OK, this looks bad. Anthony & Doc take on Matt Fraction's run on Hawkeye. And lemme tell you - it's futzing great. You should stop what you're doing and listen now. Unless you're watching Dog Cops. Then you should finish the episode and THEN listen. SHOW NOTES: Intro Shoutout to The Struggle Bus – a bi-weekly advice podcast hosted by Katharine & Sally – they answer questions and offer opinions, it's mental health without judgment Background (4:16) Hawkeye, Clint Barton – created by Stan Lee & Don Heck in Tales of Suspense #57 (Sept. 1964) Orphaned as a young boy – he and his brother Barney joined the circus Grew up as a circus performer with incredible aim with projectiles, particularly a bow & arrow Used his skills initially as a thief before reforming and becoming an Avenger Met, fell in love with, and marries Bobbi Morse, aka Mockingbird, a former SHIELD agent turned Avenger – rendered mostly deaf after use of a sonic arrow to defeat Crossfire Marriage became strained, and they break up – begins dating Jessica Drew, aka Spider-Woman As series begins, he is living in an apartment building in Bed-Stuy that is under assault by Russian mob – he and Kate Bishop, also Hawkeye, defend the building and its tenants – Clint buys the building and becomes de facto superintendent, but learns it's much bigger than one building Clint begins regretting taking on all the responsibility, but realizes no one else will do it, and despite his repeated assurances that he can do it alone, he needs help Unfortunately, his attitude drives Kate away to LA (and she took the dog with her) – she deals with Madam Masque His brother Barney shows up to help Clint, and takes a beating intended for Clint before stealing a ton of cash from him and leaving In the end, the good guys win, but at a cost Issues (11:38) Clint's lone wolf mindset gets him in trouble Feels guilt over place in superhero-dom Despite that, he gives people chances, even if it comes back to bite him Break (35:10) Plugs for Cage's Kiss and Perfect Package Podcast Treatment (37:14) In-universe Out of universe Skit (49:24) Ending (55:43) Next episodes: Roy Harper, NYCC interviews Listener survey Live appearance at Rogue Comics in Cranford NJ References: She-Hulk episode - Anthony (1:56) Agent Carter - Anthony (8:57) Scott Adams - Talent stack - Doc (20:50) Bugs Bunny/Humphrey Bogart - Anthony (28:18) Ed Koch - Doc (46:45) Adele "Hello" - Doc (48:22) Apple Podcasts: here Google Play: here Stitcher: here TuneIn: here iHeartRadio: here Spotify: here Twitter FacebookE-mailPatreonTeePublicDiscord Listener Survey