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* HonorBeforeReason: Madame Masque’s deception of Kate in LA would have failed if Kate had bothered to look under her mask in Madripoor but she was simply too polite to peek even for a ruthless supervillain.
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* ShaggyDogStory: "The Tape" ends up being this when it's revealed the whole plot was a setup by ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} to uncover a mole in their ranks.
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** “L.A. Woman” ends with S.H.I.E.L.D. agents taking over the case of Madame Masque selling Life Model Decoys, locking Kate out of the matter she discovered and was intending to shut down with her detective skills.
** "The Tape" ends up being this when it's revealed the whole plot was a setup by ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} to uncover a mole in their
** “L.A. Woman” ends with S.H.I.E.L.D. agents taking over the case of Madame Masque selling Life Model Decoys, locking Kate out of the matter she discovered and was intending to shut down with her detective skills.
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* SheIsNotMyGirlfriend: Clint internally refers to Jessica as his "friend-girl".
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** The HDMI cables that Clint has trouble with in #6 returns in the final issue to restrain the Clown.
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* MamaBear: In a rare moment of tactical brilliance, Ivan enlists his mother to help fight in the Battle of Bed-Stuy, and she is so mad that he hurt her son that she beats Clint with a baseball bat.
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot / RippedFromTheHeadlines: Hurricane Sandy, which happened in late 2012 and greatly affected the Tri-state Area, is incorporated into issue #7 just mere months after the fact.
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* VerbalTic: Ivan and the Tracksuit Draculas tend to end each of their sentences with "bro".
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* ThatCameOutWrong: When Bobbi asks Clint about the strip club he blew up, he tells her he wasn't there for the girls, he was there for the guys.
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** People keep mistaking Clint for ComicBook/IronFist.
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* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: ZigZagged. Clint lets Jessica slap him a couple of times for sleeping with [[spoiler:Penelope]], but the third time she tries, he stops her and tells her she's not allowed to do that anymore.
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* HeroesLoveDogs: Clint makes sure to get a severely injured dog who went to his rescue treated. And when one of the responsibles for wounding him arrive at the vet to attack Clint, he yells "Who throws a damn dog into traffic --" while punching them.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: The ShowWithinAShow ''Winter Friends'' shows Steve, the character allegorical to Clint, having an older brother. This is several issues before Barney would be introduced.
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* AmicableExes: Bobbi Morse is entirely sympathetic to Clint and his growing stresses about protecting the apartment from the Tracksuits despite coming over to have him finalize some divorce papers.
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** "[[OncePerEpisode Okay. This looks bad.]]"
** Grills repeatedly referring to Clint as "Hawk''guy''".
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* SupermanStaysOutOfGotham: Jessica Drew angrily lampshades to Clint how he could easily have simply called the cops or the Avengers to help. Clint admits to her that he'd really just wanted to do something right on his own for once.
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* DeconReconSwitch: The series does this to {{Trick Arrow}}s within a single issue. They're AwesomeButImpractical, and a big waste of time due to them being tailored to specific situations. Plus Clint never bothered to label any of them so when caught in a car chase, he's firing arrows of varying degrees of usefulness. By the end though, many of the arrows that Clint uses become more and more effective in fighting the Tracksuits and keeping him alive, and the Boomerang Arrow that Kate mocks in the beginning of the issue does wonders to get Clint out of a hairy situation.
* MythologyGag: The opening page of the series shows Clint falling backwards off a building, firing a grappling hook arrow, recreating a shot from the climatic battle in ''Film/TheAvengers2012''.
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* WhamEpisode: Clint and Barney realize that the Tracksuits have been managing to sneak past them and enter the apartment building. Not long after this realization, the Clown cripples them both: he deafens Clint by stabbing him in the ears and shoots Barney, paralyzing him.
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* ChekhovsGun: The boomerang arrow, which Kate mocks, is set up early in issue #3 and proves crucial in a climactic moment.
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** The collar stays that Kate gives Clint in #13; [[spoiler:he blinds the Clown with them in the final issue.]]
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* OneSteveLimit: An aversion of a codename variant. Clint and Kate openly and proudly refer to each other as Hawkeye.
* TheOneThatGotAway: While the two are firmly established as PlatonicLifePartners, #2 heavily implies that Kate is disappointed that Clint doesn't want to sleep with her.
* TheOneThatGotAway: While the two are firmly established as PlatonicLifePartners, #2 heavily implies that Kate is disappointed that Clint doesn't want to sleep with her.
