If, like me, you are an unashamed Hawkeye fanboy (YES WE EXIST), and were confused regarding Clint Barton's absence in Marvel's Avengers, then you'll know that the announcement that he would be among the first characters to join the roster post-launch came as something as a relief.
For those also concerned that the character might be sidelined simply because he wasn't in the main story either, fret not - Clint is present and accounted for as a key member of the Avengers in-game thanks to some sneaky easter eggs.
When Kamala is tracking down Jarvis at the S.H.I.E.L.D. substation, she briefly admires a photo of the Avengers hanging together. Crouched to the middle is none other than Hawkeye himself, sporting his signature garb from the iconic Matt Fraction/David Aja run from 2012.
Barton's room is also visible on the Chimera. You can't enter it, but one would assume that'll change once he joins the game in a couple months' time.
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.
