Tuesday, February 3, 2009

stop teasing me, Clint

once there was this circus performer whose talents in archery landed him on the wrong side of the law. falling in love with a Russian spy (and landing oh, around #135th on her list of conquests), he once mixed it up with an armored Avenger, which was fortuitous, as that made him walk the straight and narrow again.

having served the Avengers with distinction (which included challenging Captain America for control most of the time), he was rewarded by having him lead his own Avengers team over by the left coast. everything was sunny and coming up roses, not the least was having also found the love of his life. and then everything fell apart when his wife died. yeah, we couldn't believe it either.

rejoining his east coast buddies, he shocked everyone when he took over the Thunderbolts, an are-we-or-are-we-not group of villains trying to be heroes (well not at first). that meant hooking up with a lady villain (sounds familiar). when it got boring, where else would he run to except back with his fellow Avengers?

and that may have been a mistake, because he died when his teammate Wanda goes batshit insane and remakes reality. oh, at that time, he was being a pig, boning another teammate (who just died recently as a suicide bomber for those green shapeshifting aliens), and fantasizing about another lady villain named Viper. oh, and he actually died twice.

with his second resurrection at the hands of aforementioned insane teammate, he thanked her by ... yes, boning her too.

the recent invasion by also aforementioned green shapeshifting aliens messed with his psyche more than we know ... it turns out his dead wife was alive! and held captive all this time! but prior to learning that fact, he promised that every single green alien should die. he even made that promise while wearing the uniform and identity of yet another teammate (who's actually deaf) that he was ... yes, boning.

and oh, did he even shed a tear for Jan, now that Bobbie's back in his arms?



promises, promises.


we also haven't forgotten that YOU could have made the kill shot that would have taken down the Skrull Queen, yet you botched that simple task and now Norman Osborn is the man of the hour.


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New Avengers #49

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