Barney Barton
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Barney Barton is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Roy Thomas and Gene Colan, the character first appeared in The Avengers #64 (May 1969).[1][2] Barney Barton is the older brother and a recurring antagonist of superhero Clint Barton / Hawkeye.[3][4]
Publication history
Barney Barton debuted in The Avengers #64 (May 1969), created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Gene Colan. He later appeared in the 1983 Hawkeye series, by Mark Gruenwald. He appeared in the 1987 Solo Avengers series, by Tom DeFalco. He appeared in the 2003 Hawkeye series, by Fabian Nicieza. He appeared in the 2009 Dark Avengers series, by Brian Michael Bendis. He later appeared under the codename Trickshot in the 2011 Hawkeye: Blindspot series, by Jim McCann.[5] He appeared in the 2010 The Avengers series, by Brian Michael Bendis.
Fictional character history
Barney Barton was born in Waverly, Iowa. He lost both his parents at a young age when his father, an abusive alcoholic, lost control of his car and collided with a tree.
Barney later became an
His next undercover assignment was to pose as a racketeer. He was approached by Egghead, who offered Barney a place on his villainous space-station in exchange for funds. When Barney declined the offer, Egghead (actually a robot sent by the real Egghead) attacked him. With his bodyguards slain, Barney went to the Avengers (whose ranks included his brother using the identity of Goliath) to help stop the supervillain. Barney and the Avengers battled Egghead and his robot soldiers inside the villain's space-station. During the battle, Barney sacrificed his life to destroy Egghead's deadly ray-projector.[18][19] After the funeral, Clint received a letter from FBI agent Allan Scofield revealing Barney's double life.[20] The letter also revealed that Barney was aware of Clint's double life.[16]
Unknown to Hawkeye and the Avengers, Barney's body was stolen by Egghead. Egghead discovered that Barney was still displaying faint vital signs and placed him in a healing chamber.[21] Later, Egghead was inadvertently killed by Hawkeye in a battle with the Avengers, leaving Barney suspended and forgotten in the healing chamber.[22] He was later discovered by Helmut Zemo. Zemo, who held a personal grudge against Hawkeye, manipulated Barney to turn against his brother.[21][23] Barney and his new "benefactor" enlisted Hawkeye's former mentor Trick Shot (whose cancer had returned) to train him to be as proficient with a bow and arrow as his brother. Once the training was completed, Trick Shot was badly beaten and his cancer was allowed to fester. Barney then delivered the dying Trick Shot to Avengers Tower as a message to Hawkeye.[11] Later, while investigating his former mentor's death, Hawkeye was ambushed by his brother.[24] Declaring himself the new "Trickshot", Barney subdued Hawkeye and delivered him to Baron Zemo.[21] Zemo had the brothers duel to the death. Hawkeye (despite going blind from a previous injury with the third Ronin) managed to best Barney in battle. Before teleporting away, Zemo transferred Barney's criminal funds over to the "victor" Hawkeye, then taunted the hero for turning his brother against him. In custody, Barney agreed to a bone marrow transplant to save his brother's sight, but only so he could battle Hawkeye again in the future.[25][26]
Sometime after the dissolution of the group, the homeless and disheveled Barney goes to live with Clint, with whom he apparently reconciled, at his new apartment.[32][33][34][35]
As part of the
Powers and abilities
Barney Barton is a highly trained former
Reception
Critical response
Brenton Stewart of Comic Book Resources stated, "Trickshot's love/hate relationship with Hawkeye defined much of his appearances in the comics. He later appeared as a member of a Dark Avengers team where his insecurities over his unfavorable comparison to his brother dominated his character, and ultimately, that is exactly what gets at the heart of what is great about the character. It's hard enough for the world to spare much love for the world's greatest archer, but the world's secondgreatest archer gets even less. But what already works so well in the comics would work even better in the MCU where Trickshot could truly shine."[40] Jordan Iacobucci of Screen Rant wrote, "If the MCU intends on adapting the Dark Avengers storyline with its Thunderbolts, Barney Barton is an excellent choice, as his addition could both enliven Clint Barton's character arc, as well as inform a potential second season of Hawkeye, which is rumored to be in development. The character is one major piece of Clint's story yet to be adapted for the MCU, who should reunite with his brother before Jeremy Renner's inevitable exit from the franchise."[41]
