Well, this was fun! I've never read Marvel comics before (other than the Runaways series), and I wasn't sure that I'd be able to jump in. (Confession: my geekdom about the Avengers, as a team and as individuals, is based strictly on having seen the movies.) I'd basically written off the entire Marvel comics world, assuming that it was just way too late to be able to read any of it without knowing the tremendous amount of history and backstory for each of the characters. I was happy to discover that none of this was a problem while reading Hawkeye: My Life as a Weapon. The story is accessible even for the Marvel newbie, and Hawkeye himself makes a great hero to follow -- no superpowers, just mad skills and a deep sense of honor, despite the crazy risk-taking and tendency to end up in heaps of trouble. This book is fast, filled with great, energetic artwork, and tells a good story. I'm sold; now to track down volume 2.