#CBR5 Review #22: Hawkeye: My Life as a Weapon by Matt Fraction
(with art by David Aja and Javier Pulido) Apparently there is this idea that Hawkeye is the “most useless Avenger,” what with not being superhuman in any way, and using arrows rather than more “practical” forms of weaponry. But after The Avengers film came out last year, more people are starting to appreciate Clint Barton/Ronin/Goliath (I know, I know), and this series of Hawkeye comics focuses on Clint’s life outside of the Avengers. More specifically, the trouble he gets himself into on a regular basis, as well as some of the work he does for S.H.I.E.L.D. when he isn’t chumming up with the other superheroes. And well... it's pretty comical. A trim first volume at just around 130 pages, My Life as a Weapon includes the first 5 issues of Hawkeye , as well as one final installment of Young Avengers Presents #6. The first five issues all start with Clint in a seemingly disastrous situation, which he then explains and elaborates on. Generally, his getting out of these mis...