References
- ComicBook.com. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ Cronin, Brian (October 16, 2020). "The Avengers Finally Learn Hawkeye's Real Name, Just In Time For Him to Lose a Brother". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ Cimarusti, Nick (December 15, 2021). "Who Is Hawkeye's Worst Enemy?". Sideshow Collectibles. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ Iacobucci, Jordan (December 12, 2021). "Hawkeye: Every Marvel Character That Could Be "Uncle," Ranked By Likelihood". Screen Rant. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- ^ Davison, Josh (December 11, 202). "10 Harsh Realities Of Being Hawkeye". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ Soohoo, Raphael (July 10, 2022). "10 Marvel Heroes Whose Nemesis Is Their Best Friend". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ Cheeda, Saim (August 3, 2021). "MCU: 10 Questions About Hawkeye, Answered". Screen Rant. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ Jung, Michael (November 3, 2019). "Does Hawkeye Have a Superpower? (Yes, Super Accuracy)". Screen Rant. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ The Avengers #65 (June 1969)
- ^ Boxleitner, Kirk (January 31, 2022). "Things You Didn't Know About Hawkeye's Jacques 'Jack' Duquesne, Aka The Swordsman - /Film". /Film. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ a b Hawkeye: Blindspot #1 (April 2011)
- ^ Diaz, Eric (November 22, 2021). "The Marvel Comics History of Hawkeye". Nerdist. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ Hawkeye (vol. 3) #4 (March 2004)
- ^ Lealos, Shawn S. (December 1, 2021). "Hawkeye's 10 Best Relationships In Marvel Comics". Screen Rant. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ Raymond, Charles Nicholas (August 28, 2020). "How Hawkeye Can Get A Proper MCU Origin Story On Disney+". Screen Rant. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ a b Hawkeye (vol. 3) #6 (May 2004)
- ^ Hawkeye (vol. 3) #5 (Apr. 2004)
- ^ The Avengers #64 (May 1969)
- ComicBook.com. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- Looper. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ a b c Hawkeye: Blindspot #3 (June 2011)
- ^ The Avengers #228–229 (February–March 1983)
- ^ Raguparan, RaguVarman (September 27, 2021). "9 Marvel Characters Everyone Forgets Are Related". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ Hawkeye: Blindspot #2 (May 2011)
- ^ Hawkeye: Blindspot #4 (July 2011)
- ^ a b Avina, Anthony (November 13, 2019). "Marvel: 15 Best Hawkeye Villains, Ranked". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ New Avengers (vol. 2) #18 (November 2011)
- ^ a b Hayes, Jackson (August 3, 2019). "10 Marvel Characters We Hope to See in the MCU's Phase 4". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ New Avengers (vol. 2) #23
- ^ Dark Avengers (vol. 2) #175
- ^ Dark Avengers (vol. 2) #190
- ^ Hawkeye (vol. 4) #12
- ^ Hawkeye (vol. 4) #13
- ^ Rook, Stacie (February 6, 2022). "Hawkeye's 10 Best Comic Book Team-Ups". Screen Rant. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ Staff, CBR (April 12, 2017). "Sibling Rivalry: 18 Marvel Family Feuds". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ Hawkeye (vol. 4) #22
- ^ All-New Hawkeye #3
- ^ Mirjalili, Fatemeh (January 21, 2022). "5 Marvel Characters We'd Love To See Matthew McConaughey Play - /Film". /Film. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ Allan, Scoot (November 1, 2021). "Marvel: 10 Characters Baron Zemo Created In The Comics". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ Stewart, Brenton (December 29, 2021). "Hawkeye's Arch-Nemesis Would Be PERFECT for a Disney+ Sequel". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ a b Iacobucci, Jordan (June 13, 2022). "10 Comic Book Thunderbolts That Should Join The MCU Team". Screen Rant. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ Lealos, Shawn S. (December 1, 2021). "Hawkeye's 10 Best Relationships In Marvel Comics". Screen Rant. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ Allan, Scoot (November 1, 2021). "Marvel: 10 Characters Baron Zemo Created In The Comics". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
External links
- Barney Barton at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
- Barney Barton at comicvine.com