Hawkeye: My Life as a Weapon, Vol. 1

Fraction, Mark. Hawkeye: My Life as a Weapon. Vol. 1. 2013. 136p. ISBN 9780785165620.

Unlike the other Avengers, Clint Barton, also known as Hawkeye, does not have super powers. He is extremely skilled with the bow, and can land an arrow exactly where he means it to go, but he can't heal quickly, resists bullets, or fly. Settling down in New York, Barton finds the apartment building in the throes of mandatory expulsions as the mobster who owns the building hopes to collect more money from new tenants. That's all the injustice it takes for Barton to fight back! Accompanied by Kate Bishop, who is also a skilled bow shooter, Barton infiltrates the mob, and salvages enough money from a corrupt casino to repurchase the building and ease the tenants' minds. 

Meanwhile, a tape of him killing an enemy agent is rumored to be circulating among the underworld, and will be the feature at a villainous auction. With Kate's help, Barton joins the action, hoping to get his hands on the tape before it is released to the rest of the world, tarnishing his reputation forever!

A bonus story tells how Kate Bishop became a young Avenger and replaced Hawkeye as the bowman on the team, before Barton returned to the fold. Fans of Marvel movies will enjoy this richly illustrated tale.

The story continues in Hawkeye: Little Hits, Vol. 2.