Thread by @LetsTalkMock

Infinite thread of favorite Hawkingbird moments:

The trope namer. Nine years old and spoiled rotten, but look at how she has a bow in her hand and battle staves strapped to her thigh!

Young Avengers (2005) #9 by #AllanHeinberg #JimCheung @JPonsor

"It's beautiful."

"It's us."

New Avengers: The Reunion #4 by @JimMcCann @davizlopez #DanieleRudoni

"Something's come up, huh?"

West Coast Avengers (1985) #100 by #RoyThomas #DonHudson #JoeAdreani

"I knew there was a reason I liked homecomings!"

Avengers #243 by #RogerStern #AlMilgrom #JuliannaFerriter

Ugh the forehead-touching thing, I can't even, this is so beautiful

New Avengers (2004) #48 by @BRIANMBENDIS #BillyTan @JPonsor

😏😏😏

West Coast Avengers (1985) #8 by #SteveEnglehart #AlMilgrom #KenFeduniewicz

These panels are a promise, Marvel, and I'm waiting for it to be fulfilled!

Widowmaker #3 by @JimMcCann @davizlopez @nathanfairbairn

When you want to go tf off on your reckless, impulsive partner, but you literally can't stay mad at them long enough to do so.

New Avengers Annual #3 by @BRIANMBENDIS @mike_mayhew #AndyTroy

Everyone's favorite trope: domestic Avengers.

West Coast Avengers #16 by #SteveEnglehart #AlMilgrom #ChristieScheele

This scenario seems to happen a lot. By the time Clint gets captured by Osborn, Bobbi's an old hat at dealing with this.

Avengers Spotlight #30 by #SteveGerber #AlMilgrom #PaulBecton

The way they run to each other after being separated is e v e r y t h i n g.

New Avengers (2010) #5 by @BRIANMBENDIS #StuartImmonen @colorista

Solo Avengers #1 by #TomDeFalco @JimLee #KenFeduniewicz

Just reading her husband's mind through several prison cells, nbd

Avengers Annual #15 by @DannyFingeroth #SteveDitko #ElaineLee

That moment when they first caught sight of each other after all that time apart—Bobbi in captivity, Clint thinking she was dead.

(I love how their embrace is framed like a heart shape in that last panel.)

Secret Invasion #8 by @BRIANMBENDIS @leinilyu @colorista

One way that Bobbi and Clint play off each other is that when things are tough, he tends to get worn down/depressed, while she becomes more determined. Somehow, she always finds a way to get through to him.

Hawkeye (1983) 1 #MarkGruenwald
Secret Empire 6 @nickspencer
@leinilyu

"--Except of course, for Tigra!"

#relatable

West Coast Avengers (1985) #3 by #SteveEnglehart #AlMilgrom #PetraScotese

"So I put it to you, Bobbi--

You don't really 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 me sensible."

Black Widow: Deadly Origin #2 by @Paul_Cornell @TomRaney_art #MattMilla

"Everything I use is in honor of those I thought I'd lost.

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴."

New Avengers: The Reunion #2 by @JimMcCann @davizlopez #DanieleRudoni

"As much as I love being right...I love it when he is, too."

Widowmaker #3 by @JimMcCann @davizlopez @nathanfairbairn

"My soul for hers? 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁!"

He doesn't even hesitate.

Thunderbolts Annual 2000 by @FabianNicieza @KurtBusiek #NormBreyfogle #JoeRosas

"She'll be with you till your dying day. The sooner you deal with that the better."

Hawkeye (1994) by #ChuckDixon @ScottKolins #ChristieScheele

At her grave:

"Every moment that we had together [...]—each second—was a gift. We nearly blew it—but in the end, we loved each other too much to do that, didn't we?"

West Coast Avengers #100 by #RoyThomas #DonHudson #JoeAdreani

That time that Clint crashed a party and accused Tony of being responsible for Bobbi's death because he wasn't there to save her.

Avengers: The Crossing (1995) by #BobHarras #TerryKavanagh @mikedeodato

Double post, part I: Alkhema (who is, in a way, the last remaining trace of Bobbi's consciousness) makes trouble, and Clint dreads facing her.

