s one piece of the comic that is more transcendent than any other: David Aja and Matt Hollingsworth’s storytelling and visual acuity.
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Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
About Comic Book Herald:
My name's Dave, and Comic Book Herald is a labor of love designed to help new, lapsed, and curious comic book readers explore and enjoy the wonderful world of comics. I've been developing reading orders, chronology guides, and detailed comics recommendations since late 2011. Comics can be confusing and intimidating; I try to help.
