Hawkeye by Fraction & Aja: The Saga of Barton and Bishop
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Summary
Matt Fraction and David Aja’s complete， acclaimed run in a single sharpshooting volume！ Clint Barton continues his fight for justice — and good rooftop BBQs！ With Young Avenger Kate Bishop by his side， he’s out to get some downtime from being one of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes — but when the apartment building he’s moved into， and the neighbors he’s befriended， are threatened by a tracksuit-wearing， dog-abusing gang of Eastern European mobsters who say “bro” an awful lot， Clint must stand up and defend his new adopted family…any way he can。 It’s Hawkguy， Katie-Kate， Pizza Dog and friends against the Clown， Madame Masque， the Tracksuit Draculas and more in a fantastic， Eisner Award-winning reinvention of the arrowed Avenger！ Bro， you read this book。 Okay， bro？
COLLECTING: Hawkeye （2012） 1-22， Hawkeye （2013） Annual 1， Young Avengers Presents （2008） 6
COLLECTING: Hawkeye （2012） 1-22， Hawkeye （2013） Annual 1， Young Avengers Presents （2008） 6
Reviews
Ben Donovan
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People have always told me that to get into comics， you just have to choose a place to start and expand from there。 I guess it worked， not I want to expand from here
Karla Jennings
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Amazing 100% read this if you like Hawkeye on Disney+ such a underrated character but so fun to read and get to know 😍
Wes Benchoff
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Bumped up to 4 stars from 3Hawkeye by Matt Fraction and David Aja is a divisive but very entertaining run。 It is dripping with style however there are some factors that may drag enjoyment down for some readers。 For one thing， Kate Bishop- I can't stand this ho。 I remember her being much less annoying than she is here and she only works as a character when Hawkeye （the actual Clint Barton Hawkeye） is treating her like his annoying little sister。 Otherwise she drives me up the wall and her solo is Bumped up to 4 stars from 3Hawkeye by Matt Fraction and David Aja is a divisive but very entertaining run。 It is dripping with style however there are some factors that may drag enjoyment down for some readers。 For one thing， Kate Bishop- I can't stand this ho。 I remember her being much less annoying than she is here and she only works as a character when Hawkeye （the actual Clint Barton Hawkeye） is treating her like his annoying little sister。 Otherwise she drives me up the wall and her solo issues are a real chore to get through， I mean they really are excruciating。 Marvel's choice to spotlight her as a character will forever mystify me。 Speaking of mystifying- why oh why in the world did they decide to give her the same codename as the actual Hawkeye？ The obsession with legacy， titles， and mantle changes and the condescending validation of female characters are some of the many bad trends started here。 In the following years this book would be endlessly emulated and Kate would go on to be one of the first of a new wave of "diverse" heroes， dragging the genre ever downwards into the realm of online flame wars。 Many people were also frustrated at the time with Fraction's decision to separate Clint from a lot of the broader Marvel universe and his friends for this story。 In current Marvel continuity editorial seems to give very few fucks about who is alive and dead and who is friends with whom and that is certainly the case here。 HOWEVERMatt Fraction is a guy who can write solid noir when he wants to and he pulls it off here。 For the most part his annoying millenialisms are downplayed and this is the only book by him I really enjoy， although his CV isn't super deep。 What others who tried to copy him failed to see is the simple backbone of a mob story with bows and arrows that makes this worth reading。 Aja's art is absolutely fantastic and the muted color palette and sparse layouts really give this thing a mood all its own。 Particularly the action scenes really set this book apart， I would recommend this book for those alone。 So， the Kate solo issues 1/5 absolute garbage， the rest of the issues 4/5。 。。。more
Kier Scrivener
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"After you， Hawkeye"I fell in love with this story， with Clint and with Kate， with their dynamic and Clint as a landlord and the bro-ing tracksuit mafia。 The chemistry is off the charts and the humour is fantastic。 "You know there's nothing casual about a man muttering casual to himself over and over again， right？？" Kate Bishop to Clint Barton。 I think if Kate had of stayed in New York the entire run this would have been an absolute favourite of mine and it wasn't that her LA plot wasn't fun or "After you， Hawkeye"I fell in love with this story， with Clint and with Kate， with their dynamic and Clint as a landlord and the bro-ing tracksuit mafia。 The chemistry is off the charts and the humour is fantastic。 "You know there's nothing casual about a man muttering casual to himself over and over again， right？？" Kate Bishop to Clint Barton。 I think if Kate had of stayed in New York the entire run this would have been an absolute favourite of mine and it wasn't that her LA plot wasn't fun or interesting but now and in all futures I demand that my Hawkeye comes in plural。 4。5I have a notes app full of quotes and a dedicated vlog to come 。。。more