Avengers: The Ultron Imperative (2001) @KurtBusiek #RoyThomas #TomGrummet @mccreaman #KarlKesel #JamesHodgkins @hificolor

Double post, part II: Later on in the story, it's all up to Clint. Alkhema gives him permission to kill her—using Bobbi's voice.

Avengers: The Ultron Imperative (2001) @KurtBusiek #RoyThomas #SteveEnglehart #JorgeLucas @klausjansonnyc #MikeRoyer @hificolor

Just in case Bobbi comes back to life before he does...

(I wish we could see what message he left for her—I wonder if it was ever delivered?)

She-Hulk (2005) #5 by @DanSlott #JuanBobillo #DaveKemp

The arrow coat! I love that she came up with the design for this even before Clint joined the team. Seems like she was hoping that one day, they'd have a use for it.

New Avengers: The Reunion by @JimMcCann @davizlopez #DanieleRudoni

The newlyweds sneak away from their own party for some alone time, and we get to see them communicate and confide in each other. It's not all makeouts and sparring all the time, folks!

Avengers #242 by #RogerStern #AlMilgrom #ChristieScheele

"Then I call snuggle time."

Dark Reign: The List - Avengers by @BRIANMBENDIS #MarkoDjurdjevic @RGBSEXONPSDS

Bobbi as a sugar mama, h/t @savagehulkstan

Hawkeye (1983) #3 by #MarkGruenwald #ChristieScheele

"You name it, chances are, we've done it. Usually together. That's when we're best."

Enter the Heroic Age: Big Trouble in Little Chinatown by @JimMcCann @davizlopez @nathanfairbairn

This scene is all-around adorable, but my absolute favorite part is Tigra making a joke about PDA with Hank half-undressed in the background.

West Coast Avengers (1985) #5 by #SteveEnglehart #AlMilgrom #PetraScotese

I never noticed this before, he says they need to go to a sporting goods store, and the next panel has a storefront that literally says "Sporting Goods"

Do not mess with her ex-husband; she will fuck you up.

Hawkeye (2012) #9 by @mattfraction @davaja @MDHollingsworth

"In dreams, or out of the corner of my eye. In Hell and on Earth."

New Avengers: The Reunion #3 by @JimMcCann @davizlopez @BakadoriSan #DanieleRudoni

You can actually see him die a little inside when she says she doesn't remember him. Fortunately, it's temporary.

Secret Avengers (2013) #15 by @nickspencer @ales_kot @LukeRossMarvel @COLORnMATT

Always thinking about each other.

Avengers Annual #16 by #TomDeFalco #JohnRomitaJr @sinKEVitch #JacksonGuice #KevinNowlan #MaxScheele

"We are!"

"Looks don't always deceive!"

(As an aside, anyone else get the feeling Englehart isn't Daimon Hellstrom's biggest fan?)

West Coast Avengers #14 by #SteveEnglehart #AlMilgrom #JoeSinnott #PaulBecton

Fun fact: the WCA compound was actually mentioned as being previously owned by a famous actress way back in Avengers 246, nine years before this story was told.

West Coast Avengers #100 by #RoyThomas #DonHudson #CharlesBarnettIII #JoeAdreani

The first time Clint apologized for his actions during the Phantom Rider saga (well, kind of—he's not technically apologizing, but they do reconcile here).

Avengers Spotlight #25 by #HowardMackie #AlMilgrom #TomMorgan #PaulBecton

The second apology; this one actually includes the word "sorry." Well done, Clint.

New Avengers: The Reunion #2 by @JimMcCann @davizlopez @BakadoriSan #DanieleRudoni

Civil War II: Clint is arrested for killing Bruce Banner, and and Bobbi gets an anonymous tip from someone who claims to have proof of his innocence. She tries to play it cool, but...

Mockingbird #6 by @ChelseaCain @kate_niemczyk #SeanParsons @rachellecheri

I love how resigned Simon acts. Like it's not the first time they've missed dinner because they were too busy kissing under the apple tree.

