Hawkeye (comics)

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Hawkeye is the name of different fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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Mainstream versions

Clint Barton

Clint Barton was the first character to take up the name of Hawkeye. He was originally a supervillain that assisted Black Widow and fought Iron Man before he joined the Avengers. [1]

Jeremy Renner portrays Clint Barton in the projects set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. [2]

Kate Bishop

At the time when Clint Barton was temporarily deceased, Kate Bishop operated as Hawkeye as a member of the Young Avengers. [3]

Hailee Steinfeld portrays Kate Bishop in the projects set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. [4] [5]

Pretenders

Bullseye

When Norman Osborn formed the Dark Avengers, he had Bullseye become the Dark Avengers version of Hawkeye. [6] [7]

Barney Barton

When Norman Osborn formed a second version of the Dark Avengers, he recruited Barney Barton to be this team's version of Hawkeye. [8] [9]

Other versions

Golden Archer

At one point, the Golden Archer used the codename of Hawkeye. [10]

Marvel 2099

There have been two versions of Hawkeye in Marvel 2099:

Max

During the "Secret Wars" storyline, the Battleworld domain of 2099 had its version of Hawkeye who is a member of the Avengers 2099. This version is Max who is an archer that was spliced with the DNA of hawk giving him the wings and talons of a hawk. [11]

An unidentified 2099 reality's version of Hawkeye fought the Anti-Vigilante Act alongside his fellow vigilantes. Like the Battleworld version, he has the wings of a hawk. [12]

An unidentified 2099 reality's version of Hawkeye was briefly displaced on Earth where he helped the displaced version of Spider-Man 2099 fight the Fist. Unlike the Battleworld version, this version does not appear to be a human/hawk hybrid. [13]

Unnamed assassin

On the unified Marvel 2099 reality of Earth-2099, an unnamed person operated as an assassin named Hawkeye. [14]

Onslaught Reborn

During the "Onslaught Reborn" limited series, a pocket dimension created by Franklin Richards had one of its inhabitants being a version of Wolverine who operated as Hawkeye. [15]

Ultimate Universe

During the "Ultimate Invasion" storyline, Maker traveled to Earth-6160 and remade it into his own image. On one of the monitors of the Ultimates' hideout in the Stark/Stane satellite called the Triskelion, a man in a hoodie that is implied to be Clint Barton is walking away from a garbage can filled with Hawkeye equipment. [16]

The Hawkeye equipment was later claimed by a Native American named Charli Ramsey who used the arrows in his fight against Roxxon. At Roxxon Refinery 15, Captain America confronted Hawkeye and fought against him and his different arrows like the repulsor arrow, the sonic "screamer" arrow, the cluster-bomb arrow, the knockout arrow, the freeze arrow, the acid arrow, the inertia-cancelling arrow, the industrial taser arrow, the razor arrow, the neural-disruption arrow, the hunter/killer arrow until he managed to subdue him. Just then, "Roxxon's Cleanup Crew" shows up as Captain America and Hawkeye defeat them. Hawkeye agrees to go with Captain America as more of "Roxxon's Cleanup Crew" will be coming. When Captain America asks Hawkeye if his spirit name is "Charli Hawk's Eye", Charli quotes "You white people will believe anything". [17] [18]

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Hawkeye is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Don Heck, the character first appeared as a supervillain in Tales of Suspense #57 and later joined the Avengers as a superhero in The Avengers #16. He has since been a prominent member of several Avengers teams, founding the West Coast Avengers, briefly marrying and subsequently divorcing Bobbi Morse / Mockingbird, adopting the Ronin alias after his death and resurrection before mentoring Kate Bishop as his successor as Hawkeye. He was also ranked at #44 on IGN's Top 100 Comic Book Heroes list.

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<i>Hawkeye</i> (miniseries) 2021 Marvel Studios television miniseries

Hawkeye is an American television miniseries created by Jonathan Igla for the streaming service Disney+, based on Marvel Comics featuring the characters Clint Barton / Hawkeye and Kate Bishop / Hawkeye. It is the fifth television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) produced by Marvel Studios, sharing continuity with the films of the franchise and taking place after the events of the film Avengers: Endgame (2019). It sees Clint Barton as he partners with Kate Bishop to confront enemies from his past to be with his family in time for Christmas. Igla served as head writer with Rhys Thomas leading the directing team.

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Katherine Bishop, more commonly known as Kate Bishop, is a character portrayed by Hailee Steinfeld in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) media franchise—based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Bishop is depicted as a champion archer who grew up idolizing Avenger Clint Barton after he inadvertently saved her life during the Battle of New York. Years later, she meets him and partners with him to uncover a criminal conspiracy and becomes his protégé.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Never Meet Your Heroes</span> 1st episode of Hawkeye

"Never Meet Your Heroes" is the first episode of the American television series Hawkeye, based on Marvel Comics featuring the characters Clint Barton / Hawkeye and Kate Bishop. It follows Bishop, who is drawn into a conspiracy that forces Barton out of retirement. The episode is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films of the franchise. It was written by head writer Jonathan Igla and directed by Rhys Thomas.

Hide and Seek (<i>Hawkeye</i>) 2nd episode of Hawkeye

"Hide and Seek" is the second episode of the American television miniseries Hawkeye, based on Marvel Comics featuring the characters Clint Barton / Hawkeye and Kate Bishop. The episode follows Barton working with Bishop to learn more about a conspiracy. The episode is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films of the franchise. It was written by Elisa Climent and directed by Rhys Thomas.

"Partners, Am I Right?" is the fourth episode of the American television miniseries Hawkeye, based on Marvel Comics featuring the characters Clint Barton / Hawkeye and Kate Bishop. The episode follows Barton working with Bishop to learn more about a conspiracy. The episode is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films of the franchise. It was written by Heather Quinn and Erin Cancino and directed by Bert & Bertie.

Ronin (<i>Hawkeye</i> episode) 5th episode of Hawkeye

"Ronin" is the fifth episode of the American television miniseries Hawkeye, based on Marvel Comics featuring the characters Clint Barton / Hawkeye and Kate Bishop. The episode follows Barton and Bishop continuing to investigate a conspiracy. The episode is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films of the franchise. It was written by Jenna Noel Frazier and directed by Bert & Bertie.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">So This Is Christmas?</span> 6th episode of Hawkeye

"So This Is Christmas?" is the sixth and final episode of the American television miniseries Hawkeye, based on Marvel Comics featuring the characters Clint Barton / Hawkeye and Kate Bishop. The episode follows Barton working with Bishop to learn more about a conspiracy. The episode is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films of the franchise. It was written by Jonathan Igla and Elisa Climent, and directed by Rhys Thomas.

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