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* SoProudOfYou: Much of Clint's opinion of Kate involves gushing about her archery skills and her worthiness of being the second Hawkeye after him.
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* ShoutOut: The opening page of the series shows Clint falling backwards off a building, firing a grappling hook arrow, recreating a shot from the climatic battle in ''Film/TheAvengers2012''.
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This run would later be loosely adapted into the ''Series/Hawkeye2021'' series on Creator/DisneyPlus, with Creator/JeremyRenner reprising his role from the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, as well as introducing Creator/HaileeSteinfeld as Kate. Kate, Gil, and Clint's apartment complex were also included in in Creator/CrystalDymanics'/Creator/SquareEnix's ''VideoGame/MarvelsAvengers'' in an ExpansionPack.
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This run would later be loosely adapted into the ''Series/Hawkeye2021'' series on Creator/DisneyPlus, with Creator/JeremyRenner reprising his role from the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, as well as introducing Creator/HaileeSteinfeld as Kate. Kate, Gil, and Clint's apartment complex were also included in in Creator/CrystalDymanics'/Creator/SquareEnix's Creator/CrystalDynamics'/Creator/SquareEnix's ''VideoGame/MarvelsAvengers'' in an ExpansionPack.
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This run would later be loosely adapted into the ''Series/Hawkeye2021'' series on Creator/DisneyPlus, with Creator/JeremyRenner reprising his role from the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, as well as introducing Creator/HaileeSteinfeld as Kate.
Kate. Kate, Gil, and Clint's apartment complex were also included in in Creator/CrystalDymanics'/Creator/SquareEnix's ''VideoGame/MarvelsAvengers'' in an ExpansionPack.
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This run would later be loosely adapted into the 2021 ''Series/{{Hawkeye}}'' ''Series/Hawkeye2021'' series on Creator/DisneyPlus, with Creator/JeremyRenner reprising his role from the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, as well as introducing Creator/HaileeSteinfeld as Kate.
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* "My Life as a Weapon" — Spurred into action by wanting to defend the defenseless —his apartment building neighbors— Clint takes matters into his own hands when his cruel landlord assets himself.
* "The Tape" — When Clint is recruited by ComicBook/SHIELD to intercept some incriminating evidence, the job proves to have deadly implications for all parties involved. Drawn entirely by Javier Pullido.
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* "My Life as a Weapon" — Spurred into action by wanting to defend the defenseless —his apartment building neighbors— Clint takes matters into his own hands when his cruel landlord assets asserts himself.
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ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}, [[OnceAnEpisode once an issue]]
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* GoodIsNotNice: Clint talks about how much of TheParagon ComicBook/CaptainAmerica is, how he truly believes in Clint being capable of doing so much good and Clint feeling good about proving him right. That said, Clint makes a point to Ivan how Captain America is ''not'' there and how he's completely at Clint's mercy.
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* OnceMoreWithClarity: Much of the "Little Hits" arc is the same period of time retold from the perspective of different characters, ranging from Lucky, to Barney, to Kate, to the Clown, and to Clint himself.
* PaintingTheMedium: Issue #19 mostly tells its story as though the reader is as deaf as Clint. Dialogue is missing or hypothetical (due to Clint reading lips) or exchanged through sign language graphics.
* PaintingTheMedium: Issue #19 mostly tells its story as though the reader is as deaf as Clint. Dialogue is missing or hypothetical (due to Clint reading lips) or exchanged through sign language graphics.
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->''"Okay... this looks bad."''
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The fourth volume of ''Hawkeye'' was written by Creator/MattFraction and drawn by David Aja, published by Creator/MarvelComics from August 2012 to July 2015. It is the first (and to date, only) ongoing ''ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}'' title to feature [[Characters/HawkeyeTitleCharacter Clint Barton]] in the title role.
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The fourth volume of ''Hawkeye'' was written by Creator/MattFraction and drawn by David Aja, published from August 2012 to July 2015. It is the first (and to date, only) ongoing ''Hawkeye'' ''ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}'' title to feature [[Characters/HawkeyeTitleCharacter Clint Barton]] in the title role.
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[subscript: ''Hawkeye'' #1 cover by David Aja]]]]
The fourth volume of ''Hawkeye'' was written by Creator/MattFraction and drawn by David Aja, published from August 2012 to July 2015. It is the first (and to date, only) ongoing ''Hawkeye'' title to feature [[Characters/HawkeyeTitleCharacter Clint Barton]] in the title role.