Marvel Graphic Novel #27: Emperor Doom by #DavidMichelinie #BobHall

They're so PROUD of each other I can't

West Coast Avengers (1985) #3, 9, 11, 18 by #SteveEnglehart #AlMilgrom #JoeSinnott #PetraScotese #KenFeduniewicz

Seriously, don't mess with Clint.

West Coast Avengers #9 by #SteveEnglehart #AlMilgrom #JoeSinnott #KenFeduniewicz

Just after Secret Invasion. They can't stop touching, as if they need reassurance that the other one is real.

New Avengers (2004) #48-49 @BRIANMBENDIS #BillyTan @JPonsor #MattBanning

Bobbi Morse, opening her home to people down on their luck since 1983.

Hawkeye #2 #MarkGruenwald #BrettBreeding #BobSharen

(Technically, it's true that the Vision wasn't in his right mind when he created the group, but let's not worry about that now.)

West Coast Avengers (1985) #1 #SteveEnglehart #AlMilgrom #JoeSinnott #PetraScotese

"I'll follow you, honey!"

"Forever and ever, I hope!"

West Coast Avengers (1985) #10 #SteveEnglehart #AlMilgrom #JoeSinnott #KenFeduniewicz

"I do a whole lot more than just 'care' about Bobbi. I love her, Wanda—I've 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 loved her. I don't know what I'd do if—"

West Coast Avengers (1985) #90 #RoyThomas #DannThomas #DavidRoss @DzonTim #BobSharen

The moment that Bobbi decides to trust him again.

New Avengers: The Reunion #4 by @JimMcCann @davizlopez @BakadoriSan #DanieleRudoni

Comparing and contrasting between Clint/Bobbi and Masque/Hood. Both couples care for each other, but Hood and Madame Masque don't give a damn about anyone else, while Bobbi and Clint are heroes to the core.

New Avengers (2004) #64 @BRIANMBENDIS @Mike2112McKone @DaveMcCaig

Right after Bobbi's abduction. The rest of the team is a hundred years earlier than her, stuck with a broken time machine that only goes backwards. To say that he's worried is an understatement.

West Coast Avengers #19 #SteveEnglehart #AlMilgrom #JoeSinnott #KenFeduniewicz

The team gets a working time machine and stops to pick up Mockingbird, who by then has disposed of the Phantom Rider. The reunion between Mockingbird and Hawkeye is frantic and emotional.

West Coast Avengers #23 #SteveEnglehart #AlMilgrom #RomeoTanghal #ChristieScheele

The road to reconciliation is full of misunderstandings, and this arc is full of them. Still, it shows how much they *want* to be together, even through all the bumps.

Solo Avengers #16 #TomDeFalco #AlMilgrom @JoseMarzan #JanetJackson

After a mission goes horribly wrong, Bobbi offers some advice.

Avengers Spotlight #34 #SteveGerber #AlMilgrom #DonHeck #PaulBecton

Listen, I'm not saying that Bobbi, Clint, and Hunter definitely had a threesome in a cabin in the Swiss Alps...but I'm not saying they didn't.

Mockingbird #8 by @ChelseaCain @kate_niemczyk @rachellecheri

"Or maybe you just didn't 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡 to hear, sport! 𝐼 sure didn't!"

West Coast Avengers (1985) #1 by #SteveEnglehart #AlMilgrom #JoeSinnott #PetraScotese

"I keep forgettin' you haven't been beside me all my life!"

West Coast Avengers (1985) #1 by #SteveEnglehart #AlMilgrom #JoeSinnott #PetraScotese

"I love you"/"You damn well better" is the "I love you"/"I know" of the Marvel Universe.

New Avengers (2004) #57 by @BRIANMBENDIS #StuartImmonen @WadevonG @DaveMcCaig

"I'm talking about the rest of your life, and the difference having me around is going to make in it."

Hawkeye (1983) #4 by #MarkGruenwald #BobSharen #DannyBulanadi

Bobbi's first solo undercover op since the joining the team. Her husband's a bit of a worrier.

West Coast Avengers (1985) #9 by #SteveEnglehart #AlMilgrom #JoeSinnott #KenFeduniewicz

So, so, so misguided, but also so well-intentioned? She'd already agreed to help, but he knows that killing (or trying to kill) Osborn has the potential to ruin his life, and he wants to protect her from the fallout.

