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About
The Hawkeye Initiative is a drawing movement where ridiculously posed comicbook heroines are replaced with Hawkeye.
Origin
On December 1st, 2012, webcomic artist Noelle Stevenson posted her solution to the Strong Female Character pose on her Tumblr. [1] Shortly afterwards, fellow artist Jennifer, better known as Blue or “hoursago”, redrew a cover of an issue of “Hawkeye and Black Widow” where the poses and positions of the two titular characters are switched. [2] The post quickly gained thousands of notes within the first few hours of posting.
Spread
Other artists shortly followed suit and started drawing their own versions of an “empowered Hawkeye”. The blog “The Hawkeye Initiative” was made as a result, adding a rule called “The Hawkeye Test” [4]
Precursors
While the redrawing of female poses with male forms isn’t a new phenomenon, The Hawkeye Initiative and The Hawkeye Test gave the practice a more memetic reach. The act of Rule 63, in some cases, also brings attention to this, as shown on the blog The Liberation of Manfire. [5]
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External Links
[1]Tumblr – How To Fix Every Strong Female Character Pose In Comics – gingerhaze
[3]Tumblr – The Hawkeye Initiative
[4]Tumblr – The Hawkeye Initiative – The Hawkeye Test
[5]Tumblr – The Liberation of Manfire