Ojo de Halcón: Detective Privado

Hawkeye: Digest Size Edition #1

by Kelly Thompson, Leonardo Romero

¿Te acuerdas de Ojo de Halcón? No, no ese Ojo de Halcón, sino Kate Bishop, la antigua integrante de los Jóvenes Vengadores. Ahora ha llegado el momento de que disfrute de su propio cómic, en el que regresa a Los Ángeles para marcar la diferencia y conquistar a toda una nueva generación de lectores.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Marvel, Superheroes, Comic Book, Graphic Novels Comics, Young Adult

272 pages, Paperback

First published August 20, 2019

About the author

KELLY THOMPSON has a degree in Sequential Art from The Savannah College of Art & Design. Her love of comics and superheroes have compelled her since she first discovered them as a teenager. Currently living in Portland, Oregon with her boyfriend and the two brilliant cats that run their lives, you can find Kelly all over the Internet where she is generally well liked, except where she's detested.

Kelly has published two novels - THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING (2012) and STORYKILLER (2014) and the graphic novel HEART IN A BOX from Dark Horse Comics (2015). She's currently writing ROGUE & GAMBIT, HAWKEYE, and PHASMA for Marvel Comics and GHOSTBUSTERS for IDW. Other major credits include: A-Force, Captain Marvel & The Carol Corps, Jem and The Holograms, Misfits, Power Rangers Pink, and the creator-owned mini-series Mega Princess.

Kelly's ambitions are eclipsed only by her desire to exist entirely in pajamas. Fortunately pajamas and writers go hand in hand (most of the time). Please buy all her stuff so that she can buy (and wear) more pajamas.

Reviews

[Nessa [October Tune] · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read these already when they were originally released in the trade paperback formats but I wanted to read this entire 'digest size' trilogy (because I bought the third one at comic con) so I decided to reread them. Still love these and Kate so so much!

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

This has the same smart-alecky tone as the previous Matt Fraction Hawkeye adventures. There's a breeziness to it that counters the darker plot elements, including Kate's search for the truth about her mother's fate. Kate is quippy, amusing and near-relentless...even as she fumbles around. She's relatable, and I appreciate her fondness for mini-doughnuts and tacos.
The team-ups with Jessica Jones and with Laura Kinney (AKA Wolverine, AKA X-23) and Gabby Kinney (AKA Honey Badger {LOL!}) are fun.
There's a nice diversity to the cast of characters, realistically reflecting the southern California setting.
The art is a good type of stylized comic-book type art--clean lines, enough detail.

[Rachel E. Meyer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sass. Bows and arrows. Craziness coming out of the woodworks. Love it.

I love the art style and the dialog. It was super fun to revisit these comics after the release of the show. I still prefer comic book Kate Bishop.

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Actual rating 4.5

[bridget c · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gorgeous art style and a fun introduction to the character of Kate Bishop, especially before the Hawkeye Disney+ show

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bloody fantastic, I’m in love with Kate Bishop & her growing gang of friends! Full of humour, action & intrigue. Can’t wait to read the next volume!

[꒰ঌ ᵣyₛ ໒꒱ · Rating 3 out of 5]

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Había leído a Spidergwen de esta misma "colección" y había sido una decepción enorme.
Pero aquí ha entrado Kate Bishop en acción y me he enamorado del personaje, que espero sea parecido al que se nos mostrará próximamente en Marvel, porque si es así, ya me ha ganado definitivamente.

La trama no es la mejor del mundo, te deja sin más, pero se ve compensada con Kate y cierto personaje secundario que aparece para mejorar aún más las cosas.
El cómic tiene bastantes referencias de la actualidad, con alusión a series famosas, personajes del propio universo Marvel y el sentido del humor tan especial que tiene nuestra protagonista.
A pesar de lo obvio, el cómic te va a enganchar y ese final.
Espero que no tarden mucho en sacar la continuación.
—Rys


[3.25⭐]

