Lately I've dabbled... just a teeny bit... into some creator owned comic book ccharacters, read a few Saga books, Superior, some Think Tank books (reviews for those coming soon... wait, I forgot... no one actually cares. I suppose I'm writing this to myself though (in the near future). So, ahem, hey me, be sure to review those Think Tank books soon - the fans are itching for another review) and really like the idea of what someone can do when telling a non Superman/Spider-Man/Hulk style event story. 
 This thing, man. It was like watching an episode of Breaking Bad or something. Except Hawkeye instead of Walter White... and, of course, Hawkeye isn't making meth or being a dick. He's just being a badass with no superpowers at all. Except, as he points out, he does have a Paleolithic era weapon. So watch out, Galactus, Hawkeye might poke out an eye. How awesome it would be if there was a guy walking around with a flint rock or something and he used it to fight Doctor Doom and other Legion of Evildoers type of enemies? 'Back off, Doom, or I'll cut something with my flint rock, which is very sharp.' 
 So I'm a huge fan. No question. I'm a bit bummed that I have a 6 issue collection, and not a huge one, like the Iron Fist ones that collected... well, I don't know how many issues, but a lot more than 6. 
 Whatever. I ordered vol 2 already. Way too good to not see what happens next. 
 Funny, I didn't realize until a little over a year ago that graphic novels even counted as books. I've got a bunch of these that I read before then that I never reviewed. I'm going to have to go back and reread, and review those too. Also funny, I've got this burning desire to review every little thing I've ever read now. I feel like anything that was read by me before I took the time to write about it was a waste of my time. 
 Anyone who has read my reviews probably thinks that actually reading my review was a waste of time. Imagine how awful it must be for the person actually writing the damn thing. I know, but believe it or not, I actually go back now and read reviews I've written, even from a couple of years ago, and I marvel at how awful of a person I was then, or how awful my taste was in liking something so horrid. 
 Now that I think about it. I'm sure I'll log on to Goodreads one day and find that my life's work is all gone. No explanation. Just gone. 
 Then I'll just tell my grandkids about that time I'd written a review so amazing it broke the servers it was stored on. And that maybe the world wasn't really prepared for the sort of beauty I gave to it. So I win no matter what. 
 Also, these reviews help me to remember what I've read. Sometimes I'll see a book I know I've read and stare at it, like somehow I'll be able to glean some clue about what those pages contained if I just look at the spine long enough, because I have no recollection of ever reading about whatever it was that book was supposedly about. 
 But if I have my review, then it's locked in the vault of the internet, like an external memory for me, so I don't have to clutter up my limited meatspace on remembering what book I've read or what author I hate. It's all right here. 
 So, yeah, Hawkeye, to my future me that is reading this from deep in the... uh... future, I say, if you don't remember reading this, go ahead and give it another go, it's pretty awesome. And also, I liked the art from the first few issues a TON. The second batch not so much. 
 And also, to future me, I hope my golden house and rocket car (also gold) are making you happy. AND if you've invented time travel, or know someone who has, please send past me some money. 
 Edit - I just realized I started off talking about creator owned properties, I think I was going to make a point about how this FELT like one of those, even though I know it isn't. However, I got pretty excited thinking about future versions of myself and forgot what I was talking about. So, insert some witty, insightful thought about how this is similar to an indie comic in all the best ways, then give me credit for the idea.