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The Avengers are one of the greatest comic book teams ever created. Originally debuting in 1963 as a superhero team consisting of Ant-Man, Thor, Wasp, Hulk and Iron Man, The Avengers have gone on to have a huge rotating roster over the years, consisting of aliens, mutants, gods, super soldiers, robots and supernatural beings. With Avengers popularity at an all time high, I've chosen to discuss who I personally think is the best Avenger of all time.

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(Bio)Clint Barton was born in Waverly, Iowa and lost his parents at a young age. After spending 7 years at an orphanage, Clint ran away to the carnival where he became a master archer. After seeing Iron Man in action, Clint was inspired to become a superhero, but a misunderstanding on his first outing forced him to go on the run as a falsely accused thief. Clint then met the Soviet spy, The Black Widow who persuades Clint to steal technology from Iron Man. After the mission proves unsuccessful, Hawkeye decides to stay solo, but is later convinced to become an Avenger after Iron Man sponsors him, believing Clint is serious about becoming a hero.

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Some people are sceptical that compared to the likes of Iron Man and Thor, Hawkeye is going to look weak when appearing next to his teammates when The Avengers is released in 2012. What makes Hawkeye such a relatable and engaging character is that he is just a normal man, standing amongst gods and super soldiers. Many people have compared to him to Han Solo in the sense that, he isn't afraid to get in other people's faces. Hawkeye's backbone is his dynamic with the other Avengers. He often clashes with Iron Man over authority issues, which can also lead to conflicts with other Avengers such as Captain America.

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One of the best examples of how Hawkeye should be portrayed is in the recent animated show The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. The show depicts Clint as a former S.H.I.E.L.D agent who has a large attitude, which keeps him on the outskirts of the Avenger's team. Despite only been a fringe member of the team, Hawkeye has some great standout action moments in the series.

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I'm not the biggest fan of Mark Millar's Ultimate Hawkeye interpretation. Whilst I thoroughly enjoyed the black-ops aspect of the character, I found Ultimate Clint to be slightly generic, and his character was too similar to The Punisher (although there was some standout moments in The Ultimates 2 for Clint).

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We've seen a glimpse of how Hawkeye will be portrayed next year from Jeremy Renner's brief cameo in Thor. So far it looks like a reasonably fresh concept for the archer avenger, but there are definitely elements drawn from The Ultimate series. The recent concept art for Hawkeye's costume for The Avengers movie more or less confirms this.

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So there you have it. My favourite Avenger is not a god, or a man in a weapons suit. It's simply a guy who uses a bow and arrow. Hawkeye hasn't had the best treatment in mainstream Marvel comics recently, but hopefully come next year when everyone see's what a great character he is that will all change.

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The Avengers is a collective name for a group of Superheroes that have banded together to fight evil since 1963. There is a new movie in production about The Avengers that is due for release in 2012, written and directed by Joss Whedon of Buffy and Firefly fame. The main characters of the film are Thor, Captain America, The Black Widow, Hawkeye and the Incredible Hulk.

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Most of the Superheroes in the film already have Halloween costumes in the stores based on their characters from previous stand alone productions and the comic book series that have run for many years. Hawkeye may be the exception and a costume based on his character is hard to find just now. But the costumes for the other members of the merry band are wonderful. Thor and Captain America have had new costumes released based on their respective movies. Iron Man and The Black Widow costume ideas had a revamp last year. Hulk costumes haven't changed very much over the last few years which may be due to the introduction of CGI into films in a massive way and with the Hulk being such a big guy!

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So if you are looking for a group of Halloween costumes for your family or your friends The Avengers may just be a great idea for you. Granted there is only one ladies outfit but what an outfit!

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In the UK during the 60's and the 70's there was a long running TV series called The Avengers but this should not be confused with Marvels Avengers unless you want your costume to be a business suit topped off with a bowler hat! But to be fair the UK show was still about crime fighters fighting evil but without any super powers, only a bit of martial arts, and plenty of style.

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Whilst staying on the subject of the UK there was once upon a time a Captain Britain who joined Marvels Avengers for a short while around 1976.

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More famous Avengers who I don't think are appearing in next years film are Spider-Man and Wolverine of X-Men fame. So plenty of scope for a big group of Halloween party animals to choose from if they want to go beyond the boundaries of the movie.

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There have been a few Halloween costumes for couples and groups over the years, Batman and Robin were a very famous duo, popular for dressing up as. Pirates make an easy group to re-produce but children and teenagers today demand costumes that will make their friends declare "that's awesome" when suggested as an idea for Halloween.

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Superheroes fit the bill brilliantly when it comes to disguising yourself and with the crime fighting, never say die Avengers costumes out there, then there's something for everyone.