In 2007, when I got back into the world of comics full force, one of the books that grabbed me by the dangly bits and punched me in the face was writer Matt Fraction and artist David Aja’s rebirth of a kitchy 1970’s Marvel Comics icon - the absolutely superb Immortal Iron Fist.

Fraction’s brilliant writing was matched perfectly by Aja’s gritty art wrapped by some magnificently designed covers. Sixteen wonderful issues were put together by this team, and then Matt Fraction became one of Marvel’s elite writers with runs on Iron Man, X-Men, and the Defenders, while Aja became a go-to secret weapon for beautiful covers.

This August, in a move that excites me, the Fraction/Aja team is coming back together. The character? Hawkeye.

Hawkeye, the in-house archer of the Avengers team has never really been a big solo character in the Marvel Universe, but starting with this Summer’s Avengers movie, his profile has never been larger - in turn, Marvel is giving him his own ongoing solo comic, for the first time!

The goal for the series is to not just feature the most moral member of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, but to pair him with Young Avenger’s member Kate Bishop, who also has run under the Hawkeye name.  We’ll be getting a glimpse into how Hawkeye keeps up with the world of crime fighting when he isn’t an Avenger, and while the details are still pretty hush hush, with a team this good, I’m game for whatever they have planned.

The book was officially announced at the C2E2 convention this weekend, alongside the amazing cover art spread within this post. The Fraction/Aja team is confirmed for at least the opening six issue arc, and I hope they have many more planned.  Color me geeked!