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Hawkeye (1994) #1-4
Avengers: Hawkeye: Earth's Mightiest Marksman
The Avenging Archer takes the stage in a collection of enough sensational solo adventures to fill anyone's quiver! First, watch out as Hawkeye encouters a genetically engineered monstrosity created by the insidious Secret Empire. But will this feral fiend prove to be friend or foe? Then, roll with the punches as Hawkeye gets battered by Batroc, assaulted by Oddball and trounced by the Taskmaster in a thrilling one-shot. Finally, see what happens when Hawkeye participates in a rocky reunion in a three-part tale from Marvel Comics Presents! Ready, aim, fire--this Marvelous masterpiece hits the mark! COLLECTING: HAWKEYE (1994) 1-4; HAWKEYE: EARTH'S MIGHTIEST MARKSMAN; MATERIAL FROM MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) 159-161
166 pages, Hardcover
First published February 15, 2012
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Chuck Dixon
3,439 books1,075 followersCharles "Chuck" Dixon is an American comic book writer, perhaps best-known for long runs on Batman titles in the 1990s.
His earliest comics work was writing Evangeline first for Comico Comics in 1984 (then later for First Comics, who published the on-going series), on which he worked with his then-wife, the artist Judith Hunt. His big break came one year later, when editor Larry Hama hired him to write back-up stories for Marvel Comics' The Savage Sword of Conan.
In 1986, he began working for Eclipse Comics, writing Airboy with artist Tim Truman. Continuing to write for both Marvel and (mainly) Eclipse on these titles, as well as launching Strike! with artist Tom Lyle in August 1987 and Valkyrie with artist Paul Gulacy in October 1987, he began work on Carl Potts' Alien Legion series for Marvel's Epic Comics imprint, under editor Archie Goodwin. He also produced a three-issue adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit for Eclipse with artist David Wenzel between 1989 and 1990, and began writing Marc Spector: Moon Knight in June 1989.
His Punisher OGN Kingdom Gone (August, 1990) led to him working on the monthly The Punisher War Journal (and later, more monthly and occasional Punisher titles), and also brought him to the attention of DC Comics editor Denny O'Neil, who asked him to produce a Robin mini-series. The mini proved popular enough to spawn two sequels - The Joker's Wild (1991) and Cry of the Huntress (1992) - which led to both an ongoing monthly series (which Dixon wrote for 100 issues before leaving to work with CrossGen Comics), and to Dixon working on Detective Comics from #644-738 through the major Batman stories KnightFall & KnightsEnd (for which he helped create the key character of Bane), DC One Million , Contagion , Legacy , Cataclysm and No Man's Land . Much of his run was illustrated by Graham Nolan.
He was DC's most prolific Batman-writer in the mid-1990s (rivalled perhaps in history by Bill Finger and Dennis O'Neil) - in addition to writing Detective Comics he pioneered the individual series for Robin , Nightwing (which he wrote for 70 issues, and returned to briefly with 2005's #101) and Batgirl , as well as creating the team and book Birds of Prey .
While writing multiple Punisher and Batman comics (and October 1994's Punisher/Batman crossover), he also found time to launch Team 7 for Jim Lee's WildStorm/Image and Prophet for Rob Liefeld's Extreme Studios. He also wrote many issues of Catwoman and Green Arrow , regularly having about seven titles out each and every month between the years 1993 and 1998.
In March, 2002, Dixon turned his attention to CrossGen's output, salthough he co-wrote with Scott Beatty the origin of Barbara Gordon's Batgirl in 2003's Batgirl: Year One. For CrossGen he took over some of the comics of the out-going Mark Waid, taking over Sigil from #21, and Crux with #13. He launched Way of the Rat in June 2002, Brath (March '03), The Silken Ghost (June '03) and the pirate comic El Cazador (Oct '03), as well as editing Robert Rodi's non-Sigilverse The Crossovers. He also wrote the Ruse spin-off Archard's Agents one-shots in January and November '03 and April '04, the last released shortly before CrossGen's complete collapse forced the cancellation of all of its comics, before which Dixon wrote a single issue of Sojourn (May '04). Dixon's Way of the Rat #24, Brath #14 and El Cazador #6 were among the last comics released from the then-bankrupt publisher.
