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Serious Comics, Part 5: Truly Super Heroes
Superheroes can be a tricky subject. They’re a staple of the comic book medium, of course, and for many readers (and non-comics-readers) superheroes are pretty much synonymous with comic books. With...
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Pow! Super Graphic Is Packed With Comic Book Infographics
Visualizations, done properly, really hammer home a message or illustrate differences. Few are better at this than Tim Leong who, as Wired magazine’s Director of Digital Design, has often been asked...
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“Hawkeye, World’s Worst Archer”– The Rest of the Story
Back in March of 2012, when GeekDad was still part of Wired, I wrote an article about Hawkeye’s actual archery ability as seen in the trailers and publicity photos for the Avengers. The article got a...
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It’s Not Hawkeye’s Fault!
In the past, we’ve reviewed archery form, good and bad, in the movies and TV. Katniss, Merida, and Oliver Queen all got positive marks, and Hawkeye took a drubbing (though I later allowed as how he...
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The Avengers: Hawkeye, World’s Worst Archer? UPDATED
Image from Marvel.com Recently, I turned my coach’s eye on the trailers for Brave and The Hunger Games, so it’s only right to continue the series with the third major upcoming film to feature archery...
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The Avengers: Why the Myth of Hawkeye Is More Important
Image from Marvel.com An article that ran yesterday on GeekDad by Jim MacQuarrie made it very clear that, from the standpoint of professional archery, Hawkeye couldn’t hit the broadside of Tony...
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The Avengers: The Hulk – Biggest, Greenest, Meanest Hero Ever?
Image: Disney/Marvel You may have read a recent piece on this blog about Hawkeye. Jim MacQuarrie’s brilliant (if we do say so ourselves) article from last Thursday has been reprinted and quoted all...
View ArticleExclusive First Look at Fury Files Short from Marvel Universe on Disney XD
Our friends at Disney XD have sent us over an exclusive preview of this new short that will run this Sunday morning during the Marvel Universe block on Disney XD. The Fury Files are short pieces...
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The Avengers’ Hawkeye: Not Such a Bad Archer After All
This is better. Hawkeye has full extension, an anchor and his elbow isn't too high or out to the side. I give it a B+. I got to see a preview screening of The Avengers Wednesday night, and I need to...
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The Avengers’ Hawkeye: Not Such a Bad Archer After All (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)
This is better. Hawkeye has full extension, an anchor and his elbow isn't too high or out to the side. I give it a B+. I got to see a preview screening of The Avengers Wednesday night, and I need to...
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Need More Avengers? Try These Marvel Comics
Cover to Fury's Big Week, issue #2 If you’ve already seen The Avengers multiple times and still want more, Marvel Comics has a solution. For those wanting direct tie-ins for the movie, there’s...
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The Avengers’ Hawkeye: Not Such a Bad Archer After All (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)
I got to see a preview screening of The Avengers Wednesday night, and I need to amend my earlier comments regarding Hawkeye’s archery technique a little bit. I can’t give you a review of the film, at...
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New Avengers: Breakout: A Kiss or Kill Dilemma
If you’re impatient for a sequel ot the The Avengers, and especially if you want more Hawkeye and the Black Widow and more about S.H.I.E.L.D., The Avengers: Breakout novel might be just the thing to...
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New Hawkeye Images for ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’
The latest round of posters and promotional images for Avengers: Age of Ultron have been released, and as usual, the question I’m asked whenever Hawkeye shows up is “what about the archery?” So let’s...
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‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Spinoff – West Coast Avengers?
According to Deadline Hollywood, Adrianne Palicki and Nick Blood will be headlining the new Agents of SH.I.E.L.D. spinoff. Agents of SH.I.E.L.D. has been a great addition to the MCU on the small...
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Jeremy Renner and Cobie Smulders Talk ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ (With Spoilers!)
Jeremy Renner and Cobie Smulders – Photo: Jana Seitzer / MerlotMommy.com Note: If you haven’t seen Avengers: Age of Ultron yet, and don’t want to see spoilers for it, please save a link to this article...
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DragonCon 2015 Newbie Recap and Cosplay Roundup
I was expecting to be overwhelmed and overjoyed going to my first DragonCon, and boy did DragonCon deliver! DragonCon has been nicknamed NerdiGras, and it is certainly a name they’ve earned. But...
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Marvel Announces ‘Mockingbird’ Solo Title
Marvel just announced that a Mockingbird solo title, eponymously named Mockingbird, will be hitting stores in 2016. As I previously wrote about my excitement for the Mockingbird/Hunter spin-off TV...
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GeekMom: Comic Book Corner — January 16th, 2013
Hawkeye Issue #1 Image: Marvel Comics Happy Comic Release Day! Welcome to another installment of GeekMom Comic Book Corner, where we recap our adventures in comics for the week. Dakster Sullivan —...
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GeekMom: Comic Book Corner — March 6th, 2013
Guardians of the Galaxy Image: Copyright Marvel Happy Comic Release Day! Welcome to another installment of GeekMom Comic Book Corner, where we recap our adventures in comics for the week. This week we...
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