What a fantastic issue. Mark Millar and Steve McNiven have definitely got a classic on their hands here. The writing is brilliant, and the art . . the art is beyond compare. The whole book is simply amazing. At the end of last issue, it looked like Hawkeye was about to get his brains smashed in by the usurper of the throne . . the person who took out the Kingpin . . his daughter, Ashley. Ashley is the grand-daughter of the original Spider-man, Peter Parker. So she's got a little bit of power of her own. And after taking out the Kingpin, she was ready to take out her dad . . to show and establish her power. But Logan, still driving the Spider-mobile, has come to Clint's rescue. But in the pursuit of their capture, all of Ashley's men, along with Logan and Clint, fall into the trap of the Moloids. They create an earthquake and suck everybody underground with them. Of course Logan and Clint escape and they make their way across Wyoming and South Dakota to Iowa. As they sit upon the outskirts of Doom's Lair, they decide to take a little time for a breather, and a beer. They start talking and Logan decides that he's going to tell Clint why he's decided to become a pacifist . . why he hasn't popped his claws since that day. Unfortunately we're going to have to wait until next issue to find out. I thought this was a fantastic issue. I'm not usually one to get excited about future stories. To me they're more like 'What if's?' or an alternate time-line thing. But with this one . . I don't really care. The quality of the story easily precludes any prior notion I might've had as to the direction of this arc. I think Logan's and Clint's characters are perfect. And the premise under which Logan has decided to help is believable. Well, as believable as a comic-book can be. There's some fascinating ground-work and foundation started here, and I can't wait to find out more about it in upcoming issues.
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