I'm not disagreeing, I'm just saying the book was popular and I think Clint was a character few people cared about before that series.
I get the feeling Fraction's book was better received by new fans who didn't have a long history with Clint. That was me ten years back (has it been so long?) and I loved the series, but reading older appearances since then I've realized how....off target......Fraction's book was compared to previous characterizations.