New Avengers Annual #3 by @BRIANMBENDIS @mike_mayhew #AndyTroy

During one of their off periods, Clint gives Cap relationship advice, then thinks to himself, "I oughtta practice what I preach."

Captain America #401 by #MarkGruenwald #RikLevins #DannyBulanadi #ChristieScheele #GinaGoing

"He's hard-headed, stubborn, reckless. We both are. That's what brings us back every time. That...and the fact that despite it all, we love each other. Even if it kills us."

Hawkeye & Mockingbird #2 by @JimMcCann @davizlopez @BakadoriSan @nathanfairbairn

It's a long-running joke that Clint quits and rejoins the Avengers every other day, but this is different. In another timeline, his mind doesn't get wiped, and this event is the catalyst for them to reunite.

Secret Avengers #16 @nickspencer @ales_kot @LukeRossMarvel @COLORnMATT

This is both a favorite Mockingbird moment and a favorite Hawkingbird moment. Hawkeye is in over his head, and she knows exactly what he needs.

https://twitter.com/LetsTalkMock/status/1084767374832779265

The Thunderbolts help Clint escape from Hell with what they think is Bobbi's soul. The look on his face right before he starts to unwrap is the most heartbreaking thing.

Thunderbolts Annual 2000 by @FabianNicieza @KurtBusiek #NormBreyfogle #JoeRosas

Sparring session that turns into a makeout (and make up) session...sometimes Marvel feeds us well!

West Coast Avengers (1985) #7 by #SteveEnglehart #AlMilgrom #JoeSinnott #KenFeduniewicz

"Half-naked men with guns make it hard for me to concentrate." I love her so much.

Hawkeye (1983) #2 by #MarkGruenwald #BrettBreeding #BobSharen

In general, I don't love Byrne's take on Bobbi, but this speech is spot on. I only wish we'd seen Clint's reaction.

West Coast Avengers (1985) #46 by #JohnByrne #MikeMachlan #BobSharen

This is a small thing, but I love the way they're looking at each other in that last panel.

Widowmaker #4 by @swierczy #ManuelGarcia #LorenzoRuggiero @SotoColor

This doesn't really fit in the timeline because Clint didn't work for SHIELD until very recently, but the mental image of a young, punch-drunk-in-love Clint defacing SHIELD property with their names while Bobbi pretends to be scandalized but is secretly giddy over it is (1/2)

too, too cute.

The other option is that he did it while they were in the Secret Avengers together in Spencer's run as a "joke," which is also great. Honestly, there's no scenario for this that's not adorable.

All-New Hawkeye (2015) by #JeffLemire #RamónPérez #IanHerring (2/2)

Lost in Space-Time! Dragged through history, sick and feverish... through all of his travels and troubles, he always has his mind on her.

West Coast Avengers #17-21 by #SteveEnglehart #AlMilgrom #JoeSinnott #KenFeduniewicz #PaulBecton

"You're a good leader and an incredibly good man. I miss that sometimes. We both seem to miss each other. A lot. Ironic, given what we do."

Hawkeye & Mockingbird #4 by @JimMcCann @davizlopez @BakadoriSan @nathanfairbairn

I love these little tender moments between the heavy action scenes.

New Avengers Finale by @BRIANMBENDIS @THEBRYANHITCH #StuartImmonen #ButchGuice #AndrewCurrie #KarlStory @paulmounts @JPonsor @rainberedo

I can't believe Bobbi and Clint invented being a power couple

Avengers Spotlight #25 by #HowardMackie #AlMilgrom #TomMorgan #PaulBecton

The way that Steve puts his arm on his shoulder just before Hand delivers the news...

New Avengers (2010) #11 by @BRIANMBENDIS @mikedeodato @rainberedo

Same, Clint, same.

Solo Avengers #7 by #TomDeFalco #MarkBright @JoseMarzan #JanetJackson

"There's a hell of a lot I don't know, but one thing is certain... God, I love this woman."

New Avengers: The Reunion #4 by @JimMcCann @davizlopez @BakadoriSan #DanieleRudoni

One of my favorite thing about the old WCA is all the innuendo they sneak in there. I'm sure he can hold his breath for a loooong time, Bobbi.