Max Loval
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Given that everyone seems to love this book， I had high expectations for it， but I didn´t love it as much as I thought I would。 We got thrown into the The "Kate in L。A。" issues right after the serious mood of Clint´s ¨accident¨， but her story there didn´t amount to anything once she went back to NYC。 Then we got a cartoon issue out of the blue。 Also， the whole plot with Madame Masque， Kingpin， and the other mob bosses member never gets resolved either。 It all felt very disjointed。Having said tha Given that everyone seems to love this book， I had high expectations for it， but I didn´t love it as much as I thought I would。 We got thrown into the The "Kate in L。A。" issues right after the serious mood of Clint´s ¨accident¨， but her story there didn´t amount to anything once she went back to NYC。 Then we got a cartoon issue out of the blue。 Also， the whole plot with Madame Masque， Kingpin， and the other mob bosses member never gets resolved either。 It all felt very disjointed。Having said that， I did enjoy this run。 It was lively， witty， and clever。 Even the non-linearity was okay once you stop trying to take the story too seriously。 The final issues was as strong as it could have been given the flaws I previously stated。 All in all， I recommend it， it´s a fun book。 。。。more
Maitreyi
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I really， REALLY enjoyed this。 I keep telling everyone I meet that Utkarsh forced me to read this but it's not a complaint。 I mean， I finished this in basically 2 sittings。 It was LOVELY。I really like how they've brought out Clint's character in this。 I've never felt so connected to him before - his darkness， his cynicism， his really shit mental health， weary relationships with a number of women， but also his good heart， his awkwardness， his "this looks bad" optimism， and immense capacity to tak I really， REALLY enjoyed this。 I keep telling everyone I meet that Utkarsh forced me to read this but it's not a complaint。 I mean， I finished this in basically 2 sittings。 It was LOVELY。I really like how they've brought out Clint's character in this。 I've never felt so connected to him before - his darkness， his cynicism， his really shit mental health， weary relationships with a number of women， but also his good heart， his awkwardness， his "this looks bad" optimism， and immense capacity to take punches。 He doesn't come gift wrapped in undies over spandex。 He isn't taped together very well on any given day。 But goddamn it， Clint Barton is earnest。 Kate Bishop is a great character too。 I love her relationship with Clint so MUCH。 They way they parallel and play off of each other。。。 I love it。 They're so different， and approach things in completely opposite ways， but they meet in the middle， in the same destination。 They care to show up for each other。 Kate's a steaming mess in her own way。 Hopeless and annoying and crappy and obstinate and hot headed。 She tries so HARD， though。 I can't not love her。 My only two not-so-positive notes about the series are the inconsistency of the art style， which I get the reasons for， but especially fell for me in Pulido's issues。 Wu's work was different too， but I loved it， so I'm moving on。 The second note is very much a preference of my own - I realize I tend to like consistent plot followings more than several mini-arcs in stories。 There's nothing wrong with mini-arcs， ofc。 But for me， Kate's LA issues felt a lot weaker to me， and in general the series didn't seem tied together too well。 But - I guess I wouldn't have got Issue #11 if it was， or Issue #17， or the one about Hurricane Sandy。 So instead of complaining， I'm going to rave about those。 First of all， of course I'm basic， but FUCKING ISSUE #11。 RIGHT FROM THE ANATOMY OF A MURDER ART TO THE FUCKING IDEA OF LUCKY ASSOCIATING SIGHTS AND SOUNDS AND SMELLS TO CONCEPTS AND THEN INVESTIGATING A MURDER - JESUS CHRIST WHO THINKS OF THIS STUFF CAN I KISS THEM， CAN I MARRY THEM？Never been more blown away by a single issue in any comic。 I'm not usually one for ranking stuff， but this is the greatest single issue I've ever read。 And overall， God was it satisfying。 It was something real。 I'm glad I read every introduction and every letters page for this - the sense of community was immense。 I'm already looking forward to talking to other people who've read this。 I can barely imagine how it must have felt when it was coming out。 。。。more
JacintoCC
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Leído en Marvel Unlimited。 No suelo apuntar los cómics que leo en digital， pero este aporta algo más， especialmente en el aspecto gráfico， lo que nos lleva al motivo real de realizar una reseña: Decir que en Marvel son unos ratas y deberían pagarle a Aja por usar su diseño para la serie de Disney+。
Sineala
