Rating: 2/5
Check out my review of volume 2.
Kate Bishop is Hawkeye. Well a Hawkeye anyway. This volume follows her rather than Clint Barton as she leaves NY and heads to LA. I have enjoyed Kate Bishop's appearance in this series so far. It felt right to have her included in Clint's life. Breaking off on her own isn't where my problem lies.
Instead, it is the sheer amount of abuse that she is put through. Sure, all of the Marvel heroes get knocked around a bit, but almost every chapter in this book has her beaten down at some point by a group of goons. It speaks to her character that she doesn't throw in the towel. Not all of the abuse is physical either. The interactions with her family are pretty cold. Plus, there is Clint's behavior that drives her out of NY.
The story itself isn't so bad. Kate is mad at Clint, makes a threat to leave, and actually follows through with it. Once she arrives in LA, she isn't really sure what to do with herself. Circumstances force her to become a hero for hire, mostly working as a private investigator. She crosses paths with Madame Masque numerous times, whom she got the best of in a previous volume. There are a few people that help her along the way.
Aside from the treatment Kate is subjected to, this book felt like it lacked some of the humor and artistic creativity that the previous volumes contained. I believe there was a change in artist and some of the previous tricks fell by the wayside. It works having a different artist for the change of venue, but it just didn't feel as connected to the other books.
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