History of Hawkeye: A Guide to Understanding the Most Underrated Avenger

                                                     Source: marvel.wikia.com

Chapter 5: Avengers West Coast

Look, every Marvel hero is in New York, and maybe the rest of the world needs some protecting, too. Or at least that was The Vision's rationale when he decided to start a West Coast branch of The Avengers.

Hawkeye was appointed to lead the team because of all his experience. He teamed up with Iron Man, Wonder Man, and Tigra to form a new team. The West Coast Squad would take on tons of new members over time, usually either regular Avengers looking for a vacation or lower-tier heroes looking for a big break.

Notable examples include Hank Pym and The Wasp, Moon Knight, USAgent, Spider-Woman (Julia Carpenter), Quicksilver, and the Scarlet Witch. The squad fought classic Avengers mainstays like Ultron and the Grim Reaper, as well as some lower-tier baddies like Hydro-Man or Vibro.

Hawkeye remained team leader for the run of the team, although he left by the time they became Force Works, and therefore terrible. But you might notice, I left one person off the WCA line up"¦

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