[Guilherme Smee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Apesar de esta "nova" fase de Gaviã Arqueira guardar algumas semelhanças com a fase de Matt Fraction e de David Aja - o que é bom -, Kelly Thompson e o brasileiro Leonardo Romero, com a ajuda de Michael Walsh, conseguem imprimir um estilo muito próprio na série - o que é sensacional. A série da Gaviã Arqueira é divertida, engraçada, esperta, envolvente, isso falando apenas dos roteiros de Kelly Thompson. A arte de Leonardo Romero consegue ser ao mesmo tempo retrô e atual, com algumas construções de layouts que, somadas a isso lembram um pouco o trabalho de Drwyn Cooke. Isso fica ainda mais perceptível quando as páginas são feitas por Walsh e não Romero: há um jogo narrativo muito mais interessante nas concepções do brasieiro para a trama. O que deixou os leitores tristes foi a demora da Panini em trazer essa publicação. Está "fora do momento cronológico" como os editores gostam de dizer. Ainda assim, o formato Teens, menos e com muito mais páginas me agradou bastante. E parece agradar ao resto do público já que temos muitos materiais programados. Uma ótima leitura esta fase da Gaviã Arqueira, que mostra a dupla Thompson/Romero em seu melhor.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ve read the first half of this like 3 times now, but I couldn’t remember if I ever finished it (this collection includes the first 2 trades —12 issues— of Thompson’s Hawkeye series). Either way, I love it! The Scooby gang is so cute, and it’s so fun and funny, but the mystery (/mysteries) is properly mysterious & menacing and at times heartbreaking. I can’t believe I forgot Jessica Jones was in this! AND Laura Kinney/Wolverine!

[Alice · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my introduction to marvel comics so I don’t have much to compare it with, but I can honestly say I’ve loved it. Great story with great characters and the drawings are amazing. I also really want to continue with this story with how promising the end was !

[Julio RGuez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entretenido, dos arcos de inicio (ambos arcos están interconectados) de una serie por 10€ (12 números) y que parece que Marvel España nunca vaya a continuar porque esto salió hace cuatro cinco meses y nunca han vuelto a hablar de esta línea.

Lo mejor, lo detestivesco y el como muestra el análisis situacional.

[Liz (Quirky Cat) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hawkeye: Private Eye collects the first twelve issues on the Kate Bishop run of the Hawkeye mantle. And that means it’s full of chaos and Kate’s attempts at running her own P.I. business. Which usually results in her getting into even more trouble.
I’ve read all of the issues that were in this collection (both as solo issues and as a complete volume) but I just couldn’t help picking up this collected edition and giving the series another read through. Why? Because Kate Bishop is awesome and I would love to see her get another solo series sometime.
So, people unfamiliar with this series might be asking: who is Kate Bishop? Kate Bishop is many things. She’s an archer, a woman with a complex past, an Avenger, a West Coast Avenger (brilliant series, if you haven’t checked that out), and she’s Hawkeye. Yes, you did read that right. She’s on the select list of characters that get to carry that mantle. And she has some fun in the process.

Hawkeye: Private Eye collects the first two volumes worth of Kate’s solo adventure. She’s decided to move to a different coast and start up her own business – and she’s taking a page from Jessica Jones (or Drews) book here. She’s going to become a P.I. while also being a superhero. Sounds perfect, right?
Well…she does get herself into quite a bit of chaos all on her own. And it’s the best sort of chaos – the type that is highly entertaining for the readers. Though I might be a bit biased, since I adore Kate Bishop, as well as the series writer, Kelly Thompson.
Bishop’s journey is highly entertaining and introduces several new characters into her world. And I honestly believe that this is the rounding out her character has always needed. The occasional cameos from other superheroes (including the other Hawkeye) were nice touches, of course.

Oh, and did I mention that I love the style behind Hawkeye: Private Eye? For one thing, I love the covers and their designs. But it’s more than that as well. I love the way they portray Kate, from her costume down to the way she moves and the confidence she portrays. I also love watching her fight, though she could probably afford to learn a few dodging moves – just sayin’.
The artists involved in this collection were Leonardo Romero, Michael Walsh, and Julian Tedesco. And I basically love everything they did here. They put up well with Thompson’s shenanigans, and that resulted in some fantastic artwork to support some quirky plots.

