Clint Barton: Hawkeye Appreciation 2019

[Matternativ]

He is the worlds Greatest Marksmen, he is a guy with one of the most Badass Roster of Ex Girlfriends, he is Clint Barton, he is...
Hawkeye

I think it's about time the OG Avenging Archer gets his own V.-2019 Appreciation Thread.
(Unless he already has one and I just didn't find it of course)

So most recently Clint guest-starred in Dead Man Logan, Avengers - No Road Home and the West Coast Avengers. Did I miss anything?

Personal Opinion on the mentioned books:

Dead Man Logan - An okay enough book, Clint was ever-present but it didn't necessarily feel like he was playing a huge role.
Avengers - No Road Home: He was sort of important in that one but just like Avengers No Surrender it was just kind of a forgettable Nothing Story without any depth of interesting Hooks.
West Coast Avengers: People didn't seem to like it much around here. Personally it was my favourite Kelly Thompson series so far (out of those I read).
It helped that Clint was, for once, the straight man and competent Mentor/Leader Type on a crazy Roster. Loved the humor, as I always do when it comes to this Writers work.

Now all of theses Stories ended at this point and I'm actually not aware of where Hawkeye will turn up (or even end up) next. Any Leads?

[Frontier]

Glad you started this thread right with the proper costume .

[dreyga2000]

Somewhat bothered that this thread isn't called Hawkguy

[Frontier]

Somewhat bothered that this thread isn't called Hawkguy

I'm not .

[K7P5V]

Glad you started this thread right with the proper costume .

Agreed. Totally ecstatic to know that one of my favorite members of both the Avengers & Thunderbolts finally has his own appreciation thread.

Let the good times roll.
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[Matternativ]

Glad you started this thread right with the proper costume .

Somewhat bothered that this thread isn't called Hawkguy

Loved the Fraction series but I didn't really like how afterwards everyone tried to write Hawkguy instead of Hawkeye.
Only very few writers actually made that work.

Here is hoping the Russo's manage to write him so well in Endgame that that becomes the new thing for writers to strive for.
Mohawked Hawkeye who uses swords as backup weapons sounds pretty great to me honestly.
If only because that would likely be more in line with a more classic, cockier portrayal of his character.

[Frontier]

I enjoyed Fraction's Hawkeye run when it came out but in the long-run I think it did more good for Kate then it did for Clint, especially from a characterization standpoint.

[Michael Watkins]

he hasn't been right since Geoff Johns' Avengers run, imo.

[maklelin highbain]

I was extremely disappointed by the recent WCA for me it shouldn't have been an avengers title and it seemed to sideline Clint in any other books. I would have loved it to have been a return to the glory days of the WCA where Clint was respected and listened to by the other heroes both on and off the team. I miss the days where he was considered a truly capable leader, this includes his time with the Thunderbolts. I want him to return to where he truly belongs though a full time, full fledged member of the main Avengers team. He used to make wisecracks but he wasn't a joke, now I feel he is treated too often as the comedy element in storylines. Give me the Hawkeye that could deactivate a bomb by shooting it with an arrow through the windows of 3 highrise buildings. Or argue with Steve Rogers but then tear into anyone else who would talk back to Steve. Just read a good 4 part story in a Captain America (629-633) where Clint was both a smart arse but yet a formidable opponent.
Bring back the good ole days of our favourite Avenging Archer!