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Warning : SPOILERS forOld Man Hawkeye#7
If you ever question how Marvel’sAvengerswould eventually come down - to their enemies , or simply old age - wonder no more . Because the comic strip have lastly shown how the hero are killed off in the villain - prevail time to come ofOld Man Logan .
The reveal add up inOld Man Hawkeye#7 , after several teases of the betrayal and backstabbing that saw Thor , Falcon , Scarlet Witch , Quicksilver , War Machine , and Black Widow beaten once and for all . Hawkeye hold up to order the tale , and it scarred him for the rest of his life . But now that he ’s place out to get his revenge before he goes blind , killing every one of the Thunderboltswho wronged him , a flashback shows the dastardly murders in item .
The original Avengers were the only one to go inInfinity War . But in Marvel’sOld Man Logantimeline … they were the first to give-up the ghost .
For those unfamiliar withthe originalOld Man Loganstoryby Mark Millar and Steve McNiven , it was never a secret that the heroes fell . The scoundrel won , separate America up into wastelands , and even Wolverine gave up his former life for a homestead . Until Hawkeye came calling with one last job - a conclusion now being flesh out inOld Man Hawkeye , telling the tale of how Clint Barton ended up blind , pound , but not without hope .
Which is read something , now thatOld Man Hawkeye#7 shows Clint had a front words seat for the murder of the Avengers , dispense out by an alignment of bloody-minded villain .
In the series this far , Clint has been decades older and just about broken as the last “ superhero ” alive . But when his eyesight begins to blow over , he adjudicate that if he give way to go , he ’s taking everyone who bewray him along with him . So far he ’s get over down and killed Atlas , Firefly , and other former teammates ofthe Thunderbolts , the team filled with former villainswho fought for the right side once Hawkeye took over the squad . And every step of the way , Clint has tell them they merit to exit in the dust for how they break his cartel , cheat Hero who reckon on them , and helped the scoundrel win for a bag of silver each .
Before then , fan ofOld Man Logandidn’t involve to look too deeply into the actual strategy the villains used to ruin the grinder - it ’s the premiss of the level , why pry?Old Man Hawkeyehas been a unlike story , since Hawkeye carries his bother , anger , and hatred differently than Logan . know what form of double - cross must have happened is one thing , but actually watching the final stand of the Avengers knowing they ’re conk to be murder through misrepresentation is something else entirely .
Especially when it amount to Nat , who Clint remembers most painfully … and whose death fuels his revenge more than any other .
It ’s a hard conniption to catch unfold , knowing that it effectively belt down the Marvel Universe too . The remnants of life are have intercourse to mirthful fans : Hulk and She - Hulk ’s inbred offspring , President Red Skull ’s crumbling White House , and hey , why not amultiplying army of Venomsto rush ? But they never sleep with precisely what happened to the Avengers to ultimately tip things past the point in time of no regaining . Or how Hawkeye managed to escape the massacres . Now , those storey what ’s have been laid bare … include the painful truth that Hawkeye never “ escaped ” anything .
The villains Clint used to call friends sided with the foeman , and betray him - dooming themselves to meaningless lives only ended when Clint comes to balance the scales . It ’s harsh stuff and nonsense for mirthful fans , but proof Ethan Sacks and Ibraim Roberson can do the death of the Avengers jusitce . Painful as it may be to see our favorite Hero bested .
Old Man Hawkeye#7is available now fromMarvel Comics .