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Modulo Fraction's continuing issues with portraying female characters and especially infidelity， I really liked this book and I am extremely upset about how much I liked it because he did basically the exact same thing as in his Iron Man run only here it somehow actually worked。Basically， this isn't about the same Clint Barton who previously existed in the comics in terms of really basically anything about his personality; it is a reimagining of a cheerful jerk with a heart of gold who is a comp Modulo Fraction's continuing issues with portraying female characters and especially infidelity， I really liked this book and I am extremely upset about how much I liked it because he did basically the exact same thing as in his Iron Man run only here it somehow actually worked。Basically， this isn't about the same Clint Barton who previously existed in the comics in terms of really basically anything about his personality; it is a reimagining of a cheerful jerk with a heart of gold who is a competent superhero and leader into， basically， a depressed human trashfire。 But if you're not already a big fan of comics Hawkeye， you are also absolutely not going to care that this isn't him because the story here is extremely compelling。I see why so many people who don't read a lot of comics like this series; I absolutely wouldn't hesitate it to recommend it to people who are new to comics， because it's very different from most superhero comics， the art is lovely， and the story and characters are warm and human and funny and it's positive without being saccharine。 You'll probably like it。 A lot。In terms of the specific edition I read， this is definitely the hardcopy version to buy if you're reading this somewhere near when I am （November 2021）。 There was an omnibus， but it's long out of print。 There were shorter trades but I think most of them are also out of print。 But in order to hype the MCU Hawkeye show， Marvel has released the whole thing in one big trade， Hawkeye: The Saga of Barton and Bishop。 This is the whole run。The cover art for the standard version of this rerelease is inexplicably by Alex Ross。 I like Alex Ross' work as much of the next comics fan， but his photorealistic painting style is absolutely nothing like the style of David Aja's art on this book， and furthermore they've chosen to use a painting of Clint in his old-school purple costume。 If you want a book whose cover actually features Aja's art， you will need to buy the direct-market version of this book from a comic store。 You should do that。 Because you will like this。（I wrote 3000 more words on this book; I am not sure I will post them here。） 。。。more
Vijay Williams
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A great starter kit for getting to know and understand Clint Barton （and even Kate Bishop）。
Uzma Ali
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Gonna be honest I was expecting to be a bit more wowed considering the hype that this has。 I still loved it， but it wasn't crazyyy good。We follow the Hawkeyes: Clint Barton and Kate Bishop。 While we center more on Clint's own protection of his apartment complex， Kate's story is geared more towards her encounters with Madame Masque。 We start with both characters together until we begin alternating between their stories while they are separate。 Although we started off with a strong beginning， my a Gonna be honest I was expecting to be a bit more wowed considering the hype that this has。 I still loved it， but it wasn't crazyyy good。We follow the Hawkeyes: Clint Barton and Kate Bishop。 While we center more on Clint's own protection of his apartment complex， Kate's story is geared more towards her encounters with Madame Masque。 We start with both characters together until we begin alternating between their stories while they are separate。 Although we started off with a strong beginning， my attention did taper off as time passed， but I feel as though the end properly brought it all back together。 At first glance， I thought the art style was pretty elementary （big words coming from someone who cannot draw）， but I came to love it。 It looks simple compared to the more recent comic book style， and that's reflective of the characters and stories themselves。 In Hawkeye， the end goal is not to defeat one big bad; instead， it is more heavily grounded with the characters。 We can see that in the cartoon chapter， Lucky's chapter， and the sign language chapter， which is all very inventive and a joy to read。 Another great aspect about the art is the color themes carried out from page to page。 It flows seamlessly。Of course， I would recommend this。 You really get to know the characters in this， and I am now so much more excited to see the Hawkeye show when it comes out in a couple days。 I think I just had my hopes set a little bit too high。 。。。more
Gary Sassaman