After years of serving as a stalwart [[ComicBook/TheAvengers Avenger]], Clint embarks on his most treacherous mission yet: managing an apartment building in [[UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity Brooklyn]]. But with the previous landlord and [[TheMafiya his gang]] breathing down Clint's neck, not to mention loads of personal baggage for him to deal with, the job will be much easier said than done. Good thing he's got backup in the form of the ''other'' Hawkeye, [[Characters/HawkeyeKateBishop Kate Bishop]], and their canine companion, [[Characters/HawkeyeSupportingCharacters Lucky the Pizza Dog]].
This run of ''Hawkeye'' is notable for its looser structure than most modern ongoing superhero titles, with only a few short story arcs but numerous one-offs and standalone issues between them. They are:
!!! '''Story arcs'''
* "My Life as a Weapon" — Spurred into action by wanting to defend the defenseless —his apartment building neighbors— Clint takes matters into his own hands when his cruel landlord assets himself.
* "The Tape" — When Clint is recruited by ComicBook/SHIELD to intercept some incriminating evidence, the job proves to have deadly implications for all parties involved. Drawn entirely by Javier Pullido.
* "Little Hits" — After the events of the previous arc, Clint and his associates enjoy some downtime, or at least as much they can enjoy it. Features guest art from Steve Lieber & Jesse Hamm, Annie Wu, and Francesco Francavilla.
* "L.A. Woman" — When Kate retreats to UsefulNotes/LosAngeles to get away from Clint, she accidentally finds herself in the crosshairs of her new archrival, the supervillainess Madame Masque. Drawn entirely by Annie Wu, following a one-shot annual drawn by Pullido.
* "Rio Bravo" — Just when things couldn't get bad enough for Clint, his estranged brother Barney —the other ''other'' Hawkeye— turns up, just in time for the final standoff against the Tracksuit Draculas.
Released as part of the ComicBook/MarvelNow initiative, Creator/MattFraction & David Aja's ''Hawkeye'' offered a completely new take on the character, recontextualizing him as {{the everyman}} in a universe full of superheroes with amazing powers. Clint's adventures in this run tend to more closely resemble that of the {{slice of life}} genre than traditional cape comics, focusing on his personal relationships and home life rather than the world-shaking adventures common to his fellow Avengers. The look of the book also notably stood out in Marvel's publishing slate at the time, favoring a unique aesthetic inspired more by indie comics than the house style they usually went with. This approach earned the title widespread acclaim, winning Aja four Eisner Awards for his art on the series, as well as Best Single Issue/One-Shot for issue #11, “Pizza Is My Business". Furthermore, it quickly became [[AudienceColoringAdaptation the definitive version of the character]] moving forward, informing not just how Clint would be portrayed in later appearances by creators but also how the audience perceived him and his role in the MarvelUniverse. Fraction & Aja's ''Hawkeye'' ran for twenty-two issues total over three years, with frequent delays leading to inconsistent release dates and story arcs not running linearly. The final issue of ultimately came out in July 2015.
Creator/JeffLemire and Ramón Pérez's ''All-New Hawkeye'' immediately followed this run, inheriting the tone and visual flair set by their predecessors. It actually picked up so quickly after Fraction & Aja's run that it was collected in trade as the fifth and sixth volumes of ''Hawkeye'', despite having a different title and not sharing any of the same creative team. Creator/KellyThompson & Leonardo Romero's ''ComicBook/HawkeyeKateBishop''[[note]]published monthly as ''Hawkeye'' but collected in trade with the subtitle[[/note]] is a {{sequel series}} to the "L.A. Woman" arc, following Kate as she works as a private investigator in Los Angeles. The [[ComicBook/WestCoastAvengers2018 2018 run]] of ''ComicBook/WestCoastAvengers'' could also be seen as a {{stealth sequel}} to both the Fraction/Aja and Thompson/Romero runs, as it prominently features Clint and Kate together again. Finally, Creator/MatthewRosenberg & Otto Schmidt's ''Hawkeye: Freefall'' contains callbacks to this run, once again proving just how influential Fraction & Aja were to the character during their time on the title.
This run would later be loosely adapted into the 2021 ''Series/{{Hawkeye}}'' series on Creator/DisneyPlus, with Creator/JeremyRenner reprising his role from the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, as well as introducing Creator/HaileeSteinfeld as Kate.
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!! Matt Fraction & David Aja's ''Hawkeye'' contains examples of:
* ArtShift: This run is mostly drawn by Aja, with some exceptions. "The Tape" is drawn by Javier Pullido, while "L.A. Woman" is drawn by Annie Wu.
