Review: Hawke & Mockingbird #5

Hawkeye and Mockingbird finally corner their enemies and the desert and their disagreements about how severe an amount of force they should use might threaten to break their relationship up.

The Good

Before anything else, I have to say that the scallop arrow that Hawkeye uses on Crossfire had to be the coolest, nasty trick I've probably ever seen in his arsenal. Seriously, I was going "Oooooooo" when he tangled the villain up with it... and that's rarely happened between me and a comic. I was also pleased by the allusions, both visual and verbal, to Bobbi's original confrontation with the Rider here; and how the lingering scars from that encounter color both the action here and her relationship with Clint.

The Bad

The Rider goes on a pretty long monologue at the beginning and I couldn't help wondering why the bad guys were letting him talk that long. While it was definitely helpful to setting the context for the complex occult ritual going on this issue, it might've been better off being included in the already-helpful recap page.

The Verdict - 4.5/5

This title's been seriously good at hooking you with some serious cliffhangers. Nobody shot and nobody's presumed dead at the end of this one... the last page concerns the relationship of the "love birds" and it's potentially even more dangerous than any bullet Crossfire might shoot or any curse the Phantom Rider might cast. Seriously, dig up this title's back issues and catch-up before this arc concludes next issues.

Name

Ghost Part 5: Let Go

Volume

Hawkeye & Mockingbird

Issue Number

Cover Date

December 2010

In Store Date

October 06, 2010

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Hawkeye & Mockingbird #5 - Ghost Part 5: Let Go by spider_man_2996 on October 27, 2010

The Good The issue had a great starting with a face-off between Hawkeye&Mocking and Phantom Rider against Crossfire and Phantom Rider who has taken over Jamie slade. The action was good when hawkeye was fighting Crossfire and using some trick arrows. The Bad The bad part for me was that some of it was a bit predictable in some ways when certain characters had bad things happen to them The Best-moment The best moment for me was when Hawkeye takes Crossfire's cybernetic eye out. Overall It ...

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Hawkeye & Mockingbird #5 - Ghost Part 5: Let Go by fedspaz on October 11, 2010

This story line is coming to an end. It has been an interesting one so far with the past coming back to haunt Mockingbird. We've got a some great story going, not just action. There's a lot of interaction between the characters in this one. Mockingbird really coming face to face with the past and trying to put them to rest... if that's possible. One of my favorite parts is the interaction between Hawkeye and Crossfire. How he gets him tied up with his special arrows is classic. It's inter...

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