A Song of Ice and Fire author George R.R. Martin discusses Marvel’s The Avengers and what he would do if he was in charge.

The next time that you pick up one of the books in the A Song of Ice and Fire series, which as most of you know has been adapted into the HBO Original Series Game of Thrones, you may just want to raise your glass to comic book creator and Marvel legend Stan Lee.

According to an interview with Marvel at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con in sunny California, the author spoke with two representatives from Marvel about his love of Marvel comics, how they have influenced him since he was young, and even what he would do if he was at the helm of The Avengers.

One of the first things they ask Martin is who his favorite Avengers character was. Considering the amount of arrows that we see fired off in Games of Thrones it should come as no surprise that his favorite is Hawkeye.

Here’s the thing, though. He is more of a fan of the comic book version than he is of the Marvel Cinematic Universe version. This is no knock to Jeremy Renner, Martin just considers himself to be more of a purist when it comes to things like this.

One of the highlights of the interview is when they ask him if he was writing The Avengers, how many of them he would have killed off and who. Martin takes us way back when he mentions the introduction of Wonder Man and how he died heroically after finding the good within himself. He credits this issue

There is plenty more where this came from, so why don’t you take a look for yourselves? Here is a look at George R.R. Martin’s interview with Marvel at Comic-Con.