Although Hawkeye's early tales were typified by petulant outbursts and a general refusal to be a team-player, it's equally true that he's been a fantastic leader too.
When Clint split off from the main Avengers in the early eighties he did so to found the West Coast Avengers, which he led. He's been synonymous with that team ever since, but has often served as a second-in-command on the main Avengers roster on numerous occasions. Add to that repeated stints with the team's black ops equivalent, the Secret Avengers - where he also served as leader - and you're left with one of the most experienced heroes in the team's roster.
Look, being an expert archer is obviously a handy skill, but there's a whole lot more to the character than just his proficiency in combat. He's just generally a great teammate to have, and having been called upon by Earth's Mightiest Heroes time and again, it stands to reason that he's considered to have a clear and obvious impact.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