On June 10, 2008, Dixon announced on his forum that he was no longer "employed by DC Comics in any capacity."
His earliest comics work was writing Evangeline first for Comico Comics in 1984 (then later for First Comics, who published the on-going series), on which he worked with his then-wife, the artist Judith Hunt. His big break came one year later, when editor Larry Hama hired him to write back-up stories for Marvel Comics' The Savage Sword of Conan.
In 1986, he began working for Eclipse Comics, writing Airboy with artist Tim Truman. Continuing to write for both Marvel and (mainly) Eclipse on these titles, as well as launching Strike! with artist Tom Lyle in August 1987 and Valkyrie with artist Paul Gulacy in October 1987, he began work on Carl Potts' Alien Legion series for Marvel's Epic Comics imprint, under editor Archie Goodwin. He also produced a three-issue adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit for Eclipse with artist David Wenzel between 1989 and 1990, and began writing Marc Spector: Moon Knight in June 1989.
His Punisher OGN Kingdom Gone (August, 1990) led to him working on the monthly The Punisher War Journal (and later, more monthly and occasional Punisher titles), and also brought him to the attention of DC Comics editor Denny O'Neil, who asked him to produce a Robin mini-series. The mini proved popular enough to spawn two sequels - The Joker's Wild (1991) and Cry of the Huntress (1992) - which led to both an ongoing monthly series (which Dixon wrote for 100 issues before leaving to work with CrossGen Comics), and to Dixon working on Detective Comics from #644-738 through the major Batman stories KnightFall & KnightsEnd (for which he helped create the key character of Bane), DC One Million , Contagion , Legacy , Cataclysm and No Man's Land . Much of his run was illustrated by Graham Nolan.
He was DC's most prolific Batman-writer in the mid-1990s (rivalled perhaps in history by Bill Finger and Dennis O'Neil) - in addition to writing Detective Comics he pioneered the individual series for Robin , Nightwing (which he wrote for 70 issues, and returned to briefly with 2005's #101) and Batgirl , as well as creating the team and book Birds of Prey .
While writing multiple Punisher and Batman comics (and October 1994's Punisher/Batman crossover), he also found time to launch Team 7 for Jim Lee's WildStorm/Image and Prophet for Rob Liefeld's Extreme Studios. He also wrote many issues of Catwoman and Green Arrow , regularly having about seven titles out each and every month between the years 1993 and 1998.
In March, 2002, Dixon turned his attention to CrossGen's output, salthough he co-wrote with Scott Beatty the origin of Barbara Gordon's Batgirl in 2003's Batgirl: Year One. For CrossGen he took over some of the comics of the out-going Mark Waid, taking over Sigil from #21, and Crux with #13. He launched Way of the Rat in June 2002, Brath (March '03), The Silken Ghost (June '03) and the pirate comic El Cazador (Oct '03), as well as editing Robert Rodi's non-Sigilverse The Crossovers. He also wrote the Ruse spin-off Archard's Agents one-shots in January and November '03 and April '04, the last released shortly before CrossGen's complete collapse forced the cancellation of all of its comics, before which Dixon wrote a single issue of Sojourn (May '04). Dixon's Way of the Rat #24, Brath #14 and El Cazador #6 were among the last comics released from the then-bankrupt publisher.
On June 10, 2008, Dixon announced on his forum that he was no longer "employed by DC Comics in any capacity."
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September 5, 2012
This was given to me since I enjoyed Hawkeye from the new Avengers movie. I can't turn down free comics so I read it. The first section deals with Hawkeye brooding in the woods trying to get over the loss of his wife. It was interesting to meet the cast of characters and get to the bottom of the small mystery that was occurring, so I would give that three stars. The second collection deals with the new Avengers and I enjoyed that a bit less. I didn't like the supporting characters, and I didn't find Hawkeye's character that appealing. He says that he never misses, over and over, yet he does miss, and yes I know that's his signature line, but does it really need to be said that often? Anyway, he doesn't seem to have much personality other than being a jokester that isn't really funny at all. I don't care about the Taskmaster who seems pretty straightforward in his mission, so I found myself spending weeks trying to push through a very small collection, and all I can say now is that I'm glad it's finally over.
