Hawkeye Archives

REVIEW: Kate Bishop’s New Series is Well-Timed, but Poorly Executed

November 24, 2021

Marvel wanted to time the release of this series with the new Disney + series Hawkeye, and if we assess a comic solely on the premise that its purpose is to bring in new comics readers and capitalize on the popularity of that character, then this series gets an A+. Based on the costume ...

Comics, Essays

Aiming for the Proper Target: Kate Bishop, Mia Dearden, and the “Good Girl”

April 30, 2021

In 2021, Disney+ is slated to debut their Hawkeye series, starring Hailee Steinfeld as the eponymous archer alongside Jeremy Renner (who is also, of course, Hawkeye). The series appears to be loosely based on Matt Fraction and David Aja’s 2012-2015 comic. (Fun fact: in 2014, when I first read ...

Comics, Pubwatch

January Marvel Pubwatch

January 23, 2020

And we’re back! The holidays got the best of me but New Year and New Comics! Let’s get right down into some news and reviews.

Comics, Essays, Opinion

Casting Call: Why a Mixed-Race Kate Bishop in Hawkeye Makes Sense

December 31, 2019

When I saw that Hailee Steinfield was the frontrunner to play Kate Bishop in Disney+’s Hawkeye, I messaged everyone I knew about it. Finally, someone like me was going to play an Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) hero: a mixed race Filipinx person who fell into the “ambiguously brown” category. ...

Comics, News, Opinion, Pubwatch, Reviews

Marvel Comics Pubwatch: November

November 28, 2019

Welcome to the November Marvel Pubwatch, and my first review piece for WWAC! Real excited to get down to business with some news and reviews.

News, Television and Film

Last Week’s Episode: Hellboy, Hawkeye, & Dove

April 11, 2019

Another week, another cascade of comics-adjacent media in the news! Hellboy drops this week, Avengers this month, and Disney cannot stop itself from mining the Marvel IP mines for literally everything they can. Lexi Alexander Lexi Alexander (Punisher: War Zone), Oscar-nominated director, ...

Comics

Being Seen Through Hawkeye’s Ponytail

February 22, 2017

As you may or may not know, my hair is just past my shoulders, and if it’s down (as in not tied up) there isn’t all that much I can successfully do without it ending up with it either my mouth, my eyes, or caught up in something. The potential for me doing anything particularly active ...

Comics, Reviews

Review: Hawkeye #1 Hits the Bullseye

January 2, 2017

Hawkeye #1 Kelly Thompson (s), Leonardo Romero (p), Jordie Bellaire (c), VC’s Joe Sabino (l) Marvel Comics December 14, 2016

Comics, Opinion, Profiles & Primers

Designed We Stand: How Basic Design Procedures Could Have Spared Marvel Embarrassment

July 13, 2016

We sometimes forget, in our passion projects and favourite serials, that comics are a business. An industry that exists to make money. And sometimes it appears that the people who forget that most are professionals working in comics. We’ve discussed bad or odd business before — but ...

Comics, Cosplay, Interviews, Opinion, Reviews

Fanart is a Giant Group Hug: An Interview with Fanartist Vylla

July 12, 2016

Here at WWAC, we love fanart. So when news reached us that some fanart of Kate Bishop had been mistaken by an actual Marvel artist as official Kate Bishop Hawkeye uniform, we had to know more. I reached out to the fanartist in question, the incredible Vylla, (Find her on social media here and ...

Hawkeye

REVIEW: Kate Bishop’s New Series is Well-Timed, but Poorly Executed

Aiming for the Proper Target: Kate Bishop, Mia Dearden, and the “Good Girl”

January Marvel Pubwatch

Casting Call: Why a Mixed-Race Kate Bishop in Hawkeye Makes Sense

Marvel Comics Pubwatch: November

Last Week’s Episode: Hellboy, Hawkeye, & Dove

Being Seen Through Hawkeye’s Ponytail

Review: Hawkeye #1 Hits the Bullseye

Designed We Stand: How Basic Design Procedures Could Have Spared Marvel Embarrassment

Fanart is a Giant Group Hug: An Interview with Fanartist Vylla

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