In short: I loved Hawkeye: Private Eye, and was totally thrilled to get a chance to read it for the third time in this lovely collection. I can only hope that it sold well enough to encourage Marvel to give Kate Bishop another solo run. That news would make my day.

For more reviews check out Quirky Cat's Fat Stacks

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

- I didn't realize this was a collection of other collections, all of which I have read before
- and yet the last chapter from one of the collections (Family Reunion) was not included??
- and also this particular copy had a bad printing error which re-printed the first half of the first chapter as the beginning of the second chapter, but the actually thing that is supposed to be there is missing
+ I love Kate Bishop, the design of the series, the feminist messages, and revisiting old pals. I really needed this !

[Sandi Faulconbridge · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesomeness in a purple/lavender book jacket. Love love LOVE Kate Bishop aka Hawkeye (the other one). She’s sassy, smart-mouthed, kick-arse, always getting in trouble, has cool friends and did I mention AWESOME! A great collection.

[Vera Verkooijen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I adore Katie :)

[Ángel G. · Rating 3 out of 5]

El formato está guay, aunque ninguno de los cómics que sacan me está terminando de encantar (el de Spider Ghost aún lo tengo a medias). Es un tomo larguito y eso es bueno, pero creo que reduce demasiado las viñetas.

No conocía a esta Ojo de Halcón salvo alguna aparición estelar y me ha recordado más a Jessica Jones que a Burton. El problema es que cuando, por fin arranca la trama, se acaba y no nos da tiempo a nada más que conocer a sus compañeros y tener un buen número de tramas abiertas.

Entretenida serie con tono detectivesco.

[RubiGiráldez RubiGiráldez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aún debutando como impulsora de los Young Avengers (con un primer arco argumental que implicaba al mismísimo Kang el Conquistador), y demostrando por aquel entonces que era algo más que una suplencia momentánea del desaparecido en esos momentos Ojo de Halcón. Kate Bishop aún tuvo que esperar a la estupenda etapa de Ojo de Halcón de Matt Fraction y David Aja para terminar de encontrar verdadero hueco en el Universo Marvel. Esa serie no solo revitalizó a Clint Barton, Kate Bishop también contó con una puesta a punto que la hizo empezar a luchar por cabecera propia. Y así fue (y sigue). Habiendo vivido ya unas cuantas grandes aventuras superheroicas, al igual que su mentor, Kate parece brillar más cuando sus historias se asientan algo más en lo mundano y urbano. Es así como este recopilatorio inicia con la joven arquera asentándose en la parte más playera de Los Ángeles. Donde, más que superheroína (que sigue ejerciendo en cuanto puede), trata de iniciar carrera como Detective Privada (sin licencia porque le sale carera... ). Teniendo en mente la que era hasta el momento la gran investigadora del Universo Marvel, Jessica Jones (que se dejará caer por estas páginas), cuyas historias en Alias y The Pulse se enmarcaron en el contexto más crudo de inicios de los dosmil con las líneas Max, Knights y derivados. Pues sí que había que llenar ese vacío de historias de esta corte más ligeras para toda clase de lectores. En este recopilatorio veremos precisamente esto. Quizás quien no se quite de la mente las historias de Alias (no ayudan mucho a que, como he dicho, hagan aparecer a Jessica Jones), no termine de disfrutarlas del todo. Aunque tengan de fondo temas bastante turbios (ligados sobre todo al ambiente juvenil), sí que creo que no han sabido conjugar bien del todo el equilibrio con la temática y elementos superheroicos comiqueros (al menos, no hasta el gran arco argumental con el retorno del gran quebradero de cabeza de Kate). Pero no puedo decir que la lectura se haga pesada y menos aún, aburrida, en ningún momento. Y eso es gracias sobre todo a la misma protagonista. Quien la haya seguido desde las páginas de Young Avengers ya estará más que encantad@ con esta joven de tremendo desparpajo que incluso terminó por encandilar a Clint Burton y ayudarle (no sin que, a cambio, este terminase de forjarla en una de las mejores figuras heroicas del Universo Marvel actual) en su peor momento. Pero creo que este tomo como primera toma de contacto con el personaje funciona igual de bien (aunque quizás sea algo más difícil de seguir la historia cuando recupera líneas argumentales iniciadas desde hace años). Además. le añaden su particular "Scooby-Squad" de secundarios que hacen mucho por explotar la vis cómica (y emocional) de Kate.

