Yeah, I can see how you'd be conflicted about Avengers because of that. I totally liked the movie, but Clint still sticks out as a missed opportunity in it, and I'm not even an obsessive Hawkeye fan like you! I'm surprised I haven't read a news story about a crazed Hawkeye fan chasing down Joss Whedon and trying to force him to read classic Avenger comics or watch EMH! I read about RDJ's comments about Hawkeye, and that sounds like a good thing to me. To be fair, it'd be tough for Clint to not have a bigger role than he did in the first movie, but it looks like he'll at least get some time to shine on his own kinda with the scenes they're shooting now.
Did I read the word "purple" related to Movie-Clint?! Awesome! He really needs some purple. I haven't seen any of the pictures yet, but it's good to hear there's purple, at least. I'm guessing he'll never get a mask, but this sounds better than the generic costume of the first movie.