Opening Contract - Satellite Sam #1-5

In a comic about the early wonders of moving pictures, the static image still retrains its power and primacy. This week I’ll be taking a look at Satellite Sam #1–5 by Matt Fraction and Howard Chaykin from Image Comics.

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Opening Contract - Hawkeye #1

This weeks column is taken from the first issue of current ‘Greatest Comic in the Universe’, Hawkeye from Marvel Comics by Matt Fraction, David Aja, Matt Hollingsworth and Chris Eliopoulos. 

Suit up, fill that quiver and meet me in the car park in five as I explain all about the birds and the bees and why I’ve chosen another splash page. 

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Hawkeye Review

A staple member of the Avengers franchise from almost the beginning, Hawkeye has never really gained traction with the fans in his own solo adventures. But times have changed; Avengers has done a billion dollars at the box office and one of the breakout stars of the film was Clint Barton himself. Quick to capitalise on the films massive success, Marvel have paired up former Iron Fist collaborators Matt Fraction, David Aja and Matt Hollingsworth, (minus Ed Brubaker) for the reinvention of the character. The aim is twofold; first to show why a character with a bow, arrow, and a great shot deserves to stand amongst Gods and secondly, and more importantly, elevate the characters profile enough for him to finally sustain his own series. The question is do they succeed? To find out click the button.

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