Love this series! Kate is so funny (as she says herself, she’s awesome at making jokes), and her relationships with Detective Rivera, Lucky, and her new friends are so entertaining. I’m glad I decided to check out these books. ( )

Andra albumet om Hawkeye, Masks, är en stilenlig uppföljare till det första: Kate fortsätter att ha lite för stor mun, gott hjärta, och vänner man inte riktigt bryr sig om. Hon springer också med huvudet före in i farligheter, och tar sig sedan ur dem genom att tänka snabbt och tack vare att hennes motståndare varje gång lämnar hennes väska med pilbåge och pilar i samma rum hon hålls fången (seriöst, tre gånger i samma album?).

Hon kommer i kontakt med sin far, en skum affärsman med än skummare kontakter som troligen, kanske, mördade hennes mor; hon slåss på en olaglig arena (med motståndare som brinner), hon råkar ut för flera gamla fiender, en klon, kyler av sig med frysta grönsaker, och träffar på X-23 (eller Wolverine, som hon just kallade sig just då, och hennes klon).

Det är ganska mycket, men det hela hanteras väl; kanske är kontrasterna lite väl stora mellan Kates eviga skämtande och positiva person och de tunga berättelser hon hamnar i, med en försvunnen mor och mördare till far. Hon skäms över att hennes far är skurk, och ställer sig vid något tillfälle frågan om hon håller på att bli som honom, men man får en känsla av att detta bara är något som hon placeras i av berättelsen, inte något som riktigt byggts in ordentligt från början.

Om man bortser från detta, och bara tar berättelserna lite mer som de kommer, och njuter av linjering och färgläggning, så är det ändå en bra stunds underhållning man får. ( )

Ugh. Madame Masque. I mean, I sorta guessed it was coming, but, actually having her in it. Ugh...

It starts though, with Kate walking into a trap on purpose, and most definitely being a little surprised by who is also in the trap. Then there's a bunch of fighting. Oh so much fighting, and not the fun arrow kind (there's some of that, just not a lot), but, hand and foot and face to hand combat. Not my favorite kind, but, Kate does keep quipping during it, so, that makes up.

And then there's Wolverine (Laura style), so, that was fun, although a bit bloody, but fun.

And then the almost end. Ouch. Then the actual end. Well... not surprised there. Can't have a Hawkeye title too long without him showing up. Ah well, he's not the worst I guess.... heh. ( )

My main problem with the first volume was that Kate Bishop was such a generic a character that almost any other character could have been plugged into the same story. This volume starts to reveal some of the past events that went into creating the heroic and adventurous young woman who has been bouncing through these pages.

I'm enjoying the story twists and humor, especially the self-deprecating bits about the overuse of clones. (I think there needs to be some similar acknowledgement that the writer is also overusing the scenario of Kate defeating an entire room of men in hand-to-hand combat in just a few seconds.)

And since I'm enjoying the book, I now find out that Marvel has canceled it already. They just did the same thing to me with [b:The Unstoppable Wasp, Vol. 1: Unstoppable!|33296489|The Unstoppable Wasp, Vol. 1 Unstoppable!|Jeremy Whitley|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1503775880s/33296489.jpg|54028420]! Aargh! ( )

“I have to stop saying ‘Bring It’ because then they do and it’s super annoying. Imma start saying ‘Leave It’ or whatever the opposite is.”

Fight Clubs, Madame Masque, and clones. What more could you ask for in a Kate Bishop comic? Of course, throw in her sass and bad (and often ill timed) jokes and you’ve got a hit!

This issue explains more of Kate’s daddy issues, and more about her mother, and more things about herself that come as a surprise. Wolverine (Laura) and Gabby make a cameo, but it really didn’t add anything to the story for me. Jessica Jones was in the last issue, but she helped Kate as a mentor and support system. The female Wolverine just seemed to make an appearance for appearance sake.

If you learn anything from this volume, it’s that superheroes can never have too many bags of frozen peas. ( )