A thread for lovers, not haters
So anyway... I didn't see a thread like this, so here it is. I was away from comics for over a decade but got back in after the Avengers movie, & I brought with me a new ship - "Clintasha" - as some call it. I starting reading comics that featured them, & was hoping to use this thread to discuss those comics, instead of scattering it throughout other threads of different comics who may not want to discuss such relationships. Or maybe I'll do that too. I get bored sometimes.
Here we go:
Avengers Assemble (#5 I think?) I was excited to see them kissing, but it felt a little rushed to me. I think these two need a long build-up, after first establishing and building the friendship / partnership aspects. Plus there's a lot to deal with still - fallout from "Widow Hunt" arc, DD end of days, that "Cherry" chick from Hawkeye, but Spider-woman & Mockingbird have been resolved at this time it appears.
"Widow's Ledger" arc of Avengers Assemble which introduced the widow markers, & ended with the fact that Clint has one, is a PERFECT set up for a future Black Widow / Hawkeye crossover. Perfect for future romance start too, she does owe him her heart for that past crime
Avengers Assemble Infinity cross over issue showed what appeared to be Natasha grieving the apparant loss of Clint (I think it was Clint, at least, as she wasn't that close to Carol as far as I can tell)
also:
the cartoon (& comic based thereon) seems to have them butting heads a lot - or maybe their style of flirting?
Secret Avengers may be taking this route too?
they both appear in each other's solo titles (not all the time, however, & we'll see where it goes)
other solo titles - they make co-appearances sometimes (Spider-man team up I think, Loki #1)
Avengers team books - my most recent fav is from Avengers # 29, when Clint says to Nat "all debts are coming due." perhaps foreshadowing more than just Tony's comeuppens?
I know these two are very different as characters, but I think that works.
Thoughts? Theories? Particular issues to highlight?