#hawkeye
I think Matthew Wilson is my favorite colorist on the books I read, and this page from Secret Avengers is a good illustration why.
Check out the range and vibrancy of his palette, from the various shades of cool blue in the dark room, to the lighter blue of the medical-tube goop, to the bright green of the night-vision goggles, to the bright pink of Snapper’s encased brain. Dig his detailed shading on the night-vision goggles’ light trails, on the light and shadow on Maria Hill’s face, in MODOK’s gaping mouth.
It occurs to me that a theme of Secret Avengers is juxtaposition. You can see it in Michael Walsh’s art, which somehow manages to be cartoony and grubby and realistic all at once; in the dark colors of a night mission or secret lab set against the bright tones of science; in Ales Kot’s writing which mixes dangerous spy capers against lots of jokes. Really, in the idea of the Secret Avengers itself, where members of the most famous, flashy group in the Marvel Universe do secret missions as a team that doesn’t exist. Basically, its a great book.
SecretAvengers #4, June 2014. Ales Kot, Michael Walsh, and Matthew Wilson. Edited by Wil Moss and Jon Moisan.
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Two benefits of the Marvel Comics-Marvel Cinematic nexus are that the Hulk is Avengering again and that Loki is hip again. Loki: Agent of Asgard is a good display of the universes’ coexistence; obv the series exists because Loki is a thing, and Old Loki was reincarnated into Kid Loki and then upgraded to Young Adult Loki for the same reason. But the character and continuity it builds from is completely separate, and unknown to the movie viewer who meets Loki as a reformed secret agent instead of a villainous meme. The Avengers who appear are the same group as the Movie Avengers, but still true to their own characters (drunken lout Thor, bandaged fuck-up Hawkeye, etc). But we still get to enjoy a movie joke about Hulk’s famous line.
Loki: Agent of Asgard #1, February 2014.
w: Al Ewing.
a: Lee Garbett / Nolan Woodard.
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Another great thing about Black Widow is how the book immediately sets up a few parallels with Hawkeye- very smartly and appropriately given the connection between the two characters, who have been tied together since their first appearances in 1964. Both books have similar ‘day off’ intros- “This is what he does when he’s not being an Avenger” for Clint, and “On her own time, she uses her skill set to atone for her past” for Natasha.
Of course, for Clint, what he does with his free time is bum around his apartment and antagonize local organized crime. What Natasha does with her free time is fly around the world doing secret missions to raise money for her charitable trusts. Clint doesn’t know what to do with himself when he’s not being an Avenger, while Natasha knows exactly what to do and how she’s going to do it. And while Clint’s struggles in Hawkeye stem in part from his failures to deal with his past and his many issues (namely, his undefined relationship with Jessica Drew; his fucked-up relationship with his brother; and his failed mentorship of Kate Bishop), Natasha’s adventures in Black Widow are her explicit way of atonement for her assassin-baggage.
You can see this difference in their apartments too- while Clint’s place is a pizza-box-strewn mess where he drinks coffee from the pot, Natasha’s apartment is completely bare and undecorated, with a refrigerator likely completely empty except for the red wine she drinks on the balcony. Clint’s home is a refuge where he avoids the world while detritus piles up around him, while Natasha’s home is barely a presence in her life.
And most importantly, of course, they have different relationships with their pets. The end of Hawkeye #1 is Clint’s desperate attempt to rescue a dog who he immediately adopts into his home. The end of Black Widow #1 is Natasha telling the stray cat she feeds not to get too close to her. Clint names his dog “Lucky”, and Natasha names her cat “Liho”, “an embodiment of evil fate and misfortune.” (Also, Liho the Wine Cat- let’s get on it.)
Not to conclude that “Clint is lame and Natasha rules”, because they both have their issues. I’m willing to bet that being a roving killer-of-evildoers isn’t the healthiest way for Natasha to deal with her past (or even the most efficient way to make money- set her up with a consulting gig, Tony Stark). Both of their lives are wrecks. They’re partners (professional and once romantic- remember Clint called her his “work-wife”) with a deep connection and I love seeing it expressed in this series.
Black Widow #1, January 2014.
w: Nathan Edmonson.
a: Phil Noto.
PS: For some background on this series, as well as a great Black Widow and Hawkeye adventure, I can’t recommend Kelly Sue DeConnick’s Avengers Assemble#12-13 enough. It’s a fantastic arc with nice character stuff for Hawkeye, Black Widow, and Spider-Woman, and directly ties into the premise of this series with Natasha’s attempt to atone for a previous assassination. Plus Pizza Dog shows up at the end.
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Okay but… if marvel released a full-blown broadway version of Rogers the Musical they would make more money than they did on endgame.
Or like… if they released a script, we could literally do it ourselves.
I had a dream that I was walking in New York City (I do not live anywhere near New York by the way, I’m from Michigan and I’ve never been there) and I was just enjoying a shake or something when suddenly I was falling, but like… up. And I was so confused and then I was on a building and I looked up and the fucking avengers were all looking at me
Like spiderman had just grabbed me and pulled me on top of a building
And Tony was like
Sorry about that you were about to be killed by a piece of shrapnel
And there was a whole fucking building collapsing where I was walking a few seconds ago
And I just looked at them and was like
You call that fucking shrapnel
And I woke up
Please hawkeye series let us get one shot of Sam and Bucky laughing their asses off while they watch the musical
‘Hawkeye’: Marvel Studios’ newest Hallmark original
got bored and edited some of Otto Schmidt’s recenttwitterillustrations into one! idk how much better the quality will be zoomed in, but yeah i wanted to see how it would look with them all together in the scene !!
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You know, Nat has naturally red hair.
And she likes the snow, but she loves the rain.
She likes to lay in bed on rainy mornings.
She has this spot on the back of her neck she likes me to rub.
And she particularly enjoys candle light.
And she likes to dance, but not when anyone is watching.
And when she is feeling tired and down, she likes to lay her head in my lap.
And she sings Russian songs, and I don’t understand them but I still love to listen.
From this = http://lettiebobettie.tumblr.com/post/23626326500/i-dont-think-its-really-spoilery-but-just-in
I have been working on it for a while… finally finished it up today.
Now back to commissions!
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