Jeff Lemire (Green Arrow, Futures End) in his Marvel debut launches All-New Hawkeye #1 this week with artist Ramon Perez.
Kate Bishop returns to Clint Barton’s side but as Lemire explains the ward shares top billing with her mentor.
“To me Kate is an equal to Clint in terms of who is the ‘star’ of the book is. It’s equal billing. It will be as much Kate’s story as it is Clint’s.
One of the many wonderful things about Matt Fraction’s run was the relationship between Kate and Clint. To me, that must remain central to the book,” Lemire told Marvel.com.
Clint Barton’s shady history will come back to haunt the archers.
“The threat that they face is very much something new. And it’s not strictly a big, bombastic super-villain-y kind of thing. It’s something that hits them both on a much more personal level.”
“I think my take on Hawkeye is the closest thing I’ve ever done, in super hero comics anyway, to my independent work. This is very much a character driven book which will be as much about the quiet moments as the big ones. I think the threat they face will reflect that duality.”
All-New Hawkeye #1 arrives Wednesday.
By Editor