* {{Bookends}}: This run begins and ends with Clint fighting off the Tracksuit Draculas and saving his apartment building.
* BigApplesauce: Even more than most Marvel titles set in the city. This run's version of New York probably feels as close as to the real thing as you're gonna get in a Marvel comic.
* CensorBox: A nude Clint's modesty is covered by a classic-style corner box logo of his face.
* ChekhovsGun: The boomerang arrow, which Kate mocks, is set up early in issue #3 and proves crucial in a climactic moment.
* {{Deuteragonist}}: Though Clint Barton is undoubtedly the lead of this run, Kate Bishop has nearly as much focus and eventually gets her own solo arc.
* DistractedByTheSexy: Despite Kate ''[[PlatonicLifePartners not]]'' being romantically attracted to Clint, it doesn't stop her from remarking on Clint's defined physique.
* InMediasRes: Many issues in this run begin with a plot already in progress, and Clint acutely noting that whatever is happening to him looks bad.
* TheMafiya: The Tracksuit Draculas.
* NoDialogueEpisode: Issues #11 and #19 are largely free of traditional dialogue, and this is used in both to different thematic effect. #11 is told from Lucky's perspective and any dialogue between human characters is rendered to reflect Lucky's inability to understand it, while #19 reflects Clint's deafness.
* PetTheDog: Literal example. Clint saves a dog early in the run, establishing his inherent goodness despite some of his behavior.
* PlatonicLifePartners: Clint and Kate's close relationship is cemented in this series, after the two of them only really being acquaintances prior.
* RealLifeWritesThePlot / RippedFromTheHeadlines: Hurricane Sandy, which happened in late 2012 and greatly affected the Tri-state Area, is incorporated into issue #7 just mere months after the fact.
* ShaggyDogStory: "The Tape" ends up being this when it's revealed the whole plot was a setup by ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} to uncover a mole in their ranks.
* SymbolSwearing: All of the cursing in this run gets the censored treatment.
* VerbalTic: Ivan and the Tracksuit Draculas tend to end each of their sentences with "bro".
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[subscript: ''Hawkeye'' #1 cover by David Aja]]]]
The fourth volume of ''Hawkeye'' was written by Creator/MattFraction and drawn by David Aja, published from August 2012 to July 2015. It is the first (and to date, only) ongoing ''Hawkeye'' title to feature [[Characters/HawkeyeTitleCharacter Clint Barton]] in the title role.
After years of serving as a stalwart [[ComicBook/TheAvengers Avenger]], Clint embarks on his most treacherous mission yet: managing an apartment building in [[UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity Brooklyn]]. But with the previous landlord and [[TheMafiya his gang]] breathing down Clint's neck, not to mention loads of personal baggage for him to deal with, the job will be much easier said than done. Good thing he's got backup in the form of the ''other'' Hawkeye, [[Characters/HawkeyeKateBishop Kate Bishop]], and their canine companion, [[Characters/HawkeyeSupportingCharacters Lucky the Pizza Dog]].
This run of ''Hawkeye'' is notable for its looser structure than most modern ongoing superhero titles, with only a few short story arcs but numerous one-offs and standalone issues between them. They are:
!!! '''Story arcs'''
* "My Life as a Weapon" — Spurred into action by wanting to defend the defenseless —his apartment building neighbors— Clint takes matters into his own hands when his cruel landlord assets himself.
* "The Tape" — When Clint is recruited by ComicBook/SHIELD to intercept some incriminating evidence, the job proves to have deadly implications for all parties involved. Drawn entirely by Javier Pullido.
* "Little Hits" — After the events of the previous arc, Clint and his associates enjoy some downtime, or at least as much they can enjoy it. Features guest art from Steve Lieber & Jesse Hamm, Annie Wu, and Francesco Francavilla.
* "L.A. Woman" — When Kate retreats to UsefulNotes/LosAngeles to get away from Clint, she accidentally finds herself in the crosshairs of her new archrival, the supervillainess Madame Masque. Drawn entirely by Annie Wu, following a one-shot annual drawn by Pullido.
* "Rio Bravo" — Just when things couldn't get bad enough for Clint, his estranged brother Barney —the other ''other'' Hawkeye— turns up, just in time for the final standoff against the Tracksuit Draculas.
