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Hawkeye & Mockingbird
Cover to Hawkeye & Mockingbird #1 (June 2010). Art by Paul Renaud.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Schedule	Monthly
Format	Ongoing series
Genre	Superhero
Publication date	June 2010 – present
No. of issues	3
Main character(s)	Hawkeye Mockingbird
Creative team
Created by	Jim McCann David Lopez
Written by	Jim McCann
Penciller(s)	David Lopez
Inker(s)	Alvaro Lopez
Letterer(s)	Cory Petit
Colorist(s)	Nathan Fairbairn
Editor(s)	Bill Rosemann

Hawkeye & Mockingbird is a comic book ongoing series published by Marvel Comics starring superheroes Hawkeye and Mockingbird.

The series launched in June 2010 as part of Marvel Comic's Heroic Age by writer Jim McCann^[1] and artist David Lopez.^[2] Hawkeye & Mockingbird is the creative team's first ongoing series for Marvel, but they have previously collaborated on the 2009 miniseries New Avengers: The Reunion. In an interview with Comic Book Resources, McCann stated that the themes of the book are "responsibility, trust, and overcoming devastating blows". Lopez describes the artistic style as "an evolution", stating "I've been sketching for months and I've got a clearer feel of the mood we want for the book. Jim is giving me plenty of cool things to draw. We've got so much gasoline, powder, trick arrows, staff action and destruction of property that we're going to need new insurance - and at the same time, it's emotionally intense. It's a very solid book, balanced".^[3]

• Hawkeye (Clint Barton)- An orphan trained to be one of the greatest archers in the world while employed in the circus and member of the Avengers. Ex-husband and current boyfriend of Mockingbird.
• Mockingbird (Barbara "Bobbi" Morse)- Former agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. turned superhero, founder and field operations commander of the World Counter-terrorism Agency (W.C.A.) and member of the New Avengers. Ex-wife and current girlfriend of Hawkeye.
• Twitchy- Senior intelligence analyst of the W.C.A.
• Bangs- Weapons and explosives specialist for the W.C.A.
• London- Research and developer for the W.C.A.
• Dominic Fortune (Duvid Jerome Fortunov)- Soldier of fortune with ties to the criminal underground, currently employed by the W.C.A.

Reception for the first issue has been mostly positive. Comic Book Resources gave it 4.5 out of 5 stars.^[4] IGN gave it a 7.7 out of 10.^[5] David Pepose of Newsarama stated, "With bows and arrows, spies and guns, heroes and villains and the World Counterterrorism Agency, there is a lot for Jim McCann and David Lopez to work with for Hawkeye and Mockingbird -- and after reading this first issue, I am definitely excited to see where it goes next. It's lighthearted swashbuckling with romance and intrigue, and ultimately it's got the same infectious fun factor as a book like The Incredible Hercules. Just like the skills of its titular heroes, this is a book you can't miss".^[6]