July 11, 2021
I still think Fraction-Aja arc is the best thing to read about hawkeye. But this is also a very good story too
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April 19, 2022Next time I want to continue with Hawkeye, if I find a book that contains multiple series, I'll buy instead the single comic books! Because I liked the main comic in this collection, Hawkeye (1994), the other two... not so much!
The 1994 Hawkeye series isn't really anything fancy, but it explores Clint's feelings in a very sad time of his life, and it shows him in action to defend the underdog, so it was a good reading. The second story, Marvel Comics Presents 1988 (#159, #160, #161) bored me, and didn't offer much more about Clint than the previous one. In addition to that it irritated me considerably for the behavior of character, U.S. Agent. The last story, Hawkeye - Earth's Mightiest Marksman (1998), is completely disconnected from the others, it's not particularly interesting, at least it's not irritating, but it doesn't really offer anything new.
In short, a book that's not at all exciting, but not a bad reading. Surely I still like Hawkeye, and I'll continue with his stories.
La prossima volta che voglio proseguire con la storia di Hawkeye e trovo un libro unico che contiene più serie, mi compro gli albi singoli! Perché il fumetto principale di questa raccolta, il primo, mi è piaciuto, gli altri due decisamente no.
La serie Hawkeye del 1994 non è in realtà niente di che, ma esplora i sentimenti di Clint in un momento molto triste della sua vita, e ce lo mostra in azione a difesa dei più deboli, quindi comunque è stata una bella lettura sia in generale che a proposito di questo personaggio. La seconda storia oltre a essere noiosa e offrire poco di più su Clint rispetto alla precedente, mi ha irritato considerevolmente per il comportamento di U.S. Agent. L’ultima storia è completamente scollegata dalle altre, non è particolarmente interessante ma almeno non è irritante, però non offre veramente nulla di nuovo.
I disegni, a parte alcuni primi piani in cui Clint stava sempre a digrignare i denti, mi sono piaciuti, li trovo più vicini al mio gusto rispetto ai fumetti più vecchi che ho letto. Mi ha fatto sorridere il fatto che invece delle parolacce mettono i classici caratteri dei fumetti, tipo “He doesn’t give a #!@£$!“. Chissà se fanno ancora così anche nei fumetti odierni!
Insomma, un libro per nulla entusiasmante, ma non una brutta lettura. Sicuramente Hawkeye mi piace ancora, e proseguirò con le sue storie.
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The 1994 Hawkeye series isn't really anything fancy, but it explores Clint's feelings in a very sad time of his life, and it shows him in action to defend the underdog, so it was a good reading. The second story, Marvel Comics Presents 1988 (#159, #160, #161) bored me, and didn't offer much more about Clint than the previous one. In addition to that it irritated me considerably for the behavior of character, U.S. Agent. The last story, Hawkeye - Earth's Mightiest Marksman (1998), is completely disconnected from the others, it's not particularly interesting, at least it's not irritating, but it doesn't really offer anything new.
In short, a book that's not at all exciting, but not a bad reading. Surely I still like Hawkeye, and I'll continue with his stories.
La prossima volta che voglio proseguire con la storia di Hawkeye e trovo un libro unico che contiene più serie, mi compro gli albi singoli! Perché il fumetto principale di questa raccolta, il primo, mi è piaciuto, gli altri due decisamente no.
La serie Hawkeye del 1994 non è in realtà niente di che, ma esplora i sentimenti di Clint in un momento molto triste della sua vita, e ce lo mostra in azione a difesa dei più deboli, quindi comunque è stata una bella lettura sia in generale che a proposito di questo personaggio. La seconda storia oltre a essere noiosa e offrire poco di più su Clint rispetto alla precedente, mi ha irritato considerevolmente per il comportamento di U.S. Agent. L’ultima storia è completamente scollegata dalle altre, non è particolarmente interessante ma almeno non è irritante, però non offre veramente nulla di nuovo.
