The Absolute Best Hawkeye Story 

USB arrow is super impressive. It is like 50/50 for me using my hand right next to the port.

I don't read comics but I've always liked the MCU Hawkeye, and I'm baffled he's not liked by more of the fanbase. I like his sardonic attitude and I think he's the perfect grounding for the superpowered characters. I guess once his TV series is over he's probably out of the MCU, since he'd already retired once.

"Ah, well. It’s a long story, but here in Spain, we pronounce it “Aha.” But also here in Spain, my first name isn’t pronounced “David,” it’s Da-veed." - David Aja in the NY Post, answering once and for all how to pronounce Aja.

I wouldn't call We Got We Got This Covered Covered a podcast, it's more of an experience. An experiment on how far a man will go to keep up a series he hates

Calling Hawkeye a "pretty good shot" is the understatement of understatements. He doesn't have any superpowers, but his aim is almost supernatural.

I think the greatest strength of the Hawkeye run is how honest and purely sincere it is. The fact that Clint Barton is just essentially a run of the mill, clumsy normal guy who happens to have training as a superhero and a bunch of arrows really highlights the human in him, the comic issues show that unlike most superheroes Clint Barton makes arrogant and selfish decisions (Highlighted by how every issue starts out with, “Okay, I know this looks bad- CRASH!”) and how the series just journeys through all of those mistakes along with his relationship to Kate Bishop is phenomenal and makes this essentially in the top five best Marvel comic runs from the last decade and for me the one I would use to exemplify Marvel’s creative potential going forward.

I missed you guys covering classic and/or fun comic stories, I'd love to see these start to come back a bit

This run is truly awesome, especially for how simple but expressive and iconic the artwork is, but I have to add that the Kate Bishop run by Kelly Thompson that spun off from it is one of my all-time favorites. (I comment this everywhere because people should read it. It's really damn fun.)

"Man he must be a pretty good shot" - Maso on Hawkeye

There's a surprisingly good Deadpool vs Hawkeye series that captures the tone of Matt Fraction's style really well and mixes in a tolerable amount of Deadpool's antics.

I've always seen the MCU versions of the Avengers as hybrids of the standard comic versions and the characters we saw in Mark Millar's 'The Ultimates'. I mean, Samuel L Jackson's Nick Fury is 100% Ultimate Fury, and there have been plenty of things in the movies which are clearly from those comics - throwing Bruce Banner out of a helicopter to make him transform, for instance, or movie Captain America's uniform, which is very much 'Ultimate' Cap (but minus that version's less savoury character traits). So Ultimate Hawkeye, as I recall, was simply a very skilled assassin, a black-ops sniper who was an amazing shot with whatever weapon came to hand. That's how I've always seen MCU Clint: a SHIELD field agent who got roped in to fill out the ranks of the Avengers, much like Black Widow. He likes the bow because it's stealthy (and because of the trick arrows). I mean, I can't imagine Nick Fury sending a guy who's basically just a circus trick-shot to bring in a Soviet-trained assassin like Natasha.

I have no doubt that Matt Fraction and David Aja’s comic run is Hawkeye’s best story, especially considering that it served as an influence on his Disney+ series.

I found Fraction's Hawkeye run 6 years ago as an idiot teen and it changed comics for me! I was just sharing my copies with my family when you guys uploaded this. Thanks for covering it :)

This entire run is terrific, I think it's the best run any creative team has had on a character in the last decade

Easily one of the best comic runs in recent history

This is the first comic book I read. And I am glad I did. This was such a great comic book. Made me like hawkeye more and like Kate Bishop as well.

Aja's art is awesome, its half the reason I picked up the book when it was an on-going.

I’m with you guys, I love the art style. The photo realistic stuff weirds me out

*Virgin Matt Fraction Hawkeye:* - depressed has-been in a mid-life crisis - lives alone in shitty apartment - has upset ex-girlfriends coming after him up the ass - Kate Bishop barely tolerates his presence *Chad MCU Hawkeye:* - Lived a long career, retired peacefully - Successful family man, lives in a very nice house - Loyal to his wife, treats women with respect - Kate Bishop idolizes and wants to be him

they should make a HAWKEYE movie like a mix of John Wick and Daniel Craig Bond type thing ..he gets injured but is a badass action hero with weapons

This is one of my all time favorite Marvel series and Hailee Steinfeld has been my top choice for Kate Bishop since I first read it.

