Hawk/Black Widow novel...

[astridv]

Via be_compromised: Heroes & Heartbreakers posted a decent-sized excerpt from "Breakout", a New Avengers prose novel about Hawkeye and Black Widow's backstory (yay) which seems to blend movie and comicsverse.

Okay, I'm of course wary of tie-ins/profic because I've read my share of awful ones (Oh Buffy. Oh X-Files! Oh!) But OTOH I've also read a number of good, even brilliant ones.

I only skimmed the first two chapters but I liked what I read, so I pre-ordered it. Fingers crossed. Hardcover, putting a bit of a strain on my budget as I'm on sabbatical and not supposed to throw my money around. But apart from really wanting to read the thing, I also wanna do my part in sending a signal to TPTB that there is an audience for Black Widow and Hawkeye out there. We exist, yo! (Still bitter they packpedaled on that movie.)

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Comments

[havocthecat]

The fact that it's not available for the Kindle is really annoying to me. Hopefully Marvel will have it in ebook format someplace or another.

[astridv]

Do they normally offer a kindle version right when a new book is released? I've never payed attention to the digital versions.

I like my books softcover, not just because of the price but also because it's more comfy to hold in one hand. I don't know if I could read a book on a screen though I hear it's not unpleasant on the eyes.