The Hawkeye Initiative

In the history of mocking the ridiculous poses female superheroes are put in, none has gained the attention The Hawkeye Initiative has. It started when the artist known as Blue posted an image switching the poses of Hawkeye and Black Widow (at right). Following the positive response to the image, Blue and fellow artist Noelle Stevenson (also known as Gingerhaze and creator of the fabulous webcomic Nimona) issued a public challenge: fix those "Strong Female Character" poses by replacing them with Hawkeye doing the same thing, and a Tumblr was created. Despite being only a few days old the Tumblr now has over a hundred Hawkeye images and thousands of comments, with the artists often having a bit fun like adding sparkles or making Hawkeye mug for the camera, like in the images below.