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As the lead-up to Marvel’s new Hawkeye series on Disney+ unrolled this month， you could tell it was going to be heavily influenced by this amazing run of Hawkeye stories written by Matt Fraction and drawn by David Aja and Annie Wu。 When this comics series first premiered in 2012， it was totally different than any other superhero book being published at the time at Marvel or DC。 Fraction’s writing and Aja’s art style presented a new look at a superhero， showcasing what Clint Barton （Hawkeye） did As the lead-up to Marvel’s new Hawkeye series on Disney+ unrolled this month， you could tell it was going to be heavily influenced by this amazing run of Hawkeye stories written by Matt Fraction and drawn by David Aja and Annie Wu。 When this comics series first premiered in 2012， it was totally different than any other superhero book being published at the time at Marvel or DC。 Fraction’s writing and Aja’s art style presented a new look at a superhero， showcasing what Clint Barton （Hawkeye） did in his time away from the Avengers。 One of a number of comic book archers who were essentially super-powerless， Hawkeye has often been a kind of jokey character， ALA Aquaman， to the outside world。 Fraction’s take seems to be that Barton has low self-esteem， stemming from a bad childhood with abusive parents and a track record of failed romances with some of his super-powered female cohorts （Black Widow， Mockingbird， Spider-Woman）。 Enter Kate Bishop， a wannabe Hawkeye， member of the Young Avengers， and pretender to the throne for Marvel’s best archer “superhero。” Fraction’s Hawkeye becomes a reluctant landlord of a NYC building， fending off the tracksuit-wearing Russian Mafia （“Yo， Bro！”）， and trying to save the building’s residents from being evicted and killed。 Along the way， he adopts a dog （named either “Lucky” or “Pizza Dog” or both）， which Kate steals from him when she goes to L。A。 and has her own adventures， probably designed to give Aja more time to work his magic。 （Issue #11 is told entirely from the viewpoint of the dog and won the Eisner Award for Best Single Issue/One-Shot in 2014; Aja won for Best Cover Artist in 2013 and 2014， and Best Penciller/Inker in 2013）。 The tone of this series started a kind of cottage industry of “funny” superhero books at Marvel， including new She-Hulk and Spider-Man （Superior Foes of …） series with a similar bent。 None of them were as successful as Hawkeye， though。To be sure， this is Fraction’s best comics work， but it didn’t come easy。 Hawkeye got delayed and pushed back numerous times and it eventually got to the point that Aja and artist Annie Wu alternated on the book， with the latter handling stories about Kate Bishop in Los Angeles， before the new Hawkeye went back east in the final issues to join the old Hawkeye in the final showdown with the Russians。 The whole series ran 22 issues， plus one annual， and three of the issues （including that annual） were drawn by Javier Pulido （Francisco Francavilla drew two issues; Steve Lieber drew one， as did letterer Chris Eliopoulis）。 This collection puts everything together in one tidy package and even rearranges one of the issues （the Hurricane Sandy story in #7 comes before the Christmas story in #6）。 Matt Hollingsworth’s coloring perfectly compliments Aja’s minimal art style， which at times reminds me of Chris Ware in the complexity of his layouts and fastidious （yet expressionistic） line work。You can see glimpses of the tracksuit-ed Russians， plus Pizza Dog in the Hawkeye promos for the Disney+ series。 If it’s half as good as the original comics series， it’ll be wonderful。 And if not， pick up this （slightly pricey） volume and read the whole thing in the order it was intended and in as few sittings as possible。 It’s the best way to read this series。 （And go for the direct market version with the Aja cover， not the phoned-on Alex Ross painting one）。 。。。more
Mr。 Armstrong
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Pizza Dog is bae。
Alexander Boffin
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Awsome art and greath story。 Worth to have in your library。
James Rodrigues
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A tale focusing on Clint Barton and Kate Bishop， as their partnership involves protecting the residents of an apartment building from tracksuit vampires who always say "Bro"， while aided by the best boy in Lucky the Pizza Dog。What Matt Fraction's stellar writing and David Aja's phenomenal art style has crafted is one of the best comic-book runs I've ever read。 A stunning tale which is hilarious， exciting， and never afraid to get experimental （one issue occurs from Lucky's perspective， while anot A tale focusing on Clint Barton and Kate Bishop， as their partnership involves protecting the residents of an apartment building from tracksuit vampires who always say "Bro"， while aided by the best boy in Lucky the Pizza Dog。What Matt Fraction's stellar writing and David Aja's phenomenal art style has crafted is one of the best comic-book runs I've ever read。 A stunning tale which is hilarious， exciting， and never afraid to get experimental （one issue occurs from Lucky's perspective， while another takes place in the head of a deaf character）。 This is an accomplished piece of work about an Avenger too stubborn to ask for help and a Young Avenger trying to prove herself in the pursuit of helping others。A masterful series。 。。。more
Josh Brown
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Still great
Toby Murphy
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Wow。 Solid writing and art。 The art compliments the story incredibly well。 Probably one of the best Marvel stories I’ve read。
Morgan
