Matt Fraction is SO FUCKING GOOD!
Seriously. I mean, SERIOUSLY. SO FUCKING GOOD. That last scene. I mean, honestly, I pounded the bed with my fist and LOLed. Perfect. I totally didn't see it coming. I mean, it's just SO perfect. He doesn't let Kate participate, but she knows that he needs help, so she just makes it happen. I don't even really need to know how. I just believe that Kate Bishop would absolutely be able to discover that Hawkeye went to Madripoor to buy something at a super-secret auction and that she had to be there. Did she know Madame Masque was going after him before she got to Madripoor or did she only realize that Madame Masque was a problem after she grabbed Hawkeye? I don't know. I don't even care. Fraction has done so much in showing how capable Kate Bishop is that you just believe it either way. It's like how you absolutely believe that Clint could somehow start driving a cab in Madripoor and wind up charming his way into a group of cab hacks who could lead him to the aforementioned super-secret auction. You just buy it. You just buy it because Matt Fraction has managed to convey the essence of both these characters to you in just three issues. He's also managed to convey their commitment to one another, leaving Clint wondering why Kate mentioned having to deal with his baggage and showing exactly why she mentioned having to deal with his baggage on the last page. Seriously, although I've said it three times already in this series, this issue could be the perfect comic-book.
Matt Fraction is SO FUCKING GOOD!
(After I calmed down a bit and read x-man75's review, I realized that I think he's absolutely right that Clint knew that Madame Masque was Kate. First, he mentions his S.H.I.E.L.D. credit-card with no limit several times to "Madame Maque," to the point where he comments that he's sorry "to keep bringing this up." In retrospect, it's pretty odd that he would make that sort of reveal to Madame Masque, since it's not like she would've needed to know that or knowing that would've helped his position. In fact, it probably would've hurt his position. He also mentions that they're both there for "the tape" and then tells her what the subject of the tape is, something that Madame Masque would've clearly known without him needing to tell her. Finally, he's the one that mentions the "billions" of dollars that the auction winner could make from the tape, something that doesn't seem like a coincidence when, a few pages later, Kate wins the tape with a surprise bid of a billion dollars. In fact, Kate seemed to have been fishing for a number during their conversation, since she mentions that killing Hawkeye could save her millions of dollars. However, I don't see how killing Clint would've saved Madame Masque any money, since she would still be bidding against all the other bidders. In fact, the only reason I could see why the real Madame Masque wouldn't kill Hawkeye is that her ability to ransom him with the tape might amplify the amount of money that she could make. So, as X says, it's clear that Kate used her money to follow Hawkeye to Madripoor, was the English-speaking woman whose cab he stole, and then followed him to the casino where she either realized that Madame Masque was going to jump him or saw Madame Masque jump him. Then, Clint realized that Kate was posing as Madame Masque and gave her the information that she needed to win the auction. Awesome.)
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