Marvel's latest TV entry is the series Hawkeye.

Jeremy Renner reprises his role as the arrow-slinging Avenger, and the show gives us a glimpse

of what the guy gets up to when he's not busy saving the universe.

Here he's just trying to enjoy New York a Christmas time with his kids, but he's forced

to team up with Haley Steinfeld's Kate Bishop, a young, wealthy and headstrong Hawkeye

superfan who runs a foul of some Russian gangsters.

I'm Glenn Weldon, and today we're talking about Hawkeye on Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR.

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Joining me today is NPR producer Mallory U. Hey Mallory.

Hey Glenn.

Mallory, there is no one with whom I would rather talk about this show for reasons that will

become very obvious a non.

Oh, I hope so.

Hawkeye is based on a beloved run of comics written by Matt Fraction with art by David

Aha and Annie Wu.

In both the comic and TV show Hawkeye is a schlub, who's drive to always do the right

thing, gets him beaten up a lot.

But whereas in the comic, the partnership between lovable loser Clint Barton and cool

calm Kate Bishop is one of equals, the TV series portrays Kate as the young, impetuous

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