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[FrontalNerdaty · Rating 4 out of 5]

Having moved away from working with Clint, the ‘girl’ Hawkeye sets up shop on the west coast starting out her own detective agency.

Kelly Thompson has shown a great understanding of what makes modern heroes so much fun - personality. Kate Bishop was written very well in the sublime Fraction/ Aja/ Wu Hawkeye and Thompson continues that here. This run of Hawkeye feels like the spiritual companion piece to that run (more so than the oddly toned run by Lemire) and Thompson’s writing is sharp and ultimately fun throughout.
Kate is show as capable but never to a point wherein her successes are obvious or boring. The stories contained in this volume are more ‘street level’ (with a dragon added admittedly) but a character like Kate works best here.

The art is also excellent. Leonardo Romero offers a similar style to Aja in their layouts but it’s the expressions of the characters (specially Kate) that really elevate the story. Michael Walsh has a similar style so the switch up between issues is not too jarring.

On a quick side note these ‘pocket’ editions Marvel have been putting out with younger readers in mind are brilliant and they so well priced/ great value.

If you’re looking to further the world that Fraction/ Aja started then this is an excellent companion piece that still does enough to stand on its own.

4/5.

[Julia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Leider bin ich einfach nicht mit Kate warm geworden. Die Geschichte war zu hektisch, sie zu cool, einfach too much von allem. Schade.

[spanning skylines · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is very cute! A great solo outing for the only Young Avenger who hasn't come out yet

[Issy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved to see Kate’s life kinda of after the show Hawkeye was set. I loved the fact that it said she was good friends with America Chavez.

[Ernesto · Rating 2 out of 5]

the story is really nice but the only too big problem that i have with this comic is an specific scene that was too offensive and sexist against men and also related about the toxic side of feminism: when haweyeke defeat some abusive male enemies because they harrash a woman in some way she say " if any of you do this again im going throw an of my arrows in you unmentionable parts( in the balls of men... sexual private parts) this was too toxic and even the good men would feel tooo angry and offended for that scene... anad the fact that in the story... those specific males was doing too evil things before is not an valid reason or excuse. is too misandric.. this book is an criminal and rreportable book....... if i make an story of a woman killing people until some super heroe stop she and say mysoginist and sexists things against that female and after that hit his tits... you would like to read this? you see now that is too bad read something like that? in the same wa i feeel that after read this piece of this book.

[Francine · Rating 4 out of 5]

An enjoyable romp! She's not my fav superhero, but I do like hanging out with Kate. She's quippy cool.

Some of the interpersonal relationships felt a bit, eh, forced? Like she has these friends, who were clearly designed to become her superhero support friend group from the start, but they all get super close way too fast, imo. It might have worked if you were reading the chapters on a weekly basis, because more time would pass between issues, but combined into a graphic novel the friendship pacing is just off. I think Kate can handle herself pretty well on her own, with the occasional team-up with other Marvel superheroes (like Jessica and Laura) - her normal friends don't really add much. Not that I don't like them, though!

This volume holds multiple stories, but the overarching plot doesn't really have an ending. I'mma assume they'll circle back to it in a later Hawkeye title, but for now I'm a lil disappointed with the cliffhanger ending.

[Raul · Rating 2 out of 5]

-A primeira metade do livro foi absolutamente arrastada para mim;
-A relação de amizade que Kate estabelece com seus novos amigos é totalmente rápida e superficial. Eles resolvem um caso juntos e de repente estão aptos a colocar suas vidas em risco pela Kate. Eu realmente não comprei nada disso que os roteiristas tentaram jogar em cima de mim, de repente;
-Algumas partes da história me pareceram totalmente aleatórias e uma verdadeira perda de tempo (vulgo parte da menina-dragão), porque não contribuem de maneira nenhuma para o foco narrativo dessa história. São só mais incrementos imbecis que os roteiristas tentam jogar em cima de mim;
-A participação da Jessica Jones é completamente desnecessária e aleatória;
-Vi na banca onde comprei que, enquanto o primeiro volume, com 272 páginas, custa R$34,90, o segundo volume possui menos páginas, 144, mas custa o mesmo preço. Parece que a editora está tentando "passar a perna" em alguém, mas quem poderia ser?

[Nicky · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed and didn't love the first half of this previously when I read the original collection digitally but this time, reading the physical digest collection, I absolutely loved it. I'm not sure why but the tone of the whole of this thicker collection just hit perfectly.

Aside from the odd plot convenience, the weapons being in reach and the DNA test, the action, drama, humour and artwork were spot on and made for a really fun time.

I definitely prefer Bellaire's colours here with Romero's art to the experiment in the newer Birds of Prey collaboration and the painted movie covers by Tedesco are simply perfect!

Looking forward to the next volume.

As an aside, I wonder if the training Kate gets with Clint in the the television show comes from this series, Kate knows the skill, or if it's from older Hawkeye stuff.

[Jimbo · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have been a huge fan of the original Hawkeye and Kate Bishop is a great character to following in the footsteps of Clint Barton.

From 2016, this is a smaller graphic novel (I like this size) more book like, more independent graphic novel size, and I had stopped buying comics a few years back, so I was very happy to find this and get a chance to read it.

It is fun and like a young woman starting out on her own, it has all the problems and new friends that she should have living on Venice Beach in California.

A good time, still a super-hero comic (with a cameo/team-up) with Jessica Jones can always be fun. The last page ended on a team-up with good ol' Clint -- the Hawkeyes together in the next book.

How can you go wrong?

[Megan Brooks · Rating 3 out of 5]

um
trying to emulate frcations hawkeye but falls short
maybe im too old for this bc it jut all feels so cheesy and elementary
scooby doo shit no good dont like it handled poorly i think bc none of the new characters seem to be written w care; theyre all pretty one dimensional and pretty stereotypically written like archetypes also what happened to any fo their lives as soon as they all meet kate they spend every waking hour at her apartment/office awaiting her return what abt the surf shop what abt school why are they always just sat on her couch waiting for her
but my biggest issue w them is how cliche they are idk dont really like it some of them have potential but it doesnt seem like the writer/editors care enough to soend any time fleshing them out so

[Emily · Rating 2 out of 5]

4/10

CW:Kidnapping, Dragonslug(that's the best description I promise) antics, Violence (obviously)

I truly wanted to enjoy this graphic novel, especially since I loved the Hawkeye show and have enjoyed previous Kelly Thompson graphic novels and comic runs. This particular story may not have been for me, but it took me from August to November to get through it, and at times, I was so disconnected from the story that I was looking for interesting moments in the pictures, then I would start reading again. In the first two sections of this story, I can tell you what happens, but after that, I unfortunately cannot. Again, I wanna stress that I have enjoyed other works by Kelly Thompson; I think this particular story wasn't for me, even though I really wanted to enjoy it.

[hailey dostal · Rating 4 out of 5]

While I prefer the individual issues of comics, this was much more convenient and the cheaper option. So let’s get into my review!

The storyline was interesting and I really liked it, but the connection between everything felt ~ kind of loose. The events felt more stand-alone and a bit random. It was attention grabbing though and the build up did not disappoint.

The new characters are appealing and fit nicely but a lot of bonding is missed out on. The character interactions felt random and a bit out of place. I did like the return of old favorites though (Jessica Jones my beloved <3)

Overall, pretty good. 4.5/5 if I could. Lucky <3

[Jason Holtzman · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was fun and if I come across the other small paperbacks I'll probably pick them up. It's good value for the size and contents.

I think the story here overall is pretty good but maybe took a little long to get going (however, I know this immediately followed up Fraction's and Aja's Hawkeye which I read a few years prior to this). Its fun superhero fare with an emotional core that isn't subtle, but sometimes a little too on-the-nose for my liking. Kate's a fun character, though she is pretty wordy (as evidenced by every character making fun of her for it), and while I get it's a core character component (or flaw) I feel like it could be scaled back a little.