Hawkeye

Emerging from the shadows of Marvel's Dark Reign era, this Hawkeye debuted in 2009's Dark Avengers #1 — a landmark Modern Age launch crafted by Brian Michael Bendis and Mike Deodato Jr. that immediately signaled something darker and more morally complicated than the classic archer fans knew. With 91 catalog appearances spanning fifteen years and three key collector issues to their name, this is a figure with genuine staying power in Marvel's modern landscape. Their adventures unfold most prominently across Dark Avengers, Dark Reign: Hawkeye, and Ms. Marvel, sharing pages with heavy-hitters like Mac Gargan, Karla Sofen, Robert Reynolds, and Ares — a rogues' gallery of sorts that tells you everything about the shadowy corner of the Marvel Universe this Hawkeye calls home. For collectors drawn to the morally ambiguous, consequence-rich storytelling of Marvel's Modern Age, this is a character whose bow points somewhere far more dangerous than heroism.