Eh, Renner hasn’t impressed me up till now, and his Ronin haircut and “kill criminals for no good reason” rampage was an odd choice, but I’ll give it a shot despite him.
If the rumor is true and it’s based on Matt Fraction’s Hawkeye series, we’re in for a treat. And a lot of humor. And some nice interactions with Kate Bishop.
(Click on the cover for a preview of the first couple of pages):
I love the Matt Fraction comic and am stoked for this. Hawkeye was always my favorite avenger, but I hated how the MCU made him a Very Serious Dude (caveat: I haven’t seen a lot of the latest MCU movies). I don’t know if that’s just what Renner brought to the role or if they didn’t think they could have two wisecracking dudes since Iron Man was already in play. But this looks like more what I like about the character.
The evident reason (anger and bitterness that so many scummy criminals lived when his family died) is admittedly not a very good reason in an objective sense, but I found it a believable one.
AFAIK, no D+ Originals have been made available on Blu-ray. Disney really wants to drive eyes (and sweet, sweet subscription $$$) to D+. You sell a man a Blu-ray disc, and you’ve made one sale. You sell a man a D+ subscription, and you’ve made sales for a lifetime.
Of course, that marketing strategy could change tomorrow. But short of drastic change in Disney’s strategy, you’re probably stuck never seeing them or shelling out for D+.
I wait until a couple of good Marvel series are done, then sign up for a month, catch up, and cancel. For a couple of bucks, I see all sorts of good Marvel/Star Wars/Nostalgic stuff.
Of course, I don’t get much else done for that month (which is why it’s good that I don’t have Dizzy+ all the time).