I really enjoyed the solo Pizza Dog story. Don't remember which number issue it was, but it's from this run (Fraction/Aja). Dave Aja's a bloody legend, he really aced it with his, Brubaker and Fraction's Iron Fist run back in '07 (I think). Anyhoo, Pizza Dog! No dialogue, totally from PD's viewpoint. Good, old fashioned storytelling. Go, Pizza Dog! 🐾🍕

The Fraction Hawkeye run is one of my favorite series, a lot of Shane Black, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, banter-y knockabout crime/noir vibes. It's a shame that not a lot of the reinvented Hawkeye bled thru to the MCU Hawkeye til very recently.

One of my favorite Hawkeye moments in the comics is in Ultimates 2 when he’s kidnapped and tied to a chair, and he flings his fingernails at his captors and kills them all. He freaking flings off his whole fingernail at them!

Not only the best Hawkeye comic, but its arguably one of the best marvel comics ever published

I ended up buying the entire series after you guys mentioned it in last week's Hawkeye episode. I ended up binge-reading through it because it was so good, it's now one of my absolute favourite comics!

The animation and editing are fantastic in the video. Great work by Laurence and Erik!

I agree my life as a weapon is an absolute banger of a story.

I'm currently reading this series and really loving it! Never bothered to read a Hawkeye comic before and didn't think I ever would but the show has really amped up my interest for sure.

Has Hawkeye and Bullseye ever fought i feel like that would be a good fight

Hawkeye: Freefall is also brilliant

I kinda wish the Jeremy Renner app would come back

The best comickboock run in recent times, top 10 all time, and the ABSOLUTE GOAT starter pack to new comic book readers! ! ! Give this to anyone who haven't read any comicbook ever, and they'll FUCKING LOVE IT, THEY'LL GO MENTAL, BALLISTIC, YOU NAME IT. The issue with no dialog is hmmm! *Chef's kiss*

Disney needs to pay and credit David Aja for the Hawkeye show.

12:43 hate to be "that guy", but that traced Iron Man art was done by Salvador Larroca, not Greg Land. (Invincible Iron Man #508 is the issue)

Mark Waid's Daredevil run might be a fun to do for this series. I really enjoyed it.

“My Life As A Weapon” title says so so much. This is the absolute best Hawkeye story!

I reckon Mason's right, Hawkeye must be actually a really good shot if you think about it

I’m not gonna watch this yet, because I think I’m getting the Fraction run for Christmas, but I do support this

Great editing!!

Does it bother anyone else that when they were talking about the art the video kept using Javier Pulido's far inferior art rather David Aja's award winning work or is that just me?

I love this run. Probably my favorite modern comic runs before Chip Zdarsky’s Daredevil

Loved the editing on this one 😂

“Anything can be a weapon if you’re holding it right.” - Ludo, Broken Bride

Why the hell hasn't Hawkeye souped-up one of those Chautari Chariots from Avengers 1 and made it the Hawkeye Sky-Cycle yet it would make him so much more formidable, plus then he would have a place to keep all the arrows he needs for battle.

The animated comic panels are the coolest for real

In the comics he is interesting and you care about the character .in the MCU he isn't interested and if he died in any of movies he been in no one would really care.

The two Hawkeye story been one of my favorite run and I feel like I’m in the minority of getting so much joy that the MCU Hawkeye series is basing off the comic. I mean, look, they adapted bridge scene from the comics to the show! Clint outside being an Avenger and teaming up with Kate was the reason why I started to really enjoy Hawkeye. I even like Clint’s simple tee, sneakers, sunglasses, and cuts. My older brother grew up in the 90s so he was more into the classic superhero suit, so even then, I felt I’m in the minority. RU-vidrs I casually watch are hating on the series the series is more about Kate and not Clint or as they put it, “A Hawkeye story not focusing on Hawkeye,” using the same issues with Rey from Star Wars and the 13th Doctor from Doctor Who. Even the comments are bringing up that Disney is trying to make the “Mary Sues are replacing male Superheroes.” I wonder how will they react that Kate is actually a Hawkeye as well? I won’t be surprise if some of them were the ones who never realize She-Hulk existed before and were tweeting that Hulk is gonna be replaced.

Happy to see a comic book episode again

The absolute best Hawkeye story is that dramatic fight with Natasha on Vormir.

This was my first and favourite comic, I didn't even notice Hawkeye in the Avengers films but I was reading a fan fiction series where he wasn't even a main character, but he was so fun! The author reccomended this run as her inspiration for his characterisation, and I was hooked 😆 Sidenote no shade to Lawrence, but I did find it ironic that the part of the video describing David Aja's iconic distinctive style focused almost entirely on panels drawn by guest artists 😆 they really threw me off when I was reading them, and I'm never as fond of beady eyed Clint as I am little disgruntled sketch Clint.

