Old Man Hawkeye #7

The bird's-eye view on Marco Checchetto's cover tells a stark, unsettling story all on its own: Hawkeye lies sprawled across a vast, sun-baked wasteland of cracked earth, his crossbow still in hand as a trail of blood spreads beneath him, while wisps of smoke or dust drift across the desolate landscape. It's a quietly devastating image — the sheer scale of the barren terrain makes the lone archer look achingly small and vulnerable. This 2018 series continues to find fresh, gritty angles on a hero past his prime, and issue #7 promises to push him to his absolute limit.