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My all-time favorite comic！ 💜🏹🍕🐶🤷🏻♀️🕺🏻Wanted to reread the Fraction/Aja run before the Disney+ Hawkeye series and it’s just as good as I remember。 I love human disaster Clint Barton and Kate Bishop， kind of an Avenger， so much。 Plus Lucky the pizza dog！ Pizza is my Business is one of the all time great issues！ 💜 I really loved this more grounded and personal period of Marvel。 Hawkeye is so funny， affecting， and just plain good。 Can’t wait to see what they do transferring this run to the small s My all-time favorite comic！ 💜🏹🍕🐶🤷🏻♀️🕺🏻Wanted to reread the Fraction/Aja run before the Disney+ Hawkeye series and it’s just as good as I remember。 I love human disaster Clint Barton and Kate Bishop， kind of an Avenger， so much。 Plus Lucky the pizza dog！ Pizza is my Business is one of the all time great issues！ 💜 I really loved this more grounded and personal period of Marvel。 Hawkeye is so funny， affecting， and just plain good。 Can’t wait to see what they do transferring this run to the small screen。 。。。more
Ashley Wijangco
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4。5
mariano gg
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reread just in time for the MCU to ruin it 😌
leah
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this was actually INSANELY GOOD ！！！！！ IS THIS MY NEW FAVE READ OF THE YEAR ？？？？！！！ BRO ！！？？
Glenn
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This collection of stories is some of the best comics I have ever read。
Emily
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This was really funny lol
Matt Reid
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Absolutely cracking book， fantastic storytelling from both Fraction and Aja。 The characters are realistic and Hawkeye is totally grounded， the story also feels like a tale of New York which I think is a big part of a good Marvel story。 There are highs and lows， laughs and shocks， it’s up there with the best of the Marvel books， easily 5 stars。
Tri Nguyen
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9/10
James De León
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Ugh， a book about Hawkguy？ It’s Hawkeye！ Ok…。I’ll give it a try… and it’s amazing！Bro， this is without a doubt， a book that completely lives up to the hype。Fraction and Aja teamed up to create a masterpiece - one of those books that you just have to keep in your collection。 It’s such an original book。 The plot is fairly simple， yet very engaging。 After coming back from a Bendis death & ninja stint， we get to see what Clint does in his spare time， how he interacts with the women in his life， and Ugh， a book about Hawkguy？ It’s Hawkeye！ Ok…。I’ll give it a try… and it’s amazing！Bro， this is without a doubt， a book that completely lives up to the hype。Fraction and Aja teamed up to create a masterpiece - one of those books that you just have to keep in your collection。 It’s such an original book。 The plot is fairly simple， yet very engaging。 After coming back from a Bendis death & ninja stint， we get to see what Clint does in his spare time， how he interacts with the women in his life， and how his relationship develops and grows with Kate Bishop。 I only read the book to be ready for the Disney+ show， but I’m so glad I did。 It’s one of the best omnis I’ve read。 The art complements the story completely - it’s just such a fun experience。 10/10 for the art and the story。 I really wish this was twice its size。 。。。more
Abel
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Un héroe humano enfrentándose a catástrofes humanas。 Problemas del barrio， miserias humanas， dudas y recelos de uno mismo。 No saber estar a altura de lo que esperan de nosotros。 Y un perro， Fortu， como eje que hace bascular la incertidumbre y la determinación。 Muy bonito。 Sencillo， sentimental y， en ocasiones， épico de barrio。 Muy recomendado a los que están cansados de movidas cósmicas y enemigos imposibles que solo quieren ver arder los universos。
Sina Tavoosi
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A story about Hawkeye and Hawkeye and what they do when they're not avenging away， and a dog that likes pizza。 Lots of original ideas and some crazy jokes made the series a joy to read。 Not all of the arrows hit （like Kate Bishop going to Los Angeles to be a private detective and doing a bunch of random stuff） but overall it's a must-read comic。 A story about Hawkeye and Hawkeye and what they do when they're not avenging away， and a dog that likes pizza。 Lots of original ideas and some crazy jokes made the series a joy to read。 Not all of the arrows hit （like Kate Bishop going to Los Angeles to be a private detective and doing a bunch of random stuff） but overall it's a must-read comic。 。。。more
heather smith
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why can't mcu clint be like this？？ this clint is toasted garlic bread and mcu clint is white wonder bread。 also， if the mcu messes kate bishop up， they WILL be catching these hands because i adore her。 why can't mcu clint be like this？？ this clint is toasted garlic bread and mcu clint is white wonder bread。 also， if the mcu messes kate bishop up， they WILL be catching these hands because i adore her。 。。。more
jorgeordas
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Realmente espectacular historia dibujos colores todo muy bien qué lástima que me haya roto las cervicales leyendo esto pesa como una vaca。 David Aja mi ídolo。
Adil
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