Hawkeye #11

Hawkeye (2012) (Single Issues)

by Matt Fraction (Writer), David Aja (Illustrator)

“Pizza is my Business” …before it’s too late for us. THE breakout character of 2012… becomes the breakout character of 2013... as PIZZA DOG gets his own issue. Literally… the entire issue… it’s all from the dog’s point-of-view.Pizza Dog gets hired to solve a crime -- the grizzly murder that shocked Team Hawkguy -- and the only thing more shocking than THAT… is what happens the end of THIS. Seriously. This is not a joke! Even the coloring. Dog issue. We’re all gettin’ fired. PLEASE READ…

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Graphic Novels Comics, Comic Book, Graphic Novels, Superheroes, Adult

32 pages, Paperback

First published June 26, 2013

About the author

"How he got started in comics: In 1983, when Fraction was 7 years old and growing up in Kansas City, Mo., he became fascinated by the U.S. invasion of Grenada and created his own newspaper to explain the event. "I've always been story-driven, telling stories with pictures and words," he said.

Education and first job: Fraction never graduated from college. He stopped half a semester short of an art degree at Kansas City Art Institute in Missouri in 1998 to take a job as a Web designer and managing editor of a magazine about Internet culture.

"My mother was not happy about that," he said.

But that gig led Fraction and his co-workers to split off and launch MK12, a boutique graphic design and production firm in Kansas City that created the opening credits for the James Bond film "Quantum of Solace."

Big break: While writing and directing live-action shoots at MK12, Fraction spent his spare time writing comics and pitching his books each year to publishers at Comic-Con. Two books sold: "The Last of the Independents," published in 2003 by AiT/Planet Lar, and "Casanova," published in 2006 by Image Comics.

Fraction traveled extensively on commercial shoots. Then his wife got pregnant. So Fraction did what any rational man in his position would do -- he quit his job at MK12 to pursue his dream of becoming a full-time comic book writer.

Say what? "It was terrifying," said Fraction, who now lives in Portland, Ore. "I was married. We had a house. We had a baby coming. And I just quit my job."

Marvel hired Fraction in June 2006, thanks largely to the success of his other two comics. "I got very lucky," he half-joked. "If it hadn't worked out, I would have had to move back in with my parents.

- 2009. Alex Pham. Los Angeles Times.

Reviews

[Ally]

UMMMM this whole issue is from the perspective of the DOG and it is AMAZING

[ily · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Pizza is my Business”

Lucky reminds me of Manchee from The Kinfe of Never letting Go. Writing the entire issue from the dog's point of view was genius. Seriously; everybody loves dogs!

[Kevin Schnurr · Rating 5 out of 5]

THIS STORY IS TOLD FROM A DOG'S PERSPECTIVE AND SAID DOG LOVES PIZZA. That's all you need to know. If I could give it 500 stars I would. Fraction is a genius.

[Sarah Ng · Rating 5 out of 5]

[the casual review]
A dog's perspective. Amazing. Dogs LOVE pizza!

[the in depth review]
This is by far one of my favorite comics I have ever read (as of 5/30/19, I've read 594 issues). It is the perfect example of unspoken story telling. With the exception of muddled dialogue from humans--which also highlights the dog perspective of the story--the story telling heavily relies on David Aja's absolutely beautiful illustrations. Lucky (the dog) is a big reason why I loved this issue. Yes, he's a dog, and that already creates a connection between the reader and the character (everyone loves dogs!) But he is also one of the first characters introduced in this series. We know the history between Clint and Lucky because they met each other in the first issue. It's nostalgic. I liked him as basically a cameo in prior issues. But THIS truly showed us that there is more to Lucky than expected.

[Vikas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ah, the famous issue that is told from the perspective of Lucky the Pizza Dog, and God damn it there should be something similar in the upcoming TV series as well.

I have always loved comics, and I hope that I will always love them. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics or Diamond Comics or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on the international and classic comics and Graphic novels. I am on my quest to read as many comics as I can. I Love comics to the bits, may the comics never leave my side. I loved reading this and love reading more, you should also read what you love and then just Keep on Reading.

[Jessamyn Leigh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awww pizza dog

[Искра · Rating 5 out of 5]

SO BLOODY CUTE

[Shahd Alamri · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved the layout of this one, I thought it was unique..