West Coast Avengers (1984) #1 by #RogerStern #BobHall #BrettBreeding #JuliannaFerriter

This goes...a little bit farther than innuendo. In fact, anything I have to say about these panels is totally nsfw, so just use your imagination.

Mockingbird #4 by @ChelseaCain @kate_niemczyk #SeanParsons @rachellecheri

The way they start a sparring session every time they need to hash something out. Multitasking for the win 👌👌👌

Hawkeye (1983) #1
West Coast Avengers (1985) #8
Avengers Spotlight #32
Dark Reign: New Nation one-shot

Here's some angsty, mourning Clint for your day.

Hawkeye (1994) #1-4 by #ChuckDixon @ScottKolins #ChristieScheele @DzonTim

Bobbi's death hit Clint hard in a way he never fully recovered from, even after she came back. It's part of the reason why he's been so overprotective of her ever since her return.

Black Widow: Deadly Origin #3 by @Paul_Cornell @TomRaney_art @inkerscott1 #MattMilla

Another favorite Mockingbird moment that doubles as a favorite Hawkingbird moment:

https://twitter.com/LetsTalkMock/status/1088164879603777538

"If not, we'll get better."
"We always do."

New Avengers: The Reunion #4 by @JimMcCann @davizlopez @BakadoriSan #DanieleRudoni

After her return from captivity, Bobbi had frequent nightmares. Here, Clint manages to get her to open up a little about them and tries to comfort her. The next day, in battle, after Clint delivers a knockout punch to Crossfire, the two of them exchange a look, and then she (1/2)

grins widely, optimistic about the future.

New Avengers (2004) #63 by @BRIANMBENDIS @Mike2112McKone @DaveMcCaig
(2/2)

Oh, look at the time! Is it angst o'clock already?

New Avengers (2010) #13 by @BRIANMBENDIS @mikedeodato @rainberedo

This scene is a little bizarre: drinking beer in bed, Bobbi’s off-the-shoulder nightgown...but I like how the domesticity + supportive relationship contrasts with the extremely violent topic they're discussing.

Avengers Spotlight #34 #SteveGerber #AlMilgrom #DonHeck #PaulBecton

Sometimes I think the "I like you" panels are even cuter than the "I love you" ones. Anyway, here's their first kiss (or almost-kiss).

Hawkeye (1985) #4 by #MarkGruenwald #BobSharen #DannyBulanadi

Clint quits the team (quelle surprise) after being deposed as leader, and Bobbi defends him.

https://twitter.com/LetsTalkMock/status/1087668698364563456

"It's nice to know I inspire such passion..."

Avengers Spotlight #33 by #SteveGerber #AlMilgrom #DonHeck @RWitterstaetter

We deserve to see this moment recreated in live action.

New Avengers: The Reunion #4 by @JimMcCann @davizlopez @BakadoriSan #DanieleRudoni

No comic book relationship (or ex-relationship) is complete without seven hundred fake deaths for dramatic purposes. Poor Clint.

Secret Avengers (2013) #15 by @nickspencer @ales_kot @LukeRossMarvel @COLORnMATT

Speaking of fake deaths...

Their actual first kiss (I love that this scene isn't "prettied up"—they've just survived a really violent and awful ordeal and it shows in the art)

Hawkeye (1983) #4 by #MarkGruenwald #BobSharen #DannyBulanadi

"The most important thing in my life isn't vengeance! It's my wife--!"

West Coast Avengers (1985) #23 by #SteveEnglehart #AlMilgrom #RomeoTanghal #ChristieScheele

I have to close this thread out with this, one of my favorite Marvel panels and the perfect epilogue to the Disassembled-Civil War-Dark Reign saga. A simple walk in the park with their friends and loved ones.

New Avengers Finale by @BRIANMBENDIS @THEBRYANHITCH #StuartImmonen #ButchGuice #AndrewCurrie #KarlStory @paulmounts @JPonsor @rainberedo

BONUS POST: Hawkingbird Recommended Reading List

https://twitter.com/LetsTalkMock/status/1123048068587425792