Arrested
in Paris by Silver Sable for the murder of Trick Shot, Hawkeye is placed in a
cell in a castle. Sable tells him his embassy will send a lawyer later and she
leaves….
Silver
Sable then reports to the government minister while she does her daily
training. We learn that she was actually hired by the French government to capture
Trick Shot so she arrested Hawkeye, knowing he will escape and find the bad guy
to prove his innocence. And while speaking she beats the stuffing out of five
ninjas….
So
Hawkeye escapes from his cell, using clubs he made from his bedframe. He
recovers his bow and arrows and battles his way through the entire Wild Pack
with his trick arrows and basic fighting against their varied weapons. He beats
his way through a lot of enemies as Silver Sable watches over CCTV, pondering
whether she could hire Hawkeye as an auxiliary. He makes his way over the
castle wall and across the moat and then runs right into Trick Shot who fires
an arrow into his chest….
“Knight’s
Errant” 3.5/5
Writer:
Roger Stern. Breakdowns: Paul Ryan. Art: Bob Layton. Colors: Paul Becton.
Letters: Jack Morelli.
Synopsis:
Doctor Druid comes across Black Knight in the lab at Avengers Mansion. Dane is
studying his Ebony Blade, desiring to unlock all of its secrets. He also
explains the curse: should the blade ever taste human blood, it would control
the wielder’s mind, forcing him to keep drawing blood and then killing. Druid
touches the blade but he is then overtaken psychically and he is transformed
into Ernst Wythim, the Last Knight. Wythim is a descendant of Dane’s; hoping to
end the curse, he seizes the Ebony Blade from Dane and tries to kill him with
it, desiring to end Dane’s line and ensure he himself will never be born. The
battle is one sided as Wythim holds the sword and his armor is 600 years more
advanced than anything Dane can imagine. Dane finally defeats him using
fighting techniques learned from Captain America. Knocked unconscious, Wythim
fades out, leaving Dr. Druid unharmed. Druid remembers nothing and Dane vows to
search for a way to neutralize the curse on the sword…..