[Jessica Willis · Rating 4 out of 5]

So cute!! I need more things from a dog's perspective bc this was great. The last few pages were very random and unrelated to the little plot this had but overall a chill enjoyable read

[Michael Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

A true classic, this single issue seem to take art directions from Chris Ware, but the director's cut is clearly superhero-school, a la Marvel/DC. The mix is masterful, and works (unlike, in my view, the Hawkeye comics series...) Enough for the 2014 Eisner Award/Single-Issue, which is the Oscar of comics.

So, what's good?
+ Creative story, giving good justification for why the design style and language changes for this issue. Hint: the protagonist is different, surely not one of the Hawkeye usual suspects.
+ Everything Chris Ware: the object-heavy world, the lightweight depiction with objects almost taken from the drafting table, the icons to depict how (some of) the protagonists interpret the world, etc.
+ The mix superhero/pared down design just works. (Why didn't they continue like this the whole series?!)

What's not good?
- I simply could not care less for the Hawkeye story-arc, even as toned down as in this issue.

[Ashlyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was all from Pizza Dog's POV and it was great!

[Andrómeda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pizza Dog! :)

[Rajat · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well, I was misinformed that it's a standalone issue but it's far from it. I couldn't identify any of the characters including the protagonist dog because I've never read any other issue in the Hawkeye series. I couldn't enjoy it as much. To me, it was just a good premise that it's being told from the POV of a dog.

[Nat · Rating 3 out of 5]

clint being a dog person

nice kate panel toward the end

theres no dialogue in this one , it's from the dog's perspective
not as much of a strong issue, not much of a plot but interestingly it's just signs - maybe adding to the deaf/hard of hearing/disability theme

3 stars for the originality

[Indah Threez Lestari · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tambah satu bintang, karena POV-nya anjing!

[Bruna Santiago · Rating 5 out of 5]

infelizmente só posso dar 5 estrelas :/

[Jelke Lenaerts]

I do think the concept of telling a story through the dog’s perspective is great but overall the execution just didn’t really work out for me.

[valplanta · Rating 5 out of 5]

dogo you're my favourite avenger, never forget that

[Jason · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5

[Julek · Rating 5 out of 5]

lucky the pizza dog has my whole heart

[Taryn · Rating 5 out of 5]

the best issue ever to exist ever.

[✩ · Rating 4 out of 5]

lucky o melhor cachorro do mundo

[me · Rating 5 out of 5]

This issue is so good like lucky the pizza dog best superhero pet

[cally · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love Lucky

[emma · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is such a cool concept

[Katherine (Kat) · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5 Stars

[Samuel Jaggers · Rating 5 out of 5]

An unbelievably good single issue that utilizes the capabilities of its medium to the fullest

[Maddy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ve known of lucky for all of a day and a half and if anything happens to him I’ll kill everyone in this room and then myself

[Tucker Stone · Rating 2 out of 5]

Although it’s only been out a day, Hawkeye #11 has already been labeled as “the best superhero comic of the year,” “the best comic of 2013,” and “possibly the best [Hawkeye] issue yet?” and that’s in one review alone. I read it, found it a little overly complicated, read it again, spilled coffee on it, and then looked at it again. Having done that legwork, I have to say that I found it relatively entertaining. As is pointed out in an infamously absurd Comics Alliance review, there’s a definite Chris Ware influence at work here, but only because we’re talking about a comic book–the visual similarity between Hawkeye and those wordless air-safety cards you can find in the seat back in front of you is a lot stronger than if you were to put this alongside that part in Building Stories where the cat dies.

That being said, Fraction and Aja aren’t hitting the streets of the internet right now trying to convince anyone that this comic was ever intended to dethrone the formalist king, or reclaim symbolism for Marvel–they probably just discovered the same thing I did, which is that David Aja is able to capture that odd anthropomorphic effect certain dogs have, that feeling when you enter a room and a loyal retriever’s eyes recognize its best friend. If we’re pushing dog fiction, there’s going to be plenty other comics out there whose dog drawings more accurately reflect what a dog looks like, but if we’re talking about the way a dog can make one feel? This accomplishes that pretty well. But man, this comic still reads a lot like a nicotine gum.

[The Half-blood Reader · Rating 2 out of 5]

I found some things hard to understand.