Hawkeye State Hawkeye State The Hawkeye State is a nickname for the state of Iowa. According to the state's tourism web site, "Two Iowa promoters from Burlington are believed to have popularized the name." The nickname was given approval by territorial officials in 1838, eight years before Iowa became a state. The men responsible for the promotion of this nickname are thought to be Judge David Rorer of Burlington and newspaper publisher James G. Edwards. The city of Burlington had been established in 1833 after the previous year's Black Hawk War. Edwards changed the name of his Burlington newspaper, "The Iowa Patriot",
Hawkeye (comics) "Hawkeye" Vol.2 #1–4 (1994) and "Hawkeye: Earth's Mightiest Marksman" #1 (1998). In 2003, Hawkeye had a short lived on-going series, "Hawkeye" Vol. 3, #1–8, which was soon cancelled. Writer Jim McCann and artist David Lopez had another unsuccessful attempt at an ongoing series with "Hawkeye & Mockingbird" #1–6 (2010). The series did however spin into two limited series, beginning with "Widowmaker" #1–4 (2010–2011) and then "" #1–4 (2011). A fourth volume of "Hawkeye" began in August 2012 by the creative team of writer Matt Fraction and artist David Aja, which features a partnership with his protege, Kate Bishop, which was