Released as part of the ComicBook/MarvelNow initiative, Creator/MattFraction & David Aja's ''Hawkeye'' offered a completely new take on the character, recontextualizing him as {{the everyman}} in a universe full of superheroes with amazing powers. Clint's adventures in this run tend to more closely resemble that of the {{slice of life}} genre than traditional cape comics, focusing on his personal relationships and home life rather than the world-shaking adventures common to his fellow Avengers. The look of the book also notably stood out in Marvel's publishing slate at the time, favoring a unique aesthetic inspired more by indie comics than the house style they usually went with. This approach earned the title widespread acclaim, winning Aja four Eisner Awards for his art on the series, as well as Best Single Issue/One-Shot for issue #11, “Pizza Is My Business". Furthermore, it quickly became [[AudienceColoringAdaptation the definitive version of the character]] moving forward, informing not just how Clint would be portrayed in later appearances by creators but also how the audience perceived him and his role in the MarvelUniverse. Fraction & Aja's ''Hawkeye'' ran for twenty-two issues total over three years, with frequent delays leading to inconsistent release dates and story arcs not running linearly. The final issue of ultimately came out in July 2015.
Creator/JeffLemire and Ramón Pérez's ''All-New Hawkeye'' immediately followed this run, inheriting the tone and visual flair set by their predecessors. It actually picked up so quickly after Fraction & Aja's run that it was collected in trade as the fifth and sixth volumes of ''Hawkeye'', despite having a different title and not sharing any of the same creative team. Creator/KellyThompson & Leonardo Romero's ''ComicBook/HawkeyeKateBishop''[[note]]published monthly as ''Hawkeye'' but collected in trade with the subtitle[[/note]] is a {{sequel series}} to the "L.A. Woman" arc, following Kate as she works as a private investigator in Los Angeles. The [[ComicBook/WestCoastAvengers2018 2018 run]] of ''ComicBook/WestCoastAvengers'' could also be seen as a {{stealth sequel}} to both the Fraction/Aja and Thompson/Romero runs, as it prominently features Clint and Kate together again. Finally, Creator/MatthewRosenberg & Otto Schmidt's ''Hawkeye: Freefall'' contains callbacks to this run, once again proving just how influential Fraction & Aja were to the character during their time on the title.
This run would later be loosely adapted into the 2021 ''Series/{{Hawkeye}}'' series on Creator/DisneyPlus, with Creator/JeremyRenner reprising his role from the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, as well as introducing Creator/HaileeSteinfeld as Kate.
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!! Matt Fraction & David Aja's ''Hawkeye'' contains examples of:
* ArtShift: This run is mostly drawn by Aja, with some exceptions. "The Tape" is drawn by Javier Pullido, while "L.A. Woman" is drawn by Annie Wu.
* {{Bookends}}: This run begins and ends with Clint fighting off the Tracksuit Draculas and saving his apartment building.
* BigApplesauce: Even more than most Marvel titles set in the city. This run's version of New York probably feels as close as to the real thing as you're gonna get in a Marvel comic.
* CensorBox: A nude Clint's modesty is covered by a classic-style corner box logo of his face.
* ChekhovsGun: The boomerang arrow, which Kate mocks, is set up early in issue #3 and proves crucial in a climactic moment.
* {{Deuteragonist}}: Though Clint Barton is undoubtedly the lead of this run, Kate Bishop has nearly as much focus and eventually gets her own solo arc.
* DistractedByTheSexy: Despite Kate ''[[PlatonicLifePartners not]]'' being romantically attracted to Clint, it doesn't stop her from remarking on Clint's defined physique.
* InMediasRes: Many issues in this run begin with a plot already in progress, and Clint acutely noting that whatever is happening to him looks bad.
* TheMafiya: The Tracksuit Draculas.
* NoDialogueEpisode: Issues #11 and #19 are largely free of traditional dialogue, and this is used in both to different thematic effect. #11 is told from Lucky's perspective and any dialogue between human characters is rendered to reflect Lucky's inability to understand it, while #19 reflects Clint's deafness.
* PetTheDog: Literal example. Clint saves a dog early in the run, establishing his inherent goodness despite some of his behavior.
* PlatonicLifePartners: Clint and Kate's close relationship is cemented in this series, after the two of them only really being acquaintances prior.
* RealLifeWritesThePlot / RippedFromTheHeadlines: Hurricane Sandy, which happened in late 2012 and greatly affected the Tri-state Area, is incorporated into issue #7 just mere months after the fact.
* ShaggyDogStory: "The Tape" ends up being this when it's revealed the whole plot was a setup by ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} to uncover a mole in their ranks.
* SymbolSwearing: All of the cursing in this run gets the censored treatment.
* VerbalTic: Ivan and the Tracksuit Draculas tend to end each of their sentences with "bro".
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