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In Matt Fraction&#039;s and David Aja&#039;s &quot;Hawkeye,&quot; facets of Hawkeye&#039;s past are revealed over time. (Courtesy of Matt Fraction and David Aja)

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Balloon &#038; Panel: Writers must incorporate extensive superhero backstories

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Comic books are everywhere – Marvel and DC Comics are mining decades of story lines for a huge slate of movies and television shows. But comics are more than a source to be mined for superhero blockbusters.

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Balloon & Panel: Writers must incorporate extensive superhero backstories

By Joshua Greenberg

Feb. 18, 2015 12:35 a.m.