Winterhawk Comic Reading Guide
Bucky and Clint have more issues together than people think of. This is a guide of all their interactions and team-ups. For a simplified guide, check here
At the end of the guide, I give more context for the events and eras. Bold is what I consider the important/worthy stuff and I split it up by eras and events.
*Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America #3
This is a Clint only issue but it will give you context for a lot of their earlier interactions
*Captain America (2005) #37
Bucky is one of the main characters of this event as the Invaders was his WW2 team so he appears in all the issues. Clint also appears in multiple issues. But Clint meets sidekick/kid/WW2 Bucky in issue #5
There’s some cool panels that feature both Clint and Bucky
*New Avengers (2005) #48-54
Bucky invites Clint and the new Avengers to stay at his place and Bucky joins the team. A lot of interactions and Bucky and Clint even copilot the quinjet. If you were only to read one arc of this run go with #48-52 as it really set ups the dynamics and tensions in the team
*The Mighty Avengers (2007) #21
Clint and Bucky have a small but fun interaction.
*New Avengers: The Reunion #1
Clint and Bucky have a conversation about Steve and legacy
*Captain America (2005) #37, #50
37 is just Bucky mentioning Clint but it does imply that Clint knows about Bucky’s past as the winter soldier which at the time was a secret. When asked about it, the writer Ed Brubaker said that Clint and Bucky spent a lot of nights talking about Steve. In issue #50, Clint organizes Bucky as surprise birthday party.
*Captain America (1968) #600
It’s the one year anniversary of Steve’s death. Bucky and Clint spar
*Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #600
The new avengers are there so Bucky and Clint share panels
*New Avengers (2005) #55-59
More of them being on the same team and interacting
*The Mighty Avengers (2007) #29, #30, #31
29 and 30 is just regular avengers stuff, but #31 has one of my favorites BuckyClint team up moments
*Captain America: Reborn #1-6
Clint, Bucky, Sam, Natasha and Hank Pym believe Steve is not actually dead, they go look for him. To fully understand this outside of the BuckyClint interactions, I suggest you read Captain America: Road to Reborn which collects Captain America (2005) #49-50 and Captain America (1968) #600-601
*Dark Reign: The List - Avengers #1
The Dark Avengers decide to capture the New Avengers. The New Avengers have a discussion about the possibility of killing Norman Osborn.
*New Avengers (2005) Annual #3
Clint decides to go kill Osborn but is captured instead. The New Avengers go rescue him. Worth to check out for the art.
Au where the events of the Annual #3 had a different ending. It is not canon but it has some good BuckyClint interactions
consequences of the 3rd annual
Clint is not in this issue, if you’re reading for the whole story, you should read it as it leads to the Siege event
The event where all the Avengers team fight against Osborn who is trying to take over Asgard. It’s a big event so Clint and Bucky are there among many many other heroes. You can play spot spot BuckyClint or you can read the event in full for the story
*New Avengers (2005) #62-64
#62 takes place during Siege #2, #63 takes place before Siege #2 and during Siege #3, #64 takes place in between Siege #3 and Siege #4
*Avengers: The Initiative #34
Takes place during Siege #3. There’s a spread with both Clint and Bucky. This tie-in can be skipped.
The team disbands as they no longer need to be an underground team and they can now officially be Avengers.
*Captain America (1968) #607
Clint walks into a room where Bucky is to tell them to check the news on the tv.
*Hawkeye & Mockingbird #1, #5
In #5, Clint light heartedly complains about Bucky to Steve while they spar and then Bucky comes in to spar with them. #5 is just Bucky being with Steve when Clint calls for a ride.
*Captain America (1968) #611-612
The news find out about Bucky being the Winter Soldier and so does Clint. He is not happy about a murderer being Cap and on the Avengers and being hidden the truth. This contradicts what Brubaker said about Captain America (2005) #37. Fun game of choose your own canon. Issue #612 is only a cameo but it has Clint standing behind Steve as Steve gives his support for Bucky.
*Captain America and the Falcon (2011) #1
small team-up at the beginning of the issue
Bucky fakes his death. The avengers have a wake/party in his honor. Clint mentions how while he didn’t approve of Bucky being Cap at first, he did live up to it. Clint notices that Steve was acting weird during the eulogy.
*Winter Soldier (2012) #10-14
Bucky asks Clint and some other people to help him find Natasha. There’s some good bickering and Clint finding out that Bucky’s not dead
[After this, Clint and Bucky did not interact or share panels for years. They did share one issue, Secret Avengers (2013) #16, where Bucky went on vacation with Bobbi, Clint’s ex wife, while Clint was worried about Bobbi.]
Bucky, Cint and others team up to take down Hydra Cap. Clint and Bucky both appear in more issues but this is the ones were they interact/team up.
Natasha dies during the events of Secret Empire. Bucky watches Clint crying at Natasha’s funeral on national television. This marks a change to their dynamic.
*Tales of Suspense (2017) #100-104
Bucky and Clint reluctantly team up to track Natasha who they believe to be alive. Must read.
*The Punisher (2016) #226, #227, #228
The continuation to the ToS ending. Bucky, Clint, Bobbi and Nat are sent to bring the Punisher into custody but Bucky and Natasha have a secret agenda. #226 has a good BuckyClint moment. Bucky and Clint dont interact and don’t share panels in #227 and #228 but they are in opposite sides with Clint coming working with SHIELD and other heroes to stop Natasha, Bucky and Frank
*The Punisher (2018) #5, #12
It’s implied that Bucky, Clint and other guys often team up together under Nick Fury Jr. Here they are sent to catch the Punisher.
there’s this very cool panel where they’re both riding unicorns
In this final issue, Clint, Bucky, Yelena and Tony help Natasha take down the Headmistress who had been impersonating Natasha.
*Hawkeye: Freefall #1, #4, #6
Someone is going around dressed as Ronin, Clint teams up with Bucky and other people to prove it is not him. Issue #6 only has Bucky calling Clint.
*Falcon & Winter Soldier #1-3
Clint is brought up 3 issues in a row? Bucky is literally like “So what do you think about Barton?”
*Black Widow (2020) #1- 5, #12, #14-15
Something weird is happening to Natasha, so Bucky and Clint team up to observe her and then Clint, Bucky, Yelena team up with Natasha to help her defeat the enemies. It is most likely set before Hawkeye: Freefall but came out after
*King in Black: Captain America #1
Bucky once again mentions Clint to Sam and implies that the two of them discuss ideas
Clint has been staying low-key after the events of Hawkeye: Freefall. On a phone call with Luke Cage, he confess that he hasn’t had a lot of contact with the real world and does’t keep up with the news, Bucky and Nat being the ones that send him in info when it’s important. While the winterhawk part is but a one liner, I still consider this issue important when it comes to Clint’s individual arc.
Last Updated: sept 28 2022
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