Hawkeye and Mockingbird #1
Written by Jim McCann
Art by David Lopez
One thing I noticed when I read Jim McCann’s Reunion mini last year is that, well, he really gets the character of Clint Barton. That isn’t to say he doesn’t get Bobbi Morse, rather I just haven’t read much of anything else with her in it. But he creates a dynamic between the two that does manage to intrigue me past the fact that I just happen to be a Hawkeye fan. I’m interested in the relationship between these two super heroes, who were married, who were divorced, one who was replaced with a Skrull and presumed dead, one who was killed by Disassembled. Now, both are alive, both are together, and they’re trying it out again for the first time. McCann keeps exploring the mysteries of Mockingbird, from her origin, to the sins of past exploits, to just how far she is willing to go to retain the autonomy that her Skrull induced paranoia requires.
In other words, McCann piles on the depth and potential for depth with this character who was most likely long forgotten by many fans. He’s doing his best to make us as readers care that we’re reading a book with her in the name, and he does a pretty good job. I’m interested in what happens to her next.
Clint gets love too, not to be over shadowed by Bobbi, but she does get the most of it. Though to make up for it we get a pretty cool scene of him talking to Steve Rogers….which I think is their first real conversation since Steve came back. McCann definitely nails the dynamic between the two. He balances Clint well, starting him out with the superheroics, and working him towards a very human moment…not spoiling. It was cool.
David Lopez does a great job on art here. Characters look right, action is smooth, faces look great. Definitely the right choice for art on this book.
Overall?
8/10
