My top 10 Comic Book Heroes (Part 2)

Top 10 Heroes

Hawkeye

Hawkeye is a character belonging to the Marvel Universe. He was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Don Heck His first appearance was in 'Tales of Suspense' #57 in September 1964. He began life as a villain; however he joined the Avengers in 'Avengers' #16 in May 1965. Hawkeye's real name is Clinton Francis "Clint" Barton. As well as using the name 'Hawkeye', Barton has used the names 'Goliath' and 'Ronin'. He is a master archer and marksman as well as a talented martial artist and acrobat.

   Clint Barton was born in Iowa and lived their with his parents and older brother, Barney. However Barton lost his parents in a car accident as a young child and as sent to a children's home though they later ran away. The two brothers joined the Carson Carnival of Travelling Wonders where they worked as roustabouts while being mentored by the original Swordsman and Trisckshot. Clint's life would change, however, when he rejects his mentor,The Swordsman, who he saw counting stolen money. After refusing to take the money Clint and The Swordsman fight, this leaves Clint badly injured after falling from the high wire. Barney, after finding out Clint's decision to reject the money abandons him. Clint joins Trickshot for a short period and helps him in attempting to stop criminals. However Clint leaves him on bad terms.

  Clint went on to travel from carnival to carnival showcasing his natural talent in archery, it is at this time he took on the costumed persona of Hawkeye. It was after seeing Ironman save the lives of people at a carnival that Clint decided to use his gift to fight crime, unfortunately on his first night of patrol he was mistaken for a criminal. Luckily this did not stop him from going to be one of Marvel's best known heroes.

  Clint would go on to join The Avengers along side heroes such as Ironman, Capt. America and Black Widow, the Scarlett Witch and Quicksilver. However Hawkeye is a hot-headed character and often clashes with other members of The Avengers. This was prominent

early on when he refused to work with the team's leader Capt. America. Overtime Hawkeye learns to respect others and views many of his team mates as friends. Hawkeye was also romantically involved with Black Widow, however she leaves him after an undercover mission.

  Hawkeye's main weapon is his trusty bow and arrow. Clint is a grandmaster marksman, an exceptional acrobat and martial artist. He is at peak human physical condition, this is shown when a villain attempt to use the hero's draw weight bow but could not draw back the string to fire a single arrow. Hawkeye's custom arrows are purple, his signature colour. He carries a quiver of "trick" arrows, these include explosive and "tracker" arrows. It is thought he can turn any object into a weapon, including coins, sticks and debris.

 Hawkeye has appeared in many different medias. He is a character on the animated cartoon about The Avengers, The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Hawkeye has been played by Jeremy Renner in the live action films Thor and The Avengers (left).