I disegni, a parte alcuni primi piani in cui Clint stava sempre a digrignare i denti, mi sono piaciuti, li trovo più vicini al mio gusto rispetto ai fumetti più vecchi che ho letto. Mi ha fatto sorridere il fatto che invece delle parolacce mettono i classici caratteri dei fumetti, tipo “He doesn’t give a #!@£$!“. Chissà se fanno ancora così anche nei fumetti odierni!
Insomma, un libro per nulla entusiasmante, ma non una brutta lettura. Sicuramente Hawkeye mi piace ancora, e proseguirò con le sue storie.
http://www.naufragio.it/iltempodilegg...
December 18, 2024
I tend to read a lot of nonfiction. Every so often I freak out because I forget to read some fantasy, fiction etc. I was heavily into comics several times in my life and I still like to read the graphic novels. Stories condensed into one book with no adds. I prefer the heroes that are more mortal with their powers. The heroes that only have what they have learned and trained for without the benefit of "super powers" Hawkeye fits the bill. I really enjoy Chuck Dixon writing and Tom DeFalco has been writing comics for, I believe, several decades. Fun easy reading, and complete transparency, and easy add to my reading challenge which I still have to make one of these years.
February 21, 2018
I only read the titular story because I read it on Marvel Unlimited, but it was good. I like Taskmaster and enjoy stories with him. He seems like a smarter villain, who actually does lifelike applications of preparing with his power.
Anyway, the rest could be terrible. I don't know! What a good review this is.
Anyway, the rest could be terrible. I don't know! What a good review this is.
October 24, 2021
We get three different sections of Hawkeye comics from the 1990s.
First, we have a four-issue story where Hawkeye has left the West Coast Avengers and is brooding and gets drawn into another adventures involving the Secret Empire and is determined to solve it all by himself (after getting help from War Machine.) As far as these sort of stories go, this was okay.
Then, US Agent decides he's not happy where things ended with Hawkeye and tracks him down to tell him the West Coast Avengers became Forceworks. This wasn't horrible but felt pointless.
Then we get into the Kurt Busiek era on the Avengers and he's helping train Justice and Firestar when an old enemy comes calling. I though this was fine, maybe the best story in the book.
Overall, these felt like somewhat random Hawkeye comics. If you enjoy Hawkeye a lot (I like him okay), you may enjoy them more. But this book felt very random.
First, we have a four-issue story where Hawkeye has left the West Coast Avengers and is brooding and gets drawn into another adventures involving the Secret Empire and is determined to solve it all by himself (after getting help from War Machine.) As far as these sort of stories go, this was okay.
Then, US Agent decides he's not happy where things ended with Hawkeye and tracks him down to tell him the West Coast Avengers became Forceworks. This wasn't horrible but felt pointless.
Then we get into the Kurt Busiek era on the Avengers and he's helping train Justice and Firestar when an old enemy comes calling. I though this was fine, maybe the best story in the book.
Overall, these felt like somewhat random Hawkeye comics. If you enjoy Hawkeye a lot (I like him okay), you may enjoy them more. But this book felt very random.
February 12, 2018
enjoyed it! rover is fun, neat appearance by War Machine. not as much of a fan of the Taskmaster story at the end, but... eh.
October 16, 2022
A very early 90s comic, especially in the way Marvel back then tried to turn every hero into Wolverine. The long list of Wolverine tropes starts with Hawkeye working out his sadness over a dead woman by tracking game in northern Alberta (??!).
Fun in it's own way, if you can buy into the early 90s mindset.
Fun in it's own way, if you can buy into the early 90s mindset.
September 9, 2022
This is a great book as far as introducing someone to HAWKEYE. They choose some really good stories that grabbed my attention. This book was action packed and had some good plot points and art work. I personally like how it was not completely hero centric. It had a nice mix of villains who did not possess super human powers. The only knock about this book is that its a snapshot of Hawkeye which it is meant to be. I give this book a 4.7 out of 5.0. This was a very good read that kept me engaged.
June 15, 2016
I'm definitely a hipster geek. I'll take Fraction's Hawkeye over the older iterations any day.
March 18, 2014
Decent little story but not as entertaining as most of the other Marvel comics I've read.
May 21, 2018
Love wisecracking and action packed Hawkeye.
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