Hawkeye is a pretty street-level superhero, she doesnt have superpowers.
Were playing with some L.A. detective noir stuff.
But you cant take the superhero out of Kate, and nor do we want to.
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Thompson says the series is a spiritual successor to Matt Fraction, Annie Wu, and David Ajascritically-acclaimed runofHawkeye.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY:What is Kate up to when we meet her?
THOMPSON:Shes relocated to Los Angeles, but she hasnt been there too long.
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Shes drawn into superhero antics in Los Angeles, and a new case as shes looking for work.
Throughout the arc in the background, shes also working on this other, extremely personal case for her.
There are a couple of otherprivate investigatorsin the Marvel universe at the moment.
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What is it about Kate that makes her so suited for this job?
All the books take a different approach.
Shes also just so wildly enthusiastic and weirdly optimistic about everything thats going on with her.
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But that enthusiasm almost overfills and makes her life awkward.
Shes just trying to do some good work and make a living.
Thats a big thing for Kate.
Even though shes on the West Coast, will Kate be running into any other Marvel characters?
But Im confident [shell show up] in either one of our stories.
We may crossover with that book if thats something we both wanted to do.
Im hoping Clint will show up.
We have plans for Lucky, their shared dog.
Im pretty sure Jessica Jones will show up in a non R-rated capacity.
What will we see her go up against in terms of villains?
I dont want to say too much.
This first villain is not somebody weve seen before.
Her archnemesis is going to be someone much larger and more traditionally powered and connected.
You want to start small and go down that rabbit hole.
I always come to the humour.
Shes got such a great sense of humour.
Matt Fractions run really started to see that there were a lot of layers to Kate.
Kates really in an I need to fix my life scenario.
Also, she loves Clint but she also doesnt want to become Clint.
Kates first case sees her visit a college campus.
Was it ever an option to haveherpossibly attend college?
Its actually something we havent even taken off the table.
What about her personal life?
What can readers expect there?
Kate gets a big F when it comes to her relationships in life.
But maybe she can get some hot makeout sessions in the process!
We didnt want it to copy what David Aja and Annie Wu were doing.
And not every comic book artist can handle the more street-level aspect, and PI elements.
Hawkeye #1is currently available for purchase.
Below, you’re free to see the first few pages of the issue.
