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Tag: Hawkeye
Marvel Announces ‘Mockingbird’ Solo Title
Marvel just announced that a Mockingbird solo title, eponymously named ‘Mockingbird,’ will be hitting stores in 2016.
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DragonCon 2015 Newbie Recap and Cosplay Roundup
I was expecting to be overwhelmed and overjoyed going to my first DragonCon, and boy did DragonCon deliver! DragonCon has been nicknamed NerdiGras, and it is certainly a name they’ve earned. But DragonCon is also one of the most family friendly cons (before 8pm).
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Jeremy Renner and Cobie Smulders Talk ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ (With Spoilers!)
Read what Jeremy Renner and Cobie Smulders had to say about the latest Marvel cinematic blockbuster! (Warning: Article contains spoilers!)
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‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Spinoff – West Coast Avengers?
According to Deadline Hollywood, Adrianne Palicki and Nick Blood will be headlining the new ‘Agents of SH.I.E.L.D.’ spinoff. ‘Agents of SH.I.E.L.D.’ has been a great addition to the MCU on the small screen, and adding more shows to the small screen is a great way to keep expanding the MCU.
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New Hawkeye Images for ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’
The latest round of posters and promotional images for ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ have been released, and as usual, the question I’m asked whenever Hawkeye shows up is “what about the archery?” So let’s take a look.
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It’s Not Hawkeye’s Fault!
Hawkeye’s bad archery is not Jeremy Renner’s fault. The latest photos from the set show director Joss Whedon demonstrating an alleged “archery pose” for actor Jermey Renner, and suddenly it all becomes clear; Renner’s archery mistakes in the first film can be laid squarely at Joss Whedon’s door.
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“Hawkeye, World’s Worst Archer” – The Rest of the Story
Back in March of 2012, when GeekDad was still part of Wired, I wrote an article about Hawkeye’s actual archery ability as seen in the trailers and publicity photos for the Avengers. The article got a lot of page-views, and I heard from some readers; I got some nice emails from people who liked it, a few from people who wanted to argue some of my points, and one hilarious message full of invective and profanity from somebody who was outraged that I would malign his favorite superhero. Recently I got an email from somebody who read it and had a different reaction. Since it is the nicest response I’ve ever received from anything I’ve ever written, I thought I would share it with you (with the author’s permission, of course).
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GeekMoms’ Best Comic Books of 2013
2013 was a great year to be a comic book fan.
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Pow! Super Graphic Is Packed With Comic Book Infographics
Super Graphic, a new book out this week, features hundreds of data visualizations — all relating to comic books. It’s funny and informative and definitely worth checking out.
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Serious Comics, Part 5: Truly Super Heroes
Superheroes can be a tricky subject. They’re a staple of the comic book medium, of course, and for many readers (and non-comics-readers) superheroes are pretty much synonymous with comic books. They’re also often two-dimensional and somewhat mindless—but they don’t have to be.
Continue ReadingGeekMom: Comic Book Corner — March 6th, 2013
Happy Comic Release Day! Welcome to another installment of GeekMom Comic Book Corner, where we recap our adventures in comics for the week. This week we look at Hawkeye #8 and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Issue #.01 and a book that’s a celebration of comics.
Continue ReadingGeekMom: Comic Book Corner — January 16th, 2013
Happy Comic Release Day! Welcome to another installment of GeekMom Comic Book Corner, where we recap our adventures in comics for the week. Check out our reviews of Marvel’s Hawkeye, Daredevil and one awesome web comic.
Continue ReadingNew Avengers: Breakout: A Kiss or Kill Dilemma
If you’re impatient for a sequel ot the The Avengers, and especially if you want more Hawkeye and the Black Widow and more about S.H.I.E.L.D., The Avengers: Breakout novel might be just the thing to tide you over as the …
Continue ReadingThe Avengers’ Hawkeye: Not Such a Bad Archer After All (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)
I got to see a preview screening of The Avengers last night, and I need to amend my earlier comments regarding Hawkeye’s archery technique a little bit. I can’t give you a review of the film, at least not yet, …
Continue ReadingNeed More Avengers? Try These Marvel Comics
If you’ve already seen The Avengers multiple times and still want more, Marvel Comics has a solution. There are a number of comic collections available that will give you the flavor of the characters from the movie.
Continue ReadingThe Avengers’ Hawkeye: Not Such a Bad Archer After All (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)
I got to see a preview screening of The Avengers last night, and I need to amend my earlier comments regarding Hawkeye’s archery technique a little bit. I can’t give you a review of the film, at least not yet, …
Continue ReadingThe Avengers’ Hawkeye: Not Such a Bad Archer After All
I got to see a preview screening of The Avengers last night, and I need to amend my earlier comments regarding Hawkeye’s archery technique a little bit. I can’t give you a review of the film, at least not yet, …
Continue ReadingExclusive First Look at Fury Files Short from Marvel Universe on Disney XD
Our friends at Disney XD have sent us over an exclusive preview of this new short that will run this Sunday morning during the Marvel Universe block on Disney XD. The Fury Files are short pieces highlighting various members of …
Continue ReadingGeekMom Comic Book Corner for March 21, 2012
Happy Comic Release Day! Welcome to the second installment of GeekMom Comic Book Corner, where we recap our adventures in comics for the week. New Release Recommendations by Corrina This week I’d like to recommend the newly released trade paperback collection of the Chase series from DC Comics. The book, by J.H. Williams and Dan Curtis Johnson, […]
Continue ReadingThe Avengers: The Hulk – Biggest, Greenest, Meanest Hero Ever?
You may have read a recent piece on this blog about Hawkeye. Jim MacQuarrie’s brilliant (if we do say so ourselves) article from last Thursday has been reprinted and quoted all over the internet, it seems — agree or disagree …
Continue ReadingThe Avengers: Why the Myth of Hawkeye Is More Important
An article that ran yesterday on GeekDad by Jim MacQuarrie made it very clear that, from the standpoint of professional archery, Hawkeye couldn’t hit the broadside of Tony Stark’s mansion. With my limited exposure to archery I can’t argue against what …
Continue ReadingThe Avengers: Hawkeye, World’s Worst Archer? UPDATED
Not long ago, Marvel released a teaser poster and a trailer for The Avengers both including Hawkeye, the greatest archer in the Marvel universe. So how good is he?
Continue ReadingThe First Avengers Trailer Is Here!
Finally, the first real trailer for Marvel’s The Avengers, set to hit theaters May 4, 2012, is here! It looks just as awesome as you’d hope it would, and the bits of dialogue in it are such that, even if …
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