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Hawkeye (2012) (Single Issues)
Hawkeye (2012-2015) Annual #1
Go west, young lady! Kate Bishop heads to Los Angeles to get away from New York, life, and Clint Barton—but not trouble! Madame Masque is hanging out at poolside with the rich and famous as well!
30 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 24, 2013
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About the author
Matt Fraction
1,221 books1,863 followers"How he got started in comics: In 1983, when Fraction was 7 years old and growing up in Kansas City, Mo., he became fascinated by the U.S. invasion of Grenada and created his own newspaper to explain the event. "I've always been story-driven, telling stories with pictures and words," he said.
Education and first job: Fraction never graduated from college. He stopped half a semester short of an art degree at Kansas City Art Institute in Missouri in 1998 to take a job as a Web designer and managing editor of a magazine about Internet culture.
"My mother was not happy about that," he said.
But that gig led Fraction and his co-workers to split off and launch MK12, a boutique graphic design and production firm in Kansas City that created the opening credits for the James Bond film "Quantum of Solace."
Big break: While writing and directing live-action shoots at MK12, Fraction spent his spare time writing comics and pitching his books each year to publishers at Comic-Con. Two books sold: "The Last of the Independents," published in 2003 by AiT/Planet Lar, and "Casanova," published in 2006 by Image Comics.
Fraction traveled extensively on commercial shoots. Then his wife got pregnant. So Fraction did what any rational man in his position would do -- he quit his job at MK12 to pursue his dream of becoming a full-time comic book writer.
Say what? "It was terrifying," said Fraction, who now lives in Portland, Ore. "I was married. We had a house. We had a baby coming. And I just quit my job."
Marvel hired Fraction in June 2006, thanks largely to the success of his other two comics. "I got very lucky," he half-joked. "If it hadn't worked out, I would have had to move back in with my parents.
- 2009. Alex Pham. Los Angeles Times.
Education and first job: Fraction never graduated from college. He stopped half a semester short of an art degree at Kansas City Art Institute in Missouri in 1998 to take a job as a Web designer and managing editor of a magazine about Internet culture.
"My mother was not happy about that," he said.
But that gig led Fraction and his co-workers to split off and launch MK12, a boutique graphic design and production firm in Kansas City that created the opening credits for the James Bond film "Quantum of Solace."
Big break: While writing and directing live-action shoots at MK12, Fraction spent his spare time writing comics and pitching his books each year to publishers at Comic-Con. Two books sold: "The Last of the Independents," published in 2003 by AiT/Planet Lar, and "Casanova," published in 2006 by Image Comics.
Fraction traveled extensively on commercial shoots. Then his wife got pregnant. So Fraction did what any rational man in his position would do -- he quit his job at MK12 to pursue his dream of becoming a full-time comic book writer.
Say what? "It was terrifying," said Fraction, who now lives in Portland, Ore. "I was married. We had a house. We had a baby coming. And I just quit my job."
Marvel hired Fraction in June 2006, thanks largely to the success of his other two comics. "I got very lucky," he half-joked. "If it hadn't worked out, I would have had to move back in with my parents.
- 2009. Alex Pham. Los Angeles Times.
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June 30, 2025
4/5 Stars
June 12, 2015
-Who is kate bishop?
- In a word ''trouble''
¿Se puede tener un crush con kate? porque yo ya lo tengo. Y creo... Creo que me gusta mucho Clint/Kate.
October 5, 2017
Kate Bishop kicked ass and took names
September 28, 2021
Kate Bishop is trouble, Kate Bishop is awesome. This Annual issue covers Kate's trip to the west coast and how she deals with troubles and Madam Masque.
I have always loved comics, and I hope that I will always love them. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics or Diamond Comics or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on the international and classic comics and Graphic novels. I am on my quest to read as many comics as I can. I Love comics to the bits, may the comics never leave my side. I loved reading this and love reading more, you should also read what you love and then just Keep on Reading.
I have always loved comics, and I hope that I will always love them. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics or Diamond Comics or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on the international and classic comics and Graphic novels. I am on my quest to read as many comics as I can. I Love comics to the bits, may the comics never leave my side. I loved reading this and love reading more, you should also read what you love and then just Keep on Reading.
November 29, 2013
The awesome Kate Bishop heads out to Hollywood with Pizza Dog and fights Madame Masque! Javier Pulido, the artist of the two-part Hawkeye story, Tape, joins Matt Fraction for a bumper-sized issue. His art is still spectacular, using silhouettes wonderfully throughout. The credits panel itself is worth picking up this issue! Read the full review here!
December 9, 2013
Kate Bishop adventures are the best adventures. Love that she got a nose band-aid as well.
February 27, 2014
Part of Vol. 3
August 26, 2014
Who is Kate Bishop? In a word... "TROUBLE"
November 23, 2021
kate bishop my beloved
August 5, 2024
diffrent art style
nice kate outfit
generally clint tends to bicker with people complaining he's leaving them out of thin air
not the "not a fan of asking for help are you?
i futzing hate it"
loved seeing kate bedazzled by madame masque, bi kate origins
"go with heather around the world on your boat and be happy, daddy. im gonna go try and figure out how to be happy with me for a little bit. stand on my own two feet and see what shakes , yknow? you gave me roots and wings, daddy. roots and wings. i wont let you down. i promise. "
the classic poioning the drink scene
the rich girl aesthetic
comedic scene with kate job hunting and two presumably gay ladies give her a babysitting their trailer for a festival job
gay coded issue in my opinion
liked the different art style for kate for a change
+they put the panel from the scene they referenced at the letter box
nice kate outfit
generally clint tends to bicker with people complaining he's leaving them out of thin air
not the "not a fan of asking for help are you?
i futzing hate it"
loved seeing kate bedazzled by madame masque, bi kate origins
"go with heather around the world on your boat and be happy, daddy. im gonna go try and figure out how to be happy with me for a little bit. stand on my own two feet and see what shakes , yknow? you gave me roots and wings, daddy. roots and wings. i wont let you down. i promise. "
the classic poioning the drink scene
the rich girl aesthetic
comedic scene with kate job hunting and two presumably gay ladies give her a babysitting their trailer for a festival job
gay coded issue in my opinion
liked the different art style for kate for a change
+they put the panel from the scene they referenced at the letter box
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December 2, 2021
This was good. Not a huge fan of annuals that are necessary-ish for the current arc, but here we are anyway. While you can safely skip this, it does fill in a few blanks between #12 and #13 (I think this one is actually considered #12.5 by Marvel). I love Fraction, but not so much Pulido. He's talented, but too cartoon-y for my liking.
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February 25, 2022This one I didn’t like. The art style just didn’t look good to me and the story was really hard to follow.
February 24, 2025
Kate Bishop. My icon forever.
October 2, 2013
Andam por lá muitos dos elementos que fazem de Hawkeye uma d'As cenas do momento. Mas sendo lido logo a seguir ao Hawkeye #011 e sem a mestria do Aja, fica aquém da nota máxima.
October 20, 2014
3.5
Amo a Kate, pero quería más del final.
Amo a Kate, pero quería más del final.
July 13, 2015
This was a nice quick read. I'm still crazy for Kate bishop and this annual made me love her all the more. "Who is Kate Bishop? In one word, trouble."
February 22, 2016
Can't wait to see Agent Carter's Whitney Frost finally become Madame Masque!
March 3, 2016
That explains a couple of things :)
August 10, 2022
4.5
i enjoyed it, it really showed me kate from other perspective
i enjoyed it, it really showed me kate from other perspective
January 10, 2016
YASSSS, KATE.
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