Gah, I hate it when everyone is right. "Hawkeye is so great!" sigh. "You're gonna love Hawkeye!" doublesigh. Yes, yes, you were right. Hawkeye is great, and I really liked it. 
 I don't usually do the traditional superheroes. I'm all Marvel-ed out and haven't seen any of the movies since Iron Man 2. It's just too much! I've lived to see the dawn of a third Spiderman franchise. Ouf! But who knew: Hawkeye is like Batman - no super powers! Fancy! The art in the book (minus the last story) feels so retro, the dialogue is so banter-filled, even the profanity is bleeped out. It almost feels wholesome and Archie-esque! And I'd never heard of Kate, but I like her heaps. She's clearly the brains of the operation. Oh, and I hate guns but love archery so those swanky arrows are kinda awesome. The last story is great plot-wise, but the art threw me off. Oh, and the super power bits. Who needs super powers? Sheesh. 
 This was required reading for my local GN Reading Group's Matt Fraction month, but I will definitely read the next volume for myself.