A self add and brand synergy. Love it!!

Great video 👍

I personally love the photorealistic tracing style that started in the 2000s maybe because that’s the era of comics I started reading when I was younger. Even when it’s a little wonky i like it.

Constantly astounded by how you animate these comic panels. How do you do that?

God i love the art in this comic

Is there a secret place on Big Sandwich that has videos? 'cause the videos are really fun, and I want them. 😁

Ah, Greg Land. **shudder** thanks for reminding me of that artwork. It was an interesting time.

Volume 2 is $90 on Amazon right now, so guess I’ll wait then

watching this makes me wanna check the comics out

Ironically, Matt Fraction/Greg Land collaboration is one of my favorites X-men phases... I know it's not a popular opinion, but Land's photo-realism and Fraction "one day in the life of...." style of stories worked pretty well for a while, I would very much like to see adapted in future MCU X-men series.

It’s David A-Ha. Ask him on twitter to confirm. Also; Hawkguy.

Theres 22 issues! I bought the book from Tesco and thought it was just a one shot. I really loved it and might need to get them all

I was hoping the show would have the costume from the classics with the mask. I wanted to hear Clint say. I would never wear anything like that.

I paused mid way thru and finished the book which I had started Thanksgiving day, right as the first two episodes of the show dropped I believe, and yeah it was really good. I'll probably get the omnibus if I get the opportunity because I'll just want to read the whole run.

Absolute best Hawkeye story and then MCU said...... It's in our hands that too in Phase 4.

Best run of the decade, in my opinion.

This makes me think Wes Anderson shouldve made a hawkeye movie based on this series

The end of this had me thinking of the “your mother’s a tracer!” Scene from mallrats

Is it just me or did anyone else watch these guys before the Hawkeye show and would constantly hear them call it my life as a weapon but a bunch of other American channels just call it Hawkeye. Is it like an Australian thing because searching up “Matt fraction Hawkeye” just brings up Hawkeye

Ohhhh, I missed these comics' narrations

That's what I said, Hawk Guy.

My favorite Australians talking about my favorite comic book? Sign me UPPPPPP

The mcu hawkeye is based on the ultimate universe hawkeye (who is just not a fun guy), which is why the tv show can't adapt this comic book in a way that it deserves.

2:04 yeah, he would have to somehow make the arrow go in the correct way but doesn't fit then go in the wrong way still doesn't fit and then go back in the correct way again, because thats how we all do it

I don't even watch Hawkeye (couldn't care less) but I still watch these videos.

"why use arrows instead of bullets?" Like with Gambit and Green Arrow, it's all about the style. Trick arrows are much more creative that simple bullets. It takes a special kind of someone to only use arrows in firefights.

Okay theirs a show about it now it’s everyone’s favourite comic lol

I would pay quite a bit to see this comic series actually animated it's the only series I've actively read multiple times it's my favorite comic period. Which the show is ok it doesn't hold a candle to this comic.

I was wondering if you'd throw this ep on the main channel.

MCU Hawkeye is better written than most MCU characters. Like Black Widow and Hulk

I love comics. if the people behind this channel ever wanted to make more videos about comics than movies I'd be content.

I think that photo referenced image was Salvador Larroca, not Greg Land. That whole Iron Man run is good and the art didn't feel traced to me, but when Larroca did Star Wars, that was a MASSIVE problem becasue I could tell which exact frame from the movies he traced over every time.

Indeed, and that affirmation is only partly by default

Im guessing the boomerang arrow is gonna be the one that takes out the villain in the end since they just mentioned it in episode 4

Mr Gerald the goat approves of this RU-vid video

i honestly can't imagine not having a big sandwich

“Dumb trick arrows.” If it’s “dumb” and it works, it’s not dumb.

i mean if i am reading a superhero comic i want dumb trick arrows and stuff? you can still have good plots and character development and relationships AND make me believe a boxing glove arrow is a good idea. From what I recall greg land was good but it's just so much faster to copy things he was able to get more done by lowering his standards

Anything can be a snack if you look at it right

We can't have nice things, can we?

But what about the Ironman adventures episode where Hawkeye kills Ironman2099?

I'm in need of comics that show me how much of a badass Hawkeye is. Any recommendations people

Reading Marvel annuals as a kid (70's/80's) Hawkeye was a bad guy.

Hawkeye must love usb c lol

Neat

How many likes until you release the full episode on RU-vid? I think six thousand seems fair.

I read it but don’t remember anything about it except that I enjoyed it

Do you think Barney Barton will appear in the mcu or any of Clint’s origin?

Fraction and Aka’s Hawkeye-b. I liked the video before I even watched it!