The standard of Fraction’s writing does not slip during the entire book and he weaves his narrative with precision and confidence, never frightened to challenge the reader. Whichever character is the focus, the stories are presented in episodic fashion, with the totality even greater than the sum of its impressive parts. The often comical relationship between the pair rings true in the note-perfect banter, but it also has a surprising depth and complexity often missing in comics, which can err too much towards soap opera values when managing relationships. That she is often more mature and assured than her older mentor supplies an endearing character touch. We witness his street level life and are touched by his everyday and everyman joie de vivre, along with his trials and tribulations. In a Marvel universe of gods and supermen able to heal from any wound or setback, what is it like to be a mere human? In Barton’s case Fraction writes a believable character who, for all his grace with a bow and arrow, is clumsy and human, but driven by an intrinsic nobility and decency. Humanity is the theme constantly reinforced in Matt Fraction’s exploration of Hawkeye, both as Clint Barton and Kate Bishop.
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