Thursday, August 5, 2010

Hawkeye & Mockingbird #3

Jim McCann keeps us trucking right along, giving us some new Death T.H.R.O.Ws and starting hints that Crossfire isn't the top villain. Not sure who he might be bringing in to take on Hawk & Mock, but I'm excited to find out. Graviton?

I'm also pleased that Mock's Mom didn't actually die last issue. It's unnecessary to kill off folks when you can get the same dramatic effect giving them a serious injury. Nicely played. I also love how Dominic Fortune is sort of an alternate partner for Mockingbird. She's fine with bolting out with Dominic on the "serious" missions and leaving Hawkeye out of it. How great was it seeing the three of them trying to work together? And with Dominic starting to come around and liking Hawkeye, the whole team dynamic is coming along nicely.

Bonus points to McCann for tackling Hawkeye's code against killing head-on. Dominic Fortune recognizes how out of character Hawk's vendetta against Norman Osborn was; I can't wait to see how that gets resolved.

David Lopez's art is stunning. Hawkeye's hair is awesome. Mockingbird's assault gear is cool and boosts her powers nicely. And Lopez always makes sure that the leads are smiling during their fights. They love this stuff! When Hawkeye is drawing his swords for robot-fighting duty, he